Automotive, steel and advanced manufacturing and materials are key sectors in the Toronto Region.
Significant research investment fuels the pharmaceutical & biotechnology cluster.
The cleantech (greentech) innovation cluster is gaining momentum thanks to Ontario's Green Energy Act.
The Toronto Region's strong research resources have led to a diversified IT & Communications sector.
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Toronto is "a laboratory of urban innovation" according to Saul Kaplan, founder and Chief Catalyst of the Business Innovation Factory. Toronto's innovation quotient is discussed at length in a column by The Toronto Star's business columnist David Olive.
David Johnston Appointed Canada's Next Governor General
TRRA congratulates David Johnston on his appointment as the next Governor General of Canada. As President of the University of Waterloo, Professor Johnston was a founding member of the Toronto Region Research Alliance Board of Directors.
Top Talent Chooses Toronto Region
More than 100,000 immigrants choose the Toronto Region every year, and almost three-quarters of these newcomers over age 15 have a post-secondary degree or certificate.
And among more educated adults thinking about resettling, Canada is their desination of choice according to a recent Gallup survey.
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Research and Innovation News
A new "smart materials" process developed by University of Waterloo to revolutionize manufacturingRyerson University launches Centre for Urban Energy (CUE) for the discovery and commercialization of innovative, practical solutions to urban energy issuesThe federal government will invest $200.5 million in the Canada Foundation for Innovation's Leading Edge Fund (LEF) and New Initiatives Fund (NIF)48 projects led by emerging researchers in the Toronto Region receive $6.7 million from Ontario's Early Researcher Awards Ontario invests $8.5 million in 54 research infrastructure projects at Toronto Region universities and research hospitalsConnect with us!
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Sept 10-11: Global Biomarker Conference
Sept 12-14: Interactive Ontario Exchange
Sept 12-15: ABIC 2010 Bridging Biology and Business
Sept 30: TEDx Toronto
Oct 20-22: CSPC - The 2010 Canadian Science Policy Conference
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TRRA Welcomes Patrick Draper as New President
 | Patrick Draper joined TRRA as President & Chief Executive Officer on May 25, 2010. |
Patrick comes to TRRA after four years as Director of Economic Strategy & Tourism for the Regional Municipality of York, the high-growth region north of Toronto. He also served as Deputy Minister of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism from 1997-1998.
"I am excited about joining TRRA at a time when research and innovation takes centre stage in our future economic prosperity. The Governments of Canada and Ontario are moving swiftly to create a culture of innovation and we need to leverage these new initiatives in a regional context. TRRA has created a positive reputation as a catalyst for fostering increased investments into research and development and I intend to build on that momentum."
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