Pros and Cons of Ottawa as a resident: Pros: Relaxing atmosphere, wilderness just minutes away, transit system is decent, good museums, small town feel in a big city, mostly everyone is friendly, rideau canal in winter for skating, plenty of local parks, 4 distinct seasons, employment is generally strong but pigeonholed into certain sectors - cost of living is low compared to bigger cities. Cons: It's way too cold in winter and it lasts too long, the city is largely silent in winter, lacks an obvious style (something that says - Ottawa), city maintenance is too slow, not enough festivals, government workers increase rush hour by 2 hours (really needs more roads), if you aren't into sport or the outdoors there isn't enough to do, and the city is really spread out. Conclusion: If you love the outdoors and embrace every season but also love friendly people and small cities this is a great place for you! For me it is a good compromise, I just have to make it through the winter and I'm fine :).
Ottawa, the city where 1/2 of Discovering was born! We always visit friends and family and we love to go back! A great tip for visitors is to visit Ottawa during the "Ottawa Tulip Festival", which gives lots of colours and fun to the city, where tourists will find lots of events going on too!
UPDATE: Ottawa is no longer the 4th largest city in Canada, it is the 6th largest now. Calgary and Edmonton are now both larger than Ottawa in terms of population.
Bobby P false. Ottawa is still bigger than Edmonton. Only Calgary is more populated. It’s the 4th most populated, behind Toronto, Montreal and Calgary.
Adore Ottawa. It is the considerable jewel of Canada. The city which is a medley of two incredible culture's The English and the French. And the community of welcoming spirit.
For anyone who says Ottawa is boring, please understand any city is boring if you dont go out to do stuff. While cities like Toronto and Montreal have very in-your-face flashy attractions, in Ottawa you have to venture a little deeper to discover some really cool things. There are so many cool places to visit that just aren’t obvious, but once you find them you’ll truly feel fulfilled!
Ottawa has it all, it is a beautiful city with a marvelous architecture, clean, organized and very safe, people are also very friendly. worth to visit!
jorge diaz ... you sound that you never seen the world my friend. You call that a dream ,do you wanna die in a shelter .. sure then go to Ottawa I buy you the bus ticket
Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as Canada's capital because it was situated between Lower and Upper Canada, and as well, because it was far from the American border; Toronto, Kingston, London, Montreal, were too close.
@123benny4 NO She Didn’t stop lying on my Canada. Canadians chose Ottawa as a capital together. Basically Ottawa was chosen cuz neither Montreal & Toronto were suitable as either were too anglophone or Francophone. OTTAWA was a mixture of both and between the 2 cities & it happened to be a little far from US border. Montreal was always the financial hub of Canada from its founding by Jacques Cartier via St. Lawrence River until the 1940’s (now it’s Toronto) so being close to US border became less of an issue. Also literally no one even knows or cares about the old woman you’re naming !!
@@nochatter7134 Ahh, still, historically, Queen Victoria chose Ottawa. Lower and Upper Canada translates to Quebec and Ontario and French Canada and English Canada. You haven't gone back enough in history. As for the other things you've said, already knew that. Those are modern times. I live in Montreal, but am originally from the Toronto area.
@123benny4 No you didn’t say what I said. You gave the sole decision to a monarchy that Natives, Francophones & even many Canadians never recognize. You are pushing a cringe narrative here and am the perfect person to tell you so. I’m 4th generation Canadian, my grandparents are scottish. My father is born in Orleans, Italian on my mom side. OTTAWA was chosen solely by all Canadians at that time, your living room history by english teachers doesn’t cut in the real world. This is why Canadians send their kids to schools in big urban cities cuz atleast history can’t be distorted there 🤨
@@nochatter7134 You may think what you want to think but that doesn't necessarily mean it's true. History gets washed to suit whomever. You can change what actually happened. I googled this and this is what came up: Queen Victoria One hundred and fifty years ago Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as the capital of the United Province of Canada. As one of the oldest and the fourth largest municipality in Canada, the City of Ottawa has a story to tell that encompasses but is also distinct from its role as the national capital.
