diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
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+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+    directory: /
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
+      time: '00:45'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-owasp-metadata.yaml b/.github/workflows/validate-owasp-metadata.yaml
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+name: Validate OWASP entity metadata
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '*.owasp.yaml'
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - '*.owasp.yaml'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+  group: ${{ github.repository }}-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+
+jobs:
+  validate-metadata:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
+      - name: Validate metadata file
+        uses: owasp/nest-schema/.github/actions/validate@7558419df3feab1810a7e40b55be355dcf584845
diff --git a/chapter.owasp.yaml b/chapter.owasp.yaml
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+currency: CAD
+leaders:
+  - name: Garth Boyd
+    email: garth.boyd@owasp.org
+    github: garthoid
+  - name: Melody Kelly
+    email: melody.kelly@owasp.org
+    github: pocketjawa
+  - name: Adam Lomas
+    email: adam.lomas@owasp.org
+location:
+  country: Canada
+  country_code: CA
+  region: Ontario
+  city: Ottawa
+  postal_code: K1N 9B4
+  latitude: 45.42011806603764
+  longitude: -75.68049472395994
+meetup_group: OWASP-Ottawa
+name: OWASP Ottawa
+repositories:
+  - name: www-chapter-ottawa
+    url: https://github.com/OWASP/www-chapter-ottawa
+    description: OWASP Foundation Web Repository for the Ottawa Ontario Chapter
+tags:
+  - ottawa
+  - ontario
+  - canada
+website: https://owasp.org/www-chapter-ottawa
+social_media:
+  - platform: bluesky
+    url: https://bsky.app/profile/owaspottawa.bsky.social
+  - platform: youtube
+    url: https://www.youtube.com/@OWASP_Ottawa
+  - platform: linkedin
+    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/owasp-ottawa/
+  - platform: mastodon
+    url: https://infosec.exchange/@OWASP_Ottawa