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.

Former U.S. embassy in Ottawa to be dedicated to First Nations, Metis, Inuit

Ottawa

A government source says the former U.S. embassy across from Parliament Hill is set to become a space dedicated to First Nations, Metis and Inuit

Ottawa arts businesses to get boost in city’s refreshed economic development strategy

City Hall

City staff are proposing a new umbrella organization, modelled as an innovation centre for the arts that brings together representatives of local creative industries, to

Updated: London attack throws security spotlight on Ottawa’s Canada 150 celebrations

City Hall

Canada’s capital will do everything it can to prevent an attack when it hosts the country’s 150th birthday next month but no amount of preparation

Phoenix pay problems spike again amid retroactive labour deals, summer hiring

Ottawa

The federal government’s bug-addled public service pay system saw a fresh spike in problems last month, the result of new labour contracts and summer hiring,

Ottawa defence groups praise feds’ industrial benefits policy

Defence and Security

The federal government took a lot of heat earlier this year for its decision to strip billions of dollars in near-term spending out of the

Who’s winning government work in Ottawa and Gatineau?

Ottawa

The feds inked deals for HR services, translation work and software with local suppliers between May 8 and 14.

Advanced Symbolics shaking up opinion polling using customized Artificial Intelligence

Ottawa

Ottawa’s Advanced Symbolics is building a brisk business out of taking the pulse of public sentiment, and it’s doing so without ever picking up the

Delta to test biometric boarding passes

Ottawa

Boarding passes could someday become quaint relics for air travellers. Delta Air Lines plans to let some passengers board with their fingerprints instead of a

360° Video: Inside CANSEC 2017, Ottawa’s premier defense and security show

Defence and Security

The drones, tech and armoured vehicles of Canada’s largest defense and security trade show rolled through Ottawa this week at CANSEC 2017. The annual conference, put

How do Ottawa’s business leaders view the city’s economy?

Ottawa

Is business confidence going up or down in Ottawa? Are revenues at local businesses increasing or decreasing? What’s the hiring outlook in the nation’s capital?