Oshawa, city in Durham Regional Municipality, southeastern Ontario, Canada. It is located on Lake Ontario, near Toronto. Oshawa is a port and a major manufacturing center noted for the production of motor vehicles and parts. Other products include textiles, plastics, primary and fabricated metal, furniture, and electrical equipment. The city is served by Oshawa Municipal Airport, which is the site of the Oshawa Military and Industrial Museum and the Robert Stuart Aeronautical Museum.
The main campus of Durham College is also located in Oshawa. Points of interest include the Canadian Automotive Museum; the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, a museum of Canadian art; and Windfields Farm, a racehorse breeding farm. The city is also home to Parkwood Estate and Gardens, a national historic site of the former home of the founding family of General Motors Canada (GM); Second Marsh, a wetland; and McLaughlin Bay Wildlife Reserve. Among Oshawa's annual events is Fiesta Week, a multicultural celebration that takes place in June.
