Institutional performance objectives
Ontario Tech University has set five performance objectives to strategically guide how to allocate future funding from the Research Support Fund (RSF) program. It has also identified corresponding performance indicators and target outcomes to ensure institutional accountability to stakeholders, including researchers, community and industry partners, and Canadian taxpayers.
The university is required to report the outcomes of the performance objectives annually. This report is typically due in June.
Fiscal year
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2023-2024
Eligible program expenditure category
Output (investment or expense of RSF grant funds)
Institutional performance objective
Performance indicator
Target outcome
Report outcomes (due June 2024)
Research facilities
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining research laboratories to support new and ongoing research.
Enhance current research laboratory space by renovating and maintaining laboratories to support new and ongoing research.
Square footage of research space renovated and/or maintained in 2023-2024.
Maintenance of the square footage of research space at the university in 2023-2024 compared to 2022-2023.
Target to report:
Number of square feet maintained in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 compared to 2022-2023.
Research resources
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining the library resources.
Maintain the number of library research holdings and subscriptions.
Number of library research holdings and subscriptions in 2023-2024.
Maintenance of number of library research holdings and/or subscriptions in 2023-2024 compared to 2022-2023.
Target to report:
Number of library research holdings and subscriptions in FY 2023-2024 compared to 2022-2023.
Management and administration of an institution's research enterprise
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining grants and contract development and research accounting support services.
Increase total research funding.
Total value of sponsored research received in 2023-2024.
Two per cent increase in the dollar value of sponsored research in 2023-2024 compared to 2022-2023.
Target to report:
Percentage increase in the in sponsored funding by the institution in FY 2023-2024 compared to 2022-2023.
Regulatory requirements and accreditation
Invest a portion of the RSF in supporting the activities of the research ethics board, animal care committee, radiation safety and biosafety committees.
Continue to increase the knowledge base of safety and compliance committee members and staff by providing organized training opportunities. Number of committee members and staff attending training sessions or conferences through such bodies as CAREB, CCAC etc.
Increase the number of committee members and staff receiving training or attending conferences etc. compared to the previous fiscal year
Target to report:
Number of committee members participating in organized training in FY 2023-2024 compared to 2022-2023.
Intellectual property and knowledge mobilization
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining the patent portfolio and innovation related support services.
Patent review process and patent maintenance.
Number of patent families reviewed.
Review and assess 2 patent families.
Target to report:
Number of patent families reviewed and assessed.
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2022-2023
Eligible program expenditure category
Output (investment or expense of RSF grant funds)
Institutional performance objective
Performance indicator
Target outcome
Report outcomes
Research facilities
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining research laboratories to support new and ongoing research.
Enhance current research laboratory space by renovating and maintaining laboratories to support new and ongoing research.
Square footage of research space renovated and/or maintained in 2022-2023.
Maintenance of the square footage of research space at the university in 2022-2023 compared to 2021-2022.
A portion of the RSF grant supported the ongoing maintenance of research space at Ontario Tech.
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023 95 028.10 ft² of research space were maintained; a slight increase from the previous year's total (~.038%)
Research resources
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining the library resources.
Maintain the number of library research holdings and subscriptions.
Number of library research holdings and subscriptions in 2022-2023.
Maintenance of number of library research holdings and/or subscriptions in 2022-2023 compared to 2021-2022.
A portion of the RSF grant supported the library.
In FY 2022-2023 the library maintained approximately 1,540,303 ebook and ejournal subscriptions, an increase of ~32%.
Management and administration of an institution's research enterprise
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining grants and contract development and research accounting support services.
Increase total research funding.
Total value of sponsored research received in 2022-2023.
Two per cent increase in the dollar value of sponsored research in 2022-2023 compared to 2021-2022.
A portion of the RSF grant was invested in supporting management & administration of the institution’s research enterprise.
This goal was not met. There was a decrease of ~9.2% in the dollar value of sponsored research from the previous fiscal year.
