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Liberals seek to tighten workplace harassment rules for businesses, Parliament

The federal government is embarking on a regulatory overhaul to crack down on harassment in federal workplaces,...

Loblaw to merge Shoppers Optimum and PC Plus loyalty programs in February

Customers at Shoppers Drug Mart or any of Loblaw Companies Ltd.'s grocery stores will soon use a...

Loblaw to merge Shoppers Optimum and PC Plus loyalty programs in February

Customers at Shoppers Drug Mart or any of Loblaw Companies Ltd.'s grocery stores will soon use a...

Telecom giant BCE buying AlarmForce for $166M to grow its position in security

Telecom and media giant BCE Inc. says it will buy Canadian home security service AlarmForce Industries Inc....

Telecom giant BCE buying AlarmForce for $166M to grow its position in security

Telecom and media giant BCE Inc. says it will buy Canadian home security service AlarmForce Industries Inc....

Feds seeking TPP changes on intellectual property, supply management and culture

Canadian negotiators are pushing for three key changes to the original Trans-Pacific Partnership as leaders of the...

Feds seeking TPP changes on intellectual property, supply management and culture

Canadian negotiators are pushing for three key changes to the original Trans-Pacific Partnership as leaders of the...

CRA vows action on Canadian tax evaders exposed in Paradise Papers

The Canada Revenue Agency says it won't hesitate to investigate new evidence of offshore tax evasion in...

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week

Economic update: Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz will speak at a conference co-hosted by CFA Montreal...

Talks resume between striking Ontario faculty and colleges

Striking faculty and the council representing Ontario's 24 colleges resumed bargaining talks Thursday as pressure mounts to...
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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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