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Nokia* 600 March Rd. Ottawa, ON K2K 2E6 613-591-3600 alcatel-lucent.com Ciena* 3500 Carling Ave. Ottawa, ON K2H 8E9 613-670-2000 ciena.com Rogers Communications* 475 Richmond Rd. Ottawa, ON K2A 3Y8 888-ROGERS-1 rogers.com Securitas Canada 500-1335 Carling Ave. Ottawa, ON K1Z 8N8 613-745-7554 / 613-745-6483 securitas.ca NAV Canada 77 Metcalfe St. Ottawa, ON K1P 5L6 613-563-5588 / 613-563-3426 navcanada.ca Scotiabank Group 119 Queen St. Ottawa, ON K1P 6L8 613-564-5194 / 613-564-7946 scotiabank.com Ericsson Canada* 349 Terry Fox Dr. Ottawa, ON K2K 2V6 613-963-8987 / 613-963-8996 ericsson.com Abbott Point of Care 185 Corkstown Rd. Ottawa, ON K2H 8V4 613-688-5949 abbottpointofcare.com Canadian Bank Note Co. 145 Richmond Rd. Ottawa, ON K1Z 1A1 613-722-3421 / 613-722-2548 cbnco.com General Dynamics Mission Systems – Canada 1941 Robertson Rd. Ottawa, ON K2H 5B7 613-596-7000 / 613-820-5081 gdcanada.com Innovapost 365 March Rd. Ottawa, ON K2K 3N5 613-270-6262 / 613-270-6525 innovapost.com CAE Canada - Defence & Security 1135 Innovation Dr. Ottawa, ON K2K 3G7 613-247-0342 / 613-271-0963 cae.com The Minto Group 200-180 Kent St. Ottawa, ON K1P 0B6 613-230-7051 / 613-788-2758 minto.com Telus Communications* 215 Slater St. Ottawa, ON K1P 0A6 877-310-6110 telus.com MD Financial Management (A CMA company)* 1870 Alta Vista Dr. Ottawa, ON K1G 6R7 613-731-4552 / 613-745-2644 mdm.ca BlackBerry 4000 Innovation Dr. Ottawa, ON K2K 3K1 613-599-7465 / 613-599-1922 blackberry.com
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Bell Canada 160 Elgin St. Ottawa, ON K2P 2C4 613-785-0770 bell.ca Commissionaires Ottawa 24 Colonnade Rd. Ottawa, ON K2E 7J6 613-231-6462 / 613-567-1517 commissionaires-ottawa.on.ca Costco Wholesale Canada 415 West Hunt Club Rd. Ottawa, ON K2E 1C5 613-221-2000 / 613-221-2001 costco.ca TD Bank Group 45 O’Connor St. Ottawa, ON K1P 1A4 613-782-1201 td.com
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(RANKED BY NUMBER OF LOCAL EMPLOYEES)
No. of local employees Industry
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LARGEST PRIVATE-SECTOR EMPLOYERS Key Ottawa-based executive(s)
Year established locally Product/Company description
4,000
Telecommunications
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WND
Provides consumers and businesses with communications solutions including wireless, high-speed Internet, satellite TV, Fibe TV and home phone.
3,650
Security
Paul A. Guindon CEO
1939
Security solutions: mobile and on-site guarding; non-core police services; digital fingerprinting; pre-employment screening; criminal background checks; threat risk assessments; workplace investigations; mobile alarm response; oaths and affidavits
1991
Membership warehouse clubs offering an assortment of nationally branded and select private-label products.
1855
Full range of financial products and services including Canadian personal and commercial banking, wealth and insurance, wholesale banking and MBNA, a division of The Toronto-Dominion Bank.
Andrée Brien senior vice-president and general merchandise manager Pierre Riel senior vice-president and general manager for eastern Canada Jane Duchscher senior vice-president of TD Canada Trust Megan Jones vice-prisident of credit cards Andy Massa senior vice-president of business banking
2,366
Wholesale; retail
2,280
Financial services
2,200
Telecommunications
James Watt chief operating officer of IPRT group
2006
Provides fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services.
1,500
Telecommunications
James Frodsham senior vice-president and chief strategy officer
1992
Optical networking; network automation.
1,400
Telecommunications and media
Jacob Glick, chief corporate affairs officer
WND
Wireless; data; digital cable; Internet; home phone; business solutions; media; customer care centre.
1,300
Security
Trevor Thompson area vice-president
2001
Security services including on-site, remote and mobile guarding; technology solutions; and investigations.
1,260
Aviation services
Neil R. Wilson president and CEO
1996
Owns and operates Canada’s civil air navigation system. Provides air traffic control; flight information services; weather briefings; airport advisory services; aeronautical information; electronic aids to navigation.
1,210
Financial services
Frank Bilodeau district vice-president Luigi Bastianelli vice-president and market lead
1874
Retail; business; corporate; wealth; investment management
934
Telecommunications
Kristina Allgurén head of radio software and Ottawa site leader
2009
Provides communication solutions including wireless network technology, advanced mobile Internet solutions, IP and data systems, transmission solutions and managed and consulting services.
900
Medical devices
Andrew McNiven site director
1988
Develops, manufactures and markets hand-held medical analysis devices and cartridges that perform common medical blood tests at patient’s bedside.
854
Security printing and systems
Ronald Arends president and CEO
1897
Provides secure documents and systems for payment, identification and lottery markets in Canada and internationally.
800
Defence
David Ibbetson general manager
1948
C4ISR and defence electronics company.
800
Information technology services
André Turgeon pesident and CEO
2002
Application development; application management; infrastructure service management; architecture and technology; IT strategy, research and innovation; governance and IT security management.
750
Defence
Mike Greenley vice-president and general manager
1947
C4ISR; ASW; EW; integrated information environments; training centre/system design and operation; requirements analysis, design, development; systems integration, test and evaluation; human factors engineering; in-service support; ILS
700
Real estate
Michael Waters CEO
1955
Family-owned and fully integrated home builder, construction and property management company with operations in Canada and Florida.
650
Telecommunications
Ted Woodhead senior vice-president of federal government and regulatory affairs
1999
Wireless; Internet access; voice; health care; television
633
Financial services
Brian Peters president and CEO
1969
Wealth and practice management firm owned by the Canadian Medical Association.
629
Telecommunications
John Wall senior vice-president and head of QNX (a wholly owned subsidiary of BlackBerry)
2000
Provider of security software serices for the enterprise; designer and marketer of secure smartphones.
WND = Would not disclose. *Did not respond to 2016 survey – using data from previous years. Should your company be on this list? If so, please send details to research@obj.ca This list is current as of August 11, 2016. © 2016 by Ottawa Business Journal. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced by any method in whole or in part without written permission by Ottawa Business Journal. While every attempt is made to ensure the thoroughness and accuracy of the list, omissions and errors sometimes occur. Please send any corrections or additions by e-mail to research@obj.ca. OBJ lists are primarily compiled using information provided voluntarily by the organizations named. Some firms that may qualify for the list are not included because the company either failed to respond to requests for information by press time, because the company declined to take part in the survey or because of space constraints. Categories are drawn up in attempt to gather information of relevance to the Ottawa market. Research by Patti Moran. Please send questions and comments to research@obj.ca.