
A more inclusive approach to hiring is one solution to current labour shortage
Companies need to take a diversity, equity and inclusion perspective with each business decision they make, HR experts say.
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A more inclusive approach to hiring is one solution to current labour shortage
Companies need to take a diversity, equity and inclusion perspective with each business decision they make, HR experts say.
The antidote to market volatility
It’s tough not to be a little worried these days. Between rising threats of inflation, new strains of COVID-19 on the horizon and the terrible

Invest Ottawa head encourages more businesses to apply for trucker convoy relief fund
Organization has approved 340 applications and disbursed almost $900,000 over the past month under the Downtown Ottawa Business Relief Fund.

New Civic campus project will have big-time economic impact, but big-time challenges loom
Four-year build is expected to pump nearly $2 billion into Ottawa’s economy and create thousands of jobs, Deloitte says, but rising inflation and labour shortages

Pokémon card craze has settled into a slow simmer, Ottawa vendors say
Getting rich fast is likely not in the cards for today’s Pokémon aficionados.

‘A city without intention is just a bunch of buildings,’ local architect argues
Linebox Studio owner Andrew Reeves, whose firm was behind Shopify’s iconic space at Performance Court, says a downtown NHL arena is a project that ‘should

Meal-kit giant Goodfood to hire 200 workers in Ottawa amid move into grocery-delivery space
Montreal-based company plans to grow its number of fulfilment centres from six at the end of this month to as many as 20 by the

Roll of the dice: One Ottawa restaurateur tells the story of her gamble in Vegas
Why would a restaurant in Ottawa open a second location in Vegas? That is a very good question. It was a gamble. I’ll tell you

Op-Ed: A perfect storm of tough choices faces today’s pandemic-weary workplaces
It’s only been a few weeks since we were all given permission to take our masks off, but in our COVID world things change very
International Business Payments in Canada: Transferring & Receiving Internationally
According to a 2019 Government of Canada data set, 13.5 per cent of all Canadian exports fall under the Wholesale Trade category – significantly more
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