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Part of Royal Bank of Canada, Connor Clark & Co. Ltd. is a Canadian management consulting company. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. The company was founded by Gerald Raymond Connor.

CIBC Asset Management, Inc. (CIBC AM) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1972 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE, TSE: CM), a publicly traded Canadian chartered bank. CIBC AM manages assets on behalf of institutional, high-net-worth clients and underlying investors in their retail sponsored products.

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.

Merrill Lynch Canada, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. They are a subsidiary of Midland Walwyn, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm offers brokerage and investment banking services as well as commercial lending, global high-yield debt, global equity, and M&A services to institutional and retail clients.

PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. (PJC) is an investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded in 1996 and is a subsidiary of PCJ Investment Counsel Partnership, which is ultimately held by Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group Ltd. PCJ provides discretionary investment management of Canadian equity securities to pension plan sponsors, corporations and mutual funds.

Established in 1939, Leon Frazer & Associates, Inc. is an investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of Jovian Capital Corp. and their ultimate parent is Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services, Inc.

Sprucegrove Investment Management Ltd. (Sprucegrove) is an independent, Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1993 by three individuals (Peter Clark, Ian Fyfe and John Watson), who had worked together for 15 years in investment operations at Confederation Life Insurance Co. (Confed). Sprucegrove provides discretionary advisory services to private investment funds and to separately managed accounts, which includes in the capacity as sub-adviser to third party funds.

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.

Heward Investment Management, Inc. (Heward) is an investment management firm headquartered in Montréal, Canada. Formerly known as C.F.G. Heward Investment Management Ltd., the firm was founded by Chilion Heward in 1981 and changed their name to Heward Investment Management, Inc. in 2013. They were acquired in 2023 by Amphora Financial Group in Barbados. Heward provides client-focused portfolio management services to private clients, foundations and endowments and institutional investors.

CWB Wealth Partners Ltd. (CWB Wealth) is a Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. Formerly known as CWB McLean & Partners Wealth Management Ltd., the firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of CWB Wealth Management Ltd., owned by Canadian Western Bank (TSX: CWB). CWB Wealth provides personalized investment strategies for high-net-worth individuals and families, institutions, small foundations, and not-for-profit organizations.

Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada provides life insurance and other financial services. It offers saving, retirement and pension products and life and health insurance to individuals and groups through its operations in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Asia. Sun Life Assurance's product range includes health and life insurance, retirement plans, my Choice plans, total benefits and workplace solutions. The company was founded in 1865 by Mathew Hamilton Gault and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

CIBC Trust Corp. provides financial and investment management services. It is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Strategic Analysis Corp. (SAC) is an independent, Canadian capital markets research firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1978 as an economic research institute by physicist and economist, Dr. Verne Atrill. SAC provides independent and unbiased research and advice to individuals, financial professionals, and corporations. Their web-based investment research service covers over 4000 North American equities.

Deloitte Corporate Finance, Inc. provides financial, accounting, tax, and other business services. The company also offers audit, financial advisory, and consulting services through locations across the country. It is located in Toronto, Canada.

BMO Nesbitt Burns, Inc. provides investment and financial advisory services. The firm offers financial planning; estate planning and preservation; retirement, insurance, and education planning; income replacement; tax minimization; and business succession planning advisory services. The company was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Cumberland Investment Counsel, Inc. (CIC) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded as Wirth Associates, Inc. in 1991 and they became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cumberland Partners Ltd. in 2007. CIC provides investment advisory services primarily to high net-worth individuals including estates, trusts, personal retirement accounts, corporations and similar entities.

Part of Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., CIBC Wood Gundy Corp. is a Canadian company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in Toronto, Canada.

CFA Society Toronto supports the professional and business development of charterholders. It provides member services including educational programs, sponsored events, employment postings, and networking opportunities. The company was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Portfolio Management Association of Canada operates as a forum for portfolio management firms to share best practices and industry knowledge. The firm''s activities include annual national conference, annual compliance forums and regular seminars, networking events with peers, surveys on operational, compliance and best practice issues, government submissions, sharing member developed/legally vetted templates, policies and standards and offering insurance coverage. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Founded by Wilfred Hahn in 2001, Fortstrong Global Asset Management, Inc., formerly HAHN Investment Stewards & Co., Inc., is an SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Kelowna, British Columbia. The firm provides global portfolio management services for private clients and institutions.

Gravitas Securities, Inc. (GSI) is an investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded in 2008 as Portfolio Strategies Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Ontario, Inc. GSI provides private client advisory and wealth management services to sophisticated clients within Canada and abroad.

Jefferies International Ltd. (JIL) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Holdings II Ltd., ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) in the US. JIL provides broking services to various investors.

CWB Wealth Management Ltd. (CWB Wealth) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. The firm was founded by David Schaffner and is a subsidiary of Canadian Western Bank (TSE: CWB). CWB Wealth provides wealth advisory services and is the trusted advisor to Canada's business families.