Teck has mining operations focused on copper, steelmaking coal (it is the largest North America producer), lead, silver, and zinc. It operates mines in Canada, the U.S., Peru, and Chile. As well, it has energy interests in the Foot Hills Oil Sands project. The company is headquartered in Vancouver.

In addition to its core digital banking operations, VersaBank has established cybersecurity services and banking and financial technology development operations through its wholly owned subsidiary DRT Cyber Inc.

Through its recently acquired wholly owned subsidiary in the United States, VersaBank USA, it holds a national Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) charter and is regulated by the OCC.

Johnson & Johnson is one of the largest healthcare and consumer product companies in the world, employing 136,500 people. Revenues of between $88-90 billion are expected for 2021. Its three divisions comprise Consumer, Pharmaceutical, and Medical Devices.

Scotiabank is the most internationally diversified of the major Canadian banks, with over 30% of its revenues coming from its offshore operations. These are primarily located in what it describes as the Pacific Alliance group of countries. They now comprise Mexico, Peru, and Chile, as Scotiabank sold its subscale operations in Colombia, Panama, and Costa Rica in the last quarter. It received a 20% stake in Banco Davivienda, taking a $1.4 billion impairment charge in the process.

RBC is Canada’s largest banking group by balance sheet and market capitalization (it’s larger than Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs). It has leading positions in Canadian retail and commercial lending, asset management, and investment banking.