© 2008 Toronto Region Research Alliance

Toronto Region is home to a growing Wireless & RFID innovation cluster

Specialized Labour

• Workforce of 150,000 • 130 university and college

programs • 7,000 university graduates

Anchor Companies • Research in Motion • Psion Teklogix Inc.

Public Sector R&D

• University of Toronto: Emerging Communications Technology Institute, Nortel Institute for Telecommunications

• University of Waterloo: Centre for Wireless Communication; Centre for Integrated RF Engineering; Nortel Networks Institute

• McMaster University: Centre for Emerging Device Technologies

• Ryerson University: Rogers Communications Centre Suppliers and Infrastructure

• Ahearn & Soper Inc. • BCS • Redline Communications Inc. • Weber Marking Systems • Tira Wireless • Tertec Enterprises • Xmark Corporation • GlobeStar Systems • MyThum Interactive • Mine Radio Systems

Leading Customers

• Certicom • COM DEV International • Communication and Power

Industries • Nortel Networks • Omron Canada

Supportive regulatory and public policy environment