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The word of the day was “uncertainty” at the 2025 Ottawa Economic Outlook on Tuesday, where less than a day after the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and local business leaders shared their thoughts on what the next four years could hold for the city.
It’s day eight at the Ottawa International Airport Authority for Susan Margles, who joined the organization as its new president and CEO earlier this month.
Housing starts in the region dropped 15 per cent last year from 2023, prompting Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe to tell homebuilders that the city will be establishing a task force to find ways to cut red tape on the housing approval process and shave as much as two months off application timelines.
Tenants trading up to smaller, more modern and well-equipped spaces are fuelling a widening gulf between the haves and have-nots in the National Capital Region’s office market, the new managing director of CBRE’s Ottawa office says.