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Ontario Tech acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation.

We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Ontario Tech No. 1 in cross-sector research among Canadian undergraduate universities

National report showcases Ontario Tech’s leadership in research partnerships and intensity

Manufacturing Engineering PhD student Cody Berry working on research in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science's Advanced Coordinate Metrology Laboratory at Ontario Tech University.
Manufacturing Engineering PhD student Cody Berry working on research in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science's Advanced Coordinate Metrology Laboratory at Ontario Tech University.

Ontario Tech University’s commitment to research excellence and to uncovering innovative solutions for our partners’ most-pressing problems is receiving recognition on the national stage.

Research Infosource Inc., Canada’s leader in the measurement of global competitiveness in the knowledge economy, has released its annual report on Canada’s Innovation Leaders. The report puts Ontario Tech at the top of the pack among primarily undergraduate universities for grants involving corporate and industry partners while also summarizing national university rankings for research.

 Not only is Ontario Tech ranked No. 1 in the cross-sector research category, its grant numbers are 61 per cent higher than the next-closest university. In terms of research intensity as measured on a per-faculty member basis compared to all Canadian universities, Ontario Tech ranks No. 2 after the University of Waterloo and ahead of the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto in private-sector research contracts.

 During the five-year period between 2014 and 2018, Ontario Tech received 155 partnership grants with Canadian companies through one or more of three federal agencies: Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

“Ontario Tech University is proud to be a vital hub where impactful research improves lives and changes communities. Being ranked No. 1 for cross-sector research grants and No. 2 in Canada on a per-faculty member basis shows that Ontario Tech punches well above its weight class. It’s a tremendous endorsement of our rapidly expanding and dynamic research portfolio. It underscores Ontario Tech’s unique strength in forging valuable partnerships with industry, community and government in advancing its research agenda.”
-Dr. Les Jacobs, Vice-President, Research and Innovation, Ontario Tech University.