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Larger workforce, job losses drive Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate up to 5.5% in April

The National Capital Region’s unemployment rate jumped four-tenths of a percentage point in April as more residents joined...

Ontario raising 417 speed limit to 110 km/h in pilot project

Ontario will be raising speed limits to 110 kilometres an hour on Highway 417 and two other...

Confederation Line progress on track, Ottawa transit boss confident in LRT summer launch

While all 13 stations on the Confederation Line have occupancy permits, more work still needs to be...

Closing the employment gap by being inclusive

A recently launched awareness campaign called #AbleTo is encouraging local employers to tackle one of their biggest...

Ottawa Tourism re-evaluating budget priorities following provincial funding cut

The province’s decision to eliminate its funding to Ottawa Tourism is a “significant hit” that will force...

Canopy Growth’s $343M acquisition to underpin unified medical cannabis brand

The acquisition of a German cannabis company will bring together Canopy Growth’s disparate medical pot operations under...

Ontario to provide up to $250K in flood relief to home, business owners

Eastern Ontario homeowners, small businesses and other organizations affected by the recent widespread flooding will be eligible...

Ontario to provide up to $250K in flood relief to home, business owners

Eastern Ontario homeowners, small businesses and other organizations affected by the recent widespread flooding will be eligible...

Ottawa River water levels to stay high, but second round of floods not expected

Water levels are expected to peak by week's end in flood zones around the nation's capital, federal...

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa and Gatineau?

Systematix 920-333 Preston St. Informatics professional services Buyer: PWGSC $7,947,072 Adirondack HR, Amita Corp., Artemp Personnel Services, and The AIM Group, 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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