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Economy of Ottawa

Ottawa, the capital city of a G8 country, is the largest economic center between Montreal and Toronto and is one of the most prosperous cities in Canada. Ottawa's primary employers are the Public Service of Canada and the high-tech industry, generating 19 percent and 18 percent of the city's 40 billion dollar GDP respectively. Other notable sectors are the financial sector and trade, each at around ten percent of the GDP. Ottawa is the capital city of a G8 country with the best-educated workforce in Canada with 51 percent of its residents having a college education, and 72 per cent of its employed population working in natural and applied science.

Ottawa's economy is growing, experiencing a GDP growth rate of 2.4 percent in 2005.. CIBC's Metro Monitor reports Ottawa as highest in rate of change of economic activity among Canada's largest metro areas in June 2006.. Ottawa responds well to economic fluctuations due to the stability of the federal government sector. This resilience was reflected in 2009 where its GDP declined by 1.2 percent as Canada's declined by 2.5 percent and it had the lowest unemployment level among metropolitan areas in the country. However the High tech sector has suffered from a loss of 40,000 jobs in recent years

The average single income in 2005 was 43,613, while the average private household income was 85,136.[122]. In 2004, the median family income in Ottawa-Gatineau was the highest among Canada's six largest cities. [1].

In 2006, approximately 500,000 people were employed in Ottawa(http://www.ottawa.ca/city_hall/financial/lrfp3/economy_demographics/index_en.html), There are 110,000 government employees (http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/co/buho/seca/ot/ot_003.cfm) and 70,000 employees in high tech sectors (http://www.ottawa.ca/city_hall/financial/lrfp3/economy_demographics/index_en.html). The Ottawa-Gatineau CMA had in 2010, 133,994 federal government employees(http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/govt58a-eng.htm). Statistics Canada reported in 2006 that 20 percent are employeed in Public administration, 13 percent in trade, 12 percent in Professional, scientific and technical services, and 9 percent in Health care and social assistance. (http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/co/buho/seca/ot/ot_003.cfm).

In 2006, the following are employee counts: (http://www.ottawa.ca/residents/statistics/data_handbook/economics/table_40_en.html). The Ottawa Hospital employs over 12,000.(http://www.ottawahospital.on.ca/wps/portal/Base/TheHospital/CareersAndVolunteering/CareersAndVolunteering). The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, the City of Ottawa (administration) and the University of Ottawa each employs over 5000.

History:Ottawa was founded as a governemnt town, and although there was a lumber and pulp and paper industry in earlier days, much of it was planned rather than evolved from the growth of industry and the wealth today reflects that fact.

The Education, Health and Federal Agencies sectors are major employers, as local government, retail and retail food sectors are significant. Some large employers not yet mentioned are Carleton University, Bell Canada, Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board, OC Transpo, Algonquin College, CHEO, Loblaws and Nortel Networks, each employing 2000+. The unemployment rate was around 5 percent in 2006 (http://www.ottawa.ca/city_hall/financial/lrfp3/economy_demographics/index_en.html) and was fifth of Canadian cities at 6.3 percent Q1 2011 (http://www.obj.ca/Local/2011-07-18/article-2660285/Ottawa-9th-on-CIBC-economic-activity-index/1).

A unique feature of the City of Ottawa is its size; it's actually larger than any other Canadian city in physical size (though fourth largest by population). 90 percent of the city's area is rural countryside, though most of its residents live in the urban area.(http://www.ottawa.ca/city_services/planningzoning/2020/es/4_1_en.shtml). Because of this, its rural economy contributed 1 billion to its GDP.

Over 40% of the Public Service of Canada is located in the Ottawa-Hull area (wikipedia public service of canada article). Almost one out of three federal government employees are working in the Ottawa-Gatineau region (http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=96746).

Ottawa's high-tech industry has benefitted greatly from the presence of the federal government. Its research centres, collaboration with the sector and expenditures on products and services have all contributed to the sector's growth. Ongoing research in universities and health care facilities and life sciences is also notable. These areas have frequently resulted in new entrepreneurial spin-off companies. (http://www.ottawa.ca/city_services/planningzoning/2020/es/4_1_en.shtml). R&D in both the public and the private sectors is high. Ottawa accounted for almost 76 per cent of the Corporate R&D spending in the province during 2008 (http://blogs.ocri.ca/general/2011/01/ocris-take-putting-things-into-perspective-part-5-of-6/).

Ottawa is sometimes known as Silicon Valley North. High-tech firms exist in several sectors. Some well-known telecommunications companies include Nortel, JDS Uniphase, Alcatel, Cisco Systems and Mitel (and CRC in the public sector)(http://www.ottawaregion.com/Business_in_Ottawa/Industry_Overview/telecommunications.php). Software companies produce $1 billion in revenue and include Cognos, Corel, Adobe, and QNX(http://www.ottawaregion.com/Business_in_Ottawa/Industry_Overview/software.php). Wireless companies include Nortel, RIM, Alcatel, Siemens, and Marconi. There are many companies also in photonics, semiconductors, life sciences.

Ottawa's market is chiefly in the U.S. It's chief competiton resides in centres such as Raleigh-Durham in North Carolina, which competes with Ottawa in four industry clusters; and San Jose and Orange County in California, and Austin in Texas, all of which compete in three clusters. (http://www.ottawa.ca/city_services/planningzoning/2020/es/4_1_en.shtml). Competitive cities in Canada include Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Hamilton, Montreal and Toronto (http://www.ottawa.ca/city_services/planningzoning/2020/es/4_1_en.shtml).

Some organizations with headquarters in Ottawa include National Defence, NRC, Canada Post, RCMP, CSIS. The private sector has headquarters of Cognos, Corel, Level Platforms, March Networks, Mitel, SkyWave Mobile Communications, Tundra Semiconductor. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hi-tech_companies) International headquaarters of:

Tourism: # of overnite visitors, #daytime visitors: what sites bring in tourism $?, Host to Events such as: Commonwealth like games, tournaments, championships, boat races, football and soccer? Jazz and Blues festival, Spring thing, winterlude, and canada day. Companies found there, companies which make most of their stuff there. Is construction mentionable? especially in growing city? Manufacturing blurb: Most whatever are made at x plant. Headquarters for y is here. Retail blurb: Anything notable such as large malls? Exporting blurb: maybe also something about airport shipping, for example. Real estate: The real estate market has done the following changes. New Conference centre.

Some other employers not mentioned are Research in Motion, Rogers Communications, Bank of America employing 1800 at former MBNA credut card call centre, Bank of Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Hydro Ottawa Ltd., Industry Canada, Lockheed Martin Canada Inc., National Arts Centre, Royal Canadian Mint, Statistics Canada. IBM, Ericsson, Adobe, Cisco and RIM. Health care facilities, medical schools, and heart/brain places and CHEO: Heath-related research?.

The following have more than 2000 employees: Bell Canada, Carleton University, OCSB, Algonquin College, CHEO, Loblaws, Nortel Networks, OC Transpo. These in key sectors have more than 1000: CGI, Calian, MBNA Canada(old??), Dell Canada(old??), Convergys Corporation, Cognos (now part of IBM), Conseil des Ecoles Catholiques de langue Française de Centre-Est, General Dynamics Canada, Queensway-Carleton Hospital, Royal Ottawa Hospital, City of Ottawa Police, provincial government, several national retail and food services chains, EDS Canada, Canadian Corps of Commissionaires, and Alcatel Canada.

From french article:Three universities serve in Ottawa: University of Ottawa, Carleton University and Saint Paul University.

The City of Ottawa is served by the MacDonald-Cartier International Airport Ottawa. It is the terminus of the Rideau Canal. The transit system in Ottawa is undergoing changes including the expansion of light rail services to the city's east. Housing starts in 2011 were 6096, relatively unchanged year over year.(http://www.obj.ca/Local/2011-07-18/article-2660285/Ottawa-9th-on-CIBC-economic-activity-index/1).

Canada has 3,294,159 employees in the public sector in 2010, out of which 420,685 work for the Federal general government which includes reservists and full-time military personnel.(http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/govt54a-eng.htm). Over 40 percent of the Public Service of Canada is located in Ottawa-Gatineau. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Service_of_Canada).

CDN Forces Brances (not necessarily in ottawa): Maritime Command Land Force Command Air Command Operational Support Command Expeditionary Force Command Special Operations Forces Command Canada Command

Scouting Google with "headquarters ottawa site:wikipedia.org" shows:

• • SEE wikipedia article: companies based in ottawa***

obviously government but are listed as headquarters in ottawa: NDHQ CSIS CSEC (part of nat. def) NRC PSAC Canada Post Defence Research and Developement Canada(of DND) CBSA (border) Transport Canada CUPE Public Health Agency of Canada RCMP Bank of Canada Innovapost (of Canada Post) DND Headquarters CRPTC (of CFB)

removed because exist in list: Giant Tiger (really, ! Walkley) CMHC Cognos Zip.ca (dvd online) Mitel Hulse, Playfair & McGarry

Ottawa Central Railway (of CNR) Ottawa Journal Ottawa Fire Services Ottawa Sun Ottawa Citizen Ottawa XPress Scouts Canada Ottawa Police Services Zoom Airlines Bridgehead EKOS CISTI (RND spinoff? of NRC) Alterna Savings Rockin' Johnny's Conservative Party of Canada Calian COPA (pilots) McMillan (marketing) Sakto (property development) Nordion Inc. (health science, on tsx) Skywave Mobile Communications MARCOM (Canadian forces maritime command) (navy)

Liquid Computing (IT infrustructure, servers, etc) CSC (Correctional) Tundra Semiconductor Tommy & Lefebvre Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) Bitheads (software outsourcing) Fuel Industries (online interactive and marketing) Talkswitch (phone systems PBX) Canadian Red Cross Canadian Forces Air Command (= air force) Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (nonprofit) Heritage Canada (nonprofit) Canadian Coast Guard Le Droit Canadian Canoe Association Mxi Technologies (Aviation mntnce) Delta Psi Canada (sorority) Rogers TV Ten Broadcasting OC Transpo Royal Canadian Army Cadets

Notes: Ottawa hopital has nice info at: http://www.businessreviewcanada.ca/company-reports/ottawa-hospital

--- http://ceps.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3506008&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=Ottawa&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= Stats canada 2006: Unemployment rate: 5.9

Employment by Occupation: 448735 employed: Management occupations: 53,350 Business, finance and administration occupations: 93,275 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations: 59,295 Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion: 54,135 Sales and service occupations: 98,625

Employment by industry: Retail trade: 46,315 Health care and social services: 43,250 Educational services: 30,820 Business services: 101,515 Other services: 149,105

Median earnings: 34,343 Median income: 32,908 --

More than 500 employees: Nordion, i-Stat (http://www.ottawa.ca/residents/statistics/data_handbook/economics/table_40_en.html). are part of the growing life science sector. (OCRI's pdf: "Life Sciences" E177_ocri_photonics.qxd)

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Items removed August 2nd from economy section: research is significant in high tech. electronic goods in high tech

Ottawa's 2010 OCRI report is online at: http://ocri.ca/files/2011/01/2010_OttawaReport.pdf and all references to the OCRI web site in this document could point there.