Market Opens

Lisa Zarzeczny, Chief Executive Officer, Elevate, her team, along with founders of the 2025 CIX Startup Award Recipients, joined Dani Lipkin, Managing Director, Global Innovation Sector, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market to promote the 2025 CIX Summit and celebrate CIX’s selection of award winners. CIX, powered by Elevate, stands as Canada’s premier startup awards program and investment summit, uniting Canadian tech founders, global investors, and industry advisors. This prestigious event showcases the nation’s most promising early and growth-stage tech companies, driving new investment deals and fostering innovation. Scheduled for March 26, 2025, in Toronto, the CIX Summit offers unparalleled networking opportunities, one-on-one meetings, and expert advice, featuring the highest concentration of startup executives and capital providers in Canada. Join us to connect, collaborate, and catalyze the future of technology.

The team at Hamilton ETFs, and their "Champion" friends, joined Graham MacKenzie, Managing Director, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market and celebrate the launch of their four new ETFs. The HAMILTON CHAMPIONS™ ETFs are built for long-term growth from exposure to blue-chip Canadian and U.S. dividend growers. HAMILTON CHAMPIONS™ Canadian Dividend Index ETF (TSX: CMVP) and HAMILTON CHAMPIONS™ U.S. Dividend Index ETF (TSX: SMVP) will have 0% management fee until January 31, 2026*. The suite also includes two enhanced ETFs - HAMILTON CHAMPIONS™ Enhanced Canadian Dividend ETF (TSX: CWIN) and HAMILTON CHAMPIONS™ Enhanced U.S. Dividend ETF (TSX: SWIN) - that utilize modest 25% leverage to further enhance growth potential. Hamilton ETFs is one of Canada's fastest growing ETF managers with over $7 billion in assets under management across a variety of ETFs designed to maximize income and enhance growth from trusted sectors, in Canada and across the globe.

Lauren Ettin, CEO, Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (“POGO”), joined John McKenzie, Chief Executive Officer, TMX Group, to open the market to raise awareness of childhood cancer and highlight the POGO PJ Party on February 27th to support childhood cancer care. Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO) works to ensure that everyone affected by childhood cancer has access to the best care and support. Their trusted programs and services have been adopted or modelled nationally and internationally. POGO is a non-profit organization, here for kids with cancer, for now, for life. POGO also provides leadership and support for regular, province-wide consultations, resulting in long-range system plans that have helped shape and coordinate childhood cancer care in Ontario. Read the current Childhood Cancer Care Plan here: https://www.pogo.ca/about-us/childhood-cancer-care-plan/ . By participating in the POGO PJ Party, you’re helping to fund critical programs that provide care, research, and financial assistance to families in need. Visit www.pogo.ca to learn more and see how you can make an impact.

Alex Tapscott, Portfolio Manager and Managing Director, Digital Asset Group, Ninepoint Partners LP and John Wilson, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Managing Partner, Senior Portfolio Manager, Ninepoint Partners (“Ninepoint” or the “Company”), joined Graham MacKenzie, Managing Director, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) to open the market to celebrate the unveiling of Ninepoint Crypto and AI Leaders ETF which was previously known as the Ninepoint Web3 Innovators Fund. Based in Toronto, Ninepoint Partners LP is one of Canada’s leading alternative investment management firms overseeing approximately $7 billion in assets under management and institutional contracts. Committed to helping investors explore innovative investment solutions that have the potential to enhance returns and manage portfolio risk, Ninepoint offers a diverse set of alternative strategies spanning Equities, Fixed Income, Alternative Income, Real Assets, F/X and Digital Assets.