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Cannabis company Hexo Corp.’s chief financial officer resigns

Gatineau cannabis company Hexo Corp. says its chief financial officer has resigned, effective immediately, after taking on the role in May

Maximus Canada opens 22,000-sq-ft contact centre in Ottawa

A government service provider has set up shop in Ottawa to run a sizeable contact centre in the National Capital Region

Letters: Ottawa offers fertile ground for ‘smart agriculture’ hub

University of Ottawa professor Claude Laguë writes his argument for considering Ottawa as a hub for agricultural tech.

Constellation Brands ‘pleased’ with Canopy progress despite Q2 losses

Chief executive Bill Newlands' positive tone is a change from comments on Canopy made during its previous quarter, before co-CEO Bruce Linton was ousted from the firm

Canopy Growth buys majority stake in sports drink company BioSteel

Smiths Falls-based Canopy Growth Corp. has bought a majority stake in BioSteel Sports Nutrition Inc., a maker of sports nutrition products

Meet Ottawa’s commercial Realtors

The next time you’re thinking commercial real estate, think about OREB’s commercial network

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

A $3.5M deal for Canadian Bank Note Co. leads the latest round-up of local firms winning work with the federal government

Bruce Linton unapologetic about Canopy Growth tenure in speech to Kanata business crowd

He might no longer be in charge of the country’s largest cannabis firm, but Bruce Linton made...

Prospectus: ‘People infrastructure’ could undermine Ottawa’s growth potential

Light-rail transit isn't the only infrastructure development we need to factor into Ottawa's growth, OBJ publisher Michael Curran writes in the latest issue of the newsmagazine

Sueling Ching to lead Ottawa Board of Trade on interim basis

The Ottawa Board of Trade is turning to a former leader from one of its pre-amalgamation regional chambers to guide the organization as it searches for a new president and CEO
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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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