Jean-François Benoit Tardif

Timelo Investment Management, Inc. (Timelo) is a privately owned Canadian boutique investment manager headquartered in Aurora, Ontario. The firm was founded by Jean-François B. Tardif in 2010. Timelo provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to various investors.

Sprott Asset Management LP (Sprott AM) is a Canadian alternative investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by Eric Sprott in 1981 and is a subsidiary of Sprott Asset Management GP, Inc., which is owned by Sprott, Inc. (NYSE, TSX: SII). Sprott AM offers a wide variety of investment solutions to Canadian and international investors.

Intact Investment Management, Inc. (IIM) is an investment advisor headquartered in Montréal, Canada. The firm was founded in 1809 and formerly known as ING Investment Management, Inc. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Intact Financial Corp. (IFC) (TSX: IFC). IIM manages assets for institutional investors, which includes IFC and its subsidiaries and pension funds' assets.

COTE 100, Inc. is a mutual fund manager headquartered in Saint-Bruno, Quebec and was founded in 1988. The firm manages a portion of the COTE 100 family of mutual funds.

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).