ORION Empowers Innovation
ORION directly supports research, education, and innovation across Ontario with reliable digital infrastructure, tools, and expertise.
Read moreORION is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to empowering Ontario researchers, educators, and innovators.
How ORION Serves Our Community
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Cultivating purpose and engagement within the industryORION’s commitment to transparency, equity, and engagement enables an intentional balance between collaboration, inclusivity, operational excellence, and focus.
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Supporting world-class research, education, and innovation platformORION sustains and constantly advances the province’s shared essential research, education, and innovation platform. We protect its value and performance, driven by world-class standards and an ambition for equitable access.
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Building trusted community partnershipsORION connects Ontario’s research, education, and innovation ecosystem through trusted, relevant community partnerships. We lead transparent, focused conversations to unify our voices for shared digital infrastructure.
Our network can open doors that you never even knew existed. When you join ORION, you become part of an elite group of researchers, educators, students, and innovators with access to resources that can be difficult or impossible to access any other way.
Learn more about our Network
News & Resources
Cybersecurity Readiness: Key Highlights from ON-CHEC Day 2024
In our ongoing effort to foster collaboration and innovation, ORION hosted the fifth annual ON-CHEC Day on November 22, 2024. Over the past six years, the Ontario Cybersecurity Higher Education Consortium (ON-CHEC) has been dedicated to protecting the higher education sector from ever-evolving digital threats. Today, ON-CHEC proudly includes 45 institutions with 35 in Ontario and 10 in Nova Scotia, demonstrating significant growth and an increasing need for security.
Training & Events
CompTIA Security+
We’re excited to offer CompTIA Security+ for the first time based on community feedback. It’s a globally recognized credential that validates the foundational skills necessary for a career in IT security. The certification emphasizes hands-on practical skills, ensuring that professionals are prepared to handle real-world security issues. It also covers essential security functions, including threat management, risk mitigation, and incident response.
With ORION’s Network You Get Access To:
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Connectivity
The convenience of a single source for all connectivity needs. In addition to the research and education network, ORION offers last mile, cloud, and resilient Internet services.
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Cybersecurity Products and Services
Keeping our digital community safe with cybersecurity products and services is vital to supporting Ontario’s research and education community.
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ORION Community Training
Connect to cost-effective certification courses and professional development in cybersecurity, IT, and business skills.
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Applications & Software
ORION provides applications and software to meet the needs of our constituents.
What Our Community is Saying
Ontario public libraries connect their communities to e-resources, multi-media programs, and digital content creation. It is crucial for libraries to have a robust digital infastructure. ORION can help libraries meet these goals. The Ontario Library Association is working with ORION to facilitate digital discovery in communities across Ontario.
As CIO of Laurentian, I know firsthand the rich opportunities a small university has to offer, such as diversity in research and flexibility in customizing undergraduate and graduate degrees, all while enjoying state-of-the-art facilities and technology. ORION understands that the needs of bigger, urban universities are inherently different from the needs of smaller, rural universities like Laurentian. ORION is attentive to the concerns and interests of university educations and students – no matter how remote the school might be.
