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Balsillie decries toxic, unchecked technology at big data committee

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Ontario government cancels retroactive cuts to municipalities

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Ottawa Senators hire D.J. Smith as head coach

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Canopy Growth to acquire skin care company This Works for $73.8 million

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Feds launch tourism strategy to boost sector’s revenues 25% by 2025

Tourism Minister Melanie Joly says a federal new tourism strategy can boost international visits to Canada during...

Feds launch tourism strategy to boost sector’s revenues 25% by 2025

Tourism Minister Melanie Joly says a federal new tourism strategy can boost international visits to Canada during...

Governing body of English rugby league approves franchise move to Ottawa

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Long-awaited end to Canada’s tariff standoff with U.S. finally at hand

Canada's year-long standoff with the Trump administration over punitive U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs is finally over,...

Ottawa-Vanier MPP Des Rosiers to resign seat for academic posting later this year

A Liberal member of Ontario's legislature says she will resign later this year. Nathalie Des Rosiers says she...
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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
Techopia: Is Ottawa the country’s biggest tech wealth generator? | Episode 298

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