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Wireless & RFID Fact Sheet

Wireless & RFID Value Proposition Diagram

 Wireless & RFID are globally-recognized research and development clusters in the Toronto Region

The Toronto Region is ...

• The third largest ICT cluster in North America with a workforce of 156,000 in related information technology sectors
• A growing hub of more than 200 companies that provide wireless and radio frequency identification systems (RFID) products and services, including: Ahearn & Soper Inc., BCS, Certicom, COM DEV International, Communication and Power Industries, Ericsson Communications Canada, GlobeStar Systems, Mine Radio Systems, MyThum Interactive, Nortel Networks, Omron Canada Inc., Psion Teklogix Inc., Redline Communications Inc., Research in Motion (RIM), Tertec Enterprises, Tira Wireless, Weber Marking Systems and Xmark Corporation
• Ranked #4 in North America for scientific impact on the subject of wireless and RFID technologies, based on the number of citations per publication 
• Home to 130 university and college programs in engineering and computer science related programs that produce a highly-educated and highly-skilled workforce: 7,000 university graduates (all levels) in wireless and RFID programs
  
  

World-class Research and Education

• Toronto Region universities are a hub of research excellence: recognized by the major Canadian granting councils:
  • Canada Foundation for Innovation awarded $11.4 million to wireless and RFID related infrastructure projects,1998 - 2009
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) awarded $3.6 million to wireless and RFID related projects, 1998 - 2009
  • 10 NSERC Canada Research Chairs
  • 4 NSERC Industrial Research Chairs
• A centre of advanced research and development based in Toronto Region universities, including:
  • McMaster University: Brockhouse Institute for Materials Research, Centre for Electrophotonic Materials & Devices, Communications Research Laboratory, Software Engineering Research Group, and Centre for Emerging Device Technology
  • Ryerson University: Robotics & Manufacturing Automation Lab
  • University of Guelph: Advanced Robotics & Intelligent Systems Lab (ARIS), Institute for Robotics & Intelligent Systems, Centre for Materials Research
  • University of Ontario Institute of Technology: Advanced Materials Research Group
  • University of Toronto: Emerging Communication Technology Institute, Institute for Knowledge Innovation and Technology
  • University of Waterloo: Canadian Centre of Arts & Technology, Centre for Business, Entrepreneurship & Technology, Institute for Computer Research, Centre for Integrated RF Engineering, Institute for Innovation Research, Institute for Quantum Computing, Nortel Networks Institute for Advanced Information Technology, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology