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New transit, water systems to undergo green test in federal funding review

The Trudeau Liberals have laid out the environmental test that new transit and water systems will have...

Scotiabank acquires Ottawa-based MD Financial in $2.5-billion deal

The Bank of Nova Scotia made a big play to expand its customer base on Thursday with...

Twitter unveils new livestreaming deals as telecoms aim to lure in new audiences

Sports commentary, Food Network Canada programming and the iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards will be livestreaming soon...

Trump hits back at Trudeau’s criticism of ‘punitive’ U.S. metal tariffs

Justin Trudeau drew the ire of Donald Trump late Thursday, after warning of a new turning point...

Canada invests another $54M into F-35 as Boeing hedges on fighter competition

Canada has quietly paid another $54 million toward development of the F-35 stealth fighter, bringing its total...

Bank of Canada signals next rate hike is on the horizon

The Bank of Canada kept its key interest rate target on hold Wednesday, but noted the Canadian...

Indigo full-year earnings inch up to $21.8M on more general merchandise sales

Indigo Books & Music Inc. says it earned $21.8 million last year in an improvement from a...

$4.5B plan to purchase Trans Mountain won’t keep feds in pipeline business: Morneau

The federal Liberal government has no plans to drag Canada permanently into the pipeline business, Finance Minister...

Ottawa-Centre among ridings rife with uncertainty as election looms closer

Yasir Naqvi is running for re-election in what's widely considered a Liberal safe seat, but he says...

Trudeau nixes idea of single tax return for Quebecers

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is nixing the idea of Quebecers filing one tax return that would be...
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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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