Regulatory requirements and accreditation
Invest a portion of the RSF in supporting the activities of the research ethics board, animal care committee, radiation safety and biosafety committees.
Continue to increase the knowledge base of safety and compliance committee members by providing organized training opportunities. Number of committee members attending training sessions or conferences through such bodies as CAREB, CCAC etc.
Increase the number of committee members (compared to the previous fiscal year) receiving training or attending conferences etc.
A portion of the RSF grant was invested in supporting regulatory requirements & accreditation.
In FY 2023-2023 more than 20 members received training or attended conferences as compared to two members in the previous fiscal year.
Intellectual property and knowledge mobilization
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining the patent portfolio and innovation related support services.
Patent review process and patent maintenance.
Number of patent families reviewed.
Review and assess 4 patent families.
A portion of the RSF grant supported the maintenance of patent applications.
In FY 2022-2023 4 patent families were reviewed and assessed.
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2021-2022
Eligible program expenditure category
Output (investment or expense of RSF grant funds)
Institutional performance objective
Performance indicator
Target outcome
Report outcomes (due June 2022)
Research facilities
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining research laboratories to support new and ongoing research.
Enhance current research laboratory space by renovating and maintaining laboratories to support new and ongoing research.
Square footage of research space renovated and/or maintained in 2021-2022.
Maintenance of the square footage of research space at the university in 2021-2022 compared to 2020-2021.
A portion of the RSF grant supported the ongoing maintenance of research space at Ontario Tech.
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-2022, 94,669.23 ft² of research space were maintained, which a slight increase from the previous year's total (~1.8%)
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Research resources
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining the library resources.
Maintain the number of library research holdings and subscriptions.
Number of library research holdings and subscriptions in 2021-2022.
Maintenance of number of library research holdings and/or subscriptions in 2021-2022 compared to 2020-2021.
A portion of the RSF grant supported the library.
In FY 2021-2022 the library maintained approximately 1,164,307 ebook and ejournal subscriptions. The ~15% decrease is largely due to cancelled resources/ deactivated content in the library system.
Management and administration of an institution's research enterprise
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining grants and contract development and research accounting support services.
Increase total research funding.
Total value of sponsored research received in 2021-2022.
Two per cent increase in the dollar value of sponsored research in 2021-2022 compared to 2020-2021.
A portion of the RSF grant was invested in supporting management and administration of the institution’s research enterprise.
There was an ~3.2% increase in the dollar value of sponsored research from the previous fiscal year.
Regulatory requirements and accreditation
Invest a portion of the RSF in supporting the activities of the research ethics board, animal care committee, radiation safety and biosafety committees.
Streamline the ethics and compliance application process by updating the electronic information system.
Number of ethics or safety committees able to process applications electronically by the end of FY 2021-2022.
Continue to improve the use of the e-submission system to enable online submission of one new ethics or safety committee by the end of fiscal year 2021-2022.
A portion of the RSF grant was invested in supporting regulatory requirements and accreditation.
While progress was made in the system and process, no additions were made to the online submission access.
Intellectual property and knowledge mobilization
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining the patent portfolio and innovation related support services.
Maintain the number of patents by effectively managing the patent portfolio.
Number of patents maintained and new disclosures in 2020-2021.
Maintain the patent portfolio in 2021-2022.
A portion of the RSF grant supported the maintenance of patent applications.
Compared to the previous fy, the number of patent families remained the same, 2 new patents were issued and start-ups increased ~33% (faculty) and ~42% (student)
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2020-2021
Fiscal year
- 2020-2021
Eligible program expenditure category
Output (investment or expense of RSF grant funds)
Institutional performance objective
Performance indicator
Target outcome
Report outcomes (due June 2021)
Research facilities
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining research laboratories to support new and ongoing research.
Enhance current research laboratory space by renovating and maintaining laboratories to support new and ongoing research.
