Public Affairs Specialist
HOPA Ports is seeking a smart, entrepreneurial, problem-solver to join our growing team. In this role, you will learn about HOPA’s business and identify ways to align our objectives with those of governments and communities. You’ll maintain close contact with elected officials, government staff and community organizations to identify issues and opportunities. You will support […]
Featured – Fisherman’s Pier
Fisherman’s Pier Eastport Dr. Hamilton, ON 289-674-9779 Schedule a Tour! Property overview Featured Film Locations This unique Hamilton Beach location features a picturesque lighthouse and long pier extending into the harbour, offering sweeping waterfront views and a cinematic vantage point over the canal. Ideal for coastal, nautical, or dramatic scene settings, the area includes a […]
Administrator/Port Patrol Officer
The Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA Ports) is seeking a detail-oriented, organized and proactive individual to join our Harbour Master Office Team. About HOPA: Recognized as one of Hamilton-Niagara’s Top Employers for 2025, HOPA is a small but mighty team of approximately 70 staff. We are comprised of experts in disciplines ranging from Engineering to Finance, […]
Annual General Meeting and Community Update
Learn about HOPA Ports recent results and initiatives on the horizon. Opportunity to meet some of our team and network with port partners.
Infrastructure projects help propel HOPA to 11.5 million-tonne year
In 2024, a total of 11,463,906 MT moved through the Port of Hamilton, Port of Oshawa and the Thorold Multimodal Hub Steel-making commodities made up 47.5% of total cargo volume Agri-food grew to 31% of total cargo, highlighting continued sectoral growth 676 vessels transited through HOPA port facilities HAMILTON, ON – HOPA Ports (Hamilton-Oshawa Port […]
HOPA Ports Celebrates Four Consecutive Years as One of Hamilton-Niagara’s Top Employers
Hamilton, ON – The Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA Ports) is proud to announce its recognition as one of Hamilton-Niagara’s Top Employers for 2025. This marks the fourth consecutive year HOPA Ports has received this prestigious honour, highlighting its ongoing commitment to fostering an exceptional workplace. The annual competition, organized by the editors of Canada’s Top […]
HOPA Ports, P&H Milling Group and Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited, Collaborate to Advance Agri-Food Growth with Hamilton Terminal Expansion
Hamilton’s growing agri-food cluster now represents 31% of the Port’s overall cargo and supports 105,000 jobs across Ontario. Expansion solidifies P&H as the largest single-user of Ontario-grown wheat, supporting the $48 billion food processing sector in Ontario. Expansion enhances the resilience of Ontario’s agri-food supply chain, enabling more efficient processing and distribution of essential ingredients […]
Food processing sector flourishing at the Port of Hamilton
Originally Published on November 18, 2024 by Dena Fehir A Canadian grain-trader adding onto its operations is among the construction projects underway within the food sector on the Port of Hamilton. Canadian agri-business Parrish & Heimbecker (P&H), whose flour and feed mills span from coast to coast, is building a new flour mill on Pier […]
Costly US Sugar Tariffs Drive Candy Makers Over the Border to Canada
Originally published on Bloomberg June, 2024 Last fall, Hershey Co. repurchased a factory outside Ottawa that it closed more than a decade earlier. Blommer Chocolate Co., a US rival, is expanding in Ontario while it shutters an 85-year-old Chicago plant. Oreo-maker Mondelez International Inc. says it has invested $250 million in Ontario manufacturing facilities just […]
Two transformative projects help create Green Shipping Corridor on the Great Lakes
Previous slide Next slide Port Colborne Marine Biofuel Terminal is a new 12-acre, 8-million-litre biofuel terminal in Port Colborne, Ontario $33 million project, supported by $13.8 million in federal funding, represents a partnership between HOPA Ports, Canada Clean Fuels, and Canada Steamship Lines The project is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 144,000 […]
