Private Sector Partner

IBM Canada Ltd. is one of Canada's leading providers of advanced information technology, products, services and business consulting services. Headquartered in Markham, Ontario, its extensive collaboration with university researchers through IBM’s Centre for Advanced Studies was recognized in 2006 with a Synergy Award from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). IBM Canada is one of the country’s largest R&D investors, contributing $360 million (CDN) in 2006. Its corporate donation strategy combines leading-edge technology and people in effective partnerships to bring solutions to the systemic problems that impact society, business and quality of life. (Don Aldridge, Client Executive)