Square footage of research space renovated and/or maintained in 2020-2021.
Maintenance of the square footage of research space at the university in 2020-2021 compared to 2019-2020.
A portion of the Research Support Fund grant supported the ongoing maintenance of research space at Ontario Tech.
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-2021, 92,968.86 ft² of research space were maintained, which is almost the same as the previous year's total.
Research resources
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining the library resources.
Maintain the number of library research holdings and subscriptions.
Number of library research holdings and subscriptions in 2020-2021.
Maintenance of number of library research holdings and/or subscriptions in 2020-2021 compared to 2019-2020.
A portion of the Research Support Fund grant supported the library.
In FY 2020-2021, the university library migrated to a new platform and changed their collection tools; it maintained approximately 1,376,130 e-resources. (Includes ejournals , ebooks). This is an increase of ~45% compared to the previous year.
Management and administration of an institution's research enterprise
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining grants and contract development and research accounting support services.
Increase total research funding.
Total value of sponsored research received in 2020-2021.
Two per cent increase in the dollar value of sponsored research in 2020-2021 compared to 2019-2020.
A portion of the Research Support Fund was invested in supporting management and administration of the institution’s research enterprise.
There was a ~51% increase in the dollar value of sponsored research in 2020-2021 compared to 2019-2020
Regulatory requirements and accreditation
Invest a portion of the RSF in supporting the activities of the research ethics board, animal care committee, radiation safety and biosafety committees.
Streamline the ethics and compliance application process by updating the electronic information system.
Number of ethics or safety committees able to process applications electronically by the end of FY 2020-2021.
Continue to improve the use of the e-submission system to enable online submission of one new ethics or safety committee by the end of fiscal year 2020-2021.
A portion of the Research Support Fund was invested in supporting regulatory requirements and accreditation.
The Radiation Safety Committee is now able to submit applications through our online IRIS system
Intellectual property and knowledge mobilization
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining the patent portfolio and innovation related support services.
Maintain the number of patents by effectively managing the patent portfolio.
Number of patents maintained and new disclosures in 2020-2021.
Maintain the patent portfolio in 2020-2021.
A portion of the Research Support Fund grant supported the maintenance of patent applications.
41 patent families were maintained in FY 2019-2020, ~2.5% increase as compared to the previous year.
There were 10 new disclosures, a decrease of ~33.3% as compared to the previous year.
- 2020-2021
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2019-2020
Fiscal year
- 2019-2020
Eligible program expenditure category
Output (investment or expense of RSF grant funds)
Institutional performance objective
Performance indicator
Target outcome
Report outcomes
Research facilities
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining research laboratories to support new and ongoing research.
Enhance current research laboratory space by renovating and maintaining laboratories to support new and ongoing research.
Square footage of research space renovated and/or maintained in 2019-2020.
Maintenance of the square footage of research space at the university in 2019-2020 compared to 2018-2019.
A portion of the Research Support Fund grant supported the ongoing maintenance of research space at UOIT.
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2020, 93,107.18 ft² of research space were maintained, a slight increase over the previous year's total.
Research resources
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining the library resources.
Maintain the number of library research holdings and subscriptions.
Number of library research holdings and subscriptions in 2019-2020.
Maintenance of number of library research holdings and/or subscriptions in FY 2019-2020 compared to 2018-2019.
A portion of the Research Support Fund grant supported the library.
In FY 2019-2020, the university library maintained approximately 947,606 e-resources. (Includes databases, streaming media, ejournals, ebooks and eAudio). This is a decrease of ~9% compared to the previous year.
Management and administration of an institution's research enterprise
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining grants and contract development and research accounting support services.
Increase total research funding.
Total value of sponsored research received in 2019-2020.
Two per cent increase in the dollar value of sponsored research in 2019-2020 compared to 2018-2019.
A portion of the Research Support Fund was invested in supporting management and administration of the institution’s research enterprise.
