Ryerson Polytechnical Institute

Named after the Reverend Egerton Ryerson founder of the province’s educational system, the Ryerson Institute of Technology was established in 1948 to provide technological education for post-secondary school students. The buildings and many staff members of the former Toronto Training and Re-establishment Institute for veterans, located on this site, were transferred to the new institute. Diploma courses were offered in various schools of technology, commerce and the applied arts, and the Institute rapidly became a leading centre for technical education in Ontario. In 1964, it was renamed Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, and administration was transferred from the Ontario Department of Education to a Board of Governors. Seven years later, Ryerson became a degree-granting institution.

Baptisé en l’honneur du révérend Egerton Ryerson, fondateur du système d’éducation de la province, le Ryerson Technical Institute est fondé en 1948 avec pour vocation de fournir un enseignement technique aux étudiants de niveau postsecondaire. Les bâtiments et de nombreux membres du personnel de l’ancien Toronto Training and Re-establishment Institute for veterans, situé sur ce site, sont transférés dans le nouvel établissement. Les formations diplômantes offertes dans ses écoles de technologie, de commerce et d’arts appliqués érigent rapidement l’établissement en un centre de pointe de l’enseignement technique en Ontario. En 1964, il est renommé Ryerson Polytechnical Institute et sa direction est transférée du ministère de l’Éducation de l’Ontario à un conseil de gouverneurs. Sept ans plus tard, Ryerson obtient le statut d’établissement conférant des grades universitaires.