Editing Ontario Tech University (section)

==History==
The University of Ontario Institute of Technology was founded in 2002 by the passage of Bill 109, the ''University of Ontario Institute of Technology Act, 2002'', by the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] on June 27, 2002. It is a public university emphasizing science and technology and was a part of the Ontario government's initiative to create more spaces in post-secondary institutions for the [[double cohort|flood of post-secondary students in 2003]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ontario-s-double-cohort-strains-resources-1.360698|website=CBC|date=August 31, 2003|title=Ontario's double cohort strains resources}}</ref> Ontario Tech is located in the [[Regional Municipality of Durham|Durham Region]] of Ontario.<ref name=factsheet />
 
Ontario Tech offers graduate and post-graduate programs and research opportunities.<ref>{{cite book |title=Fitzhenry and Whiteside Book of Canadian Facts and Dates  |last=Pound |first=Richard W. |publisher=Fitzhenry and Whiteside |year=2005}}</ref> At first there were 947 students in September 2003 and total enrollment was over 5,000 in the 2007–2008 school year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Durham Region Breaking News - Durham Region's Online Newspaper - DurhamRegion.com|url=http://newsdurhamregion.com/news/education/article/163025|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718042858/http://newsdurhamregion.com/news/education/article/163025|archive-date=July 18, 2011|website=DurhamRegion.com}}</ref> The student population today is over 10,000 students.<ref name="factsheet">{{cite web|title=Fact Sheet|url=https://ontariotechu.ca/about/uoit-info/fact-sheet.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328015344/https://ontariotechu.ca/about/uoit-info/fact-sheet.php|archive-date=March 28, 2019|website=UOIT}}</ref>

Construction on the university's first buildings, designed by [[Diamond Schmitt Architects]], began in 2002, and included a geothermal heating and cooling system extending 190m under the main campus quadrangle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://engineering.ontariotechu.ca/research/research-labs/borehole-thermal-energy-storage-system.php|title=Borehole Thermal Energy Storage System|website=Ontario Tech}}</ref> These first buildings, three in total, were completed by the end of 2004. The Ontario Power Generation (OPG) building (funded by [[Ontario Power Generation|OPG]]) and the Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre (CRWC) were built in 2007.<ref name=infra>{{cite web|url=https://ontariotechu.ca/about/uoit-info/infrastructure-growth-since-2003.php|title=Infrastructure growth since 2003|website=Ontario Tech}}</ref> The university purchased the historic Regent Theatre in downtown Oshawa in 2009 and renovated it for use as a lecture theatre in 2010.<ref name=regent>{{cite web|url=http://regenttheatre.ca/frequently-asked-questions/|title=Frequently Asked Questions|website=Regent Theatre}}</ref> The Clean Energy Research Laboratory (CERL) opened in 2010. In 2011, the Automotive Centre of Excellence (ACE) and the Energy Systems and Nuclear Science Research Centre (ERC) opened. In 2014, the UOIT-Baagwating Indigenous Student Centre (UBISC) opened. In 2017, the Software and Informatics Research Centre (SIRC) was built.<ref name=infra />

In March 2019, the school was rebranded as Ontario Tech University.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brand Central|url=https://brand.uoit.ca/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331060434/https://brand.uoit.ca/|archive-date=March 31, 2019|website=brand.uoit.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=UOIT is now Ontario Tech|url=https://www.durhamradionews.com/archives/117991|website=durhamradionews.com}}</ref><ref name="Friesen2019">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-tongue-twisting-oshawa-university-renaming-itself-ontario-tech-to/|title=Tongue-twisting Oshawa university renaming itself Ontario Tech to clarify school's image and purpose|first=Joe|last=Friesen  |date= 2019-05-07|work=The Globe and Mail |access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref>

On June 10, 2019, construction of Shawenjigewining (SHA) Hall began. The building officially opened November 4, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shawenjigewining Hall |url=https://ontariotechu.ca/about/campus-buildings/north-oshawa/shawenjigewining-hall.php |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=ontariotechu.ca |language=en}}</ref>