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Gatineau puts vacant lot north of downtown up for sale

The City of Gatineau has issued a public tender for empty land it plans to sell north...

Ottawa housing starts down 14% in February

Ottawa’s new home construction sector slowed in February as the number of housing starts fell by 14...

Construction permit values drop 42% in January

Construction intentions in the region slowed significantly last month, despite a high number of permits issued by...

Ottawa home resales down year-over-year in February

Ottawa real estate agents sold 9.3 per cent fewer homes last month when compared to the same...

InterRent REIT buying Ottawa, St. Catherines properties for $21.64M

An Ottawa-based real estate investment trust has announced its second local acquisition this week, saying Friday that...

InterRent buys Crystal Beach assets for $18.35M

An Ottawa-based real estate investment trust says it is purchased two residential properties in its hometown. InterRent REIT...

Ottawa home prices inch up in January: report

Home sales in the Ottawa area fell by 11.7 per cent last month compared to a year...

Tomlinson increases stake in gold exploration firm

Ottawa heavy construction company R.W. Tomlinson Ltd. now controls 18.38 per cent of a Toronto-based gold exploration...

Design and construction to begin on LRT line

The city has finalized the finances of its agreement with Rideau Transit Group to construct Ottawa’s $2.1...

Condominium boom boosts Ottawa’s housing numbers

A large jump in the construction of condominiums helped boost housing starts for the Ottawa area in...
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The narrative surrounding the Canadian tech sector often focuses on boom-and-bust cycles, brain drain, or the historical demise of past giants. But the numbers tell a different story. Driven by evolutionary waves from telecommunications to software-as-a-service, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence, the national technology ecosystem has quietly produced remarkable long-term enterprise value. New research shows that Ottawa tech unicorns have produced at least one billion-dollar firm every single decade, making it the highest per-capita producer of unicorns in the country. Moreso, local tech ventures account for a staggering three-quarters of all-time wealth creation in Canadian tech history, driving $1.4 trillion in wealth over the past 36 years. In this episode of Techopia Live, OBJ publisher Michael Curran celebrates Ottawa Innovation Week by speaking with tech veteran Sasha Gera, chief operating officer of HealWell AI. Gera shares his research and insights from his newly launched ledger, Unicorn North, highlighting how Ottawa stacks up against other major Canadian cities and why it remains the most productive, distraction-free destination for building sustainable, hundred-year companies. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:22 Introducing Sasha Gera 14:45 Sponsor Segment 17:57 Innovation Week 25:15 Closing and What’s Ahead at OBJ For more on Ottawa’s tech and innovation scene, visit https://obj.ca/techopia Subscribe to Techopia’s weekly newsletter here: https://obj121.activehosted.com/f/5
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