It's really unfortunate that Ottawa is one of the most boring cities in Canada. Also, people like to say that Ottawa is a very cold city during the winter. Ottawa is definitely not like Toronto, Montreal or Vancouver, but it's more laid-back for elders and there's at least one sports team which is the Ottawa Senators (NHL) that can at least make you excited.
I lived in Ottawa for 18 years. It's true it's very cold in the Winter, and the buses often get stuck in the snow. Why ? Because the city thought it was a smart idea to use a articulated bus that is rear driven, in Ottawa Winters...
@@gnexus01 it’s typical OC Transpo, my dude. They opened the new train about a year ago and I use it all the time to go to school. And a lot of times, it just breaks down or something else. Ottawa is a nice city and shit, but public transport SUCKS.
The average January high is -6C/21F and low -15C/5F…. You’re telling me that’s not cold? No other city of a million or more in North America is this cold lol
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I told a Canadian guy I know how I wanted to visit Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. He told me to skip Ottawa because it's boring, but it looks so pretty! 😍
Before u go to Ottawa, try searching up for any special events happening there. Downtown is really interesting with their parades and stuff. I honestly love walking downtown where many people show stuff/ selling.
Reigña Reyes ottawa probably has less to see than Montreal and Toronto, so if you're only going to Canada once i would follow that guy's advice, but when it comes to quality of living Ottawa is probably the best city in Canada
You forgot the "Squeeze in the O train that is delayed for 20 minutes in the morning commute" part. Good video btw And I know this was made before the train
I move to Ottawa from Toronto. And I hate it. Indeed, this city is beautiful in summer . But it's so dead in winter and less to do there compared with Toronto.
um read this list i made of stuff to do BECAUSE OTTAWA IS SO MUCH MORE EXCITING. To start calypso the biggest waterpark in canada and one of the best in the world is in ottawa. There are all the events like busker festival, poutine and rib fest. Also the blues festival one of the best music festivals as well with many other music festivals. Cultural events like lebanese festival that has rides. You can walk inside the parlimant for a tour and go up the peace tower. Cirque de soleil comes every year. Casino de Lac leamy sound and light is one of the best firework competitions . Hot air balloon festival has rides fireworks and so much more. There are so many fairs throughout the year with rides and fireworks. Papanak zoo is a giant zoo and little rays reptiles has hands on demonstrations. The museum of nature has so much stuff to do , museum of technology and science is super interactive. Funhaven has a giant arcade and a rollercoaster meanwhile extreme trampoline is a trampoline place. There is a wave pool so much tasty food so many nice places to visit. Sandbanks is a nice outdoors place and hogsback has falls. Every night there is a projection show on the parlemant. The capital fair is eastern ontarios largest fair and has so many rides.Also I am laughing about the people saying ottawa's boring ya in 2017 ottawa is the place to be. For canada 150 ottawa has the best stuff. Canada day was the biggest party in canada and it was in ottawa. Also i bet toronto did not have LA MACHINE like ottawa did. I think I proved my point about ottawa thank you for reading.
Pros and Cons of Ottawa as a resident:
Pros: Relaxing atmosphere, wilderness just minutes away, transit system is decent, good museums, small town feel in a big city, mostly everyone is friendly, rideau canal in winter for skating, plenty of local parks, 4 distinct seasons, employment is generally strong but pigeonholed into certain sectors - cost of living is low compared to bigger cities.
Cons: It's way too cold in winter and it lasts too long, the city is largely silent in winter, lacks an obvious style (something that says - Ottawa), city maintenance is too slow, not enough festivals, government workers increase rush hour by 2 hours (really needs more roads), if you aren't into sport or the outdoors there isn't enough to do, and the city is really spread out.
Conclusion: If you love the outdoors and embrace every season but also love friendly people and small cities this is a great place for you! For me it is a good compromise, I just have to make it through the winter and I'm fine :).
N00bicals There is NO wilderness in Ottawa, if you want wilderness go to Vancouver, the Rockies, the North Cascades, Alaska etc.
I don’t think we need more roads. We need better public transit.
@@julianrolheiser6061 you live in Ottowa?
You must have the wrong city.
I love and miss Ottawa :-)
Ottawa in my opinion is the best canadian city :) Greetings From New Zealand!
