Jim Ghadbane

IBM Canada Ltd. develops, manufactures and sells advanced information processing products. Its products include computers and microelectronic technology, software, networking and related services. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Markham, Canada.

Universities Canada is a membership organization that provides a unified voice for higher education, research, and innovation to its 97 member institutions. The organization is based in Ottawa, Canada. The organization aims to transform lives, strengthen communities, and find solutions to the most pressing challenges facing the world.

Atlantic University Sport is a sport organization. It governs university sport at member Atlantic Canadian universities. The company is headquartered in Halifax, Canada.

Allstream Business, Inc. is a leading provider of business communication services in North America. Allstream is big enough to deliver and small enough to care, providing customers with access to an expansive network of experts and a team focused on reliability. The company is based in Mississauga, Canada, and was founded in 2001. The Canadian company offers a range of innovative, highly scalable, managed services including IP, cloud, voice, and data solutions for enterprise customers. Allstream accelerates business innovation through cloud technologies that open opportunities and connect enterprise clients to colleagues, customers, and communities. The company was founded over 170 years ago in parallel with Canada's first transcontinental railroad and has continually re-invented itself to remain a leader in business communications. The CEO is Michael P. Strople.

Newfoundland & Labrador Hydro delivers energy to residents and industry in Newfoundland and Labrador. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in St. John's, Canada.

Cisco Systems Canada Co. supplies networking equipment and network management for the Internet. It also provides equipment, software and support services that manage network traffic. The firm's products include routers & switches, internet protocol telephony, optical transport, storage networking, and wireless networking devices. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Nalcor Energy Ltd. generates, transmits, and sells electrical power. The firm operates hydroelectric plants, oil-fired plant, gas turbines, diesel plants, transmission and distribution lines. It serves the utility, industrial, residential, and retail customers in rural Newfoundland and Labrador. The firm also manages onshore and offshore oil and gas interests; engages in steel fabrication and concrete construction, outfitting installation, at-shore hook-up and commissioning, fabrication and assembly of project functions in various categories, including topsides fabrication and assembly, dry dock fabrication and construction, and deepwater sites; and supports energy marketing. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in St. John's, Canada.

Genome Canada provides genomic research services. It connects ideas and people across public and private sectors to find new uses for genomics, invests in large-scale science and technology to fuel innovation,and translates discoveries into applications, new technologies, societal impacts and solutions across key sectors of national importance, including health, agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture, energy, mining, and the environment. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Nortel Networks, Inc. provides digital network solutions and services. It offers end-to-end broadband, voice over Internet Protocol, multimedia services and applications, and wireless broadband technology solutions. The company is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Telecom Applications Research Alliance provides operates as the audio recording academy. Its program applied audio recording is a 30-week diploma course. The company is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

edjuster, Inc. provides SaaS-based software and services to the property contents insurance marketplace. Its services include total contents claims handling, inventory, valuation and fulfillment. The firm serves insurers, adjusters and policyholders. The company was founded by Andy Williams in 2000 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Abridean, Inc. develops infrastructure software for application service providers. It offers services to global organizations, mid-market enterprises, and hosted application service providers. The firm's customers include the financial services, manufacturing, hospitality, food services, and healthcare industries. The company was founded by Greg O'Malley and Ying K. Tam in 2000 and is headquartered in Halifax, Canada.

CarteNav Solutions, Inc. operates as a research and development contract work for defense in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. It offers AIMS-HD, AIMS-ISR, and AMIMS-GS+ products. The company was founded in August 2002 and is headquartered in Halifax, Canada.

Urban Communications, Inc. engages in the provision of fiber optic networks and internet services. It develops and operates telecommunications networks in urban areas and provides a full suite of Internet, voice, video and broadband application products over fiber optic network to commercial, residential, and public sector customers. The company was founded on June 3, 1988 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.