Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario

The Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario (ARIO, French: Recherche et innovation agricoles Ontario, RIAO) is a provincial Crown corporation, established in 1962 by the ARIO Act, to "advocate areas of research for the betterment of agriculture, veterinary medicine and consumer studies" and "increase the production efficiency and marketing of agricultural products by stimulating interest in research".^{[1][independent source needed]}

Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario

Agency overview
Formed	1962; 63 years ago (1962)
Type	Crown corporation
Jurisdiction	Government of Ontario
Headquarters	1 Stone Road West, Guelph, Ontario, Canada 43°31′30.69″N 80°13′43.42″W
Employees	15
Minister responsible	Lisa Thompson, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Agency executive	Karen Chan, Director of Research
Parent department	Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Website	omafra.gov.on.ca/english/research/ario/institute.htm

It is located adjacent to the University of Guelph campus.