I agree but NZ is the love of my life
Ottawa, the city where 1/2 of Discovering was born! We always visit friends and family and we love to go back! A great tip for visitors is to visit Ottawa during the "Ottawa Tulip Festival", which gives lots of colours and fun to the city, where tourists will find lots of events going on too!
UPDATE: Ottawa is no longer the 4th largest city in Canada, it is the 6th largest now. Calgary and Edmonton are now both larger than Ottawa in terms of population.
Bobby P, it could be. With all the immigrants flooding in the past few years.
James Jefferson b To
Bobby P false. Ottawa is still bigger than Edmonton. Only Calgary is more populated. It’s the 4th most populated, behind Toronto, Montreal and Calgary.
@@jamesjefferson8917 Sorry :(
@@carlosrosales9184 tbh I am surprised Ottawa is not growing as fast as those 2 cities
Ottawa is the capital because it's on the border with Ontario (English Canada) and Quebec (French Canada)
And was chosen by Queen Victoria because it was far from the American border.
123benny4 “far”
@@123benny4 Ontario can speak French .
Really? I didn’t know that!
It's all in Google and Apple .
I'm proud to be a Canadian. 🙂
And living in Ottawa
Is it good?
You're not Canadian! You just live in Canada. It's different .
Adore Ottawa. It is the considerable jewel of Canada. The city which is a medley of two incredible culture's The English and the French. And the community of welcoming spirit.
I lived in Ottawa for most of my childhood. It's a very cultural city. It has nice scenery.
Beautiful Ottawa-Canada'sCapital City!!!
Yes
I have been in Ottawa It s very beautiful city .I want to visti Ottawa again.
i live there
Nuke Ottawa lol
Joking
Seoul Boy you really should i live in the city near by and when ever i go there i just love it
I am from Saudi Arabia and I've been in Victoria and Vancouver for two years and I wanna come back and live in Canada. I really love it
+غير شكل come to ottawa beautiful city
+Sens4Lyfe6 I wish and I have a scholarship to Canada, but unfortunately I couldn't get an admission there ~_~
غير شكل sucks .. oh well keep trying :)
+Sens4Lyfe6 oh hey i found you again! Lol
+melissa days where did u find me first time?
For anyone who says Ottawa is boring, please understand any city is boring if you dont go out to do stuff. While cities like Toronto and Montreal have very in-your-face flashy attractions, in Ottawa you have to venture a little deeper to discover some really cool things. There are so many cool places to visit that just aren’t obvious, but once you find them you’ll truly feel fulfilled!
Sean Sweno I am! I’m 18
Ottawa is boring,
@@minecraftloving14 ok minecraftloving 12
Glad I chose to settle in this great city. !:)
i live there too!
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Where did you originally live?
do u know ottawa what good in ottawa ???
Adika Fernand where u from live ? Why u wanna Côme ? Ottawa is yack
Astounding
One the most clean and interesting city in the heart, greeting from Rome.
Where did you learn your English? In Saudi Arabia??!! It's " Cleanest " not the " Most Clean "!!
Ottawa has it all, it is a beautiful city with a marvelous architecture, clean, organized and very safe, people are also very friendly. worth to visit!
Why thank you
grew up in montreal but ottawa,beautiful too thx for the upload
Beautiful I recommend to visit.
Im from b.c. been living in ottawa 20 years.I love thiscity!
Ottawa demand a NBA team, you deserve one.
and arts sing dance
Its a beautiful city. Canada top in my bucket list.
beautiful place,
I hope one day my dream come true to live in Ottawa.
maybe it will i live there right now LOL
I'm from Toronto, and I'm moving to Ottawa in a few months, not looking forward to it
jorge diaz ... you sound that you never seen the world my friend. You call that a dream ,do you wanna die in a shelter .. sure then go to Ottawa I buy you the bus ticket
bijoux gerrard can you buy me a bus ticket?
@@baybayview1231 Lmao, your comment made me laugh. I left Los Angeles and moved to Ottawa. Biggest mistake ever. I'm moving back to America next year.
Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as Canada's capital because it was situated between Lower and Upper Canada, and as well, because it was far from the American border; Toronto, Kingston, London, Montreal, were too close.
*And Quebec City too french lmao
@123benny4 NO She Didn’t stop lying on my Canada. Canadians chose Ottawa as a capital together. Basically Ottawa was chosen cuz neither Montreal & Toronto were suitable as either were too anglophone or Francophone. OTTAWA was a mixture of both and between the 2 cities & it happened to be a little far from US border. Montreal was always the financial hub of Canada from its founding by Jacques Cartier via St. Lawrence River until the 1940’s (now it’s Toronto) so being close to US border became less of an issue. Also literally no one even knows or cares about the old woman you’re naming !!
@@nochatter7134 Ahh, still, historically, Queen Victoria chose Ottawa. Lower and Upper Canada translates to Quebec and Ontario and French Canada and English Canada. You haven't gone back enough in history. As for the other things you've said, already knew that. Those are modern times. I live in Montreal, but am originally from the Toronto area.
@123benny4 No you didn’t say what I said. You gave the sole decision to a monarchy that Natives, Francophones & even many Canadians never recognize. You are pushing a cringe narrative here and am the perfect person to tell you so. I’m 4th generation Canadian, my grandparents are scottish. My father is born in Orleans, Italian on my mom side. OTTAWA was chosen solely by all Canadians at that time, your living room history by english teachers doesn’t cut in the real world. This is why Canadians send their kids to schools in big urban cities cuz atleast history can’t be distorted there 🤨
@@nochatter7134 You may think what you want to think but that doesn't necessarily mean it's true. History gets washed to suit whomever. You can change what actually happened. I googled this and this is what came up: Queen Victoria
One hundred and fifty years ago Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as the capital of the United Province of Canada. As one of the oldest and the fourth largest municipality in Canada, the City of Ottawa has a story to tell that encompasses but is also distinct from its role as the national capital.
Im here because of night lovell, I want to visit ottawa
Now that's my beautiful country I grew up in!
Wow
Wow. I might be travelling here over the summer. Some friends said its boring, but I enjoy peace and quiet and the lush greenery. Looks great.
Canada 🇨🇦
Ottawa Canada is a verry beautiful City I really would like to visit One Day thanks for sharing This beautiful video with me
ottawa is great
OMG! What is it today. I think I'm nostalgic.
I love this place
It's wonderfull! The boats!
very good video and description
UPDATE: Musée de la civilization is now called "Musée de l'histoire de Canada."
Cool I just live there for life
I love canada.
i love mtl to i hate ottawa
Creativity lives!
Living in any city is what you make of it. Ottawa has every cultural advantage. If you are an empty person no city will please you.
Toronto Let’s Visit
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nice place I would be there this year
So to be there someday..nice palce
i like Canada whether it is Ottawa or Toronto
Very good visit looking forward to seeing ottawa
Other beautiful places to visit in Ottawa are Debra court and Ramsey.
Don’t forget about Richie, Vanier, and Caldwell
I love you Canada
I miss you Canada
I miss you Justin trudeau sir
Maguinific...
It's really unfortunate that Ottawa is one of the most boring cities in Canada. Also, people like to say that Ottawa is a very cold city during the winter. Ottawa is definitely not like Toronto, Montreal or Vancouver, but it's more laid-back for elders and there's at least one sports team which is the Ottawa Senators (NHL) that can at least make you excited.
I lived in Ottawa for 18 years. It's true it's very cold in the Winter, and the buses often get stuck in the snow. Why ? Because the city thought it was a smart idea to use a articulated bus that is rear driven, in Ottawa Winters...
@@gnexus01 it’s typical OC Transpo, my dude. They opened the new train about a year ago and I use it all the time to go to school. And a lot of times, it just breaks down or something else. Ottawa is a nice city and shit, but public transport SUCKS.
The average January high is -6C/21F and low -15C/5F…. You’re telling me that’s not cold? No other city of a million or more in North America is this cold lol
No place to be than this😍😍😍
miracle
I am going to Ottawa will soon 🤘
Beautiful
Also near Ottawa is the Diefenbunker. Very interesting location to visit.
my dream country :- )
Very Good video....