There was a 3.8% increase in the dollar value of sponsored research in 2019-2020 compared to 2018-2019.
Regulatory requirements and accreditation
Invest a portion of the RSF in supporting the activities of the research ethics board, animal care committee, radiation safety and biosafety committees.
Streamline the ethics and compliance application process by updating the electronic information system.
Number of ethics or safety committees able to process applications electronically by the end of FY 2019-2020.
Continue to improve the use of the e-submission system to enable online submission of one new ethics or safety committee by the end of fiscal year 2019-2020.
A portion of the Research Support Fund was invested in supporting regulatory requirements and accreditation.
The Animal Care Committee is now able to submit applications through our online IRIS system.
Intellectual property and knowledge mobilization
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining the patent portfolio and innovation related support services.
Maintain the number of patents by effectively managing the patent portfolio.
Number of patents maintained and new disclosures in 2019-2020.
Maintain the patent portfolio in 2019-2020.
A portion of the Research Support Fund grant supported the maintenance of patent applications.
40 patent families were maintained in FY 2019-2020, a ~4.7% decrease as compared to the previous year.
There were 15 new disclosures in FY 2019-2020, a decrease of ~11.7% as compared to the previous year.
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2018-2019
Eligible program expenditure category
Output (investment or expense of RSF grant funds)
Institutional performance objective
Performance indicator
Target outcome
Report outcomes
Research facilities
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining research laboratories to support new and ongoing research.
Enhance current research laboratory space by renovating and maintaining laboratories to support new and ongoing research.
Square footage of research space renovated and/or maintained in 2018-2019.
Maintenance of the square footage of research space at the university in 2018-2019 compared to 2017-2018.
A portion of the Research Support Fund grant supported the ongoing maintenance of research space at UOIT.
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-2019, 92,743.25 ft² of research space were maintained, an approximate 13.6% increase over the previous year's total.
Research resources
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining the library resources.
Maintain the number of library research holdings and subscriptions.
Number of library research holdings and subscriptions in 2018-2019.
Number of library research holdings and/or subscriptions in FY 2018-2019 compared to 2017-2018.
A portion of the Research Support Fund grant supported the library.
In FY 2018-2019, the university library maintained approximately 1,045,641 electronic resources. (Includes databases, streaming media, ejournals, ebooks and eAudio). This is an approximate increase of 10.3% over the previous year.
Management and administration of an institution's research enterprise
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining grants development and research accounting support services.
Increase the number of grant applications and contracts administered.
Number of grant applications and contracts administered in 2018-2019.
Two per cent increase in the number of grants and contracts processed in 2018-2019 compared to 2017-2018.
A portion of the Research Support Fund was invested in supporting management and administration of the institution’s research enterprise.
There was a slight 3.2% decrease in the number of grants and contracts administered by the institution in FY 2018-2019, as compared to the previous year.
Regulatory requirements and accreditation
Invest a portion of the RSF in supporting the activities of the research ethics board, animal care committee, radiation safety and biosafety committees.
Streamline the ethics and compliance application process by updating the electronic information system.
Number of ethics or safety committees able to process applications electronically by the end of FY 2019-2020.
Continue to improve the use of the e-submission system to enable online submission of one new ethics or safety committee by the end of fiscal year 2019-2020.
A portion of the Research Support Fund was invested in supporting regulatory requirements and accreditation.
This outcome is on track to be completed by the projected end-date.
Intellectual property and knowledge mobilization
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining the patent portfolio and innovation related support services.
Maintain the number of patents by effectively managing the patent portfolio.
Number of patents maintained and new disclosures in 2018-2019.
Maintain the patent portfolio in 2018-2019.
A portion of the Research Support Fund grant supported the maintenance of patent applications.
In total, 42 patent applications were maintained in FY 2018-2019 an approximate increase of 5% as compared to the previous year.
There were 17 new disclosures in FY 2018-2019, an increase of 54.5% over the previous year.
