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In 1999, Lazaridis is reported to have donated a third of his fortune (at the time) to provide CA$100M to establish an academic research enterprise focused on theoretical physics, thereafter named the [[Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics]] (a founding sum that would grow over the years).[{{Cite journal | author = Magueijo, João | date = 23 September 2009 | title = Howard's End at Perimeter | format = book review | work = [[Nature (journal)|Nature]] | volume = 461| issue = 7263| page = 477| doi = 10.1038/461477a| bibcode = 2009Natur.461..477M | url = https://www.nature.com/articles/461477a | url-access = subscription | quote=Books & Arts—'''First Principles: The Crazy Business of Doing Serious Science''' / ''Howard Burton'' / Key Porter Books: 2009. 288 pp. Can$24.95 9781554701759... ISBN 978-1-5547-0175-9}}]{{verify source|date=February 2026}}[{{Cite journal | author = Hand, Eric | date = 24 September 2009 | title = Physics: The Edge of physics | work = [[Nature (journal)|Nature]] | volume = 461| issue = 7263| pages = 462–465| doi = 10.1038/461462a| pmid= 19779427 | url = https://www.nature.com/articles/461462a | url-access = subscription | quote= [Tagline:] Canada's Perimeter Institute of Theoretical Physics was intended to become a world leader in the field. Eric Hand finds out if it has lived up to its ambitions.}}]{{verify source|date=February 2026}} Lazaridis and his wife Ophelia provided the vision and funding—a further {{Clarify|text=$100M|reason= Unclear whether this is CA$ or US$. |date=February 2026}} over its lifetime—to found the [[Institute for Quantum Computing]] at the [[University of Waterloo]], under its 2002 founding executive director,[[Raymond Laflamme]].[{{cite web | author = IQC Staff | date = 11 November 2017 | title = About IQC—Quick facts | work = [[University of Waterloo]] (UW) IQC (uwaterloo.ca/institute-for-quantum-computing) | url=https://uwaterloo.ca/institute-for-quantum-computing/about/quick-facts | access-date=23 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111043712/https://uwaterloo.ca/institute-for-quantum-computing/about/quick-facts |archive-date=11 November 2017 |url-status=dead | location = Waterloo, Ontario, Canada | publisher= UW [[Institute for Quantum Computing]] (IQC) | quote = ''About the Institute''... Officially launched in 2002, with Prof. Raymond Laflamme as executive director... / IQC was launched thanks to the vision of Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis, who have donated more than $100 million since 2002... / ''About the Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre'' / IQC’s permanent headquarters, the state-of-the-art... Centre, opened on September 21, 2012. The 285,000-square-foot facility is custom-built for quantum research...}} Note, date of information is indicated as the date of its archive.] |
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In 1999, Lazaridis is reported to have donated a third of his fortune (at the time) to provide CA$100M to establish an academic research enterprise focused on theoretical physics, thereafter named the [[Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics]] (a founding sum that would grow over the years).[{{Cite journal | author = Magueijo, João | date = 23 September 2009 | title = Howard's End at Perimeter | format = book review | work = [[Nature (journal)|Nature]] | volume = 461| issue = 7263| page = 477| doi = 10.1038/461477a| bibcode = 2009Natur.461..477M | url = https://www.nature.com/articles/461477a | url-access = subscription | quote=Books & Arts—'''First Principles: The Crazy Business of Doing Serious Science''' / ''Howard Burton'' / Key Porter Books: 2009. 288 pp. Can$24.95 9781554701759... ISBN 978-1-5547-0175-9}}]{{verify source|date=February 2026}}[{{Cite journal | author = Hand, Eric | date = 24 September 2009 | title = Physics: The Edge of physics | work = [[Nature (journal)|Nature]] | volume = 461| issue = 7263| pages = 462–465| doi = 10.1038/461462a| pmid= 19779427 | url = https://www.nature.com/articles/461462a | url-access = subscription | quote= [Tagline:] Canada's Perimeter Institute of Theoretical Physics was intended to become a world leader in the field. Eric Hand finds out if it has lived up to its ambitions.}}]{{verify source|date=February 2026}} Lazaridis and his wife Ophelia provided the vision and funding—a further {{Clarify|text=$100M|reason= Unclear whether this is CA$ or US$. |date=February 2026}} over its lifetime—to found the [[Institute for Quantum Computing]] at the [[University of Waterloo]], under its 2002 founding executive director, [[Raymond Laflamme]].[{{cite web | author = IQC Staff | date = 11 November 2017 | title = About IQC—Quick facts | work = [[University of Waterloo]] (UW) IQC (uwaterloo.ca/institute-for-quantum-computing) | url=https://uwaterloo.ca/institute-for-quantum-computing/about/quick-facts | access-date=23 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111043712/https://uwaterloo.ca/institute-for-quantum-computing/about/quick-facts |archive-date=11 November 2017 |url-status=dead | location = Waterloo, Ontario, Canada | publisher= UW [[Institute for Quantum Computing]] (IQC) | quote = ''About the Institute''... Officially launched in 2002, with Prof. Raymond Laflamme as executive director... / IQC was launched thanks to the vision of Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis, who have donated more than $100 million since 2002... / ''About the Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre'' / IQC’s permanent headquarters, the state-of-the-art... Centre, opened on September 21, 2012. The 285,000-square-foot facility is custom-built for quantum research...}} Note, date of information is indicated as the date of its archive.] |
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In 2015, Lazaridis donated {{Clarify|text=$20M|reason= Unclear whether this is CA$ or US$. |date=February 2026}} to [[Wilfrid Laurier University]], for a new technology-focused management institute at the business school, which was renamed in his honour as the Lazaridis School of Business & Economics.[{{Cite news|last=Lewington|first=Jennifer|title=Wilfrid Laurier University names business school for Mike Lazaridis|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/wilfrid-laurier-university-names-business-school-for-mike-lazaridis/article26243756/|website=The Globe and Mail|access-date=8 September 2015|date=8 September 2015}}][{{cite web |url=https://wlu.ca/spotlights/fall-2015/description-of-lazaridis-hall.html |title=The Lazaridis Hall building |date=2015 |website=Wilfrid Laurier University |access-date=23 December 2015}}][{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/new-management-school-at-wilfrid-laurier-to-focus-on-global-business-1.3049970 |title=New management school at Wilfrid Laurier to focus on global business |date=27 April 2015 |website=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=14 October 2015}}] |
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In 2015, Lazaridis donated {{Clarify|text=$20M|reason= Unclear whether this is CA$ or US$. |date=February 2026}} to [[Wilfrid Laurier University]], for a new technology-focused management institute at the business school, which was renamed in his honour as the Lazaridis School of Business & Economics.[{{Cite news|last=Lewington|first=Jennifer|title=Wilfrid Laurier University names business school for Mike Lazaridis|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/wilfrid-laurier-university-names-business-school-for-mike-lazaridis/article26243756/|website=The Globe and Mail|access-date=8 September 2015|date=8 September 2015}}][{{cite web |url=https://wlu.ca/spotlights/fall-2015/description-of-lazaridis-hall.html |title=The Lazaridis Hall building |date=2015 |website=Wilfrid Laurier University |access-date=23 December 2015}}][{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/new-management-school-at-wilfrid-laurier-to-focus-on-global-business-1.3049970 |title=New management school at Wilfrid Laurier to focus on global business |date=27 April 2015 |website=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=14 October 2015}}] |
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