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Scorching heat wave keeps Canada Day crowd numbers low on Parliament Hill

A scorching heat wave has kept crowds on Parliament Hill smaller than usual for Canada Day festivities...

Op-ed: Ottawa-area luxury boat rental service worth the investment

Should Canadian taxpayers help pay for a luxury boat rental service that began operating recently on the...

#BuyCanadian: Travellers turning to domestic destinations amid U.S. trade tensions

Bonnie Hallman of Winnipeg had been booked to board a Disney cruise next summer to bask in...

Canada Day organizers promising quicker lines, tight security

Officials are promising shorter queue times for Canada Day festivities in the nation's capital this year, but...

Ottawa’s rural routes a favourite for tourists and locals

Though the urban areas of the nation’s capital have much to offer for visitors and residents alike, the region is also laden with hidden gems in its more rural stretches.

Preston Street Criterium returns this Father’s Day

Like no other bike race in town, the criterium offers something for everyone. Fast-paced action, block party...

Armed with fresh funding, Ottawa tourism sector avoiding Canada 150 hangover

The momentum Ottawa’s tourism industry gained during a record-breaking Canada 150 year appears to be carrying over...

Ice Dragon Boat Festival honoured among Ottawa’s top tourism performers

Despite his long-running success leading Ottawa’s summertime Dragon Boat Festival, CEO John Brooman concedes he was initially...

Canada 150 celebrations fuel Ottawa airport’s rising revenues in 2017

A spike in the number of domestic travellers visiting the National Capital Region in 2017 offset declines...

Tourist visits to Ottawa up 8.8% in 2017

The full year of celebrations marking Canada’s 150th anniversary in the country’s capital paid off for the...
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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
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