The Expert Panel undertook in-person consultations with many innovation partners over the course their work. Findings from the consultations were developed and analysis was performed to draw out key themes to inform thinking on recommendations. A list of participating organizations is listed below:

University Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs)

  1. Algoma University (Sault Ste. Marie)
  2. Brock University (St. Catharine’s)
  3. Carleton University (Ottawa)
  4. Lakehead University (Thunder Bay)
  5. Laurentian University (Sudbury)
  6. McMaster University (Hamilton)
  7. Nipissing University (North Bay)
  8. Ontario Tech University (Oshawa)
  9. Queen’s University (Kingston)
  10. Ryerson University (Toronto)
  11. Trent University (Peterborough)
  12. Université de Hearst (Sudbury)
  13. University of Guelph (Guelph)
  14. University of Ottawa (Ottawa)
  15. University of Toronto (Toronto)
  16. University of Waterloo (Waterloo)
  17. University of Windsor (Windsor)
  18. Western University (London)
  19. York University (Toronto)

College Technology Transfer Officers (TTOs) or equivalents

  1. College Boreal (Sudbury)
  2. Algonquin College (Ottawa)
  3. Canadore College (North Bay)
  4. Cambrian College (Sudbury)
  5. Centennial College (Toronto)
  6. Conestoga College (Waterloo)
  7. Durham College (Oshawa)
  8. Fanshawe College (London)
  9. Fleming College (Peterborough)
  10. George Brown College (Toronto)
  11. Georgian College (Barrie)
  12. La Cité Collegiale (Ottawa)
  13. Mohawk College (Hamilton)
  14. Niagara College (Niagara)
  15. Northern College (Timmins)
  16. Sault College (Sault Ste. Marie)
  17. Seneca College (Toronto)
  18. Sheridan College (Oakville)
  19. St. Clair College (Windsor)
  20. St. Lawrence College (Brockville)

Campus-Linked Accelerators (CLAs)

  1. ACCEL at the Centre of Entrepreneurship (Centennial College, Toronto)
  2. Accelerator Centre
  3. EPICentre (University of Windsor, Windsor)
  4. Digital Media Zone (Ryerson, Toronto)
  5. Dunin-Deshpande Queen’s Innovation Centre (Queen’s University, Kingston)
  6. Imagination Catalyst (OCAD University, Toronto)
  7. Innovation Hub (St. Lawrence College, Brockville)
  8. InnovationYork (York University, Toronto)
  9. Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre
  10. Start-up Garage (University of Ottawa, Ottawa
     

On-campus Entrepreneurial Activities (OCEAs)

  1. Brilliant Entrepreneurship (Oshawa)
  2. Centre d’entrepreneuriat de La Cite (Ottawa) - CEPI
  3. Fast Start (Durham Region)
  4. Genesis (Windsor)
  5. Henry Bernick Entrepreneurship Centre (Barrie)
  6. Northern College Innovation Hub (North Bay)
  7. Sudbury Youth Entrepreneurship Hub (Sudbury)
  8. University of Toronto Entrepreneurship (Toronto)

Regional Innovation Centres (RICs)

  1. Communitech (Waterloo)
  2. HalTech
  3. Innovation Guelph
  4. Innovation Initiatives Ontario North
  5. Invest Ottawa
  6. Innovate Niagara
  7. Launch Lab
  8. MaRS Discovery District (Toronto)
  9. Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre
  10. NORCAT
  11. RIC Centre
  12. TechAlliance
  13. Venture Lab
  14. WETech

Medical and research institutions

  1. Bruyere Research Institute (Toronto)
  2. CHEO
  3. FACIT
  4. Hopital Montfort
  5. Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)
  6. Lawson Health Research Institute
  7. Ontario Genomics
  8. Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
  9. Perimeter Institute
  10. Sunnybrook Hospital

Sector specific organizations

  1. CENGN
  2. ENCQOR
  3. MITACS
  4. Ontario Centres of Excellence
  5. Thalesgroup
  6. Vector Institute