Premier's Catalyst Awards

Recognizing excellence and leadership in innovation

The Premier's Catalyst Awards helped build a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in Ontario by recognizing excellence and leadership in innovation.

The Premier’s Catalyst Awards provided six awards of $200,000 for developing an innovation that is a commercially successful new, or significantly improved, product or service based on a breakthrough technology. Innovations had to have the potential to impact Ontario's economy, society and/or sustainable development.

The Premier's Catalyst Awards have been discontinued for 2011. Click here for more information .

Contact us

If you have questions about the Catalyst Awards, please contact:

Jonathan Gomes
Tel: 416-314-0636

Katherine Kelly Gatten
Tel: 416-212-5589

E-mail: Awards@mri.gov.on.ca

Additional information

Please note that the Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation is subject to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information in this form is collected under the authority of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade Act. This information may be shared with members of the Ontario Research Fund Advisory Board, the review panel, an independent due diligence provider and others for the purpose of assessing this nomination and administering the Premier’s Catalyst Awards program.