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As an up-and-coming university, Ontario Tech is so proud to already have:
  • 2 Endowed and Honorific Research Chairs
  • 2 Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada
  • 6 Ontario Tech University Research Excellence Chairs
  • 2 NSERC Industrial Chairs
  • 11 Canada Research Chairs
Our Research Chairs specialize in fields like:
  • Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation
  • Internet of Things
  • Digital Life, Media and Culture
  • Electric Energy Storage Systems for Transportation Electrification

We are home to more than 80 specialized research labs and facilities, including the Aquatic Toxicology Lab, the Automotive Centre of Excellence (ACE) and the Climatic Wind Tunnel.  Find us on the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) – Research Facilities Navigator.

In 2024, Re$earch Infosource ranked Ontario Tech as the #1 Undergraduate Research University in Canada.
In 2025, Maclean’s ranked Ontario Tech as #8 among Primarily Undergraduate Universities in Canada for Student Services.

Our total university research income now exceeds $25.7 million annually, with a research intensity of $114K per capita (2023–2024).

Ontario Tech continues to demonstrate leadership in research performance. We are also ranked by Maclean's as:

  • #2 in Artificial Intelligence Publication Performance (2018–2022)
  • #2 among Primarily Undergraduate Universities in Canada for Total Research Dollars (2025)
Our Brilliant Catalyst entrepreneurship program has:
  • Provided more than $390K in funding
  • Incubated over 200 start-up companies
  • Mentored 450 entrepreneurs
During the five-year period between 2014 and 2018, Ontario Tech received 155 partnership grants with Canadian companies through one or more of three federal agencies: 
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

Are you an Ontario Tech researcher accomplishing ground-breaking things?  Share your news with us at research@ontariotechu.ca.