Oshawa, a City of 150,000 people, is located 50 km (31 miles) from Downtown Toronto on the shore of Lake Ontario. Home to the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa is poised to become a leader in research and development. Oshawa is expected to be the fastest growing metropolitan economy from 2008 to 2011. Strong residential, industrial, commercial and institutional development have made and will continue to make Oshawa the economic engine of the eastern Greater Toronto Area.