Capital Advantage: The Ottawa Economic Scorecard
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The Ottawa Economic Scorecard provides a clear picture of Ottawa-Gatineau’s economic competitiveness compared to 20 of Canada’s largest urban centres. The scorecard measures performance across five key themes:
Livability
Talent resources
Welcoming
Innovation readiness
Business enablement
This first edition of the scorecard establishes a baseline for how Canada’s capital region performs in the context of a changing national and global economy. Grounded in data, the scorecard enables the business community, government, and civic partners to align efforts, set priorities and track progress annually.
The Ottawa Economic Scorecard is a flagship benchmarking initiative of the Ottawa Board of Trade, developed in partnership with the Canadian Chamber’s Business Data Lab (BDL), with analytical support from the Conference Board of Canada and data inputs from Environics Analytics.
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