Waterloo Impact

This is a reminder of just how much impact a tier one institution produces.    To the point today that we call it the Waterloo Toronto tech corridor..  I grew up forty miles north and joined the first undergrad year of the actually newly minted Faculty of Mathematics in 1967.

It is also clear that they are on a roll as this stupid trade war is supercharging both this corridor and the Ottawa Montreal Tech Corridor as well.  Canada today is transitioning to a WAR footing to support their emergent global Trade Alliance.

It has not happened yet, but this truly causes superpowers to cower and that is good enough.  We have been shown that it is necessary.

THE WATERLOO IMPACT

As an alum, you already know the University of Waterloo’s impact extends far beyond its campuses.

Now, third-party analysis conducted independently by EY affirms the impact of Waterloo and our alumni network, grounded in rigorous modelling and validated provincial data. Read on to see some of the facts uncovered in the report.

Waterloo’s network drives economic impact

• Waterloo drives nearly $7 billion in GDP across Ontario through its world-renowned co-op program, alumni earnings and research efforts.

• Every $1 invested in the University of Waterloo by the Government of Ontario returns $8.16 in economic activity.

• Alumni have founded 67,900 companies worldwide.

• Alumni-founded companies generate $397 billion annually and support 1.7 million jobs globally.

READ THE FULL REPORT

Talent and research for future growth

• Employers more than double their investment when they hire a Waterloo co-op student, realizing $2.20 in economic output for every $1 spent.

• More than 28 per cent of research funding comes directly from industry partnerships — proof of real-world relevance.

• More than 75 per cent of alumni earn more than the average income earned by university graduates in Canada.

Waterloo alumni are community builders

• 60 per cent of alumni mentor emerging talent.

• 72 per cent of alumni have given their time to volunteer over the past 12 months.

• More than 8,000 profit and non-profit alumni-founded companies prioritize cultural, health, environmental or social missions.

Impressed? You aren’t alone. See what your fellow alum, Jagdeep Singh Bachher (BASc ’93, MASc ’94, PhD ’00), chancellor of Waterloo, had to say about the report.