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Oshawa
A REPUTATION FOR
INNOVATION
event that has been taking place since 1961,
that was created to celebrate the city’s multi-
cultural makeup, and which kicks off every Fa-
ther’s Day with a parade through downtown.
Oshawa also hosts the Peony Festival,
which features Canada’s largest contemporary
peony collections with roughly 360 varieties in
the garden. The peony is the national flower
of China, so every June the city hosts “literally
thousands” of Chinese visitors, who come to
paint, photograph, and otherwise enjoy Osha-
wa’s botanical gardens. Festivals and Events
Ontario recently named the Peony Festival
as one of the province’s Top 100 Festivals &
Events for the fourth year running.
On top of that, Oshawa hosts the second
largest Canada Day celebration in the entire
country.
“We have a lot of very interesting events
and festivals,” Mayor Henry understates. “It
all adds up to an exciting place to live, where
people can achieve an appealing work-life bal-
ance.”
Oshawa is a forward-thinking city with a fo-
cus on innovation, and that focus is another