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Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. (CC&L) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia with an additional office in Toronto. The firm was founded in 1982 and is a subsidiary of Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Partnership, itself a subsidiary of Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group Ltd. CC&L provides investment management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses and private investment funds.

Viterra Canada, Inc. operates as a grain and oilseeds marketer and handler. It offers marketing, facilities and logistics capabilities, encompassing the global network of marketing offices, handling, processing, distribution, transportation, and storage assets. The company was founded on March 24, 1924 and is headquartered in Regina, Canada.

Founded in 1995, Acumen Capital Finance Partners Ltd. is an independent boutique investment dealer headquartered in Calgary. The firm is a Participating Organization of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), a Member Firm of the TSX Venture Exchange, a Member Firm of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and a Member in the Canadian Investor Protection Fund. Acumen's research efforts focus on small-cap companies Canadian and US companies.

Mawer Investment Management Ltd. (Mawer) is a privately-owned, Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. It has additional office in Toronto, Ontario, and a subsidiary with an office in Singapore. The firm was founded as a partnership in 1974 by Charles Mawer. They provide discretionary portfolio management services in certain jurisdictions in Canada for individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, institutions, pension funds, and not-for-profit organizations. Mawer also provides discretionary portfolio management services for US-based corporations and institutions, as well as certain US residents. The firm also provides sub-advisory services to certain institutional public mutual funds, non-public pooled funds, separately managed accounts, or wrap-fee programs that are managed and operated by other non-affiliated portfolio managers or investment managers.

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 2010 by George Gosbee, AltaCorp Capital Inc. is an institutional financial advisory and brokerage firm headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The firm offers a full spectrum of value-added financial and advisory services to corporations in across various stages of development. Their products and services include corporate mergers and acquisition advisory, equity financings, asset acquisitions and divestitures advisory, institutional sales and trading and institutional equity research. AltaCorp Capital focuses on key drivers of the Western Canadian economy that are global in scope including energy, agri-industry and diversified industries, with overlap into interdependent subsectors. The firm's research includes macro analysis, theme pieces, daily notes, corporate reviews, quarterly and annual overviews and other relevant market/sector issues. AltaCorp Capital's Institutional Sales and Trading team has expertise in both national and global trading markets and are fully integrated within an expansive network of long-standing relationships with institutional clients. They offer execution in trading securities and relevant and timely placing of new offers/issues. The firm also offers execution in institutional block trading and an industry leading technical platform. AltaCorp maintains a strategic relationship with ATB Financial, a full-service financial institution headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta.

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.

Founded in 1971, Peters & Co. Ltd. is an independent, fully integrated investment firm headquartered in Calgary, Ontario. The firm specializes in investments in the Canadian oil and natural gas and oilfield services industries. They provides investment services to institutional investors and private clients. Peters & Co. employs their own trading group and performs specialized and comprehensive investment research. They are an active underwriter for, and financial advisor to, companies active in the Canadian energy industry. Peters & Co. is a member of the CIPF.

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.

Direct Energy Services LLC explores oil and gas. It offers heating, ventilation, air conditioning services, energy retrofits, installation, maintenance programs and energy management software services. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Toronto, Cnada.

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).

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.

Raymond James Ltd. (Broker) (Raymond James-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Raymond James Ltd., a diversified financial services firm headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. The firm was founded in 1962 and is ultimately owned by Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a US-based diversified holding company. Raymond James-Broker provides a full array of investment services to corporate and institutional clients.

The Export-Import Bank of China engages in the provision of banking services. Its business scopes include loans, credits, issuance of financial bonds, domestic and international settlement services, foreign exchange settlement, guarantees, bill acceptance and discount, agency services, asset-backed securitization, corporate financial advisory services, equity investment, and leasing business. The company was founded on June 16, 1994 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Yaletown Venture Partners, Inc (Yaletown Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Mike Satterfield and Hans Knapp. The firm is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Alberta Investment Management Corp. (AIMCo) is the investment management subsidiary of State-owned Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Alberta. The firm was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. AIMCo manages investments on behalf of public sector pension, endowment and special purpose funds as designated by the Alberta Ministry of Finance and Enterprise.

Part of The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Toronto Dominion Bank Trust Co. provides banking services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Verdex Capital Ltd (Verdex Capital) is a evergreen venture capital firm founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.

Surepoint Technologies Group, Inc. provides industrial instrumentation and electrical services. Its services encompass automation and panel fabrication, communications systems, compression and controls, drilling automation and control systems, electrical and instrumentation, equipment packaging, material procurement, personnel management, valve sales and service, and well testing and meter proving. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Talisman Energy Holdings Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Talisman Energy, Inc. Their main function is that of a holding company. The company is headquartered in in Calgary, Canada

IA Private Wealth, Inc. (Broker) (IA Private Wealth-Broker) is the brokerage division of IA Private Wealth, Inc., wealth management firm headquartered in Montreal, Canada. The firm is a subsidiary of Industrial Alliance Insurance & Financial Services, Inc., which is owned by iA Financial Corp., Inc. (TSE: IAG). IA Private Wealth-Broker offers brokerage services in stocks, bonds and mutual funds to individuals and institutions.

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.

Invico Capital Corp (Invico Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Jason Brooks and Allison Taylor. The firm is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

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

Tidal Investments LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded by Daniel Carlson and Michael Venuto in 2012 as Toroso Investments LLC. Tidal Investments specializes in ETF focused research, investment strategies and services designed for financial advisors, RIAs, family offices and investment managers.

Creative Destruction Lab operates as a seed-stage program for massively scalable, science based ventures. It employs coaching process to help founders commercialize advances in science and technology. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Pioneer Fund/NY/ is a venture capital firm founded by Jason Gray. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Chillabit, Inc. develops social app. Its application is used for students to connect, one University at a time. The company was founded by Kyle Kaiser, Sabby Choudhary and Omar Ismail and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

The Association of International Accountants (Hong Kong) operates as an accountants association. The private company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Archangel Network of Funds (Archangel Network) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Amber French. The firm headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario.

ATB Financial /Private Equity/ (ATB Financial) is a private equity subsidiary of ATB Financial founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Edmonton,Canada.

ventureLAB provides business development solutions. Its programs focuses on capital, talent, technology, and customers. The company is headquartered in Markham, Canada.

Greensky Accelerator (Greensky Accelerator) is venture capital subsidiary of GreenSky Capital Inc founded in 2010 by Michael T. R. List.l Inc. The firm is headquartered in Canada.