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Marijuana to take less than 1% out of multibillion dollar booze sales: study

The recreational marijuana industry is expected to take a sip of less than one per cent initially...

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A regulation requiring restaurants in Ontario to display calorie counts on menus is "overly simplistic," Freshii said...

Ontario sells what it expects to be final tranche of shares in Hydro One

The Ontario government is selling what it expects to be its final offering of shares in Hydro...

Senate committee calls for Liberals to kill interim Super Hornet purchase

The Senate defence committee released a report Monday blasting the Trudeau government's "political decision" to purchase Super...

Feds launch wireless research lab in Ottawa to maximize wireless spectrum

The federal government says a new research lab that aims to get the most of out the...

Ottawa pot industry pioneer Chuck Rifici launches cannabis ‘streaming’ firm

Marijuana industry trailblazer Chuck Rifici is turning to streaming – a business model often used in mining...

Tim Hortons CEO brushes aside skepticism of ambitious U.K. expansion plans

The CEO of the parent company of Tim Hortons is brushing off skepticism that the British will...

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week

ABCs - Anger, Bombardier, Compensation: There could be fireworks at Bombardier's annual meeting Thursday in Montreal. A...

Ontario prepared to lower corporate taxes if necessary: Minister

The Ontario government says it is prepared to lower corporate taxes, if necessary, in order to keep...

Air Canada posts $37 million loss in first quarter as operating costs rise

Air Canada (TSX:AC) says a 16 per cent increase in operating costs due to higher fuel prices...
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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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