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2017-2018
Eligible program expenditure category
Output (investment or expense of RSF grant funds)
Institutional performance objective
Performance indicator
Target outcome
Report outcomes
Research facilities
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining research laboratories to support new and ongoing research.
Enhance current research laboratory space by renovating and maintaining laboratories to support new and ongoing research.
Square footage of research space renovated and/or maintained in 2017-2018.
Maintenance of the square footage of research space at the university in 2017-2018 compared to 2016-2017.
A portion of the Research Support Fund grant supported the ongoing maintenance of research space at Ontario Tech.
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-2018, there were 81,665 square feet maintained. This is approximately a 4.8 per cent increase over the previous year's total of 77,941 square feet.
Research resources
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining the library resources.
Maintain number of library research holdings and subscriptions.
Number of library research holdings and subscriptions in 2017-2018.
Number of library research holdings and/or subscriptions in FY 2017-2018 compared to 2016-2017.
A portion of the Research Support Fund grant supported the library.
In FY 2017-2018, the university library maintained approximately 948,000 electronic resources. (Includes databases, streaming media, ejournals and ebooks). Which is an increase of approximately 25.6 per cent over FY 2016-2017
Management and administration of an institution's research enterprise
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining grants development and research accounting support services.
Increase the number of grant applications and contracts administered.
Number of grant applications and contracts administered in 2017-2018.
Two per cent increase in the number of grants and contracts processed in 2017-2018 compared to 2016-2017.
A portion of the Research Support Fund was invested in supporting management and administration of the institution’s research enterprise.
There was a slight 7.7 per cent decrease in the number of grants and contracts administered by the institution in FY 2017-2018, compared to 2016-2017.
Regulatory requirements and accreditation
Invest a portion of the RSF in supporting the activities of the research ethics board, animal care committee, radiation safety and biosafety committees.
Streamline the ethics and compliance application process by updating the electronic information system.
Number of ethics and compliance applications processed electronically in FY 2017-2018.
100 per cent increase in the number of research ethics applications processed electronically in 2017-2018, compared to 2016-2017.
A portion of the Research Support Fund was invested in supporting regulatory requirements and accreditation.
The electronic submission system launch was successful and in FY 2017-2018 100 per cent of research ethics applications were submitted and administered via our electronic information system.
Intellectual property and knowledge mobilization
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining the patent portfolio and innovation related support services.Maintain the number of patents by effectively managing the patent portfolio.
Number of patents maintained and new disclosures in 2017-2018.
Maintain the patent portfolio in 2017-2018.
A portion of the Research Support Fund grant supported the maintenance of patent applications.
In total, 40 patent applications were maintained in FY 2017-2018 a decrease of approximately 4.8 per cent as compared to FY 2016-2017, when in total, 42 patent applications were maintained.
There were 11 new disclosures in FY 2017-2018, an increase of 57 per cent over the previous year.
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2016-2017
Eligible program expenditure category
Output (investment or expense of RSF grant funds)
Institutional performance objective
Performance indicator
Target outcome
Report outcomes
Research facilities
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining research laboratories to support new and ongoing research.
Enhance current research laboratory space by renovating and maintaining laboratories to support new and ongoing research.
Square footage of research space renovated and/or maintained in 2016-2017.
Maintenance of the square footage of research space at the university in 2016-2017 compared to 2015-2016.
A portion of the Research Support Fund grant supported the ongoing maintenance of research space at the university.
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-2017, 77,941 square feet were maintained. This is approximately an eight per cent increase over the previous year's total of 72,128 square feet.
Research resources
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining the library resources.
Maintain the number of library research holdings and subscriptions.
Number of library research holdings and subscriptions in 2015-2016.
Number of library research holdings and/or subscriptions in FY 2016-2017 compared to 2015-2016.
A portion of the Research Support Fund grant supported the library.
