The emerging Ottawa!

I am 23 and graduated from Carleton University in Ottawa. Having lived here for more than 5 years this city has definitely offered me life-long friends and a chance to network in the professional field. I think that Ottawa has a good balance in terms of what it offers. There are sufficient things to keep [...]

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Ottawa IS My City

Being a Vancouver resident, moving to Ottawa was never a thought that had crossed my mind. But, then the opportunity arose, and I decided to take it. I must say though, having lived in capital cities around the world, I was biased in my decision to move to Ottawa. Initially it was for university, but [...]

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Ottawa is my kind of city

The more I travel, the more I appreciate Ottawa. It’s easy to knock on Ottawa as the boring conservative city, a city of brown shoes, a city of beaurocrats. It’s also easy to assume that what is found here is replicated in all Canadian cities. I found that’s not the case.

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Ottawa – Opportunity Abounds

Ottawa is a city with a reputation that doesn’t always work in its favour. As the hub of Canadian federal politics, it’s sometimes perceived as a quiet and ‘boring’ place, but as a newcomer to the city, I haven’t found this to be the case!

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Ottawa is to host Canada’s coming wave of creativity and talent

Few years ago when someone talked about Ottawa, Nortel and government would be the first things coming to someone’s mind. Well! Nortel is gone and in contrast with the past not every CU or OttawaU graduate wants to get a government job.

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Ottawa – The Place for Creative Talent

Ever since I moved to Ottawa to attend University, I had unknowingly surrounded myself with some of the most intelligent people I have ever met. Attending networking events through the Telfer School of Management has opened my eyes to Ottawa’s diverse business leaders and has inspired me to become a committed contributor to the local [...]

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