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Algonquin College Corporate Training steps up to meet the growing demand for professional IT training

As more companies explore the advantages of remote work, there is a vital need within the business...

Algonquin College Corporate Training steps up to meet the growing demand for professional IT training

As more companies explore the advantages of remote work, there is a vital need within the business...

When growth opportunity knocks, GEM Health Care answers

Amidst a growing demand for in-home care services, one Ottawa business is leveling up its headcount –...

‘There’s no expiry date on productivity’: Ageism keeps many companies from benefiting from older workers

More Canadians than ever before are working past the traditional retirement age of 65, either because they want to or they have to. 

Shifting from survive to thrive post-pandemic

In spite of continued headwinds, as community leaders, organizational managers and business owners, we need to look forward and make decisions that best position our businesses for success.

Are you one of Ottawa’s top employers?

OBJ and the Ottawa Board of Trade are on the hunt for outstanding employers who are creating engaging, challenging and safe work environments.

La Cité gets nearly $13M from feds, province to upgrade classrooms, tech infrastructure

Cash will be disbursed over the next three years to help the east-end francophone college “transform its technology infrastructure” and implement a new digital strategy.

Philanthropy in Ottawa: Heart Institute receives $1-million gift from Myers Automotive Group

The Mews brothers were so grateful to the UOHI for the medical care provided to their father that they recently gave a $1-million gift to the foundation. 

Proceed with caution: Why adaptive leadership is key to the new world of work

Two prominent Ottawa HR experts tell OBJ that adapting to the new world of work is an elephant that has to be eaten one bite at a time.

Ingenium museums cater to office-shrinking companies with new corporate program

Under the new offering, corporate partners are given access to the museums’ spaces to hold collaborative meetings, off-site retreats, team-building sessions or industry conferences.
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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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