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The local digital gap in Ottawa
5,861 of 7,556 named businesses on the Ottawa map list no website: 78%. Across the 10 Canada cities in the study it is 67%; counting down from the highest share without one, Ottawa comes 2 of 10.
The biggest gap is restaurants: 617 of 1,033 list no website. The highest share is insurance agents at 96%. Pubs are the most likely to list one: 52% without.
"No website listed" means the map record has no website tag, not that the business has no website. Method.
Ottawa, by kind of business
Kinds of business with at least 20 named records in Ottawa, the most businesses without a website listed first.
| Kind of business | Named | Own website | Social page only | No website | Phone | Opening hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 1,033 | 412 | 4 | 617 | 33% | 31% |
| Auto repair shops | 482 | 27 | 0 | 455 | 10% | 5% |
| Hair salons | 509 | 74 | 0 | 435 | 18% | 15% |
| Doctors and clinics | 433 | 56 | 0 | 377 | 15% | 8% |
| Clothing stores | 418 | 72 | 1 | 345 | 13% | 23% |
| Dentists | 404 | 81 | 0 | 323 | 23% | 12% |
| Cafes | 442 | 188 | 2 | 252 | 21% | 41% |
| Beauty salons | 251 | 40 | 0 | 211 | 20% | 16% |
| Gyms | 263 | 55 | 1 | 207 | 17% | 13% |
| Pharmacies | 284 | 93 | 0 | 191 | 24% | 29% |
| Lawyers | 178 | 12 | 0 | 166 | 7% | 2% |
| Car dealerships | 193 | 33 | 0 | 160 | 12% | 8% |
| Physiotherapists | 169 | 23 | 0 | 146 | 17% | 12% |
| Accountants | 147 | 7 | 0 | 140 | 5% | 5% |
| IT services | 136 | 10 | 0 | 126 | 4% | 3% |
| Financial advisors | 129 | 7 | 0 | 122 | 7% | 4% |
| Insurance agents | 125 | 5 | 0 | 120 | 6% | 6% |
| Opticians | 117 | 19 | 0 | 98 | 16% | 21% |
| Supermarkets | 133 | 35 | 1 | 97 | 40% | 62% |
| Real estate agents | 107 | 11 | 0 | 96 | 7% | 7% |
| Jewelry stores | 82 | 8 | 0 | 74 | 11% | 17% |
| Bakeries | 101 | 31 | 0 | 70 | 29% | 29% |
| Furniture stores | 82 | 17 | 0 | 65 | 13% | 17% |
| Nail salons | 67 | 5 | 0 | 62 | 9% | 15% |
| Dry cleaners | 72 | 12 | 1 | 59 | 22% | 19% |
| Pubs | 109 | 51 | 1 | 57 | 35% | 36% |
| Veterinarians | 78 | 21 | 0 | 57 | 27% | 29% |
| Pet stores | 91 | 38 | 0 | 53 | 35% | 47% |
| Car washes | 57 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 0% | 11% |
| HVAC contractors | 57 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 11% | 5% |
| Travel agencies | 56 | 10 | 0 | 46 | 14% | 14% |
| Hotels | 68 | 27 | 0 | 41 | 35% | 1% |
| Electricians | 43 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 2% | 0% |
| Florists | 51 | 14 | 0 | 37 | 29% | 20% |
| Architects | 38 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0% | 0% |
| Hardware stores | 61 | 28 | 0 | 33 | 25% | 30% |
| Bars | 60 | 27 | 0 | 33 | 25% | 30% |
| Staffing agencies | 35 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 14% | 14% |
| Carpenters | 33 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 9% | 9% |
| Tattoo studios | 36 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 14% | 14% |
| Driving schools | 30 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 10% | 3% |
| Advertising agencies | 29 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0% | 0% |
| Photographers | 36 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 25% | 22% |
| Bookstores | 42 | 19 | 0 | 23 | 40% | 55% |
| Bike shops | 46 | 24 | 0 | 22 | 35% | 39% |
| Roofers | 23 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0% | 0% |
| Plumbers | 34 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 41% | 41% |
| Funeral homes | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 14% | 5% |
| Event venues | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 9% | 9% |
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Get a List Of (2026). The local digital gap in Ottawa: websites, phone numbers and opening hours of 7,556 local businesses on OpenStreetMap. Extract of 11 November 2026. https://getalistof.com/local-digital-gap/ottawa-on/
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