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Last updated April 26, 2002 Comments?

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Ottawa-Hull unemployment surpasses national rate
After the Layoff
Bankruptcies rose in January: report
Optenia Inc. closes doors / Metro Photonics fills management gaps
Bridgewater lands first wireless customer
Optenia to wind down operations / NetPCS laid off 60 per cent of its staff
Ottawa jobless rate inches up in February
career fair cancelled
Demand for workers continues to drop in Ottawa
Help-wanted Index February 2002
Silicon Access Networks adds funding
Northeastern expects to increase number of employees
xwave expects further staff increases down the road
Provance to add 10 more staff positions
Sciemetric secures $4M in financing
Plaintree cuts staff hours after wider Q3 loss
Innovance lands $88M financing
December E.I. claims in Ontario up 39.5% over 2001
Innovance about to land $96 million, sources say
Zenastra resurfaces as Broadwave
Kyberpass wins key financial services contract
DCI granted more time for restructuring
Potentia Power Systems plans to increase number of employees
Statcan tweaks definition of a high-tech firm
Tality shutting down Ottawa operations
Ottawa in recession, worse to come: report
Decline in labour demand eased last month: Statscan
Ottawa IT firms win federal supply contracts
M4 may be hiring
Creditors approve Impath's rescue plan
Tech's dark cloud carries silver lining
Two hundred jobs could disappear from Accelio
Current Job Openings at CMHC
SpaceBridge cuts 20% of staff
11 jobs will be created at Valcom
Number of Ontarians receiving EI up 47% from November 2000
Full-time employment in Canada declines 0.2% in 2001
JDS' began the year with a 10,000 staff in Ottawa - now down to 2,500
JDS officials admit that more job cuts could lie ahead
Catena has no plans to rehire laid off staff
HireTopTalent launches consulting unit
More than 20,000 layoffs in Ottawa's technology sector in 2001
Dynex Power bids adieu to Ottawa, North America
Spotwave looking to hit 45 by the end of the year
High-tech workforce shrinks 7.33% since June: study
Marconi to chop 4,000 more jobs as sales fall
Innovance lays off 25 staff: report
High-tech leads December job gains: Statscan
Fewer employers seeking workers: Statscan
Optovation tops up financing round to US$23M
Belnet launches wireless unit
Zentra plans to expand its staff to about 30
EDS Canada wins $9.5M contract
Webplan on best managed list
Webplan Corp cuts another 14 jobs
Webplan boss puts workers first
Catena cuts 78 staff to preserve VC cash
Quake all shook up, cuts 11 staff
High-tech jobs gain as Ottawa's unemployment rate falls: Statscan
Ottawa's labour demand continues drop: Statscan
National jobless rate hits two-year high
Government opportunities limited for laid-off tech workers
National Help-wanted Index down 24.4% compared with November 2000.
2002 salaries to falter in Toronto, Ottawa: report
Zucotto confirms 39 layoffs
SourceWorks offering employees cash rewards for personal contacts
Camelot hopes to have 45 employees    Guide    Careers
Ventrada folds, seeks buyers
Ottawa's tech recovery expected to be slow
Oz Optics confirms 40 layoffs
Watchfire cuts 20% of staff
Startup Ardesic putting its six Ottawa staff out of work
Local layoffs surpassing 15,000 this year
Employment Opportunity at OCRI    ( worldclass@ocri.ca )
Nuvo expects to add more employees next year    ( Guide   careers )
March Networks cutting 24 more jobs
Tundra plans no further workforce reductions
Optovation expects to double workforce    ( careers )
Accelio cuts jobs, pay
A database to keep tabs on hiring and firing trends
Epocal hiring six employees over the next 30 days
U.S. hiring lowest in 18 years: Manpower
Accelio rolls back wages
Accelio cuts more jobs
SiGEM lays off 16 per cent of its workforce
Tarian lands $4M in financing    ( jobs   jobs@tariansoftware.com )
Startup Ionalytics wins seed funds    ( nrc )
CSC to cut 1,200 staff outsourced from Nortel
Days are numbered for outsourced Nortel workers
Canadian Forces offer money for high-tech talent
12 per cent of staff have been cut by Alcatel in Kanata
Tech downturn affects salaries: survey
Layoffs preceded SS8 acquisition
Enlist Roth to tackle national skills shortage
11,000 technology jobs have disappeared in the region
19,000 jobs gone

C-MAC closes outsourcing deal with Nortel
MIL Systems struggles with bankruptcy
Technology expert predicts more layoffs
Youtopia.com closes shop
Ottawa-Hull unemployment dips
Symagery lays off 9
Alcatel cuts 25 jobs in Gatineau
Taral to increase employee base from 20 to 35 by year's end
Nortel job cuts 'substantially' complete
Layoffs What layoffs?
Corel cuts jobs, integrates with Micrografx
Mitel makes job cuts
Bridgewater lays off 20
Linmor cuts 30% of staff
GSI Lumonics posts Q3 loss, will cut more jobs
Accelio cuts 25 jobs
Ottawa region optimistic about economic future
Tropic Networks cuts 20% of staff, mostly in Ottawa
Espial cuts workforce by 30%
GDS & Associates opens Ottawa office
Nortel needs $2B to survive downturn
WebHancer lays off 14
Databeacon Inc, Akara Corp, AIT Corp and Sigem Inc cutting staff
Ottawa leaders plan summit to address 'new reality'
March Networks lays off 47
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