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Ontario won’t meet 2020 electric vehicle target, analysts say

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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world this week

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Bell to launch new discount pre-paid wireless brand dubbed ‘Lucky Mobile’

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Air Transat slammed, fined for handling of hours-long Ottawa tarmac delay

Air Transat failed its passengers during a sweltering, hours-long ordeal aboard two of its grounded aircraft this...

Free national parks program soon to end, but kids will still get in free in 2018

Parks Canada runs 47 national parks and 170 national heritage sites, in every province and territory.

‘Open banking’ holds promise but cybersecurity fears loom for Canadian banks

As banks work to fortify their cybersecurity defences amidst a growing number of data breaches, they are...

Canada’s workforce: Education rates, commute times and time at work all growing

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RBC, Scotiabank report Q4 rise in profits

The first two of four big Canadian banks reported year-end earnings this week, as both Scotiabank and...

Canadians want to be freed from provincial alcohol monopolies: poll

As the Supreme Court prepares to hear a landmark case on provincial beer and liquor monopolies, a...
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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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