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Coping with COVID-19: Are business contracts enforceable in a crisis?

In the latest Coping with COVID-19 video, OBJ explores contract law, specifically whether commercial contracts are enforceable in a global crisis

Coping with COVID-19: How to manage remote employees

In the latest video of the Coping with COVID-19 series, OBJ explores how to manage employees who are working remotely.

Ottawa businesses urge faster, more direct COVID-19 response from all levels of government

Ottawa entrepreneurs and business advocacy groups gave mixed reviews to a series of aid packages unveiled Wednesday aimed at helping companies weather the storm during the COVID-19 outbreak

Coping with COVID-19: Employment law considerations

In the second video of Ottawa Business Journal's Coping with COVID-19 series, OBJ explores the employment law considerations of temporary layoffs

Ottawa Senators player tests positive for COVID-19; Melnyk to pay part-time arena staff

The Ottawa Senators say owner Eugene Melnyk has now "personally pledged" to pay part-time arena staff affected by the suspension of the NHL season

Hard-hit tourism industry strives to ‘Keep Ottawa Awesome’ amid COVID-19 disruption

Escape Manor, Haunted Walks among local companies forced into hundreds of layoffs by the spreading pandemic

Coping with COVID-19: Tips on maintaining cash flow

In the first video of our Coping with COVID-19 series, OBJ digs into an issue that’s top of mind for many local business owners ​– maintaining cash flow during an unprecedented global pandemic

Canopy Growth closing Tokyo Smoke and Tweed cannabis retail stores

Canopy Growth Corp. says it's closing all of its corporate-owned Tokyo Smoke and Tweed stores later today in an effort to help limit the spread of COVID-19

YOW expects ‘profound’ COVID-19 impact as Ottawa loses international flights

The federal government’s plan to restrict international flights to certain airports leaves Ottawa cut off from its overseas destinations

Ex-Ottawa Police Chief Vern White, Catherine Clark join Syntax Strategic

A local marketing and media relations firm has recruited the City of Ottawa’s former top cop in an effort to add more firepower to its crisis communications expertise
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Ottawa is evolving fast. Key developments are impacting all sectors and sizes of business, from AI, innovation and talent to city building and global competitiveness. Who’s making sure business has a strong voice at every decision table? The Ottawa Board of Trade. Join the Ottawa Business Journal publisher Michael Curran and OBOT president and CEO Sueling Ching for a dynamic conversation about how OBOT is shaping Ottawa’s economic future, and how business leaders can leverage their network, influence, and momentum to grow. What you will learn: -- How OBOT advocacy helps shape pro-growth policy, investment, and city-building decisions that strengthen the region’s economy. -- The tables, events, and networks where decision-makers meet, partnerships form, and ideas become action. -- How OBOT equips businesses with visibility, market intelligence, influence, and relationships that drive growth year-round.
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