Matthew Schmidt

Founded in 1934, Pope & Co. Ltd. is an independent brokerage firm and investment advisor located in Toronto. The firm is registered with the Ontario Securities Commission. Their clients include pension funds, corporations, institutions, endowments, foundations and high net-worth individuals.

Echelon Wealth Partners, Inc. (Echelon) is a Canadian-owned and operated full-service broker-dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by Robert Furse and David Cusson in 2010 as Euro Pacific Canada, Inc. They are owned by 1-UP Holdings Corp., a holding company. Echelon offers superior investment advice and efficient trade execution for their institutional and retail clients. In 2023, Echelon and PI Financial Corp. (now known as Ventum Financial Corp.) have agreed to combine in a merger of equals to create an investment advisory, wealth management, and capital markets firm.

Plus Products, Inc. (Canada) is a hemp and cannabis food company. It also engages in the development, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of cannabis infused products. The firm offers cannabis-infused edibles to both regulated medicinal and adult-use, or recreational, markets. The company was founded by Jacob F. Heimark, Justin Gwin, Lucie Herold, and Roy McFarland on March 29, 2018 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.