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.

Overnight tourist visits to Ottawa jump 5.5% on strength of Canada 150 celebrations

Tourism

The number of visitors to Canada’s capital is expected to remain elevated through 2018 thanks in part to the exposure Ottawa gained from the festivities

Video venture puts skills training in focus

Ottawa

As far as Ian Bingeman is concerned, it’s not a contradiction to believe charities should behave more like businesses. The executive director of Youth Ottawa,

Canopy Growth forms joint venture to convert Quebec tomato greenhouse to cannabis growing facility

Ottawa

Canopy Growth Corp. has signed a joint-venture deal with Les Serres Stephane Bertrand Inc., a large-scale tomato greenhouse operator in Quebec. The joint venture will lease

The changing face of legal leadership in Ottawa

Ottawa

The legal profession is about to undergo unprecedented change, and law firms are working hard to stay ahead of the curve. For Nelligan O’Brien Payne

Melnyk muses about relocating Sens at NHL 100 weekend in Ottawa

Sports and Entertainment

On a weekend celebrating the game of hockey in the nation’s capital, Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk put a damper on the festivities. Melnyk brought

Ottawa social enterprise Polycycle lands $150K grant for plastics recycling venture

Ottawa

A University of Ottawa-based social enterprise has won a $150,000 grant for a pilot project aimed at using injection moulding technology to turn recycled plastics

Ottawa’s home-based airline a vital link to the Arctic

OBJ360 Sponsored, Ottawa

Based on number of destinations served, First Air is Canada’s third largest airline with a legacy of service and innovation.

Ottawa’s African Bronze Honey importing venture worthy of the buzz

Ottawa

Selling African-made honey from an office in Ottawa might not seem like the most conventional path to business success. But then, Paul Whitney is used

Council carves out B&B exemption for new 4% hotel room levy

Tourism

Bed-and-breakfasts will be able to avoid a new four per cent tax on guest accommodations, but Ottawans who rent out rooms on platforms such as

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson undergoes surgery to have appendix removed

City Hall

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson was to undergo an operation to have his appendix removed at the Queensway-Carleton Hospital last night after “experiencing significant pain” following