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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.

Zi Corporation is a technology company that delivers intelligent interface solutions to enhance the user experience of wireless and consumer technologies. The company provides device manufacturers and network operators with a full range of intuitive and easy-touse input solutions, including: eZiText for one-touch predictive text entry; eZiTap™ for intelligent multi-tap entry, Decuma® for natural handwriting recognition and the new Qix™ service delivery engine to enhance the user experience and drive service usage and adoption.

Continental Minerals Corp. acquires, explores and mines for metals and minerals. The company is engaged in exploration of copper-gold deposit, xietongmen. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Euro-American Capital Corp. provides investment banking, venture capital, private equity fund management, and advisory services. The private company is based in Dallas, TX.

CCR Technologies Ltd. provides purification and reclamation services of amines and glycols. The firm offers mobile service reclaiming, fixed facility reclaiming, long term solvent maintenance programs and licensing opportunities. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Guest-Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd., provides broadband internet services for the hospitality industry. It offers event services, installation services and support, and reporting. The company was founded by Arnon Levy in 1997 and is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.

International Royalty Corp. engages in the acquisition and creation of natural resource royalties with a specific emphasis on mineral royalties. The company was founded by Douglas B. Silver in 2003 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

RBC Indigo Asset Management, Inc. (RBC Indigo) is a Canadian investment manager headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. The firm was formerly known as HSBC Global Asset Management (Canada) Ltd. and changed their name to RBC Indigo Asset Management, Inc. when they became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (NY, TSX: RY; LON: 0QKU; FRA: RYC) in 2024. RBC Indigo offers mutual funds and pooled funds to discretionary retail clients, institutional and high net-worth private clients.

Ventum Financial Corp. is a full-service Investment Dealer headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The firm was founded by Max Meier and John Eymann in 1982 as Pacific International Securities, Inc. They became PI Financial Corp. (PI) in 2007 and changed their name to Ventum Financial Corp. in 2024 as part of the process of amalgamation between PI and Echelon Wealth Partners, Inc., previously announced in March 2023. Ventum Financial provides expertise across a variety of growth sectors and delivers a full range of capital markets services, which include equity research, investment banking, advisory, and institutional sales and trading to mid-market corporate clients in Canada. They prioritize minimal market impact during superior trade execution.

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.

Replicon Software, Inc. provides web-based cloud time tracking applications. It offers Web TimeSheet Project & Billing, a solution to track project time and cost; Web TimeSheet Time & Attendance, a solution to track attendance and time off of employees; and Web Expense, a solution to track business expenses. The firm also provides Web Schedule, a solution to manage employee schedules; Web Resource, a solution to track resource availability; and CloudClock, which provides visibility into employee work hours and attendance to ensure payroll compliance. The company was founded by Lakshmi Raj and Raj Narayanaswamy in 1996 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of accounting, tax preparation, and advisory services. It also offers auditing, internal audit, regulatory and compliance, corporate recovery, and forensic accounting, and risk management services. The company was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

The Institute of Corporate Directors is a not-for-profit, member-based association that serves as a resource and voice for directors and boards. The non-profit company is based in Toronto, Canada, and has subsidiaries in Canada. The ICD provides thought leadership through various publications and is a unified voice for directors. The Canadian company was founded by Brian J. Gibson, and Rahul K. Bhardwaj has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

KnowledgeWhere, Inc. provides software services. It develops and supports location based entertainment products and services for the mobile entertainment industry. The firm products include application location-enabling services and development hosting, which is designed for application developers and Web Services that provides authentication, MASS, mapping/navigation, location, administration, messaging and AGPS services. The company was founded by James R. George in April 2003 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Brent C. Stevenson Professional Corp. provides legal services. The private company is based in Calgary, Canada.

MindFuel is a non-profit organization that distributes and develops hands-on and online science programs. The program it offers are Wonderville, Ignition Pack and Edacity. It also provides scholarships to students choosing to enter STEM post-secondary studies. The company was founded by Jim Gray in 1990 and is headquartered Calgary, Canada.

Wi-LAN, Inc. develops and commercializes innovative patented technologies, manages intellectual property and licenses these inventions to corporations. The company was founded in October 1993 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Part of Roper Technologies, Inc., Replicon, Inc. is a provider of software-as-a-service based timesheet and expense management software solutions. The company is based in Calgary, Canada. Lakshmi Raj, Raj Narayanaswamy has been the CEOs since incorporation. The Canadian company was founded by Raj Narayanaswamy, Lakshmi Raj. Replicon was acquired by Deltek, Inc. from Replicon Software, Inc. on August 23, 2023.