Market Opens

Hon. Peter Bethlenfalvy, Ontario’s Minister of Finance, joined Loui Anastasopoulos, Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Stock Exchange and Global Head, Capital Formation at TMX Group, and Frank Cistrone, Group President, Connection Technologies, Mattr, to open the market in celebration of the expansion of the Ontario Made Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit (OMMITC) announced in Ontario’s Budget 2025. The government is enhancing and expanding the OMMITC, providing an additional $1.3 billion over three years to help lower costs for businesses that invest in buildings, machinery and equipment that are used for manufacturing or processing in Ontario. Among other changes, the expansion would allow publicly-listed companies to claim a 15% tax credit on eligible investments in Ontario manufacturing and processing. The market open was hosted by Mattr, an Ontario-based, TSX-listed company that manufactures highly-engineered technologies and solutions to support infrastructure projects across Canada and around the world, at its new Shawflex manufacturing facility in Vaughan.

Steve Hawkins, Chief Executive Officer, LongPoint Asset Management Inc. (“LongPoint”), joined Loui Anastasopoulos, Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market and celebrate the launch of Canada’s first triple-leveraged index ETFs — the Mega ETFs. This landmark launch introduces six innovative ETFs to the Canadian marketplace: Triple-Leveraged Long Index ETFs: MegaLong (3X) NASDAQ-100® Daily Leveraged Alternative ETF (TSX: QQQU), MegaLong (3X) S&P 500® Daily Leveraged Alternative ETF (TSX: SPYU), MegaLong (3X) US Semiconductors Daily Leveraged Alternative ETF (TSX: SOXU). Triple-Leveraged Inverse Index ETFs: MegaShort (-3X) NASDAQ-100® Daily Leveraged Alternative ETF (TSX: QQQD), MegaShort (-3X) S&P 500® Daily Leveraged Alternative ETF (TSX: SPYD), MegaShort (-3X) US Semiconductors Daily Leveraged Alternative ETF (TSX: SOXD). The introduction of these six new leveraged and inverse leveraged ETFs will give sophisticated active investors access to advanced trading tools directly through a Canadian exchange and in Canadian dollars — offering an attractive alternative to U.S.-based products. LongPoint is one of the newest entrants into the Canadian ETF marketplace built by a team of experts with over 70 years of experience designing, building and launching specialized ETFs for Canadian investors. LongPoint is a Canadian owned and operated company created to be a distinctive asset manager and deliver innovative ETF solutions designed to enhance your Canadian investing journey.

Tanya van Biesen, President and Chief Executive Officer, VersaFi along with recipients of the 2025 awards and members of the firms they represent, joined Christa Dewar, Senior Listings Manager, TSXV Listings, TMX Group to close the market to celebrate the 2025 Champions of Change. The Champions of Change award recognizes individuals who push to accelerate women in finance, creating workplaces where women can thrive and succeed. VersaFi is a national, not-for-profit organization focused on accelerating equity for women in the finance sector. Founded in 1995 as Women in Capital Markets (WCM), the organization rebranded in 2024 to empower and advocate for women across the finance sector, at all stages of their careers, nationally. It does this by fostering a pipeline of talent at all levels; being the leading voice and advocate for women in the sector; and by working with finance sector leaders to implement impactful and lasting structural and cultural change. Its community has grown to more than 4,000 members across the sector, representing Canadian bank-owned dealers and wealth managers, independent and foreign-owned dealers, asset managers, insurance companies, pension plans, regulatory agencies, exchanges, and advisory firms.

Michel Lassonde, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Margaux Real Estate Investment Trust (“Margaux” or the “Company”) and his team, joined Sylvain Martel, Managing Director, TSX Listings, TMX Group, to open the market to celebrate the Company's new listing on TSX Venture Exchange. Margaux is a real estate investment trust established by a contract of trust dated October 29, 2021, as amended, in Quebec. Margaux is and will remain a pure play in the self storage space. It owns and operates three self-storage facilities in Quebec. The storage facilities are located in Cowansville, Roxton Pond and Drummondville, Quebec. The Drummondville facility is currently comprised of 100,000 square feet of land on which there are 48 self-storage units, with the construction of additional facilities expected to be completed in the coming months. The Cowansville facility comprises approximately 500,000 square feet of land on which there are two buildings housing 90 self-storage units. The Cowansville facility also includes a parking space which can accommodate up to 70 RVs as well as an additional parking lot which is leased to a nearby hospital on a long-term basis. The Roxton Pond facility is comprised of approximately 100,000 square feet of land divided in two lots and on which there are presently five buildings housing 181 self-storage units. The Trust has started work on a 85,000 square feet facility in Laval. It is presently at the permitting stage.