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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.

The Bell Telephone Company of Canada engages in the provision of communications services. It includes residential, business, and wholesale customers with a range of solutions to all their communications needs, such as wireless, television, internet, home phone, and small business and enterprise communications services. The company was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Verdun, Canada.

Couche-Tard, Inc. operates traditional convenience stores engaged in the sale of products such as fresh foods, fast foods, gasoline, ATMs, lottery tickets, newspapers, magazines and interactive terminals. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Laval, Canada.

NBF Securities (USA) Corp. is securities brokerage subsidiary of National Bank of Canada (TSE: NA). Headquartered in Montréal, the firm offers retail and direct brokerage services to corporate clients.

Montréal Exchange, Inc. engages in the operation and development of market and clearing services for Canadian and international clients and to commercialize internally developed technology solutions. The Group operates in two segments, namely, Exchange and Clearing House. The Exchange segment acts as the only standardized financial derivatives exchange in Canada, providing a complete range of equity, index and interest rate derivatives. The Clearing House segment acts as clearing house and guarantor for derivative instruments traded at the MX and certain other derivative instruments from the over-the-counter market. The company is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

National Bank Financial, Inc. (NBF) is 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 is an integrated firm that combines retail advisory and brokerage services with institutional brokerage, investment banking, corporate finance and securities clearing services for third parties.

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.

Desjardins Securities, Inc. is the broker/dealer arm of the Desjardins Holding Financier, Inc., ultimately held by Le Mouvement des caisses Desjardins in Canada. Founded in 1991, the firm is headquartered in Montréal and has an additional office in Toronto. Desjardins Securities offers businesses and institutions with a complete range of securities brokerage products and services through its investment advisors and its Disnat Online Brokerage division. The firm is an approved participant on the Montreal Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange, as well as a participating member of the TSX Venture Exchange. In addition, Desjardins Securities is a member of both the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF).

J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC (J.C. Flowers & Co.) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by J. Christopher Flowers. The firm is headquartered in New York.

National Bank Trust, Inc. (NBT) is a Canadian investment advisory firm headquartered in Montréal, Quebec. Founded in 1927, the firm was formerly known as General Trust of Canada and changed its name to National Bank Trust, Inc. in January 2001. They are a subsidiary of National Bank of Canada (TSE: NA). NBT offers specialized trust and asset management services to their institutional clients.

Order of Canada is an organization based in Ottawa, Canada. The organization is affiliated with the governor general of Canada, La gouverneure générale du.

National Bank Acquisition Holding, Inc. operates as a holding company. The company was founded on November 5, 2005 and is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

The Order of Quebec is an honorary society.

Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. (Global Alpha) is an investment management firm headquartered in Montréal, Canada. The firm was founded in 2004 and is wholly-owned by Global Alpha Capital Management Partnership, which is owned by the firm's management team and Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group Ltd. Global Alpha provides investment advice and management on a discretionary basis to pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts and endowments, financial institutions, charitable organizations, corporations, or business entities as well as to various comingled investment vehicles. Global Alpha is a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Business Council of Canada provides program for research and consultation and advocacy of economic and social fabric. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

NeuroScience, Inc. manufactures dietary supplement products. The private company is based in Osceola, WI.

Part of Trigo Western Europe, React Quality Management Ltd. is a British management consultancy company founded in 2010. The company provides management consultancy services and is based in Solihull, UK.

Desjardins Global Asset Management, Inc. (DGAM) is a mutual fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Quebec. The firm is a subsidiary of Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec. DGAM provides investment advisory and management services to their clients.

Innocap Investment Management, Inc. (Innocap) is a Canadian hedge fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Quebéc. The firm was founded in 1996 and is owned by France-based BNP Paribas SA (EPA: BNP) (50 percent), CDP Investissements Inc. (30 percent), a wholly-owned subsidiary of la Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Innocap’s management, via 10313157 Canada Inc. (20 percent). Innocap provides investment management and advisory services to financial institutions, pension funds, pooled investment vehicles, and other accredited investors. They also offer non-discretionary advisory services to Innocap Global Investment Management (Ireland) Ltd. (IGIM) and acts as investment manager and/or investment fund manager to the Innocap Funds.