Sarah Morgan-Silvester

HSBC Bank Canada engages in the provision of banking and financial services. It operates as an international bank in Canada, which offers products and services to targeted segments of the financial services market, through four major customer groups: retail banking and wealth management, commercial banking, global banking and markets, and consumer finance. The firm's services include deposit, treasury, cash management, electronic banking, asset management, term and operating credits, import and export finance, equipment leasing and investment capital financing. Its products include consumer financial services including consumer loans, private-label credit cards, mortgages, auto finance, and credit insurance. The company was founded on July 1, 1981 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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.

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is engaged in the operations and development of ports on the southwest coast of British Columbia in Canada. It provides facilities and services to the shipping community through its railroads and marine cargo and deep-sea terminals. The company operates through the following sectors: Automobiles, Breakbulk, Bulk, Container, and Cruise. The Automoblie sector caters to vehicles driven on and off ships. The Breakbulk sector caters to ships that transfers cargos from terminal docks directly into the hold. The Bulk sector provides service for movements of bulk account such as coal, grain, potash, and sulphur. The Container sector caters to goods that need protection. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Vancouver, BC.

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.

Canadian Direct Insurance, Inc. provides insurance services. Its insurance include auto, home, and travel travel. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

HSBC Trust Co. (Canada) is based in Vancouver, Canada. Part of Royal Bank of Canada, HSBC Trust Co. (Canada) is a state chartered commercial bank.