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Part of KPMG International Cooperative, KPMG, Inc. provides audit and accounting services. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada. The CEO of the Canadian company is Walter R. Pela.

Watt Carmichael, Inc. is an independent Canadian wealth management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1971 and provides personalized investment solutions for individuals, families, businesses and charitable organizations.

R.N. Croft Financial Group, Inc. (CFG) is a Canadian investment manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by Richard N. Croft in 1993. CFG provides discretionary portfolio management services to investors and investment professionals across the country.

Founded in 1998, Highstreet Asset Management, Inc. is a mutual fund manager and registered investment advisor located in London, Ontario. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AGF Management Ltd. They manages portfolios for pension plans, corporate investors, foundations and high net-worth families. Their Canadian clients include universities and some of Canada’s largest pension plans.

CIBC World Markets, Inc. is a full-service Canadian brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1961 and is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE, NYSE: CM). CIBC World Markets provides alternative investment managers with premier prime brokerage that brings together trade execution, reporting, research and capital introduction with a view to enhancing efficiencies and profitability.

Scotia Capital, Inc. (Broker) (Scotia Capital-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Scotia Capital, Inc., a full-service financial services firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm is owned by The Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE, TSE: BNS). Scotia Capital-Broker delivers a broad range of electronic trading products such as high-touch, low-latency, market access and a broad algorithmic trading suite for a wide range of clients globally. They publish monthly indexes to help investors track the performance of Canadian Hedge Funds and Alternative Mutual Funds.

National Bank Financial, Inc. (Broker) (NBF-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of National Bank Financial, Inc., a Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Quebec. The firm was founded in 1902 and is a direct subsidiary of National Bank Acquisition Holding, Inc., ultimately owned by National Bank of Canada (TSX: NA). NBF-Broker provides retail advisory and brokerage services with institutional brokerage, investment banking, corporate finance and securities clearing services for third parties. The firm has a substantial presence in all regions of Canada, as well as operations in the US and Europe.

TD Securities, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of The Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE, TSE: TD). TD Securities provides a wide range of capital market products and services to corporate, government and institutional clients. Their services also include the underwriting and distribution of new debt and equity issues, providing advice on strategic acquisitions and divestitures and executing daily trading and investment needs. The firm’s equity group provides research coverage of various sectors. Their fixed-income group provides a full range of underwriting sales and trading products for Canadian, US and European debt issuers and investors.

Newlook Capital Inc (Newlook Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Elroy Gust. The firm is headquartered in Burlington, Canada.

Desjardins Securities, Inc. is the broker/dealer arm of the Desjardins Holding Financier, Inc., ultimately held by Le Mouvement des caisses Desjardins in Canada. Founded in 1991, the firm is headquartered in Montréal and has an additional office in Toronto. Desjardins Securities offers businesses and institutions with a complete range of securities brokerage products and services through its investment advisors and its Disnat Online Brokerage division. The firm is an approved participant on the Montreal Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange, as well as a participating member of the TSX Venture Exchange. In addition, Desjardins Securities is a member of both the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF).

eResearch Corp. is an independent investment research firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded in 2000 and provides institutional-quality, equity research focused primarily on small- and mid-cap companies. Their focus is on identifying companies that have interesting prospects, sound management, and significant potential for share price appreciation. They also provide research reports on middle and larger-sized companies, through a combination of fundamental and technical analysis. eResearch complements their corporate research coverage with a diversified selection of informative, insightful, and thought-provoking research publications from a wide variety of investment professionals.

Founded in 1999, Paradigm Capital, Inc. is an independent, institutional investment dealer headquartered in Toronto with an additional office in Calgary. They offer sector-based research, a strong distribution platform and select investment banking mandates. The firm focuses their research, distribution and investment banking efforts on several areas in the Canadian equity markets: growth, mining, energy and energy services. Paradigm is a member of the CIPF.

Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1967 and is a subsidiary of Alliance Capital Management LLC, ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. provides trading and executions services to their clients.

Raymond James Investment Counsel Ltd. (RJIC) is an asset management firm headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The firm was founded in 2003 and formerly known as MacDougall Investment Counsel, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raymond James Ltd., ultimately owned by Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF) in the US. RJIC specializes in discretionary investment management for private clients, families, institutional investors, pensions, and foundations.

