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A Gatineau company plans to convert Telesat’s former headquarters in Gloucester to housing and build three additional...

With expansion on the horizon at the Ottawa International Airport, a number of new projects are either underway, being planned or nearing completion.

The head of a Crown corporation that buys and develops federal properties says he’s hoping to speed up projects such as converting empty government office buildings into apartments in a bid to boost Ottawa’s housing stock.

Public Services and Procurement Canada, which owns or leases more than 30 million square feet of office space in Ottawa-Gatineau, plans to reduce its office footprint by up to 50 per cent over the next decade in an effort to lower operating costs and cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Ottawa Senators president and CEO Cyril Leeder said Tuesday that LeBreton Flats is the only site in serious consideration for the hockey club’s new arena. 

OBJ publisher Michael Curran visited Technata to speak with organizers, exhibitors and attendees to get a sense of hiring trends. The podcast guests included KNBA chair Guy Levesque, uOttawa co-op team lead Chantal Yelle and MDA Space talent acquisition director David Mann.

Almost one-third of Canadian businesses are now using ChatGPT, according to a recent report, and many Ottawa businesses are among them. 

The leader who oversaw Avison Young’s rise from a one-person shop to one of the largest commercial...

The federal government’s pledge to invest $1.1 billion over the next 10 years to divest its office holdings more quickly is the final “nail in the coffin” for any hope the region’s largest employer will reclaim most of its pre-pandemic real estate footprint in downtown Ottawa, a prominent local commercial broker says.