Market Opens

Madame Riva Walia, Founding Managing Director of the France Canada Chamber of Commerce (ON, MB), Monsieur Sanjay Tugnait, President & CEO of Fairfax Digital Services and Founding President of the Chamber, and Monsieur Martin Cloutier, Managing Partner at Forvis Mazars and President of the Chamber), the Honourable Edith Dumont, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, the Honourable Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure, the Honourable Bertrand Pous, Consul General of France in Toronto, and the Honourable Jan Liggett, Mayor of Cambridge, joined David Clarke, Head of Government Affairs, TMX Group, to close the market to honour of Bastille Day. The France Canada Chamber of Commerce (ON, MB) is proud to celebrate Bastille Day and honor the deep and dynamic economic relationship between France and Canada. With a growing network of over 160 member companies—such as RBC, TD, Scotiabank, Chanel, L’Oréal, and Air France—the France Canada Chamber of Commerce (ON, MB) continues to foster bilateral collaboration through strategic connections, market insights, and impactful programming that supports long-term success. This ceremony stands as a testament to the Chamber’s strong commitment to promoting innovation, investment, and cross-border growth—supporting a dynamic bilateral trade relationship of over $14 billion between France and Canada.

Stephanie Gauthier, Executive Director, Brown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids, along with team members from Brown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids , joined Calgary TMX staff to open the market. Brown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids (BB4CK) is a non-profit organization that has worked for over 30 years to ensure kids in Calgary have access to food. The BB4CK community includes dedicated volunteers, parents, school staff and donors who help to connect kids to food. With community kitchens and hundreds of volunteers assembling lunches for thousands of kids every day, the team is committed to removing barriers to food in a dignified way for any child who arrives at school without enough food in their lunch. The Calgary Stampede is a not-for-profit community organization that preserves and celebrates western heritage, cultures and community spirit. Supported by over 2,500 passionate volunteers, their year-round events, programs and initiatives invest in youth, support agricultural programs, celebrate western culture and make a lasting economic impact in their city. The Calgary Stampede takes place from July 4-13, 2025 in Calgary, Alberta.

Nicolas Richard, President and Chief Operating Officer at Desjardins Global Asset Management and Frédérick Tremblay, Managing Director and Head of Investment Solutions at Desjardins Investments, and their colleagues joined Luc Fortin, President & CEO, TMX Global Markets and Post Trade, TMX Group, to celebrate the launch of the Desjardins Quebec Equity ETF (TSX: DMQC). The Desjardins Quebec Equity ETF is designed to meet a growing demand among investors for investment solutions rooted in their local economies. This gives them the option to make a concrete investment in publicly listed Quebec companies while diversifying their portfolios with a simple and competitive product. Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in North America and the sixth largest in the world, with assets of $487.9 billion as at March 31, 2025. It has been named one of the top employers in Canada by both Forbes magazine and Mediacorp. It has also been recognized as one of the World’s Best Banks in 2025 by Forbes. The organization has more than 56,100 skilled employees. To meet the diverse needs of its members and clients, Desjardins offers a full range of products and services to individuals and businesses through its extensive distribution network, its online platforms, and its subsidiaries across Canada. Ranked among the world’s strongest banks, according to The Banker magazine, Desjardins has one of the highest capital ratios and one of the highest credit ratings in the industry. In 2025, Desjardins Group is celebrating its 125th anniversary, marking more than a century of focusing its ambitions and expertise on being there for members and clients.

Rob Butler, Managing Director, Head of Intermediary Distribution, BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM), and his team joined Chris Birkett, President, TSX Listings, to close the market and celebrate the launch of the new BMO SPDR Energy Select Sector Index ETF (TSX: ZXLE / ZXLE.F) and BMO SPDR Materials Select Sector Index ETF (TSX: ZXLB / ZXLB.F). The ETFs seek to replicate, to the extent possible before fees and expenses, the performance of an index that provides exposure to equity securities of large-capitalization issuers in the U.S. energy sector and the U.S. materials sector. Generally, the ETFs will invest substantially all of its assets, directly or indirectly, in the relevant Select Sector SPDR Fund. BMO Exchange Traded Funds was one of the first ETF issuers in Canada in 2009 and it has since become one of the country’s largest ETF providers in Canada with over $128.5 Billion in Assets Under Management (Source: National Bank Report, May 30, 2025). Investors continue to choose BMO’s ETFs thanks to an unwavering commitment to innovation and investor education – helping Canadians build stronger, more resilient portfolios. With over 15 years of ETF experience and more than 130 strategies, BMO understands how ETFs can complement and enhance portfolio construction. Proudly Canadian, BMO is deeply rooted in the financial goals of Canadians and committed to delivering solutions that reflect their needs.