Canadian Tank Museum

The Canadian Tank Museum in Oshawa, Ontario, houses North America’s largest collection of operational historical military vehicles, including tanks, armoured personnel carriers, and jeeps, all kept fully operational. Visitors can experience live vehicle demonstrations and battle reenactments at special events like Aquino Tank Weekend.

Planning your visit

The Canadian Tank Museum at Oshawa holds what it claims is North America's largest collection of operational historic military vehicles — and operational is the distinction that matters. These are not static displays: tanks, armoured personnel carriers, half-tracks, jeeps and support vehicles are maintained in running condition and driven.

The Aquino Tank Weekend, named for the Canadian action at Aquino in Italy in 1944, is the museum's principal event, with vehicles run in demonstrations and battle reenactments — seeing and hearing armour move is entirely different from viewing it parked.

The collection covers Canadian military vehicle history alongside Allied and Axis types, and the restoration workshop is central to the operation.

Canada's armoured contribution in both world wars, in Korea and in later deployments provides the historical frame.

Checking the event calendar before visiting matters considerably, since the running days are the reason to go.

Bookable options are admission tickets. Current availability is listed below.