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Cormark Securities Inc. (Cormark) is an independent investment dealer headquartered in Toronto, Canada with additional office in Calgary. The firm was founded in 1981 as Sprott Securities, Inc. Cormark Securities provides execution and comprehensive coverage of Canadian listed companies to domestic and international institutional investors. They focus on Canadian-listed, mid-cap and emerging growth companies.

Founded in 2010 by George Gosbee, AltaCorp Capital Inc. is an institutional financial advisory and brokerage firm headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The firm offers a full spectrum of value-added financial and advisory services to corporations in across various stages of development. Their products and services include corporate mergers and acquisition advisory, equity financings, asset acquisitions and divestitures advisory, institutional sales and trading and institutional equity research. AltaCorp Capital focuses on key drivers of the Western Canadian economy that are global in scope including energy, agri-industry and diversified industries, with overlap into interdependent subsectors. The firm's research includes macro analysis, theme pieces, daily notes, corporate reviews, quarterly and annual overviews and other relevant market/sector issues. AltaCorp Capital's Institutional Sales and Trading team has expertise in both national and global trading markets and are fully integrated within an expansive network of long-standing relationships with institutional clients. They offer execution in trading securities and relevant and timely placing of new offers/issues. The firm also offers execution in institutional block trading and an industry leading technical platform. AltaCorp maintains a strategic relationship with ATB Financial, a full-service financial institution headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta.

Bell Aliant Preferred Equity, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bell Aliant Regional Communications Holdings, Inc. It was formed for the purpose of being the issuer of preference shares. The company intends to lend the net proceeds from the issue and sale of the Series C Shares to sell Aliant Regional Communications Holdings, Inc., which in turn intends to lend substantially all of such amount to Bell Aliant LP to be used to make a lump-sum voluntary contribution to certain of the Bell Aliant Group's pension plans and for general corporate purposes. It was founded on January 31, 2011 and is headquartered in Halifax, Canada.

Business Development Bank of Canada provides commercial banking services. It offers business loans and consulting services to help Canadian businesses grow, both at home and abroad. The firm also offers a full spectrum of specialized financing, including venture capital, equity as well as growth and business transition capital through its subsidiaries. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Founded in 1981, Haywood Securities Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia with additional offices in Calgary and Toronto. The firm offers a full array of investment services. Their research focuses on companies in the mining, oil & gas, biotechnology, telecommunications and technology sectors. They focus on young companies that are built around innovative ideas and offer the potential for rapid growth. Haywood Securities is a member of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange, the Montreal Exchange, the Canadian Trading and Quotation System, the Canadian Investor Protection Fund and the Investment Dealers Association of Canada. They are also registered to transact securities business in the U.S. and are a member of the NASD.

Microsoft Canada, Inc. provide sales, marketing, consulting, and local support services in French and English languages. It services includes server systems, development tools, and business management software. The company has also expanded into markets such as video game consoles, interactive television, and internet service. The firm has regional offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec, and Halifax. Microsoft Canada was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Newfoundland & Labrador Hydro delivers energy to residents and industry in Newfoundland and Labrador. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in St. John's, Canada.

Premier & Curzons Fitness Clubs owns and operates fitness facilities. It offers aerobics, boxing fitness program, cycling, indoor running tracks, squash, racketball, yoga and pilates programs. The firm also offers booster juice bars, childcare centers, day spas, intelligent prescriptive fitness program, weight loss and personal training. The company is headquartered in Canada.

Laurentian Bank Securities is an independent broker/dealer located in Montreal. They are a subsidiary of Laurentian Bank of Canada (TOR:LB). The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research.

Marport Canada, Inc. designs and manufactures catch control and net monitoring sensors and echo sounders. The company was founded by Karl Kenny and Anthony V. Paul in 1996 and is headquartered in St. John's, Canada.

