Fuelling every step of your business journey in Ottawa.

We accelerate the growth and success of innovators, businesses and individuals just like you by helping you leverage the best programs, people and places to make your mark in Canada’s Capital — a global tech hub and collaborative business community.

Find success in Ottawa.

Invest Ottawa helps you leverage the best programs, people and places, and make your mark in Ottawa.

Programs

Let’s grow your business.

Invest Ottawa has a full range of programs and services for every type and stage of business.

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For technology founders and companies

Check out our programs for tech companies for every stage of the business lifecycle, from ideation to startup to scaling up to going global.

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For entrepreneurs and small businesses

Programs for individuals thinking of starting a business, including secondary and post-secondary students, and for established product and service-based businesses looking to grow.

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Land and expand

Our Global Expansion team helps businesses that are seeking to expand their global footprint in Ottawa and those already established in the city scale up their enterprises.

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For women in business
We’ve got a comprehensive range of programs, services and resources to help current and future women founders, business owners and leaders succeed at all levels of business.

PEOPLE

Let's get to work.

Visit our job boards for established companies and early-stage startups to find your next career opportunity. Get discovered by hiring managers and recruiters in our talent pool. Explore why Ottawa is the ideal place to secure your future.

Find your dream job

Want to get in early on the next big thing or join a tech rising star? Search our curated, vetted list of job opportunities at high-growth Ottawa-led and Ottawa-founded technology companies.

Search opportunities

Get discovered

Leverage our network to grow yours. Join our talent pool to make yourself discoverable by the hiring managers and recruiters across startups, scaleups and multinationals.

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Be in a good place

Explore information and resources on living and working in Ottawa, including a breakdown of our thriving technology industry by sector and job postings suited to knowledge workers.

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PLACES

Built for business.

We’ve got multiple on-site workspaces that help you succeed: a secure, state-of-the-art R&D complex; and multiple meeting, office, and gathering places.

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Meeting spaces

Our expansive facility at Bayview Yards equips the most promising entrepreneurs and technology firms with technical, business and market capabilities to take on the world.

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Research and development

Accelerate the market readiness of your tech solution at Area X.O, a technology-rich, secure R&D complex for next-gen smart mobility, autonomy and connectivity technologies created for all-weather experimentation.

The Latest

Blogs, news and events

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Blogs, news and events.

Legends Start Here.

AccelerateOTT returns June 12. Grab early bird tickets and pitch your startup for a chance to win $50K in the Startup World Cup Ottawa Regional.