Thank You!
Definitely going to live in Canada someday 🤗🤗🤗🤗🥰🥰🥰
*beautiful*
Must go back to this city! Thanks for the video.
I'm going to there today lol
Beautiful city 🌆
Torn between living in US or Canada someday. Both are amazing for me.
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Canada is my life my second country
Stunning!
Looks like a lovely city. Can't be more boring than Cleveland!
Plz make one for vancouver too
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i so want to move there its beautuiful
Downtown is cool, and the suburbans are too it depends where you look though... I live here btw.
melissa days thanks
city is beautiful, like dreamland. Whats the music btw, touches the heart...
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Good job
Beautiful.
Beautiful place
Why is everyone saying Ottawa is boring? Cmon they do parades....
Ottawa...........Indiana.....................!
I've been in Ottawa since 2008!
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I am planning to one day travel to Canada and do just 2 cites. But, I am adding just a few more.
I love montreal Toronto i love usa New-York city
Only 7 million newyork attract like 80 million visitors a year
Beautyful
The place is also freezing cold during the winter.
Yeah, it not like the northern states aren't cold either. What's your point?
pspboy7
The weather is much better in California. That's why there are more people in California than Canada.
Roy Long Another good reason to move to Canada!
ofelixdacat
No. Cold places have less people. Most people prefer sunny places.
Roy Long Like I said, another GOOD reason to move to Canada: LESS PEOPLE!
I want to live there...
Ottawa is amazing, you can go there are wacth it on tv, like cbc ottowa
I like to visit ottawa canada🇨🇦
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What about the Rideau Canal, in the Winter ? That's a pretty big thing, in the Winter.
I told a Canadian guy I know how I wanted to visit Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. He told me to skip Ottawa because it's boring, but it looks so pretty! 😍
Before u go to Ottawa, try searching up for any special events happening there. Downtown is really interesting with their parades and stuff. I honestly love walking downtown where many people show stuff/ selling.
Reigña Reyes ottawa probably has less to see than Montreal and Toronto, so if you're only going to Canada once i would follow that guy's advice, but when it comes to quality of living Ottawa is probably the best city in Canada
Quebec City is gorgeous ... oldest town in North America.
3:47 is my favorite view
You forgot the "Squeeze in the O train that is delayed for 20 minutes in the morning commute" part. Good video btw
And I know this was made before the train
very good
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I go to Ottawa Toronto by plane
Beautiful city! Do they more often speak English or French there?
Great
Please make a video on calgary canada pleaseeeeeeeee
I move to Ottawa from Toronto. And I hate it. Indeed, this city is beautiful in summer . But it's so dead in winter and less to do there compared with Toronto.
+Alexander GHYC If you move alone, you won't like any city. i love the boating, lakes and live music in the summer.
um read this list i made of stuff to do BECAUSE OTTAWA IS SO MUCH MORE EXCITING. To start calypso the biggest waterpark in canada and one of the best in the world is in ottawa. There are all the events like busker festival, poutine and rib fest. Also the blues festival one of the best music festivals as well with many other music festivals. Cultural events like lebanese festival that has rides. You can walk inside the parlimant for a tour and go up the peace tower. Cirque de soleil comes every year. Casino de Lac leamy sound and light is one of the best firework competitions . Hot air balloon festival has rides fireworks and so much more. There are so many fairs throughout the year with rides and fireworks. Papanak zoo is a giant zoo and little rays reptiles has hands on demonstrations. The museum of nature has so much stuff to do , museum of technology and science is super interactive. Funhaven has a giant arcade and a rollercoaster meanwhile extreme trampoline is a trampoline place. There is a wave pool so much tasty food so many nice places to visit. Sandbanks is a nice outdoors place and hogsback has falls. Every night there is a projection show on the parlemant. The capital fair is eastern ontarios largest fair and has so many rides.Also I am laughing about the people saying ottawa's boring ya in 2017 ottawa is the place to be. For canada 150 ottawa has the best stuff. Canada day was the biggest party in canada and it was in ottawa. Also i bet toronto did not have LA MACHINE like ottawa did. I think I proved my point about ottawa thank you for reading.