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Ottawa housing market gaining steam as new home sales surge ahead of 2024’s pace

T.O. firms behind luxury downtown rental complex eye more builds in ‘strong’ Ottawa market

The Toronto-based developers of two luxury apartment towers in downtown Ottawa say they are looking at more...

Autonomous shuttle debuting at Kanata tech park could be emulated elsewhere in the city

The Kanata North Business Association hopes its autonomous shuttle pilot project that launches next month will serve...

Business travel expected to increase during busy fall tourist season in Ottawa, official says

After a record-breaking summer for visitors to the city, Ottawa Tourism is expecting a solid fall season as business travel continues to recover post-pandemic.

Shopify COO Kaz Nejatian departing company at end of week to join Opendoor as CEO

Shopify's chief operating officer is leaving the Ottawa-based e-commerce software company to join Opendoor Technologies as its...

The great RTO debate: What does it look like in Ottawa’s charitable sector?

As many private-sector and government employees spend more time in the office, what are organizations in the charity and non-profit sector deciding to do? Choosing between various work models can be a difficult decision for any organization, but, according to those in the field, charities have unique factors to consider.

Ottawa booms while Toronto, Vancouver weigh on housing starts in first half of year: CMHC

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says growth in overall housing starts was flat during the first half...

Marketing and media firm Craft&Crew revamps business model, rebrands as RDEL Group

The Ottawa-based company, which launched in 2010 as Sochal Group and adopted its current name in early 2021, will now be known as RDEL Group, founder and CEO Dave Hale announced this week.

Ottawa falls to 11th in CBRE’s tech talent rankings as job growth slows

Ottawa dropped out of the top 10 in an annual ranking of North American tech markets as...

Mitel installs telecom veteran Mike Robinson as new chief executive

Mitel has hired veteran telecommunications executive Mike Robinson to lead the Kanata-based company as it attempts 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
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