Premier McGuinty Celebrates Ontario’s Top Research and Innovation Talent - Videos

Recipient of the Premier’s Catalyst Award

For Company with the Best Innovation

Research in Motion

Research in Motion is one of Ontario’s great innovation success stories. RIM faced numerous challenges in the creation of the first Blackberry introduced in 1999, having to combine a large amount of computing power, a tiny but usable keyboard, and reliable interaction with desktop computers. RIM met all of these challenges, and offered the breakthrough of letting users access email through wireless data networks. Today, RIM has over eight million subscribers and over 5,000 employees worldwide and is continuing its commitment to innovation. RIM executives have made substantial personal reinvestments in Ontario including the establishment of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo, and the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI).