Resources for Oshawa tenants
Oshawa Apartments and housing rentals
For information on your rights as a tenant go to the Ontario Tenants Most Asked Questions and Answers page.
This is also a helpful list for those who are moving to Oshawa, not just those looking for Oshawa apartments.
Oshawa apartments for rent, plus houses and condos:
Viewit.ca - photos and videos of apartments, houses and condos in Oshawa
Oshawa apartments for rent, from GottaRent
Durham Central Oshawa Apartments for Rent
Durham Region - Real Estate for Rent Classified Ads
Kijiji Oshawa, apartments for rent
Windsor public housing, rent geared to income accomodations, and government benefits for the disadvantaged:
Region of Durham Housing Services, public housing, Office: 605 Rossland Rd. E., Whitby, (905) 666-6222
Durham Regional Local Housing Corporation
Housing Access Centre - Durham Region Cooperative Inc, 28A Albert St, Oshawa, (905) 436-6610
Housing Help Durham, 134 Commercial Ave, Ajax, (905) 686-2661
Ontario Works Durham (welfare and other social assistance) 140 Commercial Ave, Ajax, 1-877-678-6333 / (905) 428-7400
Oshawa Tenants Associations:
City of Oshawa - Government pages
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City of Oshawa, main page, (905) 725-7351
How to contact your City of Oshawa Mayor and Councillors
City of Oshawa By-laws
Region of Durham
Region of Durham - Bylaws
Oshawa garbage and recycling collection,
Click here
for maps and further information on proper disposal of hazardous waste such as batteries, fluorescent and compact fluorescent lamps (as they contain mercury,) pharmaceuticals,
paints, solvents, pesticides, etc..
Other Oshawa Social Services, Agencies and Advocacy Groups (help and advice)
- Be WebAware, for Parents to keep your children safe when on the Internet
- Catholic Family Services of Durham, 115 Simcoe St South, 2nd Flr, Oshawa, (905) 725-3513
- Rose of Durham, 200 Bond St W, Oshawa, (905) 432-3622
- Simcoe Hall Settlement House, 387 Simcoe St South, Oshawa, (905) 728-7525
- Salvation Army - Oshawa Community and Family Services, 45 King St E, Oshawa, (950) 723-7422
- United Way of Oshawa Whitby
- The Youth Centre, 360 Bayly Street West, Unit #5, Ajax, (905) 428-1212
Legal Services
- Durham Community Legal Clinic, Executive Tower - Oshawa Centre, 419 King Street West, Unit 3512, Oshawa , (905) 728-7321
- Legal Aid Office, Oshawa Shopping Centre, 419 King Street W., Unit 3512, Oshawa, (905) 576-2124
- Landlord and Tenant Board, (formerly the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal,) Client Service Office, 590 Rossland Road East, Whitby, 1-888-332-3234
COMMUNITY LEGAL AID CLINICS
Emergencies: Fire, police, plus distress centres
- Distress Centre Durham (905) 433-1121 or 1-800-452-0688
- Kids Helpline 1-800-668-6868
- Parent Helpline 1-888-603-9100
Fire: for emergencies call 911
Oshawa Fire Services, or for general inquiry non-urgent calls (905) 433-1238
Durham Regional Police Service: for emergencies and crimes in progress call 911
For general and non-urgent inquires call (905) 579-1520
Poison Information 416-813-5900 (TTY-only 416-597-0215)
Distress Centres:
Oshawa Foodbanks and emergency shelters
Durham Outlook for the Needy - St. Vincent's Kitchen ($1 per meal,) 51 King St E, Oshawa, (905) 434-7543
Salvation Army - Ajax, 37 King's Cres., Ajax, (905) 427-7123
Salvation Army - Oshawa, 45 King St East, Oshawa, (905) 723-7422
Denise House, (women's shelter), Oshawa, (905) 728-7311
Herizon House, (women's shelter and services) Ajax, (905) 426-1064 (or crisis line) 420-7694
Oshawa Hospitals and Healthcare
Telehealth Ontario 1-866-797-0000 for health advice over the phone
Walk in and Community Health Clinics
Oshawa Community Health Centre, 777 Simcoe St South, Oshawa, (905) 723-0036
CAW Dental Clinic, CAW Hall, East Side, 1425 Phillip Murray Ave, Oshawa, (905) 579-8730
Oshawa Clinic, 117 King St E, Oshawa, (905) 723-8551
Hospitals
Lakeridge Health - Oshawa, 1 Hospital Court, Oshawa (905) 576-8711
Doctor Search, a service provided by the
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
Education
Literacy Network of Durham Region
Durham District School Board, for public Kindergarden to Grade 12 education
Durham District Catholic School Board, for Catholic elementary to high school education
Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest
Conseil Scolaire de District Catholique Centre-Sud
Durham College, 2000 Simcoe St N., Oshawa (905) 721-2000
University of Ontario Institute of Technology, 2000 Simcoe Street North, (905) 721-8668
Transportation
Oshawa Transit Commission, public transit
Go Transit, for information call toll-free: 1-888-438-6646
Other Services
Other Directories and Search Engines
General Reference
Canada 411 Telephone Directory
Canada Post
Postal Code lookup, from Canada Post
Oshawa Map, from Mapquest
Oshawa Maps, from Yahoo
I am not responsible for the content of these third-party sites listed here nor the services they provide. If you wish your free social or community service to be added here, send an e-mail to Bob Levitt. Links are voluntary and are solely at the discretion of the webmaster when I get time to post them.