
Oshawa is amongst Ontario, Canada's cities on the shoreline of Lake Ontario. It is the biggest community in the Regional Municipality of Durham, with its name originating from Ojibwa, that means "the crossing place." Oshawa began as a transfer point for the fur trade, where furs were loaded at the Oshawa harbor and transported to the trading posts situated at the mouth of the Credit River.
Oshawa City is the head office of General Motors Canada, a large-scale automotive maker. It is in friendly rivalry with Oshawa, Ontario, which houses the headquarters of Chrysler. The business is one of the main contributors to the technological development and capital investments of Oshawa city. The city even draws the European immigrants who are great at trades. The southern part of Oshawa city is mostly made up of industrial zones and compact lodging meant for industrial personnel while the northern portion has a suburban feel. Recent years is seeing the city grow rapidly, and rising property values in addition to the growth of land speculation have created an edge to the local financial system.