Groundlayer Capital, Inc. Is an independent, employee-owned, alternative fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded by Robert Grundleger in 2002. The firm manages three Funds – a Canadian-domiciled fund for Canadian residents, a US-domiciled fund for US residents and a Cayman-domiciled fund for all others. The Funds are managed pari passu.

Founded in 1988, Beacon Securities Ltd. is an independent investment dealer located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The firm specializes in research, underwriting, trading and sales. Their research focuses on companies with a connection to Atlantic Canada and with income trusts, both in Atlantic Canada and throughout Canada. Beacon's fixed-income team is involved in underwriting, origination, trading and sales. They have significant expertise in the Canadian fixed-income market with a focus on Eastern Canadian provincial, municipal and corporate debt.

Part of Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., CIBC Wood Gundy Corp. is a Canadian company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in Toronto, Canada.

EdgePoint Investment Group, Inc. (EdgePoint) is an independent investment manager headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded in 2008 by Tye Bousada, Geoff MacDonald, and Patrick Farmer. EdgePoint offers discretionary investment management services to institutions (foundations, pension portfolios, etc.) through separately managed accounts.

Manulife Securities, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Oakville, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1887 and they are a subsidiary of The Manufacturers Life Insurance Co., ultimately owned by Manulife Financial Corp. (NYSE, TSE: MFC). Manulife Securities provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients.

Highland Country Club operates as a Country Club. The company is headquartered in Cranberry Township, PA.

Bloom Burton & Co. is an independent, Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. It was founded by Brian Bloom and Jolyon Burton in 2008. The firm offers bespoke execution services for healthcare institutional investors. They are active in all areas of the healthcare industry, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, healthcare services, healthcare IT, life science tools, animal health, nutrition and wellness.

Research Capital Corp. is an independent, fully integrated national investment dealer headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded in 2010 as Mackie Research Capital Corp. until 2021. Research Capital offers a complete range of capital markets and wealth management services to private clients, institutions and growth companies with offices across Canada.

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.

Ontario Genomics Institute (Private Equity) is a Venture Capital firm in UK. The firm was founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in London.

Timelo Investment Management, Inc. (Timelo) is a privately owned Canadian boutique investment manager headquartered in Aurora, Ontario. The firm was founded by Jean-François B. Tardif in 2010. Timelo provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to various investors.

Design AI Ltd. is a private company based in Solihull, UK.

Numerus Partners LLC is a private company based in Albany, NY.

Maple Leaf Angels Capital Corp. (Maple Leaf Angels) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Ontario, Canada.

Eight Capital is a 100% principal-owned, Canadian investment dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. It has additional offices in Calgary, Alberta and Montreal, Quebec. The firm was founded in 2016 as Dundee Capital Partners. They offer investment banking, equity research and institutional sales & trading services to retail and institutional clients. Eight Capital provide their clients with timely market insights (with the assistance of their equity research team) across all the investment disciplines: fundamental, technical, and quantitative. Beyond the traditional market access trading provides, their traders work with clients to find unique liquidity solutions, and discreet trading solutions for large blocks of stock.

BofA Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of NB Holdings Corp., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Headquartered in New York, the firm was founded in 2015 and offers trade execution, trading or brokerage services to institutional clients.

FirePower Capital /Private Equity/ is the private equity arm of FirePower Capital Corp, founded in 2012 by Ilan Jacobson. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Stifel Nicolaus Canada, Inc. (Stifel Canada) is a Canadian broker-dealer subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) in the US. Headquartered in Toronto, Stifel Canada provides institutional sales and trading to corporate clients and institutional investors. The firm also offers a much broader suite of products and services, while remaining the same group of dedicated professionals serving Canadian capital markets.

Ashler Capital LLC is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with additional offices in New York, San Francisco, and Boston. Founded in 2018, the firm is a subsidiary of Citadel Advisors Holdings LP, ultimately held by GFH HFEVA LLC. Ashler Capital offers a range of investment strategies to various investors.