In FY 2016-2017, the university library maintained approximately 755,000 digital resources, which is a slight decrease (2.45 per cent) from the 2015-2016 fiscal year's total of 774,528. This can be attributed to increased costs of digital licences and the increasing U.S. dollar exchange rate as 80 per cent of licences are paid for in U.S. dollars.
Management and administration of an institution's research enterprise
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining grants development and research accounting support services.
Increase the number of grant applications and contracts administered.
Number of grant applications and contracts administered in 2016-2017.
Two per cent increase in the number of grants and contracts processed in 2016-2017 compared to 2015-2016.
A portion of the Research Support Fund grant supported grant development activities at the university.
In total, 624 grants and contracts were administered in FY 2016-2017, which is comparable to the 623 administered in FY 2015-2016.
Regulatory requirements and accreditation
Invest a portion of the RSF in supporting the activities of the Research Ethics Board, Animal Care Committee, and the Radiation Safety and Biosafety committees.
Streamline the ethics and compliance application process by updating the electronic information system.
Number of ethics and compliance applications processed electronically in FY 2016-2017.
80 per cent increase in the number of research ethics applications processed electronically in 2016-2017, compared to 2015-2016.
A portion of the Research Support Fund grant supported research ethics activities at the university.
Of the total ethics applications in FY 2016-17, 82 per cent were submitted using the new e-submission system.
Intellectual property and knowledge mobilization
Invest a portion of the RSF in maintaining the patent portfolio and innovation related support services.
Maintain the number of patents by effectively managing the patent portfolio.
Number of patents maintained and new disclosures in 2016-2017.
Maintain the current patent portfolio in 2016-2017. Increase the number of invention disclosures by two per cent in 2016-2017 compared to 2015-2016.
A portion of the Research Support Fund grant supported the maintenance of patent applications.
In total, 42 patent applications were maintained in FY 2016-2017. This total included doubling of granted patents over FY 2015-2016. As focus was placed on the maintenance of the current patent portfolio, there was a decrease of 46.2 per cent in invention disclosures over the same period.
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2015-2016
Eligible expenditure category
Institutional performance objective
Indicator
Output
Outcomes reported 2015-2016
Research facilities
Enhance current research laboratory space by renovating and maintaining laboratories to support new and ongoing research.
Number of research facilities or square footage renovated and maintained in 2015-2016.
Portion of the Research Support Fund grant invested to renovate and maintain research facilities.
Outcome:
A portion of the Research Support Fund grant supported the renovation costs. In total, 6,834.88 square metres of research facilities were renovated.
Research resources
Maintain the number of library research holdings and subscriptions.
Number of library research holdings and subscriptions in 2015-2016.
Portion of the Research Support Fund grant invested in library holdings and subscriptions.
Outcome:
A portion of the Research Support Fund grant supported the library. The university library maintained approximately 771,545 digital resources, including 112 Canadian and U.S. research databases.
Management and administration of an institution's research enterprise
Increase the number of grant and applications and contracts administered.
Increase the number of grant applications administered.
Portion of Research Support Fund grant invested in research support services.
Outcome:
A portion of the Research Support Fund grant supported the grant development activities. In total, 327 new grant applications and 296 active projects were administered.
Regulatory requirements and accreditation
Streamline the ethics and compliance application process by updating the electronic information system.
Number of ethics and compliance applications processed electronically in Fiscal Year 2015-2016.
Portion of Research Support Fund grant invested in upgrading electronic system.
Outcome:
A portion of the Research Support Fund grant supported research ethics activities. Pilot testing of research ethics application e-submission system was conducted. Five applications were submitted electronically in total.
Intellectual property and knowledge mobilization
Maintain the number of patents by effectively managing the patent portfolio.
Number of patents maintained.
Portion of Research Support Fund grant invested in maintaining patent applications.
Outcome:
A portion of the Research Support Fund grant supported the maintenance of patent applications. In total, 43 patent applications were maintained.
