Tricity Living

Canada's Technology Triangle
 
The tricities is known as Canada's Technology Triangle.  Known globally for high tech, Canada's Technology Triangle (CTT) continues to lead the pack in many pioneering technologies, from wireless and internet technologies to imaging and production technologies.  The region employs more than 18,000 employees at more than 400 high tech companies. CTT is home to 150 research institutes as well as $290 million in Private-Sector Research and Development (2004).

You're in Great Company
Companies like RIM Research in Motion (maker of the famous BlackBerry wireless handheld), Open Text, Electrohome, Christie Digital, COM DEV International, AGFA Healthcare, NCR, Raytheon, MKS and Descartes System Group are just a few of the names which call Waterloo Region home.  Fuelled by spin-off technologies from the University of Waterloo and the entrepreneurial spirit of the area, many of our local success stories are home-grown.

One of the Top Seven Intelligent Communities in the World
Further solidifying its reputation as a high tech leader, Waterloo has been named among the "Top 7 Intelligent Communities" in the world by the Intelligent Community Forum, based on its "commitment to fostering institutions that drive technology innovation and share its benefits with the community at large." (ICF, 2006).

A Strong Local Economy
An area of a half million people, Waterloo Region is Canada's 10th and Ontario's 4th largest urban area. The Region is a significant force in the Canadian economy with a GDP of $20.9 billion. Annual exports in excess of $12 billion are larger than five Canadian provinces. It is a cost-competitive marketplace with global connections. Waterloo Region has a breadth of real estate options to meet the needs of any high tech operation, including high rise, revitalized urban warehouse, business park spaces, and locations immediately on Canada's superhighway, highway 401.

A World Renowned University  
The University of Waterloo Research and Technology Park provides a setting supportive of aggressive and high impact research and commercialization, offering unprecedented access to the research expertise of university faculty, students and alumni. It is also home to the Waterloo Research andTechnology Park Accelerator Centre, a fertile environment for up and coming innovators.

And A Global Think Tank
Perimeter Institute began in the summer of 1999 when Mike Lazaridis, founder and Co-CEO of Research In Motion (RIM)  -  maker of the successful BlackBerryTM - found himself in a position to help foster research and innovation in Canada.  The Institute has grown to include over 60 resident researchers who are involved in day-to-day operations.  Additionally, the vigorous Visitor Program has enabled PI to host hundreds of international researchers each year for collaborations and workshops. The current areas of cross disciplinary research include:  1. Cosmology  2. Particle Physics 3. Quantum Foundations  4. Quantum Gravity   5. Quantum Information Theory and 6. Superstring Theory.