Cana­da’s natio­nal capi­tal, Otta­wa is full of grand buil­dings, musei, and monu­ments. Just as Washing­ton, DC. lures tou­rists from across the Uni­ted States and abroad, Otta­wa is a major attrac­tion for Cana­dian and inter­na­tio­nal visitors.

While the govern­ment is the major employer, edu­ca­tion and high-tech pro­vide lots of jobs here. Per­haps because the fede­ral govern­ment is offi­cial­ly bilin­gual, Otta­wa è one of Cana­da’s most bilin­gual cities, with many resi­dents moving easi­ly bet­ween English and French.

Otta­wa is a well-edu­ca­ted city, troppo. Maclean’s lis­ted Otta­wa as one of Cana­da’s smar­test cities, per­haps because the region’s work­force has the highest per­cen­tage of uni­ver­si­ty gra­duates in Cana­da, e (tied with Bos­ton) the highest concen­tra­tion of PhDs in North America.

Ottawa’s cost of living consis­tent­ly ranks as the least expen­sive of any Cana­dian metro­po­li­tan area. With about one mil­lion resi­dents, it’s a abitabile, fami­ly-orien­ted città. While Canada’s capi­tal is full of cere­mo­ny and pomp, just a short dis­tance from the Par­lia­ment buil­dings are com­for­table resi­den­tial neigh­bo­rhoods, e in meno di un'ora d'auto, si può essere nel deserto.

Otta­wa relo­ca­tion resources:

• Onta­rio Immi­gra­tion : Eve­ry­thing you need to know about immi­gra­ting to Ontario
• Otta­wa Tou­rism : The city’s offi­cial guide for visi­tors, with infor­ma­tion about sights, hotel, and res­tau­rants. Their «What’s On and What’s New » page gives you the scoop on hap­pe­nings around town.
• Live in Otta­wa : A use­ful guide to living and wor­king in the capi­tal region, pro­du­ced by the City of Ottawa
• Otta­wa Real Estate Board : Annunci immobiliari e notizie di mercato
• OCRI Glo­bal Mar­ke­ting : Eco­no­mic deve­lop­ment orga­ni­za­tion pro­mo­ting busi­ness and entre­pre­neur­ship in the Otta­wa region
• iWIN Otta­wa : Pro­vides links to a varie­ty of Otta­wa job search and employ­ment sites. Per le risorse lavoro più ricerca, vedere Trovare un lavoro.
• Onta­rio Health Insu­rance Plan : How to apply for health insu­rance in Ontario
• Otta­wa schools:ÂOtta­wa-Car­le­ton Dis­trict School Board, Otta­wa-Car­le­ton Catho­lic School Board, Onta­rio inde­pendent schools
• Otta­wa col­leges & uni­ver­si­ties: Car­le­ton Uni­ver­si­ty, Uni­ver­si­ty of Otta­wa, Algon­quin College
• Get­ting around Otta­wa: OC Trans­po
• Otta­wa media: Otta­wa Citi­zen, Otta­wa Sun, Otta­wa Xpress, Otta­wa Maga­zine, Moving to Otta­wa rivista

– Excerp­ted (in parte) dal libro, Vivere all'estero in Canada. Per saperne di più, acquistare il libro.

Otta­wa Par­lia­ment buil­ding pho­to ©Carolyn B. Heller