Oakville. Parks and Open Space

Oakville's extensive Lake Ontario shoreline includes three harbours, owned and operated by the Town of Oakville, accommodating several hundred sail and power boats as well as recreational facilities

• Oakville Harbour
• Bronte Outer Harbour
• Bronte Inner Harbour

Rates & Fees

• Harbours staff provide haul-out services, mast stepping and unstepping
• Operating, maintenance and capital improvements are funded from fees charged to boaters
• Harbours rates and fees are available on the Rates and Fees page

Fishing

Fishing is permitted from Oct 15-May 15 unless otherwise signed as no fishing

Fishing is permitted

• on Sixteen Mile Creek (provided it is not off a bridge or roadway) a minimum of 50 metres upstream of the last upstream dock in the Oakville Harbour.
• on Bronte Creek north of the Rebecca Street bridge, at Petro Canada Park and other creek access points.
• on both sides of the west pier at Bronte Harbour

Evening Fishing Pilot Program

• permits evening fishing within designated areas of the east pier in Bronte Habour and east/west piers in Oakville Harbour
• program runs Aug 1 to Oct 15, from 9 pm to 12 midnight

Harbours By-Law

Harbours By-law 2012-007 has been approved by Town Council

Local Boating Associations

Contact individual clubs directly for information about activities and membership

• Association of Oakville Harbours Stakeholders (OAK0018)
• Bronte Harbour Yacht Club (OAK0756)
• Burloak Canoe Club (OAK0412)
• Charterability (OAK4122)
• Oakville Club (OAK0622)
• Oakville Power Boat Club
• Oakville Power and Sail Squadron (OAK0625)
• Oakville Yacht Squadron (OAK3193)
• Wai Nui O Kanaka (OAK4382)

Harbour Infrastructure Upgrades

• Harbour Projects

Police & Water Rescue

• Oakville Marine Search and Rescue (OAK1358)
• Halton Police Marine Unit

No restrictions

Contact the Harbours Administrator for summer dockage or winter storage

Office Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm

• applications for mooring slips due in mid Jan
• mooring lease effective May 1-Oct 31