I'm a newby in Ottawa let loose with a Canon Vixia HF S100.

Hey Terrence,

Welcome! I'm also new to this game in Ottawa. Where do you hail from and what have you been doing in Ottawa?

hey there you two Ottawa guys...here's a potential business lead for you.
I did a one day shoot last week in Wadena Saskatchewan for the Canadian Institute of Health Information They are headquatered in Ottawa).

They are moving corporately into video integrated public information bullitens on a variety of healthcare topics across the country. Deep pockets, easy shoots ( lighting audio, talking head work, and b-roll. no editing...surrender the raw data at the end of the day) they have editors in Ottawa to do the heavy lifting on that end.

I would think it might be worth your while to drop off a business card and a short sample reel if that kind of shooting in your thing