Editing Ottawa (section)

=== Higher education and research ===
Ottawa is known as the most educated city in Canada, with over half the population having graduated from college and/or university.<ref>{{cite web |title=Quick Facts About Ottawa |url=http://www.ottawa.ca/city_hall/glance/business_en.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305032251/http://www.ottawa.ca/city_hall/glance/business_en.html |archive-date=5 March 2010 |access-date=30 June 2010 |publisher=City of Ottawa}}</ref> Ottawa has the highest per capita concentration of [[engineer]]s, [[scientist]]s, and residents with [[PhD]]s in Canada.<ref>{{cite news |last=Zakaluzny |first=Roman |title=Where must Ottawa's tech sector go from here? |work=Ottawa Business Journal |url=http://www.ottawabusinessjournal.com/290233008271272.php |access-date=16 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928061307/http://www.ottawabusinessjournal.com/290233008271272.php |archive-date=28 September 2007}}</ref> The city has two main public universities and two main public colleges.

* [[Carleton University]] was founded in 1942 to meet the needs of returning World War II veterans and later became Ontario's first private, non-denominational college. Over time, Carleton transitioned into the highly ranked comprehensive university it is today.<ref>{{cite web |title=2014 University Rankings: Comprehensive results |url=http://www.macleans.ca/education/uniandcollege/2014-university-rankings-comprehensive-category-results/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929192923/http://www.macleans.ca/education/uniandcollege/2014-university-rankings-comprehensive-category-results/ |archive-date=29 September 2014 |access-date=15 October 2014 |website=Maclean's|date=31 October 2013 }}</ref> The university's main campus sits between [[Old Ottawa South]] and Dow's Lake. Carleton's catholic [[Affiliated school|affiliated]] university college, is the Dominican University College.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trick |first=David |date=2015 |title=Affiliated and Federated Universities as Sources of University Differentation |url=https://heqco.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Formatted_Appendix_Trick_paper.pdf |website=Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario |access-date=25 July 2022 |archive-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630050430/https://heqco.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Formatted_Appendix_Trick_paper.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>
* The [[University of Ottawa]] (originally named the "College of Bytown") was the first post-secondary institution established in the city in 1848. The university later grew to become the largest English-French bilingual university in the world.<ref name="Quick">{{cite web |title=University of Ottawa – Quick Facts 2014 |url=https://www.uottawa.ca/services/irp/docs/QF2014-EN-2.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029033641/http://www.uottawa.ca/services/irp/docs/QF2014-EN-2.pdf |archive-date=29 October 2014 |access-date=15 October 2014 |publisher=University of Ottawa}}</ref> It is also a member of the [[U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities|U15]], a group of highly respected research-intensive universities in Canada.<ref>{{cite web |date=18 February 2011 |title=U15 Submission to the Expert Review Panel on Research and Development |url=http://rd-review.ca/eic/site/033.nsf/vwapj/sub198.pdf/$file/sub198.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313024055/http://rd-review.ca/eic/site/033.nsf/vwapj/sub198.pdf/$file/sub198.pdf |archive-date=13 March 2012 |access-date=25 May 2012 |publisher=Review of Federal Support to R&D}}</ref> The university's main campus is in the [[Sandy Hill, Ottawa|Sandy Hill]] neighbourhood, just adjacent to the city's downtown core. The University of Ottawa's catholic [[Affiliated school|affiliated]] university college is [[Saint Paul University|St. Paul University]].
* [[Algonquin College]] is a college of applied arts and technology founded in 1967. Its main campus is located in the [[City View, Ottawa|City View]] neighbourhood of [[College Ward]]. The college serves the [[National Capital Region (Canada)|National Capital Region]] and the outlying areas of [[Eastern Ontario]], Western [[Quebec]], and [[Upstate New York]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Colleges in Ontario |url=https://www.ontariocolleges.ca/en/colleges |access-date=25 July 2022 |website=ontariocolleges.ca |language=en |archive-date=13 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713235037/https://www.ontariocolleges.ca/en/colleges |url-status=live}}</ref> The college has satellite campuses in [[Pembroke, Ontario|Pembroke]] and [[Perth, Ontario|Perth]], as well as four international campuses through their international offshore partnerships.
* [[Collège La Cité]] is the largest French-language college in Ontario. Founded in 1989, its campus is located off the [[Aviation Parkway (Ottawa)|Aviation Parkway]] in the [[Carson Meadows]] neighbourhood. La Cité has a satellite campus in [[Hawkesbury, Ontario|Hawkesbury]] and a business office in [[Toronto]].

Other colleges and universities in the metropolitan area are located in the neighbouring suburb of Gatineau, including the [[Université du Québec en Outaouais|University of Quebec in Outaouais]], [[Cégep de l'Outaouais]], and [[Heritage College (Gatineau)|Heritage College]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Canada |first=Global Affairs |date=6 September 2018 |title=Map of colleges and universities |url=https://www.educanada.ca/programs-programmes/map-carte.aspx?lang=eng |access-date=25 July 2022 |website=www.educanada.ca |archive-date=19 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619221911/https://www.educanada.ca/programs-programmes/map-carte.aspx?lang=eng |url-status=live}}</ref>

Public health
{{See also|List of hospitals in Ottawa}}
[[File:Civic Hospital, Ottawa.JPG|right|thumb|The [[Ottawa Civic Hospital|Civic Hospital]] is one of three main campuses of [[The Ottawa Hospital]].]]

There are six active general medical hospitals in the city of Ottawa: The [[Queensway Carleton Hospital]], [[The Ottawa Hospital]] ([[Ottawa Civic Hospital|Civic Hospital]], [[Ottawa General Hospital|General Hospital]], [[Riverside Hospital of Ottawa|Riverside Hospital]]), [[Montfort Hospital]], and [[Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario]]. Several specialized hospital facilities are also present, such as the world-renowned [[University of Ottawa Heart Institute]], the [[Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre]], and Élisabeth Bruyère Hospital.<ref>{{cite web |title=Finding healthcare |url=http://ottawa.ca/en/residents/public-health/healthcare/finding-healthcare#P46_1193 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101055713/http://ottawa.ca/en/residents/public-health/healthcare/finding-healthcare#P46_1193 |archive-date=1 November 2014 |access-date=20 September 2014 |publisher=City of Ottawa}}</ref> There are also several hospitals and major medical centres in neighbouring suburban communities and commuter towns. The [[University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine]] operates [[teaching hospital]]s in conjunction with partners throughout the city.<ref name="uOttawa Med">{{cite web |title=Affiliated Teaching Hospitals |url=http://www.med.uottawa.ca/patho/eng/affiliated.html |access-date=11 August 2022 |website=uOttawa.ca |archive-date=11 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811040203/http://www.med.uottawa.ca/patho/eng/affiliated.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

Ottawa is the headquarters of numerous major medical organizations and institutions such as [[Canadian Red Cross]], [[Canadian Blood Services]], [[Health Canada]], [[Canadian Medical Association]], [[Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada]], [[Canadian Nurses Association]], and the [[Medical Council of Canada]].