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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.

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.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Canada) (BMO Capital Markets-Canada) is the Canadian brokerage arm of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service financial services provider in the US. The firm was founded in 1817 and is a subsidiary of BMO Asset Management, Inc., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. Headquartered in Toronto, BMO Capital Markets-Canada provides full-service, institutional brokerage services to corporate, institutional and government clients around the world.

Founded in 1939, Scotia Capital, Inc. is a full-service financial services firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of the Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS) Their global operations are divided into two primary business units: (1) global corporate and investment banking and (2) global capital markets.

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.

Delaney Capital Management Ltd. (Delaney Capital) is an independent, Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1992 by Catherine Delaney. Delaney Capital provides discretionary investment management services to high-net-worth individuals and families, institutions, and foundations.

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.

Newport Private Wealth, Inc. (Newport) is a Canadian mutual fund management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was co-founded by Douglas C. Brown, Mark A. Kinney and David T. Lloyd in 2001. They are a subsidiary of NFP Canada Corp. Newport provides investment and wealth management services to high-net-worth individuals and families across the country.

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.

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.

Credit Suisse Securities (Canada) Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario with offices worldwide. The firm is a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group (NYSE: CS). Their equity research equity group engages in a broad range of activities for investors including sales, trading, financing, prime brokerage and market-making in U.S. and international equity and equity related securities, options, futures, risk management and hedging products. Their activities cover both exchange-traded and over-the-counter traded securities, including American depositary receipts, restricted stocks, equity repurchases, block trade executions, program trading executions, equity derivatives and convertible securities. The fixed-income franchise operates as a single, unified platform that handles all fixed-income cash and derivative products. Products and services range from securitization and liability management transactions to sales and trading and superior research.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

MIPS Technologies, Inc. provides industry standard processor architectures and cores for digital consumer and business applications. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, UK

Pender Private Equity Fund Management Inc (Pender Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of PenderFund Capital Management Ltd founded in 1994 by John Kelly Edmison. The firm is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada with an office in Ontario.

Royal Ontario Museum operates museums. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corp. provides gaming, entertainment and hospitality facilities. It operates lotteries, slots, casinos, resort casinos, and electronic bingo centers that offer gaming products, such as slot machine-related products, table games, security and surveillance, and cage and coin equipment products. The company is headquartered 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.

Turtle Creek Asset Management, Inc. (Turtle Creek) is an investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of Tortoise Stream Investments Ltd.. Turtle Creek focuses on long-term capital growth for a clientele of high-net worth individuals, families and institutions.

Canoe Financial LP (Canoe) is an independent, Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. The firm was founded by Michael Chernoff in 2008. Canoe offers a variety of mutual fund and closed-end investment products that are designed to build wealth for Canadian investors.

Amdocs, Inc. provides software solutions and services. It offers customer management, digital lifestyle services, revenue management, network functions virtualization, advertising and media, operations support systems, centralized management and optimization solution, amadocs delivery, network control, support services, and unified foundation. The firm also offers strategic business consulting, testing services, document management as a service, order to activation, program and business services, digital services, gateway services, managed services, and contact center services. The company was founded by Boaz Dotan in 1982 and is headquartered in Chesterfield, MO.

Sarona Asset Management Inc is an Independent Private Equity/Venture Capital firm founded in 1956 by Gerhard Pries. The firm is headquartered in Kitchener with additional office in Amsterdam.

Connaught Oil & Gas Ltd. engages in the exploration of oil and natural gas. The firm is into international petroleum and natural gas exploration and production with operations in Western Canada, United States, and the United Kingdom. It operates through its wholly owned subsidiaries: Rathlin Energy Ltd. and Rathlin Energy (UK) Ltd. The company was founded on October 15, 2009 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Canaccord Genuity Corp. (CGC) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of Canaccord Genuity Group, Inc., (TSE: CF; OTCMKTS: CCORF) in Canada. The firm was founded in 2010 and is locally known as Financière Canaccord ltée. Headquartered in Vancouver, CGC offers corporate and institutional clients with versatile and responsive sales and execution services that range from Institutional Equities and International Equities to Electronic Trading and Fixed Income. Their sales & trading team execution capabilities encompass a wide range of products and services such as Equities, ADR’s, OTC, ETF’s, Fixed Income, Options, Preferreds, Investment Companies.

Fiera Capital Corp. (Investment Management) (FCC-IM) is the investment management division of Fiera Capital Corp. (TSE: FSZ), a publicly listed asset management firm headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The firm was founded in 2010 through a merger with Sceptre Investment Counsel Ltd. FCC-IM offers customized multi-asset solutions across traditional and alternative asset classes to institutional, retail, and private wealth clients across North America, Europe, and key markets in Asia.

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.

iCON Infrastructure LLP is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Paul Malan. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom with offices in Germany, Canada and the United States.

Intact Ventures Inc (Intact Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Intact Financial Corp, founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

CBRE Caledon Capital Management Inc (CBRE Caledon Capital) is a private equity arm of CBRE Investment Management founded in 2007 by David Rogers. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Ullman Wealth Management, Inc. (UWM) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by Lawrence Ullman. UWM provides strategic private capital management services to high-net-worth individuals, corporations, endowments, charities and foundations throughout the world.

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.

RBC Global Asset Management, Inc. (RBC GAM) is an investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. They are an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Canada (TSX, NYSE: RY). The firm was founded in 2008 following the merger of RBC Asset Management and Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management in Canada, together with the US-based institutional asset management company, RBC Global Asset Management (US). RBC GAM provides global investment management services and solutions to institutional, high-net-worth and individual investors through separate accounts, pooled funds, mutual funds, hedge funds, exchange-traded funds and specialty investment strategies.