Ottawa

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. 

While talks about Wellington Street continue between the city and federal government, business leaders are clear: keep it open and under municipal control.

A new report suggests Ottawa’s industrial market “may have reached a peak” after a pandemic-fuelled e-commerce boom triggered unprecedented demand for warehouse space, but it says rents are still expected to rise amid an ongoing supply shortage.

To highlight some of the issues facing the defence industry, both nationally and locally, OBJ spoke with Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI) vice-president of business development Steven Hillier.