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Linton expects Canopy Growth to hit revenues of $1B in fiscal 2020

Canopy Growth Corp.'s co-chief executive says he is expecting a “growth quarter” ahead and foresees the cannabis...

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Here’s what the 2019 Ontario budget means for Ottawa

The Ontario Progressive Conservative government’s first budget contained a few items just for Ottawa, and several more...

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Ahead of Thursday's Businesswoman of the Year Awards finals, OBJ sat down with nominees from across the...

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Tackling the skilled trades shortage in Ontario

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Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

Here's a roundup of local firms winning federal government work from March 25-29: Gilmore Reproductions 120 Herzberg Rd. Communication publications Buyer:...

University of Ottawa Heart Institute founder Wilbert Keon dies at 83

A world-renowned Canadian pioneer of heart surgery and an institution in the Ottawa healthcare community has died. Dr. Wilbert...

Larger labour force offsets March job gains in Ottawa-Gatineau

Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate held steady at 5.1 per cent in March, with a jump in the size...
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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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