Open request letter to: Hon. Minister Parliament Mona Fortier, President of the Treasury Board Minister Parliament Yasir Naqvi, Ottawa Centre Re: Trucker Convoy Protest in Ottawa Dear Ministers, We are writing to you today on … Read more
OTTAWA January 12, 2022 — Five Ottawa Business Improvement Areas have partnered with My Main Street to participate in the Local Business Accelerator Program. This partnership is set to revitalize the hardest hit Business Improvement … Read more
Ottawa, January 3, 2022 — With recent news of returning to Stage 2:Ontario Temporarily Moving to Modified Step Two of the Roadmap to Reopen businesses are once again facing public health measure restrictions that are … Read more
Our DSS team is wishing everyone a safe and happy Holiday season! The Digital Service Squad is away for the Holidays and we look forward to serving small businesses in Ottawa in the New Year. … Read more
To clarify between the two announcements made Friday December 17 from Ottawa Public Health and Ontario Government, Ottawa Public Health has issued an addendum to Dr. Vera Etches’ Letter of Instruction. Ottawa Public Health’s Letter … Read more
With the Small Business Tax Subclass policy being passed by Council, many businesses, property owners, and residents, are asking questions about what this means for them. OCOBIA has put together a summary consultation report for … Read more
For Immediate Release OCOBIA Digital Service Squad News Release PDF Digital Service Squad Will Help Ottawa Small Businesses With Digital Transformation September 15, 2021: Ottawa, ON. Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas (OCOBIA) has announced … Read more
Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas survey Download the Survey here: Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas survey August 2021(PDF) Survey Date: August 19 – 31, 2021 Many businesses in Ottawa’s BIAs have faced great … Read more
The pandemic has magnified social issues that BIAs have seen grow steadily over the years. It has now come to a point where action urgently needs to be taken. There is a growing social crisis … Read more
Ottawa, July 20, 2021 – The Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas (OCOBIA) representing the 19 BIAs in Greater Ottawa, has received a micro-grant from Association Communautés Francophone D’Ottawa / Association of francophone communities of … Read more