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Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate dips to 8.6% in September

Ottawa

The total number of employed residents in the National Capital Region is at its highest level since the pandemic began, Statistics Canada said Friday.

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Podcast: The future of office space, hydroponic farming, bars and restaurants forced to adapt (again)

Ottawa, Ottawa Business Journal Podcasts

Podcast also available on YouTube, SoundCloud and Spotify.

Planning committee OKs two-phased Kanata North apartment development

Residential

Proposal calls for two buildings with a total of 139 apartment units and 10,000 square feet of commercial space in Kanata’s Beaverbrook neighbourhood.

Ottawa-Gatineau housing starts hold steady in September: CMHC

Residential

New home starts were virtually unchanged in September compared with a year earlier at just over 1,500, housing agency says.

Kingston manufacturer pivots from office pods to medical testing units to aid COVID-19 fight

Eastern Ontario Business Journal

SnapCab is being featured in a new national ad campaign from Export Development Canada that spotlights EDC clients that shifted their business models during the

City aiming for 3% tax hike in 2021

City Hall

The average commercial property owner will shell out an additional $231 under a draft budget framework approved by a city committee on Tuesday.

Ottawa home listings surge in September – but so do prices

Residential

The average house price in the capital jumped 28 per cent year-over-year to $622,557, the Ottawa Real Estate Board says.

EY’s Ian Sherman re-elected chair of Ottawa Board of Trade

Ottawa

It was the organization’s first official board election since the former Ottawa Chamber of Commerce merged with the West Ottawa Board of Trade and the

City committee OKs fee cuts aimed at boosting small businesses

City Hall

Proposed changes would make it easier and less expensive to have properties rezoned for certain types of businesses.

Ottawa airport unveils revamped passenger screening checkpoints

Tourism

Airport says changes will speed up passenger flow and allow for more physical distancing while travellers and their carry-on items are being screened.