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High Holidays: Gatineau’s Hydropothecary receives kosher designation on medical marijuana

A Gatineau medical marijuana producer says its processed products have been certified as kosher, just in time for...

Air Canada seeking bank credit card partner for new loyalty program

Air Canada is seeking a credit card partner for its new loyalty program which it says will...

Labatt Breweries of Canada plans $460M investment for competitive edge

Labatt Breweries of Canada says it is investing $460 million between 2017 and 2020 to enhance its...

Canada won’t do business with Boeing while it’s ‘busy trying to sue us’: PM

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dropped the gloves Monday in his fight with Boeing, saying the government won't...

Toys ‘R’ Us files for bankruptcy protection in U.S.; plans to follow suit in Canada

Toys "R" Us has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States and says it intends to...

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

Stats Can pumping out data from July, Canadian consumer rights conference and CETA comes into effect.

New local media outlets crop up as traditional community papers close

Researchers and newspaper entrepreneurs are seeing opportunities for upstart media outlets to thrive in Ontario communities.

With LeBreton looming, economists see little payoff for cities that subsidize pro sports facilities

City subsidies for professional sports teams can be justified in the name of civic planning, pride or...

Canadian retailer Roots files for IPO, plans international expansion

Another Canadian clothing retailer, Roots Corp., wants to take its company public as it plans a massive...

Equifax faces growing scrutiny as CAA says thousands may be affected by hack

Equifax Canada is facing intensifying calls for transparency on its massive cyberhack as the Canadian Automobile Association...
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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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