With more than 600 software firms generating annual revenues well in excess of $1 billion, Ottawa is Canada’s software capital and a world class leader in software development and innovation. Home to industry giants such as Cognos, Corel, Adobe, and QNX, and to hundreds of small and medium-sized enterprises, Ottawa’s software industry is at the cutting edge of software development. Some of its applications include security, web site analysis, custom design, embedded software, new media, mobile/wireless applications, enterprise workflow and electronic forms, e-business, business intelligence and enterprise applications, and software solutions for telecommunications service providers including VoIP. Furthermore, Ottawa is home to custom design software firms such as bitHeads and Macadamian Software Engineering.

Our software industry is represented by the Ottawa Software Cluster (OSC), an industry-sponsored association whose purpose is to help the founders, owners and executives of these software companies to build great businesses in our community.

Additional Resources

Invest in Canada
Invest in Canada is responsible for promoting, attracting and retaining foreign direct investment in Canada. They offer important advice and statistics concerning the software industry in Canada.