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CANADA’S PUBLIC EQUITIES MARKETS.

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

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Technology and Innovation:

Fast growth in ideas

Investors looking to invest in innovation and technology businesses listed on

TSX and TSXV can choose from over 410 companies operating in the technology,

clean technology and life sciences sectors.

Canada’s public innovation sector has been on the upswing these last few years,

including listed companies such as

Open Text Corp

. (TSX

: OTC )

,

Avigilon Corp

.

(TSX

: AVO

) and

CGI Group Inc

. (TSX

: GIB.A

), as well as emerging companies including

ARHT Media Inc.

(TSXV

: ART

),

Vogogo Inc

. (TSXV

: VGO

) and

SLYCE Inc

. (TSXV

: SLC )

. Some

of the world’s most exciting technology and innovation companies are being founded,

built and funded in Canada, and investors recognize opportunity in

technology and innovation listings on TSX and TSXV.

The technology and innovation sector is the fastest-growing on

TSX and TSXV combined, leading all other sectors by the number of

IPOs and new listings in 2014. Altogether, the aggregate market value

of innovation and technology companies listed on TSX and TSXV has

increased since the start of 2013 by 113%, outpacing every other sector

on the Exchanges.

For example, companies listed on TSX include

DH Corporation

(TSX

: DH

), a provider of

technology to financial institutions;

The Descartes Systems Group Inc.

(TSX

: DSG )

,

a logistics technology provider; and

Absolute Software Corporation

(TSX

: ABT

), a

company that recovers stolen laptops.

While these established companies are listed on TSX, investors can also find

tomorrow’s leaders on TSXV as they emerge from their early-growth stages. Supported

by a number of Exchange-led initiatives, these small and early-stage companies are

attracting investors who see the potential of early-growth companies.

Over 30% of the technology companies on TSX are graduates of TSXV, which is a

testament to the vibrancy of our unique two-tier exchange system,

says Kevan Cowan, President, TSX Markets and Group Head of Equities, TMX Group.

SECTOR OVERVIEW

• Technology and

innovation companies

listed on TSX and

TSXV raised more then

$6 billion through over

300 financings in 2014

• The companies

that comprise the

technology and

innovation sector on

TSX and TSXV have a

market capitalization

of over $187 billion

• The combined

market value of

these companies has

increased by 113%

since the start of

2013 – faster than any

other sector on the

Exchanges

• TSX and TSXV are

home to more clean

technology and

renewable energy

companies than any

other exchange

globally

DISCOVER SOME OF THE COMPANIES IN THIS SECTOR

TECHNOLOGY:

over 170 companies to choose from in this sector

Amaya Gaming Group Inc.

(TSX:

AYA )

provides casino, poker,

sportsbook, platform, lotteries and slot machines to some of the

world’s largest and best known gaming operators and casinos. With

offices in North America, Europe and Latin America, Amaya enables

its partners to deliver gaming content through online, mobile

and land-based channels. With the acquisition of the company

operating Poker Stars in 2014, Amaya became the world’s biggest

publicly listed online gambling company.

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Blackline GPS Corp.

(TSXV

: BLN

) designs, develops, manufactures,

and markets high technology products to address worker safety

and loss prevention needs for global industry. Its safety monitoring,

security, and surveillance technology is used in a range of industries

from utilities and public works, oil and gas and manufacturing to

natural resources and healthcare.

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Constellation Software Inc.

(TSX

: CSU

) acquires, manages

and builds industry-specific software businesses that provide

specialized, mission-critical software to public and private

companies. The company has over 30,000 customers in more than

30 countries. One of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Volaris Group,

for example, provides specialized solutions to vertical markets

around the world including agri-food, asset management and

logistics, benefits administration, cultural collections management,

insurance, justice, marine, people transportation, rental

management and communications.

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EXO U Inc.

(TSXV

: EXO

) creates software that enables businesses

and educational organizations to securely manage information

and facilitate people to communicate across desktop and mobile

computing environments. EXO U software unifies multiple software

platforms, which allows devices to interact and communicate, and

addresses mobility issues such as security, privacy, collaboration

and management of application and content.

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410

+

TECHNOLOGY

AND INNOVATION

COMPANIES ARE

LISTED ON TSX

AND TSXV