As the most connected city in Canada, over 60 per cent of households in the Ottawa region have high speed internet connectivity. In July 2004, Statistics Canada reported that Ottawa ranks first among 20 Canadian cities for internet use in the home, with 78.9 per cent of households having at least one regular internet user. (Source: ORCnet)

Ottawa’s enhanced connectivity facilitates communications within the city, provides access to global markets and serves as a strategic economic development advantage. The commitment shown by our city’s leaders to communications infrastructure excellence gives the City of Ottawa a competitive advantage in the digital global economy.