Ottawa

Ottawa-specific coverage of local business news, including tourism, retail, transportation, city hall and more. Issues related to human resources and philanthropy are often featured.

Christmas Cheer Breakfast fills Shaw Centre with joy and generosity

Ottawa, Giving,

While the Christmas Cheer Breakfast is a popular way in Ottawa to welcome the holiday season, the event is also a significant fundraiser.

Region’s jobless rate edges up to 4.5% in November, labour market still hot, Statistics Canada says

Ottawa

Local employers added nearly 5,000 jobs to their payrolls in November, but the unemployment rate still edged up with the number of people looking for

We speak to tourism industry expert Altaf Sovani on what millennials really want and why they’re abandoning jobs

Ottawa, Tourism

Attracting and retaining millennials is crucial to solving the ongoing labour crisis that’s left businesses struggling to find sufficient staff, says Altaf Sovani.

Kingston software firm’s solution helps hospitals throughout the region reduce surgical wait times

Insider Only Eastern Ontario Business Journal, Ottawa, Techopia

The Royal is supporting families struggling with mental health

OBJ360 Sponsored, Giving, Ottawa

When clients and families have meaningful input into the decisions that affect them it can transform mental health and substance use health.

In the grips of a ‘bouldering’ boom: Two new facilities set to open in region

Sports and Entertainment, Ottawa

Altitude is set to open a 15,000-square-foot climbing gym and fitness centre on Centrum Boulevard in Orléans Feb. 1. Das says the new facility will

Canopy Growth breaks out Canadian operations in new unit, lays off 55

Ottawa, Retail

Canopy Growth Corp. says it will be breaking out its Canadian cannabis operations into a stand-alone business unit and laying off 55 staff. Brenna Eller,