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.

David Gaylord, co-founder and CEO of Bushbalm Skincare, is a 40 Under 40 recipient and former merchant in residence at Shopify. File photo

Bushbalm sets sights on Shoppers Drug Mart, Target as CEO David Gaylord touts in-person retail

Ottawa, Insider Only Retail

Ottawa office vacancies fall in Q4 as inventory removed from downtown market

Ottawa, Non-Residential, Real Estate

Ottawa’s office vacancy rate declined in December as aging buildings were taken off the downtown market and a growing number of tenants – particularly in

Not as many perks for job seekers in 2024 as labour market returns to balance, HR expert says

Insider Only Human Resources, Ottawa

My Ottawa: Why Shawn Hamilton cuts his hair in the backyard, loves the Shaw Centre, and idolizes his dad

Ottawa, Real Estate

In this instalment of My Ottawa, Shawn Hamilton lets us in on what makes the National Capital Region an outdoor paradise, where he gets his

Minto Apartment REIT sells Nepean-area properties for $86M

Ottawa, Real Estate, Residential

Minto Apartment REIT has sold two properties to Ottawa Community Housing Corp. for $86 million as the company continues to raise money to pay down

Smart Living Properties proposes nine-storey mixed-use complex on ‘iconic’ Bank Street stretch

Insider Only Ottawa, Real Estate, Residential

Time to apply for OBJ’s Fastest Growing Companies for 2024

Fastest Growing Companies, Award News, Ottawa

The Ottawa Business Journal is once again looking for the region’s fastest-growing private companies.

Cobblestone Tours idles this winter as owners take stock of local tourism market

Ottawa

Cobblestone Tours is taking the season off while Ottawa tourism recovers from the pandemic and other challenges, says co-owner Étienne LeBlanc-Cameron.

Ottawa hotel among 14 properties Morguard selling for $410 million

Ottawa, Non-Residential, Real Estate, Tourism

A west-end Ottawa hotel is among 14 lodgings Morguard Corp. is selling to an undisclosed buyer for $410 million as part of its plan to

NCC working with canal vendors to help mitigate risk of skateway not opening

Ottawa

Climate change has led the National Capital Commission, which operates and maintains the skateway, to make some changes to the way it collaborates with vendors.