Toronto Region Research Alliance

The Toronto Region Research Alliance (TRRA) was a regional economic development organization promoting increased investment in research and innovation to further economic prosperity. TRRA was a public-private partnership supported by the governments of Ontario and Canada, and a wide range of regional stakeholders from the private sector, universities, colleges, and research hospitals.

Toronto Region Research Alliance
Founded2005
Dissolved2012
TypeEconomic Development
FocusInvestment Attraction, Research Capacity Building, Public Awareness
Location
OriginsToronto City Summit Alliance
Area served
Durham, Halton, Hamilton, Peel, Toronto, Waterloo, Wellington, York
Key people
Patrick Draper, President and CEO
Websitehttp://www.trra.ca

Overview

History

TRRA was conceived in June 2003 as a result of the civic consensus achieved through the Toronto City Summit Alliance (TCSA).[1] TCSA represents over 40 civic leaders from the private, labour, voluntary and public sectors in the Toronto region.[2] This unique group came together in 2002 to assess our urban region's strengths and challenges and shape a framework for action that could move the region forward over the next five to 10 years. TCSA released its report, Enough Talk: An Action Plan for the Toronto Region, in April 2003.[3] This report included a recommendation to form TRRA.


Mission

TRRA focused on retaining and growing foreign investment into regional organizations; attracting innovative, research-intensive foreign companies to locate in the Toronto region; promoting enhanced research intensity among regional businesses; and advancing initiatives to strengthen research and innovation capacity. The organization focused on the following four broad research-intensive sectors:

Funders
Government of Canada (NRC) Government of Ontario (MRI) AstraZeneca Canada Inc.
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Bloorview Kids Rehab
Centennial College Centre for Addiction and Mental Health CIBC Financial Group
Cisco Systems Canada Co. City of Hamilton City of Mississauga
City of Toronto government Conestoga College Conference Board of Canada
Eli Lilly Canada Inc. George Brown College GlaxoSmithKline Canada
Hospital for Sick Children Humber College IBM Canada
McMaster University Mohawk College Mount Sinai Hospital
Ontario College of Art & Design RBC Financial Group Ryerson University
Sanofi Pasteur Ltd. Scotiabank Seneca College
Sheridan College St. Michael's Hospital Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
TD Bank Financial Group Telus Corp. Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
City of Markham University Health Network University of Guelph
UOIT University of Toronto University of Waterloo
Women's College Hospital York University

Toronto Region

The Toronto Region Innovation Zone consists of key innovation clusters in a broad geographic area anchored by the City of Toronto, and includes the surrounding regions of Durham, Guelph, Halton, Hamilton, Peel, York, Waterloo and Wellington.[4]

The Toronto Region has a population of about 7.4 million[5] (including over 200 ethnic groups and 180 languages)[6] and a GDP over $300 billion.[7] It has 9 universities, 8 colleges and 12 research hospitals. It also houses a skilled labor force, with 64% of workers aged 25–64 holds a post-secondary degree or equivalent.[8]

References
  1. Toronto Region Research Alliance launched by TCSA. URL:http://www.torontoalliance.ca/tcsa_initiatives/research_alliance/ Archived 2007-10-25 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on: November 29, 2007.
  2. Toronto City Summit Alliance - Backgrounder. URL http://www.torontoalliance.ca/about_tcsa/backgrounder/ Archived 2007-10-26 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on: November 29, 2007.
  3. Enough Talk: An Action Plan for the Toronto Region. URL:http://www.torontoalliance.ca/docs/TCSA_report.pdf Archived 2007-10-25 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on: November 29, 2007.
  4. Mission. URL:"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2009-04-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Accessed on: April 17, 2009.
  5. Statistics Canada - Labour Force Survey. 2007
  6. City of Toronto - Labour Force Survey, 2007
  7. The Conference Board of Canada, 2007
  8. Statistics Canada - Census, 2006
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