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From vet clinics to cancer care, how two Ottawa charities are managing a changing world

New task force eyes ‘huge opportunity’ to make Ottawa-Gatineau a defence-tech hub

The cities of Ottawa and Gatineau have unveiled a task force aimed at turning the region into...

Calian consolidates business segments in bid to create ‘simpler, stronger’ business model

After years of touting its “four-piston engine,” Calian Group is retooling its corporate structure in a bid...

When US grocery giant H-E-B wanted samosas, Ottawa’s Nitin Mehra went to Texas to deliver

Nitin Mehra lives and breathes food and all things cooking.  It’s why he and his family opened the...

How Ottawa malls and downtowns are adapting to the new dynamics of shopping

With its distinctive glass cupolas and brick facade against a tree-lined escarpment, Place d'Orleans could be a...

Cultivating success? Why Ottawa’s Fieldless Farms thinks marriage with T.O. firm will bear fruit

Ottawa-based Fieldless Farms was acquired by Toronto’s Elevate Farms in late January in what the firms’ leaders describe as a union of two organizations that complement each other.

What public-sector skills will be most in demand in the private sector? We ask HR experts

Federal civil servants with skills in high-demand areas could be snapped up by private-sector employers in the...

New head of ByWard Market District Authority wants to ‘make a splash’ with impactful events

The new head of the ByWard Market District Authority wants to add more high-profile events such as...

Calian-led $100M investment aims to help defence-tech SMEs avoid the ‘supply chain trap’

Calian Group’s head of defence and space says he hopes a new $100-million investment being led by...

Two more towers proposed for Carling Ave. near former Westgate Shopping Centre

Ottawa real estate firm Ambassador Realty is proposing to build a mixed-use highrise across from the former Westgate Shopping Centre on Carling Avenue. 
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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
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