{
  "url": "https://classa.info/cities/ottawa/talent-and-salaries",
  "title": "Ottawa office talent and salary benchmarks",
  "description": "White-collar talent depth, salary benchmarks, and hiring economics for occupiers of Ottawa Class A office space.",
  "oneSentenceAnswer": "Ottawa indexes 80/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with strong public-sector, telecom, cybersecurity, and tech talent.",
  "tldr": [
    "Talent index: 80/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).",
    "Corporate tax: 26.5%.",
    "Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent."
  ],
  "keyFacts": {
    "city": "Ottawa",
    "country": "Canada",
    "region": "Americas",
    "classARentLocal": "C$36/sqft/yr · ≈ $26.6 PSF/yr USD",
    "classARentUsd": "$27/sqft/yr",
    "vacancy": "13.6%",
    "typicalLeaseYears": 10,
    "typicalRentFreeMonths": 12,
    "submarkets": 5,
    "primeYieldPct": "6.2%"
  },
  "faqs": [
    {
      "question": "Is Ottawa a deep talent market for tech/finance?",
      "answer": "Strong public-sector, telecom, cybersecurity, and tech talent. Carleton, University of Ottawa, and Algonquin College anchor the regional pipeline. Bilingual (EN-FR) talent supports federal and cross-border tenancy."
    }
  ],
  "pageType": "city-topic",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info).",
  "citation": "Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/cities/ottawa/talent-and-salaries), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z."
}