The Canadian Press

TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline receives long-awaited Nebraska approval

Nebraska regulators approved passage of TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline Monday, clearing the last major regulatory hurdle for...

Bell lays off radio and TV employees across Canada, including Ottawa CTV staff

Bell Media is laying off employees, including prominent on-air personalities, at radio and TV stations across Canada. However,...

Ontario college faculty return to work after legislation ends five-week strike

College faculty in Ontario head back to their schools today, after a five-week strike was ended over the...

Five things to watch in the Canadian business world this week

Notley goes to bat for Trans Mountain Alberta Premier Rachel Notley kicks off a cross-country speaking tour on...

Canadians pay most often in cash, but for small purchases, Bank of Canada says

In an increasingly digital world, most Canadians still carry physical money in their wallets and favour cash...

Amsterdam cannabis firm to set up Canadian base in joint venture with Canopy Growth

Canopy Growth Corp. of Smiths Falls, Ont., has formed a joint venture to share ownership of the...

Striking Ontario college faculty reject offer that would have ended job action

Ontario's striking college faculty voted Thursday to reject a contract offer and continue their nearly five-week job...

Cyber Insecurity: the high stakes of data protection in an interconnected world

What is nearly imperceptible, leaks important secrets and can keep Canada's top bankers up at night? A cyberattack. It's...

Federal union urges government to rebuild pay system software

Give us a year, and we'll build a working replacement for the trouble-plagued Phoenix pay system, one...

Ontario offering small businesses relief to ease transition to higher minimum wage

Ontario will slash small business taxes and offer millions in incentives aimed at easing the transition to...
1...205206207...252Page 206 of 252
Get Our Email Updates

Stay up-to-date on the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Ottawa and beyond.

Sign Up Now

OBJ360 Sponsored

Guest Blogs

Social Galleries

Video

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

Event Calendar

View Calendar