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How Ottawa’s Mopify engages an army of independent cleaning contractors

With companies such as Uber and Airbnb making headlines as they navigate the tricky world of managing...

Op-ed: New government procurement projects risk adding burdens to suppliers

In a move of great interest to many Ottawa businesses, both the federal and Ontario governments recently...

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

Calian (Read more) 400-770 Palladium Dr. End-to-end learning services Buyer: DND $16,874,225 Scotiabank 600-119 Queen St. Deposit services Buyer: PWGSC $2,240,150 The Halifax Group 400-190 O’Connor St. Informatics professional services Buyer:...

Downtown Ottawa landlords expand cycling infrastructure as popularity of bike commuting grows

Imagine arriving at work happier, energized and with more money in your wallet. Sound like a dream? That’s...

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

BMT Fleet Technology 311 Legget Dr. Marine management Buyer: DND $77,860,246 Valcom Consulting Group 300-85 Albert St. Technical engineering and maintenance services Buyer: DND $3,855,513 Graybridge Malkam 5-1309...

Gatineau pot producer Hexo establishes U.S. operations, hires new CFO

Gatineau’s Hexo (TSX:HEXO) has hired a U.S.-based chief financial officer as part of its efforts to capitalize...

Gatineau pot producer Hexo finalizes $263M acquisition of Newstrike Brands

A multimillion-dollar acquisition that is poised to make Gatineau-based Hexo one of the world’s largest cannabis producers...

Prospectus: Examining the enduring popularity of Ottawa’s Forty Under 40

Read in-depth profiles of the Forty Under 40 class of 2019 in the latest issue of OBJ's newsmagazine, online and on the streets now

Chaudière Crossing reopens to pedestrians, cyclists

Interprovincial commuters are one step closer to the full reopening of a key crossing over the Ottawa...

Roughly 1,500 businesses in Ottawa-Gatineau at risk from flooding: StatCan

Statistics Canada says almost 3,800 business locations were at risk of being affected by spring flooding in...
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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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