Michael Grandin

IPSCO, Inc. produces steel mill products (coil and discrete plate) and fabricated products that include energy tubulars and cut-to-length products (tube, hollow structural, hot-rolled coil, plate, sheet and slab steel). The company has manufacturing and scrap-processing facilities in Canada and the US (mostly in western Canada and the midwestern US). The company's plants produce around 3.5 million tons of steel annually. Its markets include the oil and natural gas, manufacturing, agricultural and transportation industries in Canada and the US. The company was incorporated in 1956 under the name of Prairie Pipe Ltd. and in 1984, the company changed its name to IPSCO, Inc. The company is located in Regina, Canada

Fording, Inc. produces metallurgical and thermal coal. The company offers wollastonite, tripoli, and other industrial minerals. The company is located in Alberta, Canada.

Ovintiv Canada ULC engages in the production of natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids. It operates through the following segments: Canadian Operations, USA Operations and Market Optimization. The Canadian Operations segment includes the exploration for, development of and production of natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids and other related activities within Canada. The USA Operations segment involves in the exploration, development and production of natural gas, oil, and natural gas liquids and other related activities within the U.S. The Market Optimization segment is responsible for the sale of the company's proprietary production to third party customers and the associated netback price. The company was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

BNS Split Corp. II is closed-end investment trust, which invests in common shares of The Bank of Nova Scotia. The company was founded on June 29, 2004 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

BNS Split Corp. is a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. It is a mutual fund corporation whose principal undertaking was to invest in common shares of The Bank of Nova Scotia. The company was founded on June 14, 2002 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.