Oshawa Assembly Plant

About the Program
The General Motors Oshawa Assembly Plant is located on the northern shore of Lake Ontario, 35 miles northeast of Toronto, Canada. It consists of a 5.1-million-square-foot facility that has been manufacturing cars since 1953. Land around the facility is utilized to further aspects of GM’s global environmental policy, including a commitment to STEM community education, water conservation and quality, and the protection of biodiversity. The team has also planted and maintained two pollinator gardens to provide food for monarch butterfly populations.

Practices and Impacts

• In 2021, the project team implement a 10-acre no-mow zone around the stormwater ponds to help improve the vegetation in the area and increase habitat. Out of 21 plant species identified, 10 of the species are native.