Membership Benefits

With over 700 members, from large corporations, small & medium sized companies, start ups, research facilities, school boards and all levels of government, OCRI creates opportunities for you to grow.

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Expand your network

• Choose from over 100 events a year to network with executives in the private and public sector to start or grow your business.

Improve your bottom line

• Receive up to a 50% discount on all event registration fees and take advantage of offers made available to you by other OCRI Members.
• Receive a 30% discount for all jobs posted on Working.com's career portal.
• Received preferred rates on group health benefits programs, D&O and E&O insurance, group home and auto insurance

Find Critical Talent

• OCRI JobFinder - This portal enables members to post technology job opportunities within the Ottawa Region for FREE. Your listing(s) will appear on www.ocri.ca/jobfinder and will be accessible to all job seekers.
• Access to three (3) FREE listing on Biojobs www.biojobs.ca (a national recruitment portal specialized in life sciences & medical devices)

Access to Market Research

• International Data Corporation (IDC) and OCRI have teamed up to offer a Market Acceleration Program exclusively to OCRI members. For further information on the MAP program, visit http://www.idc.ca.
• Exclusive access to the complete Business Insights Competitive Intelligence reports in the healthcare, drug discovery and energy series as part of your membership benefits package (limit 2 per year valued at over $3,000)
• TechEdge – Access critical research and survey data on compensation for local tech firms

Gain increased visibility in the local business community

• Access advertising and speaking opportunities for your company’s senior executives and take advantage of sponsorship opportunities across OCRI’s many programs and events.

Enhance your credibility

• As an OCRI member, you will be recognized as an active participant and supporter of the technology community.

Have a voice in issues affecting your business

• Assist in advocating the interests of local technology companies to academic institutions and municipal, provincial, and federal governments in the areas of research, innovation and investment.

Get the assistance you need to grow your business locally and internationally

• Utilise the services offered by OCRI’s Entrepreneurship Centre that encourage entrepreneurship and support business growth. Interested in international identify international trading opportunities, or in creating new alliances, then OCRI Global Marketing offers such support services.

Give back to your community

• OCRI has a number of volunteer programs and charities where you can donate your time and/or money and help make sure the next generation of entrepreneurs and executives get the right start today.

THANK YOU to OCRI's Partners in Prosperity.