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Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd. (JFL) is a Canadian investment counsel firm headquartered Montréal, Quebec. The firm was founded by Stephen Jarislowsky in 1955 and was acquired in 2018 by The Bank of Nova Scoatia (NYSE, TSX: BNS). JFL manages pension funds, endowment funds, corporate and private portfolios for clients in North America and overseas. They manage investments on behalf of governments, corporations, universities, labor unions, and high net worth individuals.

Fondaction Le Fonds De Développement De La Csn Pour La Co(Fondaction) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1996.The firm is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Hydro-Qu?bec engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric power. It supplies residential and businesses. The company was founded on April 14, 1944 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Vidéotron Ltée engages in the provision of integrated telecommunication, wireline and mobile telephony, and over-the-top video services. The firm also offers television, internet access, telephony solutions, mobile services, and business solutions products such as private network connectivity, WiFi, and audio and video transmission. The company was founded by Andre Chagnon in 1964 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Fonds de placement HEC (FPHEC) is an independent mutual fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Québec, Canada. Founded in 1994, FPHEC manages HEC Montreal's student-led investment fund.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP provides legal services. It offers services in the areas of business law, litigation, and intellectual property. The company has offices in Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Waterloo Regions. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Toronto, 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).

UAP, Inc. distributes and merchandises automotive parts and replacement accessories for cars, trucks and heavy vehicles. Its divisions include auto, heavy vehicle parts and manufacturing. UAP's auto parts division sells and distributes replacement parts and supplies for the cars and light trucks segment. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Part of Lassonde Industries, Inc., A. Lassonde, Inc. is a Canadian company that manufactures and markets fruit juices. The company is based in Rougemont, Canada.

Founded in 1994, Equity Research Associates (ERA) is an independent equity research firm located in Gibsons, British Columbia. The firm focuses exclusively on the forest products sector including timber, pulp, paper, newsprint, containerboard, lumber, OSB, plywood and fiber. Their research covers both the debt and equity securities of domestic companies and international companies. ERA employs proprietary quantitative models, as well as, data sources and contacts within the industry to identify turning points in commodity price cycles. The firm combines these forecasts with fundamental analysis and on-site company visits to determine corporate valuations and make investment recommendations. ERA provides research to institutional investors, industry executives and government organizations around the world.

OMERS Private Equity, Inc (OMERS Private Equity) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of OMERS Administration Corp. founded in 1987. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with an additional offices in Singapore, London and New York.

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 Québec Bar Association is a professional organization that oversees the practice of over 29,000 lawyers in all areas of law. The organization is based in Montréal, Canada. and has subsidiaries in Canada. The mission of the association is to ensure the protection of the public, contribute to accessible and quality justice, and defend the rule of law.

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

The Federation of Quebec Chambers of Commerce is the largest network of business people in Quebec. The non-profit company is based in Montreal, Canada. The organization supports the development of businesses across all economic sectors.

Part of Deloitte LLP (New York), Deloitte & Touche, Inc. provides accounting services. The company is based in Calgary, Canada.

Le Cercle Entreprendre publishes and distributes magazines. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Laval, Canada.

Olympic Industries, Inc. operates as a forest products trading firm. Its departments include export, wholesale trading, distribution, and manufacturing of forest products. The company is headquartered in North Vancouver, Canada.

Axium Infrastructure, Inc. (Canada) (Axium Infrastructure) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Pierre Anctil. The firm is headquartered in Toronto with additional office in New York.

Deloitte LLP provides audit, tax, consulting and financial advisory services. Its services include advisory, audit, consulting, human capital, mergers and acquisitions, operations, regulatory, risk and resilience, strategy, tax and technology. The firm serves in financial services, manufacturing, real estate, technology, media, life science and consumer business industries. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Aligo Innovation operates as an university research commercialization company. It specializes in innovation, technology transfer, venture capital, licensing, intellectual property, strategy and business development. The company was founded in April 1, 2014 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Part of Gowling WLG International Ltd., Gowling WLG LLP is a Canadian company that provides legal services. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada.

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.

Sagard Private Equity (Sagard) is a private equity subsidiary of Sagard Holdings ULC founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in Canada with offices in New York and Denver.

Innocap Investment Management, Inc. (Innocap) is a Canadian hedge fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Quebéc. The firm was founded in 1996 and is owned by France-based BNP Paribas SA (EPA: BNP) (50 percent), CDP Investissements Inc. (30 percent), a wholly-owned subsidiary of la Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Innocap’s management, via 10313157 Canada Inc. (20 percent). Innocap provides investment management and advisory services to financial institutions, pension funds, pooled investment vehicles, and other accredited investors. They also offer non-discretionary advisory services to Innocap Global Investment Management (Ireland) Ltd. (IGIM) and acts as investment manager and/or investment fund manager to the Innocap Funds.