Ron Kerr

Bennett Jones LLP is a Canadian law firm that offers legal counsel and business advisory services to clients across various industries. Bennett Jones is based in Calgary, CA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The firm has 400 lawyers and business advisors across Canada and internationally. Bennett Jones has exceptional experience in complex cross-border and international transactions, making it ideally suited to advise foreign businesses and investors with Canadian ventures and connect Canadian businesses and investors with opportunities around the world. The firm offers a wide range of services across four departments: corporate, litigation & dispute resolution, regulatory, and tax. The CEO of the Canadian company is Hugh MacKinnon.

C.D. Howe Institute is a registered charity and an independent not-for-profit research institute based in Toronto, Canada. The Canadian company's mission is to raise living standards by fostering economically sound public policies. The Institute is widely considered to be the most influential think tank and a source of trusted policy intelligence. The company's research is nonpartisan, evidence-based, and subject to definitive expert review. The research area covers the impact of revenue-raising measures, fiscal balances and debts of governments, and the broad choices they make among major spending areas. The CEO of the company is William B. P. Robson.

Ontario Brain Institute engages in the provision on neuroscience research. It provides enhance neuroscience research system, for the Ontario neurotechnology cluster, and improve brain health. The company was founded by Joseph L. Rotman and Sandra Rotman and is headquartered in Toronto, ON.

Longbow Capital Inc (Longbow Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Larry F. Birchall and Ruth G. Birchall. The firm is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Association of Vancouver Island & Coastal Communities operates as representative of municipalities, regional districts and other local governments of Vancouver Island, Sunshine Coast, Powell River, the North Coast and the Central Coast. The company is headquartered in Victoria, Canada.

Heritage Toronto operates as a charitable arms-length agency. It promotes a greater appreciation for the city’s rich architectural, cultural, archaeological and natural heritage. The company was founded on April 4, 1949 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.