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Walter Stewart
Senior Advisor, Research Capacity
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Ruth Lewkowicz
Director, Marketing and Communications
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Unparalleled research infrastructure 

The Toronto Region's unparalleled research infrastructure places it among the world's top research and development (R&D) hubs. Our universities, colleges, institutes of technology and collaborative research centres - along with the researchers who supply the intellect and ideas - are respected the world over. The Toronto Region has Canada's highest concentration of post-secondary institutions, many of which are top-ranked in their respective fields.

• Our 9 universities and 8 colleges/institutes of technology perform two vital functions: they educate highly skilled personnel, and they generate fundamental discoveries that can be transformed into marketable products and services.
• Ontario university R&D has outperformed its Canadian peers for the last two decades.
• $6.2 billion in new funding for post-secondary institutions over the next five years from the provincial government will ensure that Ontario continues to be an innovation leader.
  

Read fact sheets to learn more about the Toronto Region's outstanding research assets:

UniversitiesCollegesResearch HospitalsResearch Institutes Incubators/Collaboration Centres

What's New

Colleges Ontario Network for Industry Innovation (CONII) Profile

53 Toronto Region scientists awarded $7.4 million (65% of total $11.5 million dispersed) from Ontario's Early Research Awards Program More

University of Toronto ranked #13 most-cited institution in global science papers ranking More