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Kingston Collegiate Vocational Institute was founded by the Reverend John Stuart in 1792, based upon a grant given for secondary education in the colony of Upper Canada, on the orders of Governor Simcoe. The original building was a one and a half storey frame structure which was used until 1849.

While a new structure was being built, the school was housed in the present Principal's residence of Queen's University. The second building, a two storey stone structure, was completed in 1853. In 1892, the school was moved, as a result of increased enrolment, to its present location at the corner of Frontenac and Earl Streets.

Girls were first admitted as students in January 1877 and the school has remained co-educational since. The oldest remaining part of the present school is the 1915 wing, which is now the Science area, while the latest addition was completed in 1969. The Module Secondaire de Langue Française was established at K.C.V.I. in 1980, and in September 1995 became l'École Secondaire Mille-Iles, Frontenac County's (now the Limestone District School Board) first French language secondary school.

Mille-Iles is now a school in the local separate French first language board. However, KCVI still houses Module Vanier, a grades 7 and 8 French Immersion school. Among those who have attended K.C.V.I., are Sir John A. Macdonald, Prime Minister of Canada; Sir Oliver Mowat, Premier of Ontario; and George Kirkpatrick, Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, who laid the 1892 commemorative stone. On November 12, 1992, a new commemorative stone was dedicated by His Excellency The Right Honourable Ramon A. Hnatyshyn, Governor General of Canada, on the occasion of the Bicentennial of Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute.

The Kingston Dairy School was officially opened on 13 December 1894, by the Kingston School of Mining and Agriculture. In 1895, there were 109 students attending the School. Although the School of Mining would eventually be amalgamated with Queen’s University, the Kingston Dairy School was placed under the management of the provincial government in 1896. The building was located at the corner of Barrie and Clergy Streets, and expanded over the years prior to it burnin down on 17 January 1922. The provincial government decided to rebuild it immediately, and construction was completed the next year. By this time (1923), the School was known as the Eastern Dairy School, and was one of only two dairy schools in the province. In 1927, the School became part of the Kemptville Agricultural School. The Eastern Dairy School was permanently closed in 1936.

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Not much is known about the history of the Kingston Driving Club (also known as the Kingston Sleighing Club) other than what appears in this record. There is reason to believe that it may have existed before and after the dates of these minutes (1849-1851) but nothing definitive is known. The club appears to have been an organization which attracted members from various social backgrounds in the town of Kingston, with a mix of military and local community members.

The Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO) is the marketing and business development arm for the City of Kingston. Founded in 1997, the Corporation´s mission is to ensure that Kingston remains a world-class city by supporting economic growth and investment. KEDCO provides direct support to local companies requiring assistance in securing government funding, labour force support or government liaison. KEDCO works with site selectors in attracting new businesses with local real estate opportunities, including municipally owned industrial lands. KEDCO oversees The Entrepreneurship Centre, a provincially funded small business enterprise centre which provides resources, consultations and professional development for emerging and existing small businesses.

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Founded in 1950, the Kingston Field Naturalists are a non-profit organization. Their objectives include: to acquire, record and disseminate knowledge of natural history; to stimulate public interest in nature and in the protection and preservation of wildlife; to acquire, receive and hold lands for the purpose of preserving their natural flora and fauna.