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Fidelity Management & Research Co. (FMR) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1946 and is a subsidiary of FMR LLC, also known as Fidelity Investments. FMR provides investment supervisory services, which include sub-advisory services, to Fidelity's family of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, qualified tuition programs, privately offered unregistered investment funds, separately managed account clients, and various other institutional accounts.

Royal Trust Corp. of Canada (Royal Trust) is an investment management division of Royal Bank of Canada, (TSX: RY, NYSE: RY). The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Royal Trust provides wealth and trust management services to clients worldwide.

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.

Fidelity Investments Canada ULC (FIC) is a Canadian investment advisor headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of FIC Holdings ULC and their ultimate parent is 483A Bay Street Holdings LP in Bermuda. Founded in 1987, Fidelity Investments Canada provides Canadian investors a full range of domestic, international and global equity and income-oriented mutual funds, as well as asset allocation, managed solutions, ETFs, sustainable investment funds and a high-net-worth program.

DRI Capital, Inc. (DRI Capital) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Persis Holdings Ltd founded in 1992. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

The Fraser Institute operates as a non-partisan research and educational organization. It produces research about government actions in areas such as taxation, health care, aboriginal issues, education, economic freedom, energy, natural resources, and the environment. The company was founded by T. Patrick Boyle and Michael A. Walker in 1974 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Fletcher Nickel Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties. It focuses on nickel potential properties. The company was founded by Frank C. Smeenk, Douglas M. Flett, and Thomas H. Poupore on December 4, 2003 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Great Eastern Life Assurance Co. Ltd. (Great Eastern SG) is an insurance management firm headquartered in Singapore. Founded in 1908, the firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Great Eastern Holdings Ltd. (SGX: G07), which is majority-owned by Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (SGX: O39). Great Eastern SG provides life and non-life insurance services to various clients. Their products are distributed through the firm's agencies and through various financial institutions.

Great Eastern General Insurance Ltd. (Great Eastern General) is an insurance management firm headquartered in Singapore. The firm was founded in 1920 and formerly known as Overseas Assurance Corp. Ltd. They are a subsidiary of Acadian Asset Management LLC, ultimately owned by BrightSphere Investment Group, Inc. (NYSE: BSIG) in the US. Great Eastern General offers personal insurance and corporate solutions.

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.

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.

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.

Bennett Jones LLP is a Canadian law firm that offers legal counsel and business advisory services to clients across various industries. Bennett Jones is based in Calgary, CA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The firm has 400 lawyers and business advisors across Canada and internationally. Bennett Jones has exceptional experience in complex cross-border and international transactions, making it ideally suited to advise foreign businesses and investors with Canadian ventures and connect Canadian businesses and investors with opportunities around the world. The firm offers a wide range of services across four departments: corporate, litigation & dispute resolution, regulatory, and tax. The CEO of the Canadian company is Hugh MacKinnon.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

HSBC Securities (Canada), Inc. is a full service broker/dealer located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of HSBC Holdings Plc (NYSE: HCS, NasdaqGS: HSBA). They are a member of the TMX Group, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF). The firm offers their clients advisory and execution products and services in the following areas: M&A advisory, equity and debt capital markets, leveraged and acquisition financing, foreign exchange, fixed-income, derivatives and structured products. HSBC Securities specializes in 4 global sectors: financial institutions, consumer/retail Resources, energy and diversified Industries.

Founded in 1989, ScotiaMcLeod, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The firm is a subsidiary of Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE, TOR: BNS). Scotia McLeod offers a full array of investment services bond including stock and money market trading, corporate and government finance, mergers and acquisitions, commodities and futures, personal investment services and mutual funds.

DBRS Ltd. operates as credit ratings agency. The firm provides tools that helps the investors in making investment decisions. It offers web subscriptions, DBRS Viewpoint, DBRS Product Manual, and RatingsNow. The company was founded by Walter Schroeder in 1976 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

The Hospital for Sick Children is a non-profit organization that provides healthcare services. It offers child and family centered care, creative arts therapy, epilepsy classroom, resource navigation program, and international patient program. The company was founded by Elizabeth McMaster on March 23, 1875 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Lion Global Investors Ltd. (LGI) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Great Eastern Holdings Ltd. (SGX: G07), ultimately held by The Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (SGX: O39), a multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Singapore. The firm was founded in 1986 and formerly known as Lion Capital Management Ltd. LGI offers a wide range of specialist investment management services to institutional clients comprise of government and government-linked corporations, pension funds, insurance companies, financial institutions, non-profit organizations, consultants and individual investors. The firm also partners with asset managers and insurance companies to provide sub-advisory services on their core investment capabilities for their retail clients.

FIAM LLC (do-business-as Fidelity Institutional Asset Management) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The firm was founded in 2006 and formerly known as Pyramis Global Advisors LLC. They are wholly-owned by FIAM Holdings LLC, which in turn is owned by FMR LLC, aka Fidelity Investments. FIAM provides discretionary investment management services to institutional accounts. They also sub-advice funds or accounts for affiliated advisers and unaffiliated advisers.

National Academy of Sciences operates as a private, nongovernmental institution that advises on issues related to science and technology. It provides independent, objective analysis and advice and conducts other activities to solve complex problems and inform public policy decisions. The firm also encourages education and research, recognize outstanding contributions to knowledge, and increase public understanding in matters of science. The company was founded on March 3, 1863 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario engages in the provision of accounting education. It offers certification, continued trainings, and professional development. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants operates under the professional accountant’s ordinance and works in the public interest. It offers CPA qualification programme and promulgating financial reporting, auditing and ethical standards in Hong Kong. The company was founded on January 1, 1973 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Securities & Investment Institute is a professional membership organization that offers trainings for the securities and investment industry. The non-profit company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The Chinese company was founded by Wai Kin Cheng.

Part of Preferred Commerce, Inc., Biomedical Implant Technologies Ltd. is a Canadian company that makes porous titanium standard push-in and acme threaded dental implants. The company is based in St. John's, Canada. Biomedical Implant Technologies was acquired by Grand Motion, Inc. on July 04, 2008 for $11.99 million.

Palmer Reed provides accounting services. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada.

Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corp. provides research and development in fields of science and technology. It helps the science and technology companies under its care by offering them both state-of-the-art facilities as well as value-added services including research and development offices, infrastructure, market-led laboratories, and technical centres with professional support services. The company was founde din 2002 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Zentek part of the Tribune Group are dedicated to delivering the best educational technology, enhancing teaching and learning. They believe that being the part of Tribune, it will create a larger, more robust and capable organization with a prime focus on addressing education sector ICT requirements for existing and new customers. The resultant Tribune organization will have a broader geographic coverage, increased staff numbers and improved skills in all aspects of the business; they will be even better placed to serve the customer in the future. With their wealth of experience and dedication to finding the best possible educational solutions, they offer an unrivalled range of products and services to meet customer specific requirements: PC's and Laptops Servers Networking systems Wired and wireless connectivity software Managed services They ensure quality, consistency and e-safety, that creates a stable foundation for learning outcomes and ensures customer to get the most from ICT for education.