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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.

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.

Panasas, Inc. develops storage solutions for technical applications and data workloads. The firm serves the bioscience, energy, finance, government, manufacturing, media, and university markets. The company was founded by Garth Gibson, Frederic Roy Carlson and William Courtright in 1999 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Part of Deloitte LLP (New York), Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (Hong Kong) is a Chinese company that provides accounting services. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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.

1832 Asset Management LP (1832 AM) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm does business as Scotia Global Asset Management and is a subsidiary of Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE, TSX: BNS). In 2013, another BNS subsidiary, GCIC Ltd. underwent an internal consolidation and transferred its asset management business to 1832 AM. In 2008, through a reorganization by the Bank of Nova Scotia, Scotia Asset Management came to encompass the Scotia Funds, the asset management programs that had been run by the bank's brokerage arm Scotia McLeod and Scotia Cassels Investment Counsel Ltd. 1832 AM offers a broad range of investment solutions to meet the diverse needs of clients across all levels of wealth in Canada and around the world.

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.

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (also known as CPP Investments) is a government-owned professional investment management organization headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded in 1997 to help provide a foundation on which Canadians build financial security in retirement. CPP Investments manages the investments of the Canada Pension Plan Fund (CPP Fund).

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tetra GmbH manufactures and markets fish food and aquarium products. It supplies food products, water conditioners, plant conditioners, technical equipment and medicinal products for fish keepers and pond owners. They also offer aquariums, decoration accessories and supplementary pet food products. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Melle, Germany.

Polar Asset Management Partners, Inc. (Polar) is Canadian hedge fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by J. Paul Sabourin in 1991 and is a subsidiary of Polar Financial Corp. Polar provides discretionary investment advice and management services to private investment funds, which may be organized as onshore or offshore limited partnerships or corporations, as well as separately managed accounts.

The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce is a Chamber of Commerce based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. and has subsidiaries in Hong Kong. Siu-kay Leung has been the CEO of the Chinese company since 2020.

Ernst & Young LLP (Canada) engages in the provision of consulting, assurance, tax, and transaction services. The company 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.

CPA Australia Ltd. is an Australian company that has been operating since 1954 and provides education, training, technical support, and advocacy services in the accounting profession. The private company is based in Southbank, Australia and has subsidiaries in Hong Kong. The company engages with governments, regulators, and industries to advocate for policies that stimulate sustainable economic growth. With over 166,000 members working in 100 countries and regions, CPA Australia is one of the world's largest accounting bodies. It was founded in 1886 by Andrew Lyell, Arthur Cleveland, Benjamin Doughty Smith, Thomas Brentnall, John McAlister Howden, Charles Morell Holmes, William Crellin, and Edward Langton. Andrew Paul Hunter has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

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.

BuildScale, Inc. provides video marketing and sales enablement solutions. The firm specializes in video marketing, analytics, hosting, and sale enablement, video for sale and internal communications video. The company was founded by Michael Litt, Edward Wu and Devon Galloway in 2010 and is headquartered in Kitchener, Canada.

SB/RH Holdings LLC operates as a consumer products company. It manufactures and markets alkaline, zinc carbon, nickel metal hydride rechargeable batteries rechargeable batteries, battery chargers, hearing aid batteries and battery-powered portable lighting products including flashlights and lanterns, and other specialty battery. It also designs, markets and distributes a broad range of branded small household appliances and personal care products, certain hardware, home improvement and plumbing products. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Middleton, WI.

Relay Ventures (Relay Ventures) is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1996 by Kevin Talbot and John L. Albright. The firm is headquartered in Toronto with additional office in Menlo Park.

MaRS Discovery District (Venture Capital) (MaRS Discovery District) is a venture capital subsidiary of MaRS Discovery District founded in 2000 by Murray McCaig. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

MITACS builds partnerships between academia, industry, and the world to create a more innovative future. The non-profit company is based in Vancouver, Canada. The Canadian company offers research funding, training opportunities, and access to top research talent. John W. Hepburn has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Atomic Reach, Inc. operates as a robust content marketing platform that enables brands. It is removing the implementation obstacles experienced by brands. The company was founded by Bradley Silver in 2010 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

FRHI Hotels & Resorts SARL own and operates hotels and resorts. It provides accommodations travelers with global portfolio that includes icons, resorts and city center properties. The firm’s brands include Fairmont, Raffles and Swissotel. The company is headquartered in Luxembourg.

Part of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc., 8 in 1 Pet Products GmbH is a German company that manufactures and supplies pet food products. The company is based in Melle, Germany. The CEOs of the company are Ehsan Zargar, Joanne Price Chomiak, Randal Dean Lewis.

Good News Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Toronto.

BlockEquity, Inc. engages in the trade of cryptocurrency products. Its product, BlockEQ, uses to buy, trade, and hold cryptocurrencies. The company was founded by Jonathan Lister, Megha Bambra and Satraj Bambra on October 15, 2017 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Satstreet Inc is a digital currency trading desk based in Canada. The Canadian company is registered with Fintrac as a money services business and serves accredited and permitted clients. Satstreet is led by a team of experienced professionals in the digital asset space and has raised initial funding from capital and prominent investors. Since its opening in the summer of 2020, Satstreet has processed over $1 billion in transactions. The company was founded by Michael Nasser and Jonathan Lister and is headquartered in Ontario.

Jc Fashion Shenzhen Ltd. provides sourcing and quality assurance services to the textile industry. The private company is based in Shenzhen, China.