How Should Oshawa Grow? Help Shape the City's Official Plan

Official title: Imagine Oshawa: Oshawa Official Plan Review

Closed Community Planning Housing & Communities
Oshawa is updating its Official Plan—the blueprint for how the city grows over the next 30 years. Right now, they're asking for feedback on when and where new development should happen. Should growth be phased gradually? Which areas should develop first? Your input will shape where homes, jobs, and infrastructure go through 2056.

Why This Matters

Live in Oshawa or thinking of moving there? This plan decides where new housing gets built and when. It affects traffic, transit routes, and whether your neighbourhood stays quiet or gets denser. If you care about green space, job opportunities, or housing costs in Durham Region, this is your chance to weigh in.

What Could Change

The Official Plan will set land use designations through 2056—deciding which areas become residential, commercial, or employment zones. Growth phasing will determine the order neighbourhoods develop, affecting when infrastructure like roads and sewers get built. Some areas may be designated for intensification, meaning taller buildings and more density in existing neighbourhoods.

Key Issues

  • How should development be phased across Oshawa through 2056?
  • Which areas should be prioritized for urban expansion?
  • How can existing developed areas accommodate more growth through intensification?
  • Is there enough employment land to meet future job needs?

How to Participate

  1. Review the Growth Management Study Phasing Memo to understand the preliminary framework for how development will be phased.
  2. For deeper context, review the Draft Land Needs Assessment, Draft Employment Lands Strategy, and Draft Intensification Strategy.
  3. Submit your feedback by email to opreview@oshawa.ca by noon on Friday, February 6, 2026.

Events

Date Event Location
November 25, 2025 Public Information Centre - Growth Management Study — Register →

Key Documents