Economic Development News

Ontario Tech University strengthens commitment to building entrepreneurship ecosystem of excellence

Image: The Brilliant Catalyst team celebrates at Collision Conference with Invest Durham. From left to right is Toluwalase James, Marissa George, (Brilliant Catalyst) Simon Gill, Director, Economic Development and Tourism (Invest Durham), Maryam Akhtar, Dr. Osman Hamid, Denzel Sheppard-Thompson, Keanu Barrage (Brilliant Catalyst).

Brilliant Ventures Fund launching in Fall 2023 will focus on supporting startups in the community and beyond

Released June 28, 2023 via Ontario Tech University 

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Pitch your innovative tech for the future of energy at Access IO event in Durham Region

Access IO is an exciting innovation event series where startups, industry experts, angel investors and potential customers collide. Durham Region’s innovation ecosystem comes together at Access IO—where innovative thinkers, investors, customers and other partners gather to further strengthen the startup community, and create opportunity for growth.

The next Access IO event—The Future of Energy—will take place at Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington Nuclear Complex. This high-energy innovation...

Durham RTDS Announces Call for Solutions for Mobile Air Quality Monitoring for Emergency Vehicles

June 27, 2023 (Oshawa, Ont.) —The Durham Regional Technology Development Site (Durham RTDS), The Region of Durham and the Region of Durham Paramedic Services (RDPS) announced today the launch of the “Mobile Air Quality Monitoring for Emergency Vehicles” Challenge.

The challenge invites innovators, startups and small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to provide a mobile air quality monitoring system that would enable RDPS to collect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data from emergency vehicles...

Durham Region’s innovation community set to energize Collision Conference with Project Arrow

Whitby, Ontario – The Region of Durham’s Economic Development and Tourism division (Invest Durham), along with partners, will be returning to one of the largest and fastest growing technology conferences in North America—Collision Conference—from June 26 to 29 at the Enercare Centre in Toronto. Project Arrow, the first all-Canadian, zero emission connected vehicle will be the centrepiece of Durham’s pavilion.

Invest Durham in partnership with Durham Region’s eight area municipalities, Durham...

Durham Region is Home to the Apple Capital of Canada

Clarington has a microclimate for growing apples due to the warm lake effect from Lake Ontario. This makes Newcastle and the surrounding area the optimal location for growing high quality apples. If you have ever been to Newcastle, you know orchards dominate the beautiful countryside. Between this and being a clear leader in apple production, Newcastle, Ontario has been named the Apple Capital of Canada.

All About Apples

Durham Region produces 13 per cent of Ontario’s apples with 2,100 acres in production—and