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Mackenzie Financial Corp. (dba Mackenzie Investments) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1967 and is a direct subsidiary of Mackenzie, Inc., ultimately held by Power Corp. of Canada (TSE: POW). Mackenzie Investments provides discretionary investment advisory services to Canadian mutual funds, such as exchange-traded funds, Separately Managed Accounts, and one closed-end fund listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

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 portfolio for the benefit of present and future plan members and their survivors. OTPPB is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

TD Asset Management, Inc. (TDAM) is a Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of the Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD), a Canadian chartered bank regulated by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. Founded in 1987, TDAM provides discretionary investment management services to corporations, investment companies, pension funds/plans, endowments and foundations.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

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.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Private Investments is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, founded in 1966. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, 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.

CI Investments, Inc. is a Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1965 as CI Mutual Funds, Inc. and adopted the name CI Investments in June 2005 to reflect its diverse line-up of investment options, including mutual funds, segregated funds, asset allocation programs, structured products and other alternative investments. They are a subsidiary of CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX). CI Investments manages money on behalf of Canadian investors and provide them with an increasingly comprehensive Canadian, global and industry funds.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Accelerator Centre operates as a startup incubator. The firm helps their clients in building and scaling sustainable companies. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Waterloo, 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).

Part of KPMG International Cooperative, KPMG, Inc. (Canada) is a company based 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.

US Banks Income & Growth Fund operates as a closed-end investment fund. Its objective is to invest in a portfolio that comprises of equity securities from a universe of financial sector securities listed in U.S., including but not limited to commercial banks and industrial banks, and financial services companies such as insurance companies and financial holding companies. The firm also provides holders of units with monthly cash distribution. The company was founded on October 27, 2015 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

AlemHealth Technologies, Inc. designs and manufactures digital healthcare solutions to address global doctor shortages. It offers AlemBox, a solution that provides hospitals with access to global network of physicians and their patient data; and AlemDoc, a cloud-based health applications that is designed to access and transfer patient data in bandwidth-limited environments. The company was founded by Aschkan Abdul-Malek and Sajjad Kamal in 2014 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Global Ventures Ltd is an venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Noor Sweid. The firm is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

StartUp Health LLC (StartUp Health) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Unity Stoakes and Steven H. Krein. The firm is headquartered in New York, with an additional office in California.

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd. (BAMC) is a Canadian fund-of-funds manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 2009 as the result of a merger between BlackRock and Barclays Global Investors. They are a subsidiary of BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) in the US. BAMC manages assets for clients in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Africa. Their client base includes corporate, public, union and industry pension plans, governments, insurance companies, third-party mutual funds, endowments, foundations, charities, corporations, official institutions, sovereign wealth funds, banks, financial professionals, and individuals worldwide.

Amplitude Ventures is a venture capital firm. The firm was founded in 2018. It’s headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Nest.Bio Ventures (Nest.Bio) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Shanghai Real Estate Consultant & Sales Group Co., Ltd. provides real estate services. The private company is based in Shanghai, China.

Angiochem, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company, which engages in the development of pharmaceutical drugs for brain diseases and brain-related disorders. It offers small molecules and biologics, for the treatment of central nervous system diseases including primary brain cancer, brain metastases, lysosomal storage diseases, and pain. The company founded by Richard Béliveau in 2003 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.