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.
TRRA 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.
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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.[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]
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^ abMission. 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/ 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/ 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 2007-10-25 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on: November 29, 2007.
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