ACCT Canada - is Canada’s pre-eminent organization in all matters related to the interface of academic research-industry engagement and research discovery mobilization. ACCT Canada provides a unique nation-wide platform for all proponents in the Canadian innovation ecosystem to collaborate at the institution-industry interface to ensure that Canada is a significant player on the international innovation stage. www.acctcanada.ca

Association for Corporate Growth (ACG)  - Is the premier association for and about professionals involved in middle-market corporate growth, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions.www.acg.org

Banff Venture Forum - is Canada's premier company financing event, is designed to showcase the hottest hi-tech companies from across North America, offer insight into key issues within the industry, provide a premium networking opportunity and give companies a chance to learn from world-class professionals in the investment community. www.banffventureforum.com

BioFinance - is the leading investor conference in Canada for the life sciences industry. This three-day event brings together key industry players interested in investment opportunities and issues affecting companies in the life sciences sector. Presenting companies will span a range of industries including: biologics, medical devices, drug delivery, vaccines, diagnostics, bio-energy, green technologies, bio materials, industrial biotech, and research services. www.biofinance.ca

C100 - is a non-profit, member-driven organization dedicated to supporting Canadian technology entrepreneurship and investment. C100 is comprised of a select group of Canadians based primarily in Silicon Valley, including executives of leading technology companies, experienced startup entrepreneurs and venture capital investors. C100 members are passionate about leveraging their collective experience, expertise and relationships to help mentor and grow a new generation of successful Canadian-led technology companies. C100 Charter Members include startups CEOs, top executives of companies such as Apple, Cisco, EA, eBay, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Oracle, and venture investors representing more than $8 billion in capital. www.thec100.org

The Canadian Financing Forum - is an annual event featuring presentations from the best and most promising Canadian technology companies, with over 30 technology companies competing for attention from top tier investors from across Canada and the United States. Focusing on both Information Technology and Energy & Cleantech companies, the Canadian Financing Forum matches North American corporate and venture capital investors with entrepreneurs looking to build world-class technology companies. www.financingforum.com

Canadian Innovation Centre (CIC) - The CIC was founded in 1981 as an independent, not-for-profit corporation whose sole purpose is to help organizations turn their innovations into market-ready products and services. www.innovationcentre.ca

The Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) - is a must-attend conference for over 400 of the principal players in the innovation economy. CIX is a gathering of the key players in the innovation economy which will showcase and accelerate the development of the great technology-based innovation emanating from Canada. CIX will be attended by the people behind the innovative technologies: entrepreneurs, investors, corporations, service providers, government and media. The objective is to bring together the key leaders and protagonists of technology-based innovation in order to learn from each other, meet and pursue common ground, consider partners and investments, but most of all to showcase and celebrate the tremendous innovative products, services and technologies that exist today and are providing the fuel for our economy to grow. www.canadianinnovationexchange.com

The Canadian Subsidy Directory - This guide contains more than 3100 listings of grants and loans offered by both the federal and provincial governments. It also includes foundations and associations. Businesses, individuals, municipalities, government departments, institutions, foundations and associations will find a wealth of information that could help them start a business, improve existent activities, set up a business plan, finance personal projects, help them with studies and research or obtain assistance from experts in various fields of interest. The American Grants and Loans Directory is also available for the United States.Canadian Version $69.95, Printed version $149.95 To order please call: 819-322-PLEE (7533) or visit www.canadabooks.net

The Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators (CICBV) - Is the largest professional valuation organization in Canada and is a nonprofit professional Institute established in 1971 to promote high standards in business and securities valuation. www.cicbv.ca

Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) - Is the authority on wireless issues, developments and trends in Canada. It represents cellular, PCS, messaging, mobile radio, fixed wireless and mobile satellite carriers as well as companies that develop and produce products and services for the industry. www.cwta.ca

CATA Alliance - Mandate is to stimulate global growth for technology enterprises in Canada. www.cata.ca

CEO FUSION CENTER - The CEO Fusion Center, a not-for-profit association, was established in 2004 to help CEOs break through this plateau. Founded to accelerate the growth of emerging-growth companies, the CEO Fusion Center provides a range of programs designed to create a community for CEOs to meet, share resources, discuss their problems in a facilitated environment, and participate in a structured program that will preemptively build the competencies they need to take their companies from the pre-startup to the growth and expansion phases. www.ceofusioncenter.com

The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association® (CAIA) - Is an independent, not-for-profit global organization committed to education and professionalism in the field of alternative investments. Founded in 2002, the Association is the sponsoring body for the CAIASM designation. Recognized globally, the designation certifies one’s mastery of the concepts, tools and practices essential for understanding alternative investments and promotes adherence to high standards of professional conduct. www.caia.org

Communications and Information Technology Ontario (CITO)- Is a division of Ontario Centres of Excellence Inc., a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to establishing Ontario as the place to be for innovation. OCE Inc. achieves this through the development of R&D collaborations between industry and post-secondary research, training highly qualified people (HQP), assisting technology transfer, and facilitating the commercialization of new technologies. www.cito.ca

EMAGINE is a new, national program dedicated to inspiring and enabling entrepreneurs, investors and business leaders to give back to the community by pledging a percentage of their future profits to the charity(ies) of their choice. www.imagine.ca.

Genetic Engineering News (GEN)- the leading publication in the biotech industry. www.genengnews.com. 

The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) - Is a non-profit organization committed to serving limited partner investors in the global private equity industry by providing a forum for: Facilitating value-added communication, Enhancing education in the asset class; and Promoting research and standards in the private equity industry. www.ilpa.org

Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) - Mandate is to be the voice of the IT vendor community and the government of Ontario. www.itacontario.com

International Data Corp (IDC) - Mandate is to provide technology intelligence, industry analysis, market data and strategic guidance to the IT industry. www.idc.com

Investment Dealers Association of Canada (IDA)- Is the national self-regulatory organization and representative for the Canadian securities industry, represents more than 190 Member firms across the country.www.ida.ca

IVC (Israel Venture Capital) Research Center - Is Israel's leading research center specializing in analyzing and monitoring Israel's high-tech industry. IVC's publications provide insights on venture capital, private equity and high-tech companies. These include venture capital and private equity funds, investment companies, entrepreneurs, academic institutions, and government entities such as the office of the Prime Minister of Israel and the Bank of Israel. IVC publishes the Israel Venture Capital Yearbook, in coordination with the Israel Venture Association; the Israeli High Tech Quarterly Survey, which provides analysis of the capital raised by Israeli high-tech companies; and the Israel Venture Capital Journal (IVCJ), a quarterly review of trends and developments in the venture capital and private equity industries released in conjunction with the IVC Survey.  www.ivc-online.com   

MaRS- MaRS is a not–for–profit corporation founded by leaders from Canada’s academic, business, and scientific communities. MaRS is dedicated to accelerating the rate of successful commercialization of new discoveries in Canada. www.marsdd.com . MaRS supports entrepreneurs and growth enterprises by providing the address, the resources, and the connections required by companies of all sizes focused on expanding their business. Through its Venture Group (VG) and Collaboration Center MaRS offers a suite of services and programs to support innovation and business expansion.

 
The National Angel Organization (NAO) - is the Canadian voice of angel investors dedicated to promoting best practices and advocacy for angel investors. The NAO is an incorporated not-for-profit that provides angel investors with a secure environment to network and learn from their peers as well as the opportunity to be heard collectively on national. www.angelinvestor.ca

Ottawa Life Sciences Council (OLSC) - The mandate of OLSC is to support the individuals, companies and organizations that operate in the life sciences sector by facilitating access to resources, providing up-to-date information and bringing people together to enhance networks, identify opportunities and build partnerships. www.olsc.ca

Pension Investment Association of Canada (PIAC)- The Mission of PIAC is to promote the financial security of pension fund beneficiaries through sound investment policy and practices. www.piacweb.org

Private Equity Central - By becoming a registered user of PrivateEquityCentral.net, you will gain access to daily news about the funds, deals and people of the private equity market, interviews with managers, weekly market commentary, a directory of more than 900 private equity firms, a list of funds in the market, searchable archives, as well as additional information available nowhere else. Be among the more than 25,000 accredited investors worldwide who use the site as an invaluable tool for market intelligence. www.privateequitycentral.net.

Research and Markets - A leading source for international market research and market data. They have the major research publications from most of the leading publishers, consultants and analysts. www.researchandmarkets.com 
 
Social Venture Partners - The SVP model brings together worlds that typically do not overlap: grant making, volunteerism, nonprofit capacity building, and philanthropic education. Every SVP is a network of people who believe that they can have a positive impact on their communities and organizations who are using innovative strategies to address complex community issues.  SVP Partners are individuals who want to make a meaningful contribution to nonprofit organizations—through sharing their skills, time, and financial resources. SVP Investees are nonprofit organizations that seek new resources and approaches for addressing a variety of issues, including environmental protection, youth development, and education. www.svpi.org

Thomson Macdonald – Thomson Financial, a leading provider of information and technology solutions to the worldwide financial community, acquired Macdonald & Associates Limited in May 2005.  Thomson Macdonald is the authority and information source on the venture capital and private equity market in Canada. www.canadavc.com

Young Inventors International - is a not-for-profit organization that educates and connects innovators under the age of 35 to resources and people that facilitate commercialization. www.younginventorsinternational.com

Zawya's Private Equity Monitor - the guide to Private Equity, Venture Capital & SWF Acivity in the Middle East. www.zawya.com/pe

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