Research & Development

Innovation Park at Queen's UniversityA primary focus in Kingston is on developing the knowledge-based economy and research and development opportunities.  

Top-flight research and development infrastructure in Kingston includes:

  • Queen's University,
  • Royal Military College of Canada (RMC)
  • St. Lawrence College
  • 30+ independent research laboratories
  • Innovation Park at Queen's University
  • PARTEQ Innovations, the commercialization arm of Queen's University 
  • Thin Film Research Centre
  • Sustainable Bio-economy Centre
  • Institute of Energy and Environmental Policy
  • GreenCentre Canada - national centre of exceleence for the development & commercialization of green chemistry technologies
  • SWITCH - Kingston's alternative energy cluster
  • ELORIN - Eastern Lake Ontario Regional Innovation Network

Kingston is also home to a growing core of private small- and medium-sized technology companies - several of them products of PARTEQ Innovations, Queen's technology transfer office, which has established a number of successful high-tech startups over the years.

Several opportunities have already been identified. These include increasing the capacity of existing Information and Communications Technology companies and research hubs such as Innovation Park at Queen's University, the High Performance Computing Virtual Laboratory (HPCVL) at Queen's University and other research centres at Queen's University and RMC. Other opportunities stem from expanding the clinical research being done at Kingston's hospitals, and supporting the development of specialized materials and processes whose potential applications range from advanced manufacturing to defence.         

Because considerable expertise exists in wind power, fuel cells, solar energy and bio-fuels in Kingston, the development of commercially viable green energy projects is thriving.

 Kingston, Ontario - Developments in Innovation
Read more about Kingston's role in R&D

Available Incentive Programs

  • Ontario's R&D Tax Credits:
    Among the most generous in the G7, they can cut the cost of $100 in R&D to less than $41. Learn more...
  • Yves Landry - Achieving Innovation and Manufacturing Excellence (AIME):
    Innovative small - and medium-sized manufacturers will benefit from a new initiative to provide southern Ontario workers with advanced technological education and skills training. Learn more...

For more information on Kingston´s knowledge-based and R&D economies, please contact John-Paul Shearer, Director of Business Development or Christa Wallbridge, Project Manager - Business Development at the Kingston Economic Development Corporation.