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Parliamentary bells will play on despite renos to Ottawa’s most famous landmark

In less than three months, the centrepiece on Parliament Hill will go dark for at least a...

A Canada 150 hangover? What hangover?

Buoyed by crowd-pleasing tourist attractions such as the Canada Science and Technology Museum’s Art of the Brick...

Ottawa’s tourism industry not rushing to go to pot

An April Fools’ Day prank made it crystal clear to Brad Campeau that Ottawa is ready to...

Ottawa Host: Ottawa Tourism launches customer service training for local businesses

For visitors travelling in an unfamiliar city, helpful advice from a knowledgeable server, driver or front desk employee can transform a trip and leave a lasting impression.

Exhibition visitor numbers at Ottawa’s National Gallery hit six-year high

One of Ottawa’s most popular tourist attractions says it’s received a large boost in attendance from a...

Ottawa airport passenger volume jumps in July

The National Capital Region isn’t feeling any Canada 150 hangover when it comes to the skies, as...

Ottawa Tourism eyes Chinese tourists with first-ever delegation visit

Representatives from Ottawa Tourism have returned from a week-long, three-city visit to China meant to court the...

Deadline arrives for Airbnb to start collecting, remitting hotel tax in Ottawa

Anyone renting an Airbnb listing in the nation's capital will have to start paying a four-per-cent hotel...

Bluesfest attracts 300K spectators

As Bluesfest’s 10-day run at LeBreton Flats drew to a close Sunday, organizers declared the 2018 edition...

Ottawa-Gatineau tourism growth to lag behind rest of Canada in 2018: Conference Board

Ottawa-Gatineau likely won’t see as many new tourists as the rest of the country this year, but...
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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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