The purpose of this paper is to outline the growing collaboration between industry and universities in Canada. The author postulates the view that, as the nature of the economy has changed, the link between industry and education has shifted its focus to progressively higher levels of education. To illustrate this important shift, he looks at recent partnerships between industrial sectors and universities in Canada's largest province, Ontario.
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