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The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (OTPPB) is the Province of Ontario’s pension fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 1990, OTPPB administers a defined benefit pension plan to active and retired teachers in Ontario. The firm manages investment portfolios for the benefit of present and future plan members and their survivors. OTPPB is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Merrill Lynch Canada, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. They are a subsidiary of Midland Walwyn, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm offers brokerage and investment banking services as well as commercial lending, global high-yield debt, global equity, and M&A services to institutional and retail clients.

BloombergSen, Inc. is a private asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded in 2008 by Jonathan Bloomberg and Sanjay Sen. BloombergSen manages portfolios for individuals, families, endowments, foundations and pension funds, as well as their own assets, through pooled funds and segregated accounts.

Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. (Burgundy) is a Canadian fund management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1990 and is a subsidiary of Laucam Holdings Ltd. Burgundy offers discretionary investment management services to institutions (foundations, endowments and pension funds) and private individuals through separately managed accounts and commingled funds.

1832 Asset Management LP (1832 AM) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm does business as Scotia Global Asset Management and is a subsidiary of Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE, TSX: BNS). In 2013, another BNS subsidiary, GCIC Ltd. underwent an internal consolidation and transferred its asset management business to 1832 AM. In 2008, through a reorganization by the Bank of Nova Scotia, Scotia Asset Management came to encompass the Scotia Funds, the asset management programs that had been run by the bank's brokerage arm Scotia McLeod and Scotia Cassels Investment Counsel Ltd. 1832 AM offers a broad range of investment solutions to meet the diverse needs of clients across all levels of wealth in Canada and around the world.

Founded in 1985 by Irwin Michael, I.A. Michael Investment Counsel Ltd. is a mutual fund manager located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm manages the ABC mutual fund family.

Arrow Capital Management, Inc. (Arrow) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded by James "Jim" McGovern in 1999. Arrow provides clients with access to a global selection of alternative investments and actively managed mutual funds.

Chevron Canada Ltd. provides retail and commercial fuelling services and lubricants distribution throughout British Columbia. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Black Creek Investment Management, Inc. (Black Creek) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded in 2005 by Bill Kanko. Black Creek manages segregated global equity portfolios for institutional accounts and privately offered investment vehicles in the US and acts as sub-adviser to other registered investment advisers and to retail mutual funds offered in Canada.

Kensington Capital Partners Ltd (Kensington Capital) is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Kensington Group Plc founded in 1996 by Thomas Robert Kennedy. The firm is headquartered in Canada.

BMO Nesbitt Burns, Inc. provides investment and financial advisory services. The firm offers financial planning; estate planning and preservation; retirement, insurance, and education planning; income replacement; tax minimization; and business succession planning advisory services. The company was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Cumberland Investment Counsel, Inc. (CIC) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded as Wirth Associates, Inc. in 1991 and they became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cumberland Partners Ltd. in 2007. CIC provides investment advisory services primarily to high net-worth individuals including estates, trusts, personal retirement accounts, corporations and similar entities.

Part of UBS Group AG, UBS Canada is a financial services company based in Toronto, Canada. The Canadian company offers wealth management, asset management, and investment banking services to private clients, intermediaries, and institutional investors. UBS Canada also provides customized solutions for North American subsidiaries of Swiss corporations and corporate and institutional clients in Switzerland. The company aims to create superior value for its clients, shareholders, and employees, and to stand out as a winner in the industry for its expertise, advice, and execution. UBS Canada's services are available in various countries, and the company is committed to delivering regulatory-required documents to client households with mailing addresses in countries affected by temporary mail service disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Founded in 1969, CIBC World Markets Corp. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The firm provides a range of credit and capital market products, investment banking and merchant banking services in North America and worldwide. They offer a range of advisory services, as well as underwrite debt, credit and equity products for corporate, government and institutional clients. CIBC world Markets Corp. also provides equity products and services, fixed-income services, foreign exchange products and solutions, securitization and credit structuring services, as well as trades and distributes short-term debt instruments. In addition, the firm originates financial solutions including credit products for medium-sized businesses in Canada. They also provide private equity, mezzanine and bridge financing to companies in North America, Europe and Australia. The company is based in New York City

Richardson Wealth (USA) Ltd. (Investment Management) (Richardson Wealth-IM) is the wealth management division of Richardson Wealth (USA) Ltd., a broker/dealer firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by Andrew Marsh in 2010 and is owned directly by RF Capital Group, Inc. (TSX: RCG). Richardson Wealth-IM provides wealth management solutions to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations and business entities.

Sprott 2017-II Flow-Through LP is a non-redeemable investment fund that invests in a diversified portfolio of Flow-Through Shares and other securities. The company was founded on July 19, 2017 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Ninepoint Partners LP is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by John Wilson and James Fox in 2017 and is a subsidiary of Ninepoint Financial Group, Inc. Ninepoint Partners provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to pooled investment vehicles which are intended for sophisticated investors and institutional investors.

2573322 Ontario, Inc. provides investment management services. The private company is based in Mississauga, Canada. The CEO of the Canadian company is John Noble George Wilson.

Bitcoin Trust operates as a closed-end investment fund. It seeks to provide holders of units of the fund with the exposure to digital currency and exchange-traded investment alternative for buying and holding bitcoins. The company was founded on January 12, 2021 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Ninepoint 2018 Ii Flow Through LP is an investment fund. Its objective is to achieve capital appreciation and significant tax benefits for limited partners by investment in a diversified portfolio of Flow-Through Shares and other securities. It will focus on mining exploration, development, and or production companies; and oil and gas exploration and development companies The company was founded on July 23, 2018 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Ninepoint 2019 Flow-Through LP is an open ended investment fund. Its investment objective is to achieve capital appreciation and significant tax benefits for Limited Partners by investing in a diversified portfolio of Flow-Through shares and other securities. The company is founded on November 30, 2018 and is headquartered in Toronto, ON.

Ninepoint 2019 Short Duration Flow-Through LP operates as a non-redeemable investment fund. Its investment objective is to achieve capital appreciation and significant tax benefits for limited partners by investing in a diversified portfolio of flow-through shares and other securities, if any, of resource issuers whose principal business will be mining exploration, development, and production; certain energy production that may incur CRCE or, to a lesser extent; and oil and gas exploration, development, and production. The company was founded on August 19, 2019 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Ninepoint 2020 Flow-Through LP engages in capital appreciation and significant tax benefits for Limited Partners by investing in a diversified portfolio of Flow-Through Shares and other securities. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Ninepoint 2020 Short Duration Flow-Through LP provides investment services. It aims to achieve capital appreciation and significant tax benefits by investing in flow-through shares and other securities of mining, oil, and gas industry-based firms. The company was founded on July 8, 2020 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Ninepoint 2021 Short Duration Flow-Through LP operates as a development stage company with interest in providing investment services. The company was founded on March 31, 2021 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.