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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.
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| Founded | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 2012 |
| Type | Economic Development |
| Focus | Investment Attraction, Research Capacity Building, Public Awareness |
| Location | |
| Origins | Toronto City Summit Alliance |
Area served | Durham, Halton, Hamilton, Peel, Toronto, Waterloo, Wellington, York |
Key people | Patrick Draper, President and CEO |
| Website | http://www.trra.ca |
TRRA focused on retaining and growing foreign companies into the Toronto region. The organization focused on life sciences, information and communication technology, materials science and Clean tech.[1]
History
editTRRA was conceived in June 2003 as a result of the civic consensus achieved through the Toronto City Summit Alliance (TCSA).[2] TCSA represents over 40 civic leaders from the private, labour, voluntary and public sectors in the Toronto region.[3] 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.[4] This report included a recommendation to form TRRA.
Toronto Region
editThe 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.[1]
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]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Mission. URL:"www.trra.ca - Overview -". Archived from the original on 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2009-04-17. Accessed on: April 17, 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Statistics Canada - Labour Force Survey. 2007
- ^ City of Toronto - Labour Force Survey, 2007
- ^ The Conference Board of Canada, 2007
- ^ Statistics Canada - Census, 2006