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Partnering to Build a Strong Ontario: 2020 Pre-Budget Submission to the Ontario Government
This pre-budget submission details how government and universities can partner to unleash the potential of our province by helping our students gain the transferrable skills they need to thrive, sharing cutting-edge infrastructure with local businesses, and fuelling a dynamic innovation ecosystem that will help build Ontario.
Polanyi Prizes Honour Ontario University Researchers
The innovative and ground-breaking work of five university researchers in Ontario has been recognized with the award of the 2019 Polanyi Prizes, ranging from discoveries that could lead to game-changing advances in the safe handling of nuclear waste to better long term outcomes for liver transplant patients. Their work is helping solve some of our most pressing issues, producing breakthroughs and helping create a better future for students, communities and the province.
Shaping Education in a Time of Economic and Technological Growth
As we chart our course for the year ahead and beyond, Ontario’s Universities remain committed to ensuring that we continue to collaborate in support of students, the communities we live in and the province of Ontario. Together, in partnership with government, industry and our communities, we can continue to build an Ontario that’s ready to meet the demands of the modern economy.
Partnering for a Better Future for Ontario's Regional Economies
A globally competitive Ontario is built on the strength of its regions. This booklet features some of the ways Ontario’s universities are helping to drive regional economic development, and create an environment where businesses, both large and small, can thrive.
Retooling Ontario for Jobs and Growth through Advanced Manufacturing
When Bruce Power invited students from various Ontario universities to take part in a hackathon, the company didn’t anticipate such a positive outcome. James Scongack, Bruce Power’s Executive Vice-President, related the story of how students helped solve a specific problem the plant was facing within 24 hours during a recent panel discussion on Advanced Manufacturing: Building Ontario through Talent and Innovation, hosted by Ontario’s Universities at Queen’s Park.
Partnering for a Better Future for Advanced Manufacturing
Advanced manufacturing – the development of innovative technologies to create new products, enhance processes and establish more efficient ways of working – needs bold, new and transformative ideas. Ontario’s universities are building on the province’s strong manufacturing base and clusters of technology companies, while ensuring students have the skills, knowledge and experience they need to thrive in Ontario’s ever-evolving manufacturing sector.
Ontario’s universities are actively working with their
partners on the issues that matter most to Ontarians.

We are partnering to grow the economy, to equip graduates with skills and experience for the jobs of the future, to improve health care so that Ontarians can lead longer and healthier lives, and to support life-changing ideas and discoveries through research and innovation.

Better Future
Better Future
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Making an Impact
Accelerating growth of start-ups and SMEs in Eastern Ontario
Busy safety managers can quickly identify hazards, assess risks and communicate work instructions to workers thanks to a web app developed by Rillea Technologies. The company works with manufacturers, labs, schools and hospitals to ensure
News & Updates
February 04, 2020
Polanyi prizes honour Ontario university researchers
January 20, 2020
Shaping Education in a Time of Economic and Technological Growth
Issues Ontarians'
Care About
We spent a year listening to what Ontarians had to say about their hopes, concerns, ideas and aspirations for the future. Through partnering with others, Ontario's universities are working together to attain those hopes, alleviate those concerns, and make those ideas a reality. Learn about our commitments to creating a better Ontario.
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Jobs and Skills
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The Economy
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Research and
Innovation
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Health Care
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Mental Health
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Building Strong
Communities
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Access
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The Environment
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Diversity
How We're Partnering for
a Better Future for Ontario
Ontario's universities are actively working with partners to ensure our students thrive, our communities are vibrant and our province remains dynamic.
Partnering to help Ontario
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2020 Pre-Budget Submission to the Ontario Government

This pre-budget submission details how government and universities can partner to unleash the potential of our province by helping our students gain the transferrable skills they need to thrive, sharing cutting-edge infrastructure with local businesses, and fuelling a dynamic innovation ecosystem that will help build Ontario.

Read the Submission
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