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Fidelity Investments Canada ULC (FIC) is a Canadian investment advisor headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of FIC Holdings ULC and their ultimate parent is 483A Bay Street Holdings LP in Bermuda. Founded in 1987, Fidelity Investments Canada provides Canadian investors a full range of domestic, international and global equity and income-oriented mutual funds, as well as asset allocation, managed solutions, ETFs, sustainable investment funds and a high-net-worth program.

Fondaction Le Fonds De Développement De La Csn Pour La Co(Fondaction) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1996.The firm 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.

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.

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.

Pembroke Private Wealth Management Ltd. (Pembroke) is a Canadian wealth advisory firm headquartered in Montréal, Canada. The firm was founded in 19988 and is a subsidiary of Pembroke Management Ltd. Pembroke offers a range of pooled and mutual funds, which provides exposure to Canadian, US, and international equities, as well as fixed-income securities. Their clients include individuals, families, foundations, and pension funds.

The Hedge Fund Association is an international non-profit organization that aims to promote transparency, development, and trust in alternative investments. The organization is run by elected and appointed volunteers who work on behalf of the entire alternative investment industry, including more than 10,000 hedge funds in the US and abroad, which collectively manage over $3 trillion in assets. The non-profit company is based in Aventura, FL. HFA's membership includes hedge fund firms, financial institutions, funds of hedge funds, family offices, public and private pension funds, endowments and foundations, high net worth individuals, allocators, and service providers.

Fiera Capital Corp. (Investment Management) (FCC-IM) is the investment management division of Fiera Capital Corp. (TSE: FSZ), a publicly listed asset management firm headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The firm was founded in 2010 through a merger with Sceptre Investment Counsel Ltd. FCC-IM offers customized multi-asset solutions across traditional and alternative asset classes to institutional, retail, and private wealth clients across North America, Europe, and key markets in Asia.

Claret Asset Management Corp. (Claret) is an independent Canadian portfolio management firm headquartered in Montréal, Quebec. The firm was founded by Alain Chung and William “Bill” Kovalchuk in 1996. Claret manages private portfolios mainly for clients in North America.

Pharmapar, Inc. distributes generic pharmaceuticals. The firm’s solutions include laboratory optimization, ATP training, pharmacy replacement, analysis and training RAMQ billing codes and campus Elitis. The company was founded by Jean-Louis Gélinas in 1998 and is headquartered in Varennes, Canada.

3iQ Corp. is a holding firm and digital asset investment fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded by Jean-Luc Landry and Frederick Thomas Pye in 2012. 3iQ manages a public bitcoin investment fund – The Bitcoin Fund (TSX: QBTC.U) – and offers exposure to cryptocurrencies via familiar investment products for Canadian individual investors and their advisors, institutions, and both single and multi-family offices.

Sagard Private Equity (Sagard) is a private equity subsidiary of Sagard Holdings ULC founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in Canada with offices in New York and Denver.

3iQ Digital Holdings, Inc. operates as a crypto asset management platform. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada. The Canadian company was founded in 2021. The CEO is Frederick Thomas Pye.

Canada Stablecorp, Inc. is a Canadian fintech company that specializes in building digital money embedded solutions for various financial use cases. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. The company has created a suite of highly connected infrastructure solutions that power a variety of financial use cases through its QCAD digital dollar and Grapes digital money API. Stablecorp has also developed a suite of embedded stablecoin solutions that power a variety of financial use cases through its Grapes finance portal and API solutions. Alex McDougall has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Bitcoin Split Trust operates as a non-redeemable investment fund. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.