Water 
Waterloo Region’s strengths in the Water Technology industry can be found in the research and development initiatives of the area universities and organizations. The University of Waterloo is home to The Water Institute – a prestigious interdisciplinary hub facilitating innovative research, education and training and is host to 9 other centres and institutes – including the Canadian Water Network. Neighboring Wilfrid Laurier University established an Institute for Water Science (with partnerships and collaborative agreements involving 26 other universities and government organizations) that works to develop solutions-based research and policy recommendations to protect and sustain Canada’s water supply while meeting the demands of industrial and community users.Why Waterloo Region?
Talent
- Highly skilled workforce of 282,300 people
- Over 74,000 full time post-secondary students including 15,000 co-operative education students at the University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University, and University of Guelph and Conestoga College
- More than 400-graduate students and 110 faculty members in water-related research at the University of Waterloo
- One of Canada’s fasting growing communities with a population projected to reach 729,000 people by 2031
Location
- With a population of 543,700, Waterloo Region is composed of the cities of Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo and the townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich
- Astride Hwy 401, Canada’s superhighway
- Region of Waterloo International Airport with daily service to Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary and Chicago
- Less than 45 minutes to Canada’s largest and busiest international airport, Lester B. Pearson in Toronto
- Proximate to three US/Canada border crossings at Windsor/Detroit, Niagara Falls and Sarnia/Port Huron
- Access toToronto with GO Bus and GO Train service
Cluster
- Centre for Advanced Trenchless Technology (CATT)
- Waterloo Aquatic Toxicology and Ecosystem Remediation Laboratory
- Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE)
- Water Policy and Governance Group (WPGG)
- Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN)
- Canadian Water Network (CWN)
- Centre for Control of Emerging Contaminants (CCEC)
- Centre for Ecosystem Resilience & Adaptation (ERA)
- Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3)
- The Water Institute
- Waterloo Centre for Atmospheric Sciences (WCAS)
- Waterloo Institute for Groundwater Research (WIGR)
- Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology
- Laurier Institute for Water Science
- AquaSanitas – Centre for Water Safety and Security
- Guelph Institute for the Environment
- Ontario Rural Wastewater Centre (ORWC)
- University Consortium for Field-Focused Groundwater Contamination Research
- Ontario's Clean Water Industry
- Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation - Water
“The model for Canada’s economic future: Waterloo Region”
“… it has relied on a century of change and innovation to produce one of Canada’s strongest economies. It’s a knowledge capital with a thriving entrepreneurial culture. It’s our future. If Canada is to prosper beyond the current commodities boom, we must learn from Waterloo’s success, or risk becoming a global economic backwater.”
Globe and Mail, Report on Business, April 25, 2006
“… it has relied on a century of change and innovation to produce one of Canada’s strongest economies. It’s a knowledge capital with a thriving entrepreneurial culture. It’s our future. If Canada is to prosper beyond the current commodities boom, we must learn from Waterloo’s success, or risk becoming a global economic backwater.”
Globe and Mail, Report on Business, April 25, 2006
