Major City Insights: Ottawa–Gatineau—January 2026

Major City Insights: Ottawa–Gatineau—January 2026

Urban City Economic Analysis
10 min read

Author: Meghan Eibner

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This publication focuses on the Ottawa–Gatineau metropolitan economy.

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Subdued outlook under the cloud of public sector cuts

This quarter, we assess how hard the Ottawa–Gatineau economy will be hit by federal government cuts to public service jobs and spending.

To what extent will the impacts ripple through other facets of the local economy, such as business activity, consumer spending, the housing market, and even population trends? How much of an offset will the area’s busy construction sector provide? We share our outlook for Ottawa–Gatineau’s economy, including GDP, employment, and population growth.

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