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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 1
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Blake Cassels & Graydon
15 practice areas
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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
12 practice areas
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Fasken
15 practice areas
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McCarthy Tétrault
15 practice areas
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Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
15 practice areas
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Stikeman Elliott
16 practice areas
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Torys
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Borden Ladner Gervais
14 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Dentons
12 practice areas
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Goodmans
14 practice areas
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McMillan
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Bennett Jones
15 practice areas
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Burnet Duckworth & Palmer
8 practice areas
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Cassels Brock & Blackwell
14 practice areas
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Gowling WLG
5 practice areas
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Aird & Berlis
6 practice areas
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DLA Piper
5 practice areas
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Miller Thomson
6 practice areas
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Sangra Moller LLP
6 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 1
15 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Blake Cassels & Graydon
15 practice areas
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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
12 practice areas
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McCarthy Tétrault
15 practice areas
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Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
15 practice areas
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Stikeman Elliott
16 practice areas
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Torys
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Fasken
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Goodmans
14 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Bennett Jones
15 practice areas
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Cassels Brock & Blackwell
14 practice areas
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McMillan
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Borden Ladner Gervais
14 practice areas
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Burnet Duckworth & Palmer
8 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 1
16 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Blake Cassels & Graydon
15 practice areas
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McCarthy Tétrault
15 practice areas
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Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
15 practice areas
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Stikeman Elliott
16 practice areas
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Torys
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
12 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Fasken
15 practice areas
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Goodmans
14 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Bennett Jones
15 practice areas
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Borden Ladner Gervais
14 practice areas
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Cassels Brock & Blackwell
14 practice areas
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McMillan
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Burnet Duckworth & Palmer
8 practice areas
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Sangra Moller LLP
6 practice areas
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Financial services regulatory
Tier 1
11 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Blake Cassels & Graydon
15 practice areas
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McCarthy Tétrault
15 practice areas
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Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
15 practice areas
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Stikeman Elliott
16 practice areas
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Torys
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Borden Ladner Gervais
14 practice areas
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Fasken
15 practice areas
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McMillan
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cassels Brock & Blackwell
14 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
13 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 1
20 firms ranked
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Blake Cassels & Graydon
15 practice areas
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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
12 practice areas
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Fasken
15 practice areas
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Goodmans
14 practice areas
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McCarthy Tétrault
15 practice areas
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Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
15 practice areas
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Stikeman Elliott
16 practice areas
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Torys
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bennett Jones
15 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Borden Ladner Gervais
14 practice areas
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Cassels Brock & Blackwell
14 practice areas
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Miller Thomson
6 practice areas
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Sangra Moller LLP
6 practice areas
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Burnet Duckworth & Palmer
8 practice areas
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Lawson Lundell
1 practice area
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Loopstra Nixon
1 practice area
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McInnes Cooper
3 practice areas
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McMillan
12 practice areas
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Projects : Energy and infrastructure
Tier 2
17 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Blake Cassels & Graydon
15 practice areas
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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
12 practice areