Andy Dhiman

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.

Gesco Industries, Inc. provides residential and commercial floor covering services. It provides residential flooring products that include vinyl, laminate, and hardwood flooring, cork plank, panel, and tile products. The company was founded by George Edward Shnier in 1938 and is headquartered in Brampton, Canada.

CarbonCure Technologies, Inc. engages in the development of carbon removal technologies for concrete. Its retrofit technology enables concrete producers to use waste carbon dioxide to produce sustainable concrete. The company was founded by Robert Niven and is headquartered in Dartmouth, Canada.

RBC Dominion Securities, Inc. (RBCDS) is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1901 and is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). RBCDS provides a full spectrum of brokerage services to retail and corporate clients.

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.

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 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.

Mercator Geological Services Ltd. is a Canadian company that specializes in mineral exploration. The private company is based in Dartmouth, Canada. The company offers a range of services to the exploration and mining industry, including advanced geological assessments, program design, and management. The company has a team of professional geologists and technical specialists who have been providing these services since 1997.

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

Morningstar Research, Inc. Canada is Canada's leading investment fund research firm. They were formed in 1999 as the result of the acquisition of Portfolio Analytics and BellCharts Inc. by Chicago-based Morningstar Inc., the global investment firm in the US. They market the two most popular mutual fund software products, PALTrak and BellCharts and operate the Morningstar.ca web site. In addition, Morningstar Canada provides analysis and consulting services for investment management, fund performance evaluation and pension plan governance. They are located in Toronto.

Brookfield Asset Management (Infrastructure) is a private equity subsidiary of Brookfield Asset Management Inc founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Toronto.

Cidel Asset Management, Inc. (Cidel AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Cidel Bank Canada. The firm was founded by Peter D. Sacks and Robert H. Gibson in 2013 and formerly known as Toron AMI International Asset Management. Headquartered in Toronto, they offer investment services and solutions to private clients. Cidel AM is a signatory of the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

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.

CAI Capital Management Co. (Canada) (CAI) is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (Missouri) founded in 1959 by David M. Culver. Capital For Business, Inc. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis.

Intermediate Capital Group Plc (Private Equity) (ICG) is a private equity division of Intermediate Capital Group Plc founded in 1989. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Caracle Creek International Consulting, Inc. provides mineral resource exploration and mining consulting services for small and large projects in mineral exploration and mining industries globally. It offers geological and geophysical, rare element exploration, coal energy, project generation, design and management, data compilation and target generation, 3D geological modeling, visualization and spatial database management, property evaluation and due diligence studies. The company was founded by Scott Jobin-Bevans and Trevor Richardson in 2001 and is headquartered in Sudbury, Canada.

Cape, Inc. operates as a excavation contractor. The company is headquartered in Saratoga Springs, NY.

Kinectrics, Inc. provides power generation and other related engineering services. It offers arc hazard and asset management services for transmission and distribution, cable testing, and contaminated assessment of power transformers. The company was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

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.

Whitecap Venture Partners (Whitecap) is a venture capital firm founded in 1989 by Carey J. Diamond. The firm is headquartered in Toronto.

Fiera Infrastructure, Inc. provides investment in infrastrucute companies. The firm specializes in investment and asset management headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Structure Research Ltd. is an independent research and consulting firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm publishes research and analysis, and supplies the most comprehensive data sets, about the Internet infrastructure services market. They provide the information and perspective necessary to make accurate strategic decisions. Their research is global in scope with a special emphasis on emerging markets.

East Kootenay Chamber of Mines operates as a non-profit organization. It promotes mining interests. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Cranbrook, Canada.

Terralogic Explorations, Inc. engages in acquisition and development of mineral exploration properties. it offers data management, exploration technology, geological and project management services. The company is headquartered in Cranbrook, Canada.