The Institute of Corporate Directors is a not-for-profit, member-based association that serves as a resource and voice for directors and boards. The non-profit company is based in Toronto, Canada, and has subsidiaries in Canada. The ICD provides thought leadership through various publications and is a unified voice for directors. The Canadian company was founded by Brian J. Gibson, and Rahul K. Bhardwaj has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is a chamber of commerce organization. The non-profit company is based in Ottawa, Canada.

Atlantic Provinces Economic Council provides economic development services. It specializes in monitoring and analyzing, communicating and consulting services. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Halifax, Canada.

The Shaw Group Ltd. engages in the manufacture of natural resources and provision of community developing services. It operates through the following divisions: Shaw Brick, Shaw Precast Solutions, Shaw Resources, Clayton Developments, Ven-Rez, and Shaw Resources, and Prestige Homes. The company was founded by Robert Shaw in 1861 and is headquartered Halifax, Canada.

National Research Council of Canada, provides research & development. It services include research programs and collaboration opportunities, technical and advisory services, licensing opportunities and industrial research assistance program. The company was founded by Graham W. Burton and is headquartered in Ottawa, ON.

Marine Technology Society is an organization that advocates for, raises awareness of, and advances the application of marine technology. The non-profit company is based in Columbia, MD.

Sunny Corner Enterprises, Inc. provides engineering, project management, fabrication, construction, installation, commissioning, maintenance, and repair services. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Miramichi, Canada.

Marport Deep Sea Technologies, Inc. develops and manufactures software defined sonar technology and products for underwater sensing and communication applications. The company was founded by Anthony V. Paul in 1996 and is headquartered in St. John's, Canada.

Marport C-Tech Ltd. designs, develops and manufactures of sonar systems. The company is headquartered in St. John's, Canada.

Bull Arm Site Corp. provides facilities, steel fabrication, and concrete construction services.

Echelon Wealth Partners, Inc. (Echelon) is a Canadian-owned and operated full-service broker-dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by Robert Furse and David Cusson in 2010 as Euro Pacific Canada, Inc. They are owned by 1-UP Holdings Corp., a holding company. Echelon offers superior investment advice and efficient trade execution for their institutional and retail clients. In 2023, Echelon and PI Financial Corp. (now known as Ventum Financial Corp.) have agreed to combine in a merger of equals to create an investment advisory, wealth management, and capital markets firm.

Bennett Group of Cos. specializes in the construction of Water and Wastewater treatment facilities. Its services include process mechanical fabrication for the water & wastewater industry, cwb certified for process pipe & structural welding in stainless steel, carbon steel and aluminum, project management, engineering, civil construction, formwork, structural steel fabrication, process pipe fabrication and installation. The company is headquartered in Millgrove, Canada.

Diamond Global Recruitment Group, Inc. operates as a recruitment agency. Its services include skilled worker programs, business immigration programs and permanent residence programs. The company was founded by Audrey Guth and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Kraken Sonar Systems, Inc. develops, manufactures, and distributes sound navigation and ranging (SONAR) and related sensors for military and commercial applications. It develops Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS), an advanced sonar technology used for ultra-high resolution seabed imaging, which is closely related to synthetic aperture radar and medical ultrasound - uses sophisticated signal processing of successive acoustic pings to form an image with much higher resolution than conventional sonars. The company is headquartered in Conception Bay South, Canada.

Bacchus Capital Advisers Ltd. is an independent merchant banking platform specializing in public market M&A. The British company was established in 2017 by Peter Bacchus, former head of mining and metals investment banking at Morgan Stanley, along with co-founders Paul Cahill, Chris Johannsen, and Richard Allan. The private company brings traditional investment banking values of independence, objectivity, and trust to an expanded client base, which includes some of the largest and leading companies in the natural resources sector, alongside some of the industry's most interesting and innovative growth companies. Bacchus Capital Advisers is headquartered in central London, UK, with representation in other locations. The company was founded by Paul Cahill and the CEO is Peter J. Bacchus.

Sandpiper Ventures (Sandpiper Ventures) is a Venture Capital firm founded in 2020 by Cathy Bennett, Rhiannon Davies and Sarah young. The firm is headquartered in Halifax, Canada.