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How independent breweries are sustaining Canada’s craft beer boom

Canada's remaining independent breweries know they can't compete with the economies of scale and marketing capabilities of...

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Feds underestimated, ignored issues with Phoenix before rollout: Ottawa firm’s review

A critical report about the federal government's problem-plagued pay system says officials underestimated the project's complexity and...

Technology companies clash on cross border flow of digital data under NAFTA

Some Canadian information technology companies are pushing back at warnings that the personal information of Canadians is...

TransCanada cancels Energy East pipeline project

TransCanada has cancelled plans for the Energy East pipeline and Eastern Mainline projects that were to take...

Shopify stock falls for a second day after Ottawa firm’s business model challenged by short-seller

Shopify's (TSX:SHOP) stock plunged for a second day before recovering most of Thursday's losses, following a prominent...

Sears Canada assessing revised bid, receives creditor protection extension

Sears Canada has just over a week to assess another revised bid from a buyer group led...

Updated: Shopify’s shares plunge after report questions Ottawa company’s operations

Citron Research, an online stock commentary website whose reports have previously moved the direction of shares for the likes of Valeant and BlackBerry, claims the Ottawa-based firm's business model does not comply with guidelines set by the Federal Trade Commission.

TD to open cybersecurity office in Tel Aviv, plans to spend up to $5M

Toronto-Dominion Bank is opening a new office in Tel Aviv to tap Israel's cybersecurity talent as companies...

CMHC looks to Airbnb in bid to boost withering supply of affordable rental units

Canada's housing agency is looking to an unlikely ally in a bid to boost the stock of...
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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
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