Claremont is an unincorporated community in Southern Ontario in the north part of Pickering, Ontario, Canada. Historically, Claremont was part of Pickering Township, Ontario County, Ontario until 1974 when Ontario County was amalgamated into the Regional Municipality of Durham, which had just been established. Until the establishment of regional government in 1974, the municipal offices of the former Township of Pickering were located in Claremont. Claremont is located 20 km northwest of Oshawa and about 55 km northeast of Downtown Toronto.