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How digital infrastructure empowers Ontario’s research, education and innovation

Cathy Bogaart Director, Marketing and communications

May 31, 2021

Just over a year ago, when we all were driven to our homes so suddenly, I became even more certain about the critical nature of keeping science, education and innovation going. And how essential technology is to that. In times ... Continue Reading

Snapshot 2020: A Year We’ll Never Forget

May 11, 2021

A message from Alfonso Licata ORION President & CEO 2020 was a year of turmoil and triumphs. What a year. The pandemic affected every part of our lives, but especially how we connect. Overnight, we went from working in an ... Continue Reading

ORION 2019 Snapshot

Alfonso Licata President and CEO, ORION

May 19, 2020

This is an unusual and difficult time. We're all facing the challenges of COVID-19. At ORION, we're proud of the role we play in empowering Ontario's researchers, educators and innovators — including those hard at work on the pandemic. The ... Continue Reading

A picture of the 2019 ORION leadership award winners with David Smith, Sara Whyte and Farooq Naiyer

Strengthening cybersecurity by working together

David Smith Chief Technology Officer, ORION

May 6, 2020

It's a strange time here at ORION — just like it is for everyone else. For us, it's business as usual in an unusual way: we're staying at home as much as possible, keeping in touch with each other and our ... Continue Reading

ORION is taking proactive steps to ensure network stability for COVID-19

March 13, 2020

ORION and our partners in Canada’s National Research and Education Network (NREN) are working to ensure that NREN infrastructure continues to support the needs of Canadian research and education communities as the COVID-19 situation rapidly evolves. We are taking ... Continue Reading