Ryerson Polytechnical Institute
This university has had many names over the years. Established in 1948, it was named for Egerton Ryerson (founder of the province’s education system). In the 1970s, it was given limited degree-granting powers. It became a full university in 1993. Today, it is known as the Toronto Metropolitan University.
Location:
Near the statue of Egerton Ryerson at the entrance to Ryerson University, 40 Gould Street, Toronto
Themes:
Buildings and structures, Education
Plaque text:
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.
