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.

Elections Canada looking to buy 85,000 ballot boxes, other supplies

Canada’s next federal election may still be some three years away, but Elections Canada is ramping up...

Cirque du Soleil coming to Zibi in 2017, positioning property as major events space

Developers took the first step in establishing Zibi as a go-to outdoor event space today with the...

Ottawa 2017 comes with $3.5M in additional city costs

The extra hours for police, paramedics and a host of other city services for Ottawa 2017 events...

Ottawa social enterprise incubator Impact Hub readies expansion

One of Ottawa’s primary focal points for social enterprises is on the move. Roughly five years after opening...

Free Form Fitness owner sells Ottawa firm to flex entrepreneurial muscle

Two years ago, Free Form Fitness founder Jean-Luc Boissonneault told OBJ he’d “love to start a whole...

Use arts scene to attract workers, Ottawa group urges

As a growing number of businesses confront what they perceive as a shortage of skilled workers in...

Tartan Homes founder Wes Nicol ‘left his mark’ as champion of Ottawa entrepreneurship

When entrepreneur Wes Nicol addressed students at Carleton University’s convocation ceremony in 2006, he offered words of...

Get more back at tax time: Donate by December 31

As 2016 comes to a close and holiday shopping is in full swing, another important deadline looms:...

Airport Sell-off: Bad for Passengers and Communities

Since the 1990s, Canada’s major airports have been operating as private, not-for-profit self-sustaining businesses. Today, airports contribute...

InsideTrack.show: Shirley Westeinde speaks on ‘Just being yourself’

At first glance, Shirley Westeinde appears to be an eloquent, fashionable and unassuming. After a little digging,...
1...483484485...546Page 484 of 546
Get Our Email Updates

Stay up-to-date on the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Ottawa and beyond.

Sign Up Now

OBJ360 Sponsored

Reshaping the future of healthcare: The Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s Campaign to Create Tomorrow

This $500-million campaign will take groundbreaking research to unprecedented heights and build one of Canada’s most technologically advanced hospitals — improving lives for generations to come.

Guest Blogs

Social Galleries

Video

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.
Ottawa Board of Trade: Powering Ottawa’s Future to Influence to Connect to Grow

Event Calendar

View Calendar