Market Opens

Daniel Baer, Partner and EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Québec Co-director, and Luc Charbonneau, Partner and EY Entrepreneur Of The Year ™ Québec Co-Director, along with program alumni, sponsors and firm executives, joined Robert Peterman, Chief Commercial Officer, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market and celebrate the 30th anniversary of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Canadian program. The EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Canada program shines a spotlight on innovative entrepreneurs who master the artful balance of passion, determination, character and skill to create businesses that address complex challenges and build a better working world. In combination with EY Entrepreneurs Access Network and EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women, EY’s three programs help businesses grow and scale while helping to build an inclusive ecosystem for all.

Lisa Zarzeczny, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Elevate, and her team, along with founders of the 2024 CIX Top 20 Early and Top 10 Growth award recipients, joined Dani Lipkin, Managing Director, Global Innovation Sector, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to celebrate CIX’s selection of award winners and to open the market. CIX, powered by Elevate, is Canada’s largest startup awards program and investment summit that brings together Canadian tech founders, global investors, and industry advisors to showcase Canada’s most promising early and growth-stage tech companies and power new investment deals. Taking place March 26-27, 2024 in Toronto, the CIX Summit offers networking, one-one meetings, and expert advice with the highest concentration of startup execs and capital providers in Canada.

Jennifer Mersereau, Senior Partner, Co-Founder & COO, Hamilton ETFs, Patrick Sommerville, Senior Partner, Head of Business Development, Hamilton ETFs, and their team joined Graham MacKenzie, Managing Director, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market and celebrate the launch of four new ETFs: Hamilton Gold Producers Yield Maximizer ETF (AMAX), Hamilton Energy Yield Maximizer ETF (EMAX), Hamilton U.S. Financials Yield Maximizer ETF (FMAX) and Hamilton Healthcare Yield Maximizer ETF (LMAX). Hamilton ETFs is one of Canada's fastest growing ETF managers with over $4 billion in assets under management across nineteen ETFs designed to maximize income and growth from trusted sectors, in Canada and across the globe. Hamilton ETFs is also an active commentator on the global financial services sector.

Representatives from the Financial Markets Authority (AMF) joined TMX Group to open the market and celebrate the AMF’s 20th anniversary. In its role as regulator, the AMF works to maintain a financial sector that is dynamic, operates with integrity and warrants public trust. It regulates, in whole or in part, activities in the following sectors: insurance, securities and derivatives, distribution of financial products and services, deposit institutions, mortgage brokerage and credit assessment.