Ottawa

Ottawa-based artist Katerina Mertikas has had her paintings displayed across the country, but soon one of her works will be not just beautiful to look at, but also fun to play.

The head of the city’s largest property management firm says the federal government needs to be “much more transparent” about what it plans to do with its downtown office footprint so landlords can start preparing now for future vacancies.

An online database of salaries earned by chartered professional accountants aims to create better pay transparency within the profession.

After bottoming out during the pandemic, Ottawa’s retail sector is “coming back with a vengeance” in neighbourhoods like the Glebe while still struggling in the pandemic-battered downtown core, a new report says.

"Once you condition consumers to certain prices, it may take a generation to change perceptions and price tolerances," said David Lobo, Ontario Cannabis Store president and chief executive.

A lawyer who has launched a class-action lawsuit on behalf of recently laid-off Shopify employees says he’s seeing a rise in complaints from tech workers across the province who allege they’re not receiving adequate termination pay amid mounting job cuts in the sector.

Intouch Insight, which specializes in customer survey and data collection software, reported revenue of $5.1 million in the three-month period ending March 31.

A new report says Canada’s venture capitalists are being more cautious with their investments after a historically frothy year in 2021 – but activity at Ottawa-based VCs should remain fairly steady thanks to their focus on seed and early-stage deals, an expert says.

Ottawa’s Frisby Tire has been acquired by British Columbia-based Kal Tire, the two companies announced.