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Legal pot may breathe life into small Canadian towns hit by resource losses

In a tree-nestled First Nation community on Vancouver Island, forestry and farming used to be the major...

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week

The bottom line: Corporate earnings to take note of this week include Valeant Pharmaceuticals, Quebecor, Canadian Tire,...

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week

The bottom line: Corporate earnings to take note of this week include Valeant Pharmaceuticals, Quebecor, Canadian Tire,...

A second look at Second Cup? Coffee chain posts first rise in sales since 2015

Things may be perking up at the Second Cup Ltd. (TSX:SCU). The coffee chain says during its second...

Smart beta ETFs look to improve upon plain vanilla index funds

Index-tracking exchange-traded funds have become one of the fastest growing ways for Canadian investors to gain diverse...

As troubles brew in Canada, Tim Hortons owner plans to expand chain to Spain

Tim Hortons plans to expand to Spain, its fourth venture abroad in recent months, as it tries...

Air Transat passed up offers to help stranded passengers, Ottawa airport says

The Ottawa International Airport Authority says it was prepared to distribute food and water to passengers who...

Walmart Canada scraps online pickup fee in latest shot across grocery bow

Walmart Canada is eliminating the pickup fee from its online grocery service as it braces for increasing...

New WestJet discount airline service not expected until next year

WestJet (TSX:WJA) says the launch of its new no-frills, low-cost airline won't be until next summer after...

‘Buy America’ policies to loom large as Canada gets ready for NAFTA talks

The United States wants to maintain – and even expand – the Buy America provisions that restrict...
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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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