Brief description
Canada’s capital city is nestled along the aforementioned Ottawa River. Farms to the south and rolling hills to the north make Ottawa a small but liveable city with a population over 1.1 million. Predominantly a white collar government town (the city is also known as the, “the city that fun forgot”), the city also offers a tech and cultural scene with a decent bilingual population. While the downtown is walkable, a car is necessary in the suburbs and further out.
Top attractions
Parliament Hill
Connectivity
- Internet speed (fast (slower in rural areas), Wi-fi available, mobile connectivity (good but depends on carrier)
- (future section to get sim cards (airport)
Finances
- Cost of living (affordable),
- Payments, cards widely accepted, cash widely accepted, (digital transfers available (interac e-transfer)
Good to know …
Climate classification
long, cold winter, humid summers (beware of extreme winter)
Air quality
Good
Electricity
Health
travel insurance needed
Transport
- Walkability (good downtown )
- Bikeability (great)
- taxi’s / rideshare
- Car rental (not recommended in the city, recommended for suburbs and rural areas)
- Public transport (good)
- Airport link train: direct but requires transfers
