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Ottawa readies for 2021 Masters Indigenous Games

With some 2,000 athletes anticipated, sports tournament and cultural festival expected to deliver major economic boost

Alcohol, repair services, IT support: Ontario lists essential services exempt from closure

All Ontario businesses deemed non-essential have been ordered to close Tuesday night as part of escalating government measures meant to curb the spread of COVID-19

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

S.i. Systems and Maplesoft Consulting are among the local companies winning work with the federal government in recent weeks

Coping with COVID-19: Are business contracts enforceable in a crisis?

In the latest Coping with COVID-19 video, OBJ explores contract law, specifically whether commercial contracts are enforceable in a global crisis

Coping with COVID-19: How to manage remote employees

In the latest video of the Coping with COVID-19 series, OBJ explores how to manage employees who are working remotely.

Ottawa businesses urge faster, more direct COVID-19 response from all levels of government

Ottawa entrepreneurs and business advocacy groups gave mixed reviews to a series of aid packages unveiled Wednesday aimed at helping companies weather the storm during the COVID-19 outbreak

Coping with COVID-19: Employment law considerations

In the second video of Ottawa Business Journal's Coping with COVID-19 series, OBJ explores the employment law considerations of temporary layoffs

Coping with COVID-19: Tips on maintaining cash flow

In the first video of our Coping with COVID-19 series, OBJ digs into an issue that’s top of mind for many local business owners ​– maintaining cash flow during an unprecedented global pandemic

Canopy Growth closing Tokyo Smoke and Tweed cannabis retail stores

Canopy Growth Corp. says it's closing all of its corporate-owned Tokyo Smoke and Tweed stores later today in an effort to help limit the spread of COVID-19

Ex-Ottawa Police Chief Vern White, Catherine Clark join Syntax Strategic

A local marketing and media relations firm has recruited the City of Ottawa’s former top cop in an effort to add more firepower to its crisis communications expertise
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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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