In addition the Career Expo, the Ottawa Business Journal and Ottawa Board of Trade produce a related event for employers. This annual event is called the Best Places to Work Employer Summit.

The Employer Summit is specifically focused on business owners, managers and HR professionals to help them optimize their human resources to create happy and productive workplaces.

Employer Summit Mission

  • To devote an entire day to talent recruitment and development

  • Inform and inspire employers to become Best Places to Work

  • To assemble all key economic development players (Invest Ottawa, the Ottawa Board of Trade and technology, tourism, real estate and home building) to recognize that talent is the foundation of economic growth

  • To gain recognition that Ottawa and Eastern Ontario are among the Best Places to Work in Canada