We’re extremely proud to be working with Invest Ottawa and Digital Main Street to bring the Future Proof program to our local businesses. The program helps shops, restaurants, skilled trades companies, and home-based artisans increase online sales and build more...
Recent unimaginable events related to the Covid-19 pandemic have created far-reaching impacts on every member of our community. As a business association, we wanted to reach out to our local business owners to learn, in their own words, how they are being impacted by...
Help Us Help You! OWBA wants to help promote local businesses by publishing who is open and how people can still do business with you. Follow this link to send us a pre-formatted email you can fill out with information we will publish on our website and social...
In partnership with its Economic Partners Taskforce, the City of Ottawa has launched the first phase of an online promotional campaign to help local businesses during these challenging times. The campaign encourages residents to support their favourite small...
From the City of Ottawa: The following are suggestions Ottawa business owners can take to increase security to their properties that are temporarily closed: Remove all valuables from store front displays. This will help mitigate smash and grab scenarios such...
The Ontario Government announced Monday it will be ordering at-risk workplaces to close down, while encouraging businesses to explore opportunities to continue operations through work-from-home and innovative business models. It has released its list of workplaces in...
Read more here about how certain travel exemptions will apply to seasonal agricultural workers, fish-seafood workers, caregivers and all other temporary foreign workers. Global News Article
We thought we would pass along some informative reading we came across from Logan Katz LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants. It summarizes what the federal government response is to COVID-19 and what it means to: 1. Businesses 2. Individuals We hope this helps the...
Mayor Jim Watson has assembled a task force in response to the economic damage caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic. In preparing a response to the pandemic crisis, OWBA would like to be in a position to share information on behalf of local and rural businesses in...