Small business pandemic recovery must be priority for federal budget, local advocates say
The head of Ottawa’s BIA network says she’d like to see measures in the March 28 federal budget that will help return businesses to their
Small business pandemic recovery must be priority for federal budget, local advocates say
The head of Ottawa’s BIA network says she’d like to see measures in the March 28 federal budget that will help return businesses to their
Small businesses may be forced to lay off staff or close to repay pandemic debt, survey finds
Many small businesses in Ottawa are struggling with pandemic-related debt and attempting to repay that debt by the end of 2023 would make them unable
Ottawa small businesses don’t share optimistic sentiment seen in national survey
Canada’s small and medium-sized businesses are banking on strong growth in the next three years, but that may not be the case in Ottawa.
Cap on international students’ working hours should be lifted permanently: advocates
Immigration Minister announced the federal government would temporarily remove the 20-hour cap on the number of hours international students can work to address labour shortages.
BoC expected to raise interest rate for fifth time at pivotal moment for economy
Inflation appears to have peaked, but it’s still running hot, and a supersized rate hike from the Bank of Canada next week is widely expected.
Pandemic benefits were too generous with businesses, stringent with workers: experts
Business supports were excessive and show the outsized influence of business groups on public policy, economists say.
Rogers CEO defends outage response to MPs at committee hearing
Tony Staffieri faced questions from MPs about whether a lack of competition in the telecom sector might have contributed to the massive Rogers outage earlier
Trudeau announces deal for new electric vehicle battery component plant in Kingston
Ottawa and Ontario have reached a deal with a global materials technology and recycling group to build a new battery component facility in the province’s Loyalist Township
Canada joins international agreement to help Indigenous businesses access new markets
Ng paid tribute to First Nations’ businesses and said support would be offered by the government to help these companies, including those from Nunavut and
Some single use plastics will be banned over the next 18 months
The federal government is banning companies from importing or making plastic bags and takeout containers by the end of this year, from selling them by
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