esearch in Ottawa – both in academic institutions and the city at large – is booming in Ottawa.

So you've come to the right place. Navigate the links below to get a sense of how extensive and important research is in Ottawa. Everywhere… in the schools, in the private sector, and in the public sector.

We'll leave you with two quick Ottawa facts before you begin exploring the rich research links below.

• Ottawa has the highest-educated workforce in Canada, with more engineers, scientists and PhDs per capita than any other city in the country.
• With 90 per cent of Canada's industrial telecommunications research and development conducted here, Ottawa is one of the world's top five sites for R&D within this sector.

A good start, then, is to examine institution-specific research information by clicking on the following links:

Applied Research & Development at Algonquin College

Research at Carleton University

La Cité collégiale

Research at the University of Ottawa

Two additional research links you won't want to miss are the OCRI research overview and the OCRI research portal.

Yet whether you are a researcher or a professor (or both), joining a post-secondary educational institution in Ottawa accords numerous benefits to a new faculty member.

By all means, explore this entire web site to learn more about the attractiveness of living and working in Ottawa, particularly the Discover Ottawa section. However, as a prospective faculty member, you should take advantage of the comprehensive online information offered especially for you by Ottawa's educational institutions.

The links below provide a wealth of information on everything from moving to Canada/Ottawa, to support for spouses. They offer a wide range of resources varying by institution. It's recommended you peruse all these links, even if you are interested only in a specific institution.

Algonquin College: Faculty Support – New to Algonquin?

Carleton University: Faculty Positions

La Cité collégiale: Offres d'emploi

University of Ottawa: Faculty Recruitment

If, after reading through the above links – and the rest of this site – you still have questions, we suggest you contact the institutions directly in the Contact Us section.