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The Beer Store launches home delivery pilot project in Ottawa

Beer drinkers in two Ontario communities can now have their brew of choice brought straight to their door. The Beer Store announced...

With legalization looming, Ottawa-area pot firm Canopy Growth increases production

The largest marijuana producer in the Ottawa area said Tuesday that it significantly raised its revenues, product...

Mockumentary stars Trailer Park Boys building a business empire

The Trailer Park Boys, Nova Scotia's supposedly dopey mockumentary stars, are amassing a business empire spanning an...

From condoms to caskets: Merchandise marks Canada’s 150th birthday

It's been said that Canadians are not brash about their patriotism, but you wouldn't know it from...

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week

Climate confab: Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna has a busy week ahead. On Monday, she will be...

Air Canada frequent flyer program part of digitization push

Air Canada's plans to develop its own frequent flyer program are one of several digitization initiatives the...

Update: BlackBerry shares fall despite Q1 profit; revenue lower than analysts expected

BlackBerry CEO John Chen defended his plan to grow the software business as its shares tumbled Friday...

New cryptocurrencies gain momentum

The success of bitcoin has spurred the launch of hundreds of copycat digital payment systems looking to...

Two Ottawa-area Sears stores to close as retailer shuts 59 locations across Canada

Sears Canada (TSX:SCC) said it plans to close 59 locations, including two in the National Capital Region,...

Subsidizing electric cars is inefficient and costly, report says

Provincial subsidies to encourage the use of electric vehicles are the most expensive, least effective way 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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