Invest Ottawa's extensive range of programs and services to help you launch, grow and scale your business.
Real-world guidance from experienced business experts specific to your business needs and challenges.
A three-month training program for entrepreneurs who have launched or are ready to launch a new business.
Secondary and post-secondary students learn the skills and knowledge needed to start up a successful business.
Validate a tech startup idea and establish a solid foundation to build your business on.
Access to early-stage advisors, cost-saving start-up perks, and a network of like-minded peers.
Expert guidance to help you establish and grow your business in multiple markets.
For high-growth, Ottawa-based technology firms that have reached $2 million in revenue or capital and are on track to generating $100 million or more.
Connect with a community of more than 100 women leaders from Ottawa’s tech ecosystem.
Learn how to pitch your business and secure investment with SheBoot, a women-led program for women founders jointly established by Invest Ottawa and the Capital Angel Network.
Tips, advice, programs, services and other resources to help all women succeed in business.
For businesses seeking to expand their global footprint in Ottawa and those already established in the city scale up their enterprises.
Discover why Ottawa’s multinational giants, homegrown successes, and high-growth startups are the ideal spot to secure your future.
Real-world guidance from experienced business experts specific to your business needs and challenges.
A three-month training program for entrepreneurs who have launched or are ready to launch a new business.
Secondary and post-secondary students learn the skills and knowledge needed to start up a successful business.
Validate a tech startup idea and establish a solid foundation to build your business on.
Access to early-stage advisors, cost-saving start-up perks, and a network of like-minded peers.
Expert guidance to help you establish and grow your business in multiple markets.
For high-growth, Ottawa-based technology firms that have reached $2 million in revenue or capital and are on track to generating $100 million or more.
Connect with a community of more than 100 women leaders from Ottawa’s tech ecosystem.
Learn how to pitch your business and secure investment with SheBoot, a women-led program for women founders jointly established by Invest Ottawa and the Capital Angel Network.
Tips, advice, programs, services and other resources to help all women succeed in business.
For businesses seeking to expand their global footprint in Ottawa and those already established in the city scale up their enterprises.
Discover why Ottawa’s multinational giants, homegrown successes, and high-growth startups are the ideal spot to secure your future.
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.
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.
Explore the inspiration, actionable insight and impact that helps make Ottawa a world-class tech hub and thriving, inclusive business community.
Keep up to date with all the industry, startup, and community news, as well as features profiling some of Ottawa's leading success stories.
Invested in Our New Reality features an intimate one-on-one conversations with the leaders of some of the country’s fastest-growing companies
Read about the programs and services that help fuel the growth and success of the entrepreneurs, community and companies we serve, and our collaborative economic impact.
We are here for all women. Invest Ottawa is determined to move the dial and to create long-lasting change.
We are together on this critical journey. Invest Ottawa is here for you and all members of our community.
Workshops, networking events, and community events supporting our local entrepreneurs and businesses.
Browse Invest Ottawa's complete calendar of both local and international events.
Multi-day events that bring together the best business minds world-wide in one place.
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Take a step closer to building an amazing career—and an even better life—in Ottawa.
Ottawa offers some of the best tech jobs in the world – and one of these opportunities might be a life-changing career for you.
Learn about one of the most diverse tech hubs in North America, ranked #1 in North America for tech talent concentration in 2020.
Downloads and online resources to help when considering an international career change.
Explore why Ottawa is a center of innovation and globally recognized as innovative, future-ready, and the best place to work and live.
Invest Ottawa helps you accelerate your growth and success in one of the fastest-growing global tech hubs.
See how we drive job creation and economic growth in our nation’s capital.
Our plan for creating new high-value jobs, attracting new investment, and driving the growth of Ottawa’s economy
Find your success in Ottawa.
Ottawa. Your next move.
The best place to learn, work, live, and play.
When it comes to eating, entertainment, transportation and especially a roof over your head, Ottawa provides a metropolitan lifestyle without putting a strain on your wallet.
Housing is within easy reach for average income earners. The average median price for a single-family home in Ottawa is $501,200, considerably lower than Toronto’s $806,755, Vancouver’s $1.2 million and San Francisco’s $1.6 million. Ottawa’s salaries outpace other major Canadian cities and everyday expenses are slightly lower than average, making the city one of Canada’s most affordable major centres.
Ottawa’s urban planners protected 200-square kilometres of “greenbelt” around the city for the enjoyment of its citizens. The city boasts more than 1,000 parks and four beaches, and many miles of cycling and walking paths. The historic Rideau Canal winds through the city centre, with walking and cycling paths and parkland on both sides. In winter, the canal turns into the world’s longest skating rink.
Ottawa is centered between Canada’s two biggest cities, Montreal and Toronto. You can hop on a morning train to Montreal for meetings and be back in Ottawa for dinner. A four-hour train ride or a one-hour flight takes you to beautiful downtown Toronto, the largest city in Canada with a population of 6 million.
Ottawa ranked 19th of 231 cities worldwide on Mercer’s Quality of Living Survey for 2019. Canadian Business magazine called Ottawa Canada’s best place to live based on incomes, car ownership, employment rates, housing, weather and lifestyle. The Conference Board of Canada gave the capital high marks for welcoming newcomers.
The annual outdoor concert began in 1998 and is now among the world’s biggest festivals. Held on the grounds of the Canadian War Museum, fans listen to their favourite bands alongside the Ottawa River.
The Tulip Festival marks the launch of spring in the capital. Thousands of tourists flock to the city to see a million tulips in bloom. Major’s Hill Park and Dow’s Lake are the centres of the 11-day festival, with music, cultural experiences and cuisine.
The Tulip Festival marks the launch of spring in the capital. Thousands of tourists flock to the city to see a million tulips in bloom. Major’s Hill Park and Dow’s Lake are the centres of the 11-day festival, with music, cultural experiences and cuisine.
On Canada Day, July 1, Ottawa is the place to be. Parliament Hill is at the heart of the celebrations with free bands, live shows, and a grand fireworks finale.
Ottawa comes alive in winter with this three-weekend-long festival. Ice sculptures line the Sparks Street pedestrian mall, a block from Parliament Hill.
Ottawa comes alive in winter with this three-weekend-long festival. Ice sculptures line the Sparks Street pedestrian mall, a block from Parliament Hill.
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