Ryerson University is building an innovation zone in downtown Brampton, modeled after the school’s Zone network, a set of spaces where people from different industries come together and create start-ups and brainstorm.

The Ryerson Innovation Zone, as it will be called, will focus on scaling new businesses in Brampton, in turn, attracting and retaining local talent and expanding creative industries, digital hospitality, intelligent transportation and tech-enabled health services.

It’s expected the zone will open early this year, adding to the city’s innovation district that already houses the Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst, for instance.