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Takeaways from the 2025 Post-Budget Breakfast The Ottawa Board of Trade and Ottawa Business Journal’s annual Post-Budget Breakfast brought together business, government, and community leaders to unpack how Budget 2025 will shape Canada’s, and Ottawa’s, economic future. Featuring insights from Ryan Turnbull, MP for Whitby and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance and National…

Takeaways from the 2025 Post-Budget Breakfast Shining a Spotlight on Ottawa’s Small Business Community  Small businesses are the backbone of Ottawa’s economy, accounting for approximately 98% of all businesses in the region and employing nearly half of the local workforce. This Small Business Month, we’re proud to celebrate the passion, resilience, and creativity that define…

Takeaways from the 2025 Post-Budget Breakfast Photo credit: Leah Larocque/CTV News Ottawa The Ottawa Board of Trade has long advocated for Ottawa to become Canada’s National Defence Innovation Hub. Today, I was pleased to speak at an event where Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and Sonya Shorey, President and CEO of Invest Ottawa, hosted defence experts and…

Takeaways from the 2025 Post-Budget Breakfast The Ottawa Board of Trade, Invest Ottawa, and the Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas proudly hosted the Ottawa Small Business Summit 2025 on Monday, October 20 during Small Business Week, bringing together entrepreneurs, community leaders, and experts dedicated to strengthening Ottawa’s small business ecosystem.   Small businesses are the…

Takeaways from the 2025 Post-Budget Breakfast The Ottawa Board of Trade was proud to host the Honourable Maninder Sidhu, Canada’s Minister of International Trade, alongside MP Yasir Naqvi, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade and Secretary of State for International Development, for a closed-door roundtable with local business leaders. This dynamic discussion focused…

Takeaways from the 2025 Post-Budget Breakfast OBOT Member Blog Post By Dr. Gráinne McCabe, Chief Conservation Officer, Wilder Institute I’ve always believed that nature has a way of grounding us. It slows our racing thoughts, clears the fog of daily life, and reconnects us to what really matters. Nowhere is that truer than here in…

Takeaways from the 2025 Post-Budget Breakfast On August 19, 2025, the Ottawa Board of Trade convened leaders from government, academia, and industry for a pivotal panel discussion on Building the Workforce for Ottawa’s Defence Innovation Hub. As Ottawa navigates major structural changes – from looming federal public service cuts to the rise of AI and…

Takeaways from the 2025 Post-Budget Breakfast The Ottawa Board of Trade proudly hosted a special roundtable with the Honourable Nolan Quinn, Ontario’s Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security, about how Ontario can produce more competitive graduates to drive innovation and economic growth. OBOT business, academia, healthcare, and research members came together at Ottawa…

Takeaways from the 2025 Post-Budget Breakfast Hydro Ottawa Group is a private company that is 100 per cent owned by the City of Ottawa and whose strategic business lines include electricity distribution, renewable energy generation, energy solutions, telecommunications and utility services. As a future-powered energy provider and partner in key green energy projects, Hydro Ottawa Group is committed to innovation, community,…