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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.
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Une carrière époustouflante.
Une vie fabuleuse.
En matière d’alimentation, de divertissement, de transport et surtout de logement, Ottawa offre un style de vie métropolitain qui ne vous ruinera pas.
Les personnes à revenu moyen peuvent facilement se loger à Ottawa. Le prix médian moyen d’une maison individuelle y est de 501 200 $, soit nettement moins qu’à Toronto (806 755 $), qu’à Vancouver (1,2 M$) et qu’à San Francisco (1,6 M$). Les salaires dans la capitale dépassent ceux des autres grandes villes canadiennes et les dépenses quotidiennes y sont légèrement inférieures à la moyenne, ce qui en fait l’un des grands centres les plus abordables du Canada.
Les urbanistes d’Ottawa ont préservé une « ceinture de verdure » de 200 kilomètres carrés autour de la ville pour le plaisir de ses citoyens. La ville compte plus de 1 000 parcs, quatre plages, et des kilomètres de pistes cyclables et de sentiers pédestres. L’historique canal Rideau serpente à travers le centre-ville, bordé de part et d’autre d’un parc et de sentiers pédestres et cyclables. En hiver, il devient la patinoire la plus longue du monde.
Ottawa est située entre les deux plus grandes villes du Canada, Montréal et Toronto. Prenez le train le matin pour Montréal afin d’assister à des réunions et soyez de retour à Ottawa pour le souper. Quatre heures de train ou une heure d’avion suffisent pour vous transporter au magnifique centre-ville de Toronto, la métropole, où vivent six millions de personnes.
Ottawa s’est classée 19e sur 231 villes dans le monde selon l’enquête Mercer 2019 sur la qualité de vie. Le magazine Canadian Business a qualifié Ottawa de meilleur endroit où vivre au Canada en se basant sur les revenus, la possession d’une voiture, le taux d’emploi, le logement, le climat et le mode de vie. Le Conference Board du Canada a accordé une note élevée à la capitale pour l’accueil des nouveaux arrivants.
Ce concert annuel en plein air offert depuis 1998 fait aujourd’hui partie des plus grands festivals du monde. Tenu sur le terrain du Musée canadien de la guerre, au bord de la rivière des Outaouais, le Bluestfest rassemble chaque année des foules d’adeptes venus entendre leurs groupes préférés.
Le Festival des tulipes célèbre l’arrivée du printemps dans la capitale. Des milliers de touristes envahissent la ville pour admirer un million de tulipes en fleur. Le parc Major’s Hill et le lac Dow sont les centres de ce festival de 11 jours, qui propose de la musique, des expériences culturelles et des spécialités culinaires.
Le Festival des tulipes célèbre l’arrivée du printemps dans la capitale. Des milliers de touristes envahissent la ville pour admirer un million de tulipes en fleur. Le parc Major’s Hill et le lac Dow sont les centres de ce festival de 11 jours, qui propose de la musique, des expériences culturelles et des spécialités culinaires.
Le 1er juillet, pour la fête du Canada, il n’y a pas de meilleur endroit qu’Ottawa. La Colline du Parlement est au cœur des festivités avec des groupes de musique gratuits, des spectacles en direct, et un grand feu d’artifice pour le bouquet final.
Chaque hiver, la féérie s’empare d’Ottawa pendant ce festival de trois weekends. Des sculptures de glace s’élèvent le long de zone piétonne de la rue Sparks, à un pâté de maisons de la Colline du Parlement.
Chaque hiver, la féérie s’empare d’Ottawa pendant ce festival de trois weekends. Des sculptures de glace s’élèvent le long de zone piétonne de la rue Sparks, à un pâté de maisons de la Colline du Parlement.