Where Connections Drive Opportunity
Ottawa is uniquely positioned at the intersection of government, industry, and academia. As Canada’s capital, it offers close proximity to policymakers alongside a dynamic innovation ecosystem.
Through Invest Ottawa, you gain access to the people, insights, and partnerships that help turn opportunity into impact. Collaboration isn’t an aspiration here, it’s how the ecosystem operates.
What happens in Ottawa…
Doesn’t stay in Ottawa. This isn’t Vegas. This is a global innovation hub.
Every AMEX swipe and global airline route is powered by Solace.
Hundreds of millions of vehicles are made safer by QNX.
Millions of online stores run on Ottawa-born Shopify.
Global sports broadcasts rely on Ross Video.
Global supply chains are optimized by Kinaxis.
Tens of millions of patients are served through Fullscript.
Billions of devices are tested and secured using Ciena’s networking technology.
Global electronics are powered by chips designed with SiFive’s RISC-V IP.
Digital investigations across 100+ countries rely on Ottawa’s Magnet Forensics.
450+ space missions have relied on Canadarm technology built by MDA.
Billions of secure transactions and identities are protected by Entrust every year.
Case Study
From Maryland to Ottawa: Growth on the Ground
In 2017, a U.S. tech company made a big decision. Ciena built its largest global R&D centre in Ottawa. Not a satellite office. A centre of gravity.
Three buildings, 425,000 square feet, nearly half of their global R&D team working out of Kanata. But this isn’t really a story about size. It’s about how things work here.
In Ottawa, the people building global networks are in constant orbit around the people shaping them. Engineers, researchers, policymakers all operating in the same ecosystem, where ideas move quickly from concept to deployment.
Ciena calls it a story about people. Access to deep technical talent, yes, but also a quality of life that makes it easier to attract and keep them.
Ciena’s outcomes speaks for itself. Thousands of R&D specialists. Thousands of patents. Global recognition for innovation. Companies come for a reason. They grow for many more.
Ready to Grow Here?
Don’t take our word for it
Ottawa is Canada’s Defence Innovation Hub
Case Study
Where Defence Meets Its Supply Chain
SEA Canada, a global defence technology company within the UK’s SEA Group, has expanded into Ottawa with the opening of a 20,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility focused on next-generation naval systems.
SEA Canada’s expansion into Ottawa isn’t just a new facility, it’s a strategic move into one of the world’s most concentrated defence ecosystems. With direct access to national defence, research labs, and hundreds of specialized firms, Ottawa gives global companies the edge to build, test, and scale faster.
Ready to Land Here?
Podcast
If I had $100M Dollars, I would Grow in Ottawa
Ranovus, an Ottawa-born semiconductor company, is investing over $100 million to expand its advanced manufacturing facility in the city, creating 125 high-skilled jobs.
The expansion brings more of the semiconductor value chain home, from design to fabrication to packaging, strengthening Canada’s position in AI and next-generation computing.
When the future of chips gets built, it starts here.
Top 100 Globally, #1 in North America
From Underrated to Unignorable
Ottawa has landed on the World’s Best Cities 2026 list and been named the most livable major city in North America. diverse, highly skilled workforce, combined with a city designed for balance and opportunity, makes Ottawa a place where talent doesn’t just arrive, it stays, builds and lives.
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Not the velvet rope kind. The “we know exactly who you should meet” kind.
We’ll build you a custom day in Ottawa, from curated introductions on the Hill to real conversations with companies upstream, downstream, and occasionally right along the Ottawa River. We’ll take you behind the scenes with private tours of leading facilities, labs, and innovation hubs, and create bespoke moments you won’t find on any itinerary.
Need a place to plug in between meetings? We’ve got drop-in spaces you won’t find on Google.
We’ll set the meetings, open the doors, book the space, and yes, pick up lunch.
All you have to do is show up.
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