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That’s up from 10 per cent in the previous quarter and more than four percentage points higher than it was in late 2019, before the pandemic triggered a dramatic shift to remote work that hollowed out office towers across North America.

The latest edition of the Ottawa Business Journal newsmagazine has just come off the presses.

Ottawa Tourism says that while the industry hasn’t fully recovered from the effects of the pandemic, all indicators suggest it is gaining momentum.

Nearly a year after it slashed its headcount to five people from 21 in a last-ditch bid for survival, the Ottawa-based tech venture is back on a “very nice staircase upwards,” in the words of co-founder Cassy Aite.

Business leaders are applauding Shopify’s decision to temporarily scrap most meetings so workers can devote more time to other tasks – but they also caution that decluttering employee calendars might be easier said than done.

Ottawa-based company argues time previously devoted to meetings can be better spent serving customers, developing new products and improving its current offerings.

As Canadian policy-makers across all levels of government search for ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, major...

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In the spirit of the season, OBJ has put together a list of the top 10 stories to watch in 2023. Here are the final five.