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Gallery: CAA North & East Ontario launch CAA Business

A milestone moment unfolded in Ottawa this week as CAA North & East Ontario officially unveiled CAA Business, Canada’s first business-to-business membership program built to help small and medium-sized businesses thrive.

Gallery: Aiana Annual Reconciliation Dinner

Aiana Restaurant Collective hosted its Second Annual Reconciliation Gathering on September 23, 2025, uniting Indigenous leaders, Elders, government representatives, and members of the business community for an evening of dialogue and cultural collaboration.

Gallery: World Partnership Golf Ottawa 2025

The World Partnership Golf tournament at Camelot Golf & Country Club united players and volunteers to raise funds in the fight against global poverty.

Gallery: The 24th President’s Breakfast in support of The Ottawa Hospital

Over 500 business leaders came together with funds going towards the $500 million Campaign to Create Tomorrow in support of the new hospital campus and leading-edge research.

Spurs & Sparkles gallops past $150K in support of Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation

Event: Spurs & Sparkles at Wesley Clover Parks Funds raised: $151,967 for the Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation Seen in...

It was a sizzling night at Gourmet on the Gridiron in support of the OSEG Foundation

Event: Gourmet on the Gridiron  Location: The stadium at TD Place Charity: OSEG Foundation Total Raised: $284,000

Culinary clash at Taste for Hope raises $400K for Shepherds of Good Hope

The event: Taste for Hope - The Capital Culinary Clash The venue: Brookstreet Hotel Charity: Shepherds of Good Hope Amount...

Pink was perfect for a rainy night at the Ottawa Art Gallery’s Paint the Town Pink art auction

The event: Ottawa Art Gallery Paint the Town Pink art auction The venue: The Ottawa Art Gallery Who was...

Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala braves rainy weather at Jacques-Cartier Park

The event: Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala The venue: Jacques-Cartier Park Seen in the crowd: Laura Reinsborough, Ottawa Riverkeeper CEO; Mayor...
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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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