Book a campus tour

While we will do our best to accommodate individual interests, campus tours are designed for prospective students looking at any of our programs. In addition, labs are not available for campus tours due to health and safety requirements and the scheduling of lab space for current students, faculty members and researchers.

The best opportunity to tour faculty-specific facilities is at our Experience Day. Please visit our Experience Day website for more details. You can also visit our virtual tour to view faculty-specific facilities.

Your tour will be led by a university tour guide. The tour guide team is made up of students representing many different programs at the university.

Yes, our tour route is accessible for those using personal mobility devices. If you require any additional accommodations, please email tours@ontariotechu.ca.

Tours are conducted both inside and outside our buildings. Please make sure you are dressed appropriately for the current weather conditions. Additionally, as our tours involve a significant amount of walking, please wear comfortable footwear.

You will receive a confirmation email shortly after registering for your tour. You will also receive a reminder email 48 hours ahead of your tour. Please ensure to check your spam or junk folder in case the confirmation email got delivered there instead of your inbox. If it has, select the confirmation message and click "not spam or junk", which will allow future messages to be delivered to your inbox.

If you still have not received an email, contact tours@ontariotechu.ca and indicate:

• First and last name
• Date and time booked
• Location of interest (north or downtown)
• Number of guests

Ontario Tech is located in Oshawa, Ontario, about an hour east of Toronto. Our campus is easy to get to from all points in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and beyond, whether you decide to get here by car or by transit.

We have two campus locations, one in north Oshawa and another in downtown Oshawa. Travel between the north and downtown locations is an easy 15-minute bus ride or about 10 minutes by car.

Both our north and downtown Oshawa campus locations are accessible by public transit. 

• Durham Region Transit (DRT): Multiple DRT routes provide access to both campus locations.
• GO Transit: Several GO buses provide access to both of our campus locations. Additionally, visitors can take the GO Train to the Oshawa station, and then access either of our locations using DRT.

Your 48-hour reminder email will include detailed parking instructions.

North Oshawa campus: When you arrive, please park in Founders 3 lot. Do not use the pay and display. Once you have checked-in for your tour you will receive a parking pass to be displayed on the dashboard of your car. 

Downtown Oshawa campus: Parking is in the lot directly south of the 61 Charles Hall Building. Use the intercom at the gate to call Campus Security. Let the guard know you are here for a campus tour and you will be permitted to park free of charge.

Yes, your tour guide will arrive at the starting point 5 to 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

North Oshawa campus: Your tour will begin in our Welcome Centre located on the main floor of our Software Informatics Research Centre (SIR) located at 40 Conlin Road, Oshawa. 

Downtown Oshawa campus: Your tour will begin in the first-floor lobby of 61 Charles Street, Oshawa.

If you are running late for your tour, follow the instructions below based on the location you are visiting. Please note that while we will do our best, we cannot guarantee we will be able to accommodate late arrivals.

North Oshawa campus:
Head to the Software and Informatics Research Centre (SIRC) building, our normal start location (directions will be in your confirmation email). If a staff member is in the information booth, please alert them of your tour and they will get in touch with your Tour Ambassador. If no one is available in the information booth, please contact Campus Security at 905.721.3211 and they will get in touch with your Tour Ambassador. Depending on the tour group's whereabouts, they may be able to come back to SIRC to pick you up so you can participate in the rest of the tour.

Downtown Oshawa campus:
Head to the 61 Charles Hall Building lobby, our normal start location (directions will be in your confirmation email). Upon entering the building, stop at Campus Security and the guard will get in touch with your Tour Guide.

Please contact tours@ontariotechu.ca if you are no longer able to attend your scheduled tour.