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)

What's New

Canada Invests $19.8M in clean water technology; funds world-leading Southern Ontario Water Consortium More

Water-related expertise in the Toronto Region Presentation

A Fountain of Innovation video (Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade)

The Water Technology Acceleration Project (TAP) makes ONT the leading clean water jurisdiction in North America More

Ontario Water Opportuniteis and Conservation Act

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