HUBBERS DO GOOD BETTER
Impact Hub Ottawa is a community and coworking space located in downtown Ottawa that inspires, connects & enables people working to create meaningful change in the world. Anyone who shares our vision for a better future for our city and our world is welcome to join us.
Powered by a 16,000 sq.ft. space purposefully designed for people to work, meet and create, we are part of a global network of over 15,000 purpose-driven individuals and organizations in 102 Impact Hubs around the world.
We use the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a lens through which to view our impact in the world. Our programs and events are designed to help people work better together in meeting them.
Our People
Impact Hub Ottawa is home to a vibrant community of entrepreneurs, freelancers, professionals, nonprofits, NGOs, small businesses, public servants, artists, designers, developers and more. This diversity of multi-generational and cross-sector perspectives, insights, and experiences creates a rich environment for ideas and opportunities to spark and collide.
Our Place
Impact Hub Ottawa is located in the heart of downtown Ottawa just steps away from key business, government and cultural centres. Our bright, open-concept facility lends itself to hosting meetings, workshops, strategic planning sessions, networking, business launches, and much more.
Our Programs
Our rich calendar of monthly events has something for everyone. From opportunities to meet likeminded people to spaces to deep dive into the issues you are passionate about, learning sessions to help you develop new skills, and moments designed to inspire and support you in whatever you are working towards.
Stories From Our Community
Designing With Everyone In Mind – With Sharon Nyangweso
| Tristan Oliff
Sharon Nyangweso is a trailblazer. As a proud immigrant who arrived alone in Canada at the age of 19, her journey to becoming the founder and CEO of QuakeLab, a full-stack diversity and communications agency based in Ottawa, is non-traditional.… More
‘Checkbox’ Inclusion Won’t Solve Workplace Racism
| Mitchell Beer
Ending “checkbox” inclusion and understanding North America’s long, deep history of racism and genocide are the first steps in building truly equitable workplaces, participants heard during the fourth in Impact Hub Ottawa’s #CrossBorderConvos series on connecting community action to the… More
Climate Solutions Must Begin by (Re)Centring Indigenous Knowledge, Anti-Racist Action
| Mitchell Beer
From protecting the land through Indigenous Guardian programs, to empowering racialized and Indigenous people facing climate disasters and the theft of their cultures and knowledge, the third in a series of #CrossBorderConvos hosted by Impact Hub Ottawa dug into… More
Exploring Inclusive Innovation Through our Bilingual BBLs
| Tristan Oliff
In the fall of 2020, Impact Hub Ottawa hosted a three-part Bilingual Brown Bag Lunch (BBL) series funded by the Association des communautés francophones d’Ottawa (l’ACFO) and in partnership with the L’Atelier d’innovation sociale Mauril-Bélanger and MécènESS.
The Bilingual BBLs… More