OCRI collects and verifies information provided by the companies to present the most complete picture of Ottawa’s technology industry across 12 unique industry sectors. The most current data indicates an increase of 4.8 per cent in the total number of companies to 1,946 up from 1,857 last year. The largest growth was seen in small companies with one to nine employees (up 11.4 per cent) and those with 100 to 499 employees (up 10.1 per cent). Overall, the number of employees has decreased from 78,067 to 74,611 or down 3.8 per cent. The most significant changes in employment can be seen in large companies with more than 500 employees (down 10.7 per cent).
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Companies in Knowledge-Based Industry (Ottawa Region 2000-2010)
Companies in Knowledge-Based Industries by Cluster (Ottawa Region 2000-2010)
Companies in Knowledge-Based Industries by Size (Ottawa Region 2000-2010)
Employees in Knowledge-Based Companies (Ottawa Region 2000-2010)
Employees in Knowledge-Based Companies by Cluster (Ottawa Region 2000-2010)
