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.

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

Ottawa

A $6.2M deal for Pacific Safety Products leads the latest round-up of the top federal contracts, standing offers and supply arrangements awarded to local firms

Landlords pivot to capitalize on changing demands of Ottawa-area tenants

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Demand growing for high-end units, particularly in communities outside central Ottawa

Algonquin College names Claude Brulé as new president, CEO

Ottawa

Algonquin College has tapped a 20-year veteran of the post-secondary institution to succeed the outgoing Cheryl Jensen and lead it through the next five years

Ottawa-area cannabis grower apollogreen cleared to produce ‘starter plants’

Ottawa

A local company has been given the green light from Health Canada to grow cannabis “starter plants” that it plans to sell to licensed pot

Ottawa airport traffic descends in June

Tourism

Despite the slow June, the Ottawa airport’s passenger volumes are still trending higher over the first half of the year

Ottawa’s annual inflation rate settles to 1.9% in June

Ottawa

Ottawa’s annual rate of inflation rose at roughly the same rate as the rest of the country in June, as both figures came down from

Cannabis venture capital firm Canopy Rivers reports $1.8 million Q4 loss

Ottawa

Canopy Rivers, the venture capital arm of Smiths Falls-based cannabis company Canopy Growth, swung to a loss in its latest quarter as its operating expenses

Capital Coun. Menard calls for breakup of planning committee over urban-rural divide

City Hall

An Ottawa councillor is calling for the city’s planning committee to be split into two bodies that deal with urban and suburban planning issues separately