Advanced Water Technologies

Related Information:

Water Technologies Fact Sheet

Water-related Expertise in the Toronto Region Presentation

Ontario Green Energy Act Fact Sheet

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Advanced Water Technologies Development is an internationally-recognized R&D cluster in the Toronto Region

The Toronto Region is ...

  • Located on the shores of the Great Lakes - the world's largest fresh water source
  • Ranked #1 in Membrane Separation in international patent applications, and is a global leader in water-related patent activity
  • A dynamic environmental hub with over 300 companies providing wastewater, water treatment and filtration related products and services, including: Altech Technology Systems Inc.; Amidyne Group (Aquametrix); EcoDyne (The Marmon Group); Enpar Technologies inc.; Environmental Biodetection Products Inc.(EBPI); EnviroTower; Filter Innovations inc. (Calco Environmental Group); GE Water & Processes Technologies (Zenon International); Green Turtle Canada (Monteco); Kontek Ecology Systems Inc.; Napier Ried; Nemato Corp.; Petro Sep Membrane Technologies;Siemens Water; UV Pure; Veolia Water
  • Experiencing a growing demand for improved water technologies from a sophisticated customer base that includes:
  • Suppliers of drinking water and wastewater services to one of the largest population concentrations in North America
  • Major industrial sectors such as agriculture, food processing and advanced manufacturing
  • Government of Ontario recently passed the Green Energy Act (GEA) which aims to increase investment in renewable energy projects and increase conservation
  • Well-served by an established water infrastructure that is both designed for expansion and representing major opportunities for technological and infrastructure upgrades
  • Home to 230 university and college programs in agriculture, environmental and physical sciences, engineering and technical programs
  • Producing an educated and highly-skilled workforce - over 8,200 university graduates (all levels) related to water sciences in 2007
     

Supportive Government Programs

  • Government of Canada: Sustainable Development Technologies Canada; Scientific Research & Experimental Development Expenditures; NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program; New Environmental Technologies
    Evaluation; Financial Support - Science & Technology; and Canadian Environmental Technology Information Centre
  • Government of Ontario: Ontario Research Fund; Innovation demonstration Fund; Investment Accelerator Fund; Business Mentorship & Entrepreneurship Program; Next Generation of Jobs Fund: Strategic Opportunities Program; and Ontario Business Research Institute Tax Credit Toronto Region

World-Leading Research and Education

  • Toronto Region universities are a hub of research excellence recognized by major Canadian granting agencies:
    • Canada Foundation for Innovation awarded $8.2 million in infrastructure grants 1998-2007
    • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) awarded $31 million to research projects in the Toronto Region (1998-2008)
    • 4 NSERC chairs and 3 Canada Research Chairs
  • A centre of advanced R&D with 19 water-related research institutes, and ranked #8 worldwide in number of citations per publication:
    • McMaster University: Brockhouse Institute for Materials Research; Centre for Engineering and Public Policy, School of Engineering Practice; Institute of Environment and Health; McMaster Institute for Polymer Production
      Technology; McMaster Membrane Research Group; and Water Resources Environmental Information Systems Laboratory
    • University of Guelph: Guelph Institute for the Environment; Controlled Environment Systems Research Facility; ecology@Guelph; and Urban System Environmental Design Centre
    • University of Toronto: Drinking Water Research Group, Institute for Environmental Studies; Pulp and Paper Centre; and Research facility for the application of ultraviolet light in water disinfection and purification
    • University of Waterloo: Waterloo Aquatic Toxicology & Ecosystem Remediation Laboratory; Waterloo Centre for Groundwater Research; Water Policy & Governance Group; and Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy
  • Other research centres include: Ontario Centres of Excellence for Earth and Environmental Technologies and Canada Centre for Inland Waters (a part of the National Water Research Institute)

 

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