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.

Small businesses are still grappling with issues created by the recent postal strike. Stock photo.

Small businesses struggle to help consumers seeking in-transit packages, refunds

Insider Only Ottawa, Retail, Top Stories

Ottawa’s rent growth accelerates in 2024 amid rise in pricier new inventory: CMHC

Insider Only Ottawa, Real Estate, Residential, Top Stories

Housing construction image housing starts

Housing starts in the region down in November, but up from the year-ago period

Ottawa, Top Stories

While housing starts continued to rise nationally in November, the Ottawa-Gatineau region saw another drop last month, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.

Minto Apartment REIT enters B.C. market, acquires 50% stake in North Vancouver property

Insider Only Ottawa, Real Estate, Residential, Top Stories

David L. Cohen took on the U.S. ambassadorship in Dec. 2021 (Photo supplied)

My Ottawa: Outgoing U.S. Ambassador David L. Cohen talks hockey diplomacy and ice cream

Ottawa, Top Stories

Next month, U.S. Ambassador David Cohen will bid goodbye to Canada’s capital city, his home away from home for the past four years.

The Wakefield Mill Hotel is under new management. File photo.

Nahon family, owners of Calabogie Lodge, buy historic Wakefield Mill hotel

Ottawa, Real Estate, Top Stories

Ottawa’s Nahon family are the new owners of the Wakefield Mill Hotel and Spa in Wakefield, Que. The Nahon family, who own Calabogie Lodge, took

More execs eyeing full return to office for staff, saying innovation and collaboration lacking

Human Resources, Insider Only Ottawa, Top Stories

Op-ed: Proposed HART Hub in Chinatown doesn’t take small business concerns into account

Ottawa, Top Stories

In Ottawa’s Chinatown, the small business community forms a vibrant network of restaurants, shops and services that enrich the city culturally, socially and economically. These

Construction industry faces ‘a lot of challenges’ even with rate cuts, Ottawa developer says

Insider Only Ottawa, Real Estate, Top Stories

New federal work permit rules will negatively impact hospitality sector, academic programs

Ottawa, Top Stories

Caps on international students and limits on work visas will have a “significant impact” on Ottawa’s hospitality and tourism industry, says the president and CEO