Ottawa Innovation Week

June 9–13, 2025

We are a city of creators, coders, connectors, and builders. Of AI pioneers, immigrant entrepreneurs, and boundary-pushing artists and athletes. Of Grammy-winning musicians, satellite-launching scientists, and fearless founders. We build what’s next. We break the mold. And we’re doing it here—for everyone, everywhere.

Welcome to Ottawa Innovation Week—a city-wide celebration of our bold, brave and brilliant. It’s a collision. Of minds. Movements. Momentum.

And you belong in it.

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Let’s Light It Up

Innovation Week is not just a series of events. It’s your opportunity to be part of something bigger.

Whether you’re a founder, leader, policymaker, artist, investor, student, or citizen—we’ve got something for you.

• Breakthroughs in boardrooms and breweries, classrooms and concert halls, fields and foundries.
• Startup and scaleups taking on the world.
• Dreams, demos and disruptors by the dozen.
• Art activated with AI, analytics and ambition.
• Tinkering, testing, trailblazing and tours.
• Robotics, rockets, research, and rock.
• Day or night. Street to stage. Lab to lounge. Mainstreet to tech.

It’s all here for you. Be a part of it.

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We are innovating here—and impacting everyone, everywhere.

• Every AMEX swipe and global flight path? Powered by Solace.
• 3M+ online stores? Run on Shopify, born and built here.
• 230M+ cars worldwide? Smarter with BlackBerry QNX.
• Super Bowl to the Oscars? Broadcasts powered by Ross Video.
• Global supply chains? Orchestrated by Kinaxis.
• 10M+ patients across North America? Cared for by Fullscript.
• Millions of global products? Made safer and more sustainable with Ottawa’s own Assent.
• 1 in 4 new businesses? Launched by immigrant entrepreneurs.
• 500+ iconic events and festivals? Right here. Every year.
• 1,800+ tech companies. 94,000 tech workers. Canada’s largest tech park.
• Global soundtracks? Shaped by Ottawa artists like Alanis Morissette and A Tribe Called Red.
• #1 for tech talent concentration in North America? That’s Ottawa.
• Entrepreneurship? Founders helping founders—with bold ambition to build a better nation.
• Holiday movies, thrillers, and hit series? 30+ films shot in Ottawa last year alone
• 4 post-secondary institutions. 168,000+ students. 90+ Canada Research Chairs.
• Canada in one city, welcoming the world every day.

And we’re just getting started. For our community. For Canada. And our planet.

Events

Exciting Ottawa Innovation Events are being added to the calendar daily that you won’t want to miss. Submit your own events and bookmark this page— as new events are added, you’ll want a front-row seat.

Engage

Ottawa Innovation Week is driven by bold innovators—and we want you front and centre. Submit your event to our official calendar and share your stories on social media using #YOWInnovationWeek and #BoldOttawa. A social media kit with ready-to-use posts and graphics is coming soon to help you spread the word. Don’t forget to engage with others—like, share, and amplify the innovation happening across our community. Let’s Light It Up.

Looking for more inspiration: Get your copy of Ottawa Made by Sam Laprade and Caroline Phillips. It’s a tribute to the bold Ottawa builders shaping our city, our country, and future.