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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.

TD Asset Management, Inc. (TDAM) is a Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of the Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD), a Canadian chartered bank regulated by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. Founded in 1987, TDAM provides discretionary investment management services to corporations, investment companies, pension funds/plans, endowments and foundations.

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) is a government-owned institutional fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Canada. Founded in 1965, CDPQ manages the funds of several depositor groups primarily for public and parapublic pension and insurance plans which pay out benefits to more than two million Quebecers each year.

Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd. (JFL) is a Canadian investment counsel firm headquartered Montréal, Quebec. The firm was founded by Stephen Jarislowsky in 1955 and was acquired in 2018 by The Bank of Nova Scoatia (NYSE, TSX: BNS). JFL manages pension funds, endowment funds, corporate and private portfolios for clients in North America and overseas. They manage investments on behalf of governments, corporations, universities, labor unions, and high net worth individuals.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Canada) (BMO Capital Markets-Canada) is the Canadian brokerage arm of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service financial services provider in the US. The firm was founded in 1817 and is a subsidiary of BMO Asset Management, Inc., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. Headquartered in Toronto, BMO Capital Markets-Canada provides full-service, institutional brokerage services to corporate, institutional and government clients around the world.

Van Berkom & Associates, Inc. (Van Berkom) is a specialized investment management firm headquartered in Montreal, Canada. The firm was founded by J. Sebastian van Berkom in 1991 and is owned by JSVB Investments, Inc. They manage stock portfolios for large North American pension funds, corporations, foundations, and endowment funds. Van Berkom is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Montrusco Bolton Investments, Inc. (Montrusco Bolton) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Montreal, Canada. Founded in 1946, Montrusco Bolton provides investment management services to individuals, including high net-worth individuals, banks or thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, or charitable organizations, corporations or other business entities and to several private investment funds.

State Street Global Advisors Ltd. (SSgA) is a Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Montreal, Quebec with an additional office in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1991 and is a subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors International Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSgA provides asset allocation models on a non-discretionary basis to investment advisers and other financial institutions. They also provide investment advice to pensions and profit-sharing plans.

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.

Duncan Ross Associates Ltd. is a boutique investment firm headquartered in Montréal, Canada. The firm was founded in 1987 by Robert Duncan Ross. Duncan Ross Associates manages wealth of high net-worth individuals and institutional 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.

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).

abrdn (USA) Ltd. (abrdn USA) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 2001 and formerly known as SL Investments (No.1) Ltd. and as Standard Life Investments (USA) Ltd. They are a subsidiary of abrdn Investment Management Ltd., ultimately owned by abrdn Plc (LON: ABDN) in Great Britain. abrdn USA provides investment products and solutions to individuals, governments, pension funds, insurers, companies, charities and foundations.

Addenda Capital, Inc. is an investment management firm headquartered in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. The firm was founded in 1996 and is a subsidiary of Co-operators Financial Services Ltd., which is owned by The Co-Operators Group Ltd. Addenda Capital provides solutions to its institutional and private high net worth clients.

The Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), locally known as Office d'investissement des régimes de pensions du secteur public, is a government-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Montreal, Canada. The firm was founded by the Public Sector Pension Investment Board Act in 1999. PSP Investments invest funds for the pension plans of the federal public service, the Canadian Armed Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force.

Founded in 1949 by Hamilton Bolton, BCA Research is an independent global investment research firm headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The firm provides comprehensive coverage of all major financial asset classes on a global basis. They employ a consistent approach across all areas of their services by utilizing economic, liquidity, performance and valuation trends. BCA Research's methodology is based on an understanding of the macroeconomic environment and the identification of key investment themes. BCA Research provides global coverage of equities, currencies, commodities/energy, fixed-income, asset allocation and unique trading ideas.

CN Investment Division (the Division) is an investment management firm headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The firm was founded in 1968 and is owned by Canadian National Railway Co. (CNR) (NYSE: CNI; TSE: CNR). CNID manages the pension fund of CNR. The Division also manages the assets of the CN Pension Plan for Senior Management and the BC Rail Pension Plan.

Morningstar Research, Inc. Canada is Canada's leading investment fund research firm. They were formed in 1999 as the result of the acquisition of Portfolio Analytics and BellCharts Inc. by Chicago-based Morningstar Inc., the global investment firm in the US. They market the two most popular mutual fund software products, PALTrak and BellCharts and operate the Morningstar.ca web site. In addition, Morningstar Canada provides analysis and consulting services for investment management, fund performance evaluation and pension plan governance. They are located in Toronto.

Stanton Asset Management, Inc. is an independent investment management firm headquartered in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. The firm was founded in 2004 and actively manages portfolios for private, family office and institutional clients.

DOMO Capital Management LLC is a registered investment advisor and portfolio manager of the DOMO Concentrated All Cap Value Composite. The private company is based in Germantown, WI. The company believes in a concentrated portfolio approach that emphasizes undervalued and out of favor stocks with solid fundamentals, leading to superior risk-adjusted returns over the long-term. DOMO is concerned about return of capital and may use a larger cash position and other techniques when overall market conditions appear troublesome. The company was founded in 2007 by Justin Robert Dopierala, who has been the CEO since 2007.

Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec provides financial services. It offers services related to assurance, financial & management accounting, and taxation. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Picton Mahoney Asset Management is a hedge fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by David Picton, Michael Kuan and Michael Kimmel in 2004 and provides investment solutions to institutional, retail and high net-worth investors in Canada and around the world.

AlpacaDB, Inc. provides Deep-Learning startup enabling AI technology to automate professional human tasks. It offers a Web service that enables users to create their own deep-learning intelligence for visual data and trading platform that allows users to build, test, and trade with their own trading algorithms without programming. The firm’s services include AlpacaScan, AlpacaAlgo nd AlpacaAlerts. The company was founded by Tsuyoshi Yokokawa, Hitoshi Harada and Yuki Hayashi and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Wealthsimple, Inc. is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. It was co-founded by Michael Katchen in 2014. The firm manages assets of various clients.

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.

Part of Power Corp. of Canada, Sagard Holdings ULC is a Canadian company that provides alternative asset management services. The company is based in Montréal, Canada. Founded in 2000.

Grayhawk Investment Strategies, Inc. (Grayhawk) is an independent, Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. The firm was founded by Michael G. Kaumeyer in 2015. Grayhawk provides investment management services to Canadian families.

Portag3 Ventures (Portag3 Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Sagard Private Equity founded in 2015 by Paul Guy Desmarais III and Adam Felesky. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Accenture Interactive provides customer experiences services. The firm specializes in content management, campaign management, customer analytics, marketing analytics, ecommerce, web development, experience management, marketing optimization, media optimization, marketing strategy, marketing operations, mobility services and social media. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.