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.

Ottawa education SaaS firm GenM training millennials for the realities of post-grad workforce

Ottawa

Moe Abbas saw the same problem with a lot of the talent that was joining his startup team, Bumpn. Namely, the graduates he hired were

Busy streets in the Glebe as shops stay open on holiday Monday

Retail

The Glebe along Bank Street looked busy with foot traffic on Thanksgiving Day, likely owing to the recent OMB ruling allowing the neighbourhood’s shops to remain open

Feds ban new embassies along Sussex Drive in Ottawa

Ottawa

The federal government is forbidding the construction of new embassies on Ottawa’s Sussex Drive following a stark RCMP assessment of the potential for “violent events”

Michael Potter named Ottawa’s 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient

Ottawa

Michael Potter has held many titles in his career: Chief executive, Philanthropist of the Year and even Honorary Colonel in the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Vanier: A great place to start a business

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Why did these diverse entrepreneurs choose Vanier? Vanier is becoming a great place to live, work and play, regardless of whether you think a T-shirt

City fee hike wallops Ottawa snow plow contractors

City Hall

Ottawa’s plow operators say they’ve been snowed under by a massive hike in the city’s licensing fees. (Stock image) License renewal packages started arriving by

Rising costs turn up heat on ByWard Market eateries

Retail

News that another acclaimed ByWard Market restaurant is closing its doors is a further indication of a shift in the city’s culinary landscape, industry observers

Telfer EMBA connects Chinese delegation to Ottawa business community

Ottawa

“Guanxi,” a traditional Chinese term, refers to the networks and relationships that facilitate business dealings. The Telfer School of Management’s Executive MBA program demonstrated its commitment

Ottawa-Gatineau sheds 2,100 jobs in September

Ottawa

Employers in the National Capital Region collectively trimmed their payrolls for the second straight month in September, Statistics Canada reported Friday. The number of people

Opinion: Discount N.Y. flights just the ticket for snowbirds

Tourism

High taxes and lack of competition make air travel for Canadians far more expensive than it should be. Now, at last, people in the Ottawa