BCE is Canada’s largest communications company, providing a comprehensive suite of broadband, mobile, landline, and cable communication services to residential and business customers through Bell Canada and Bell Aliant. Bell Media is the company’s multimedia arm, with assets in television, radio, and digital media. Television assets include the CTV television network and many of the country’s most-watched specialty channels.

Crombie REIT is 41.5% owned by Empire Co. Ltd., the owner of Sobeys and Safeway supermarkets. Major new developments include the reopening of Avalon Mall in St John’s, Newfoundland and Davie Street in Vancouver. Similar to Choice Properties, Crombie is moving into residential development with 2,027 units in Davie Street and two new developments in Montreal (Le Duke) and Oakville (Bronte village). It is developing its third customer fulfilment centre (CFC) for Empire’s Voilà ecommerce delivery rollout in Calgary following earlier rollouts in Toronto and Montreal.

WU is one of the leaders in national and international financial transfers, moving money to over 200 countries and territories, in 130 currencies. The company allows customers to send transfers on-line, through its app, or in person from its many locations. It offers competitive foreign exchange rates and real-time tracking of your encrypted transfer.

Pembina owns and operates an integrated system of pipelines that transport various products derived from natural gas and hydrocarbon liquids. The company also owns and operates gas gathering and processing facilities and an oil and natural gas liquids infrastructure and logistics business.

Power Corp. of Canada is a diversified holding company with interests in financial services, communications, and other business sectors through its wholly owned subsidiary Power Financial (Power Corp. bought the remaining shares of Power Financial in February 2020). Power Financial is the holding company for the Desmarais family’s financial interests. The company owns 66.8% of Great West Life, Canada’s second-largest life insurer, as well as 62.1% of asset manager IGM Financial, which owns Investors’ Group and Mackenzie Investments. Power also owns 14.1% of European conglomerate Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (GBL) and 74% of Wealthsimple Financial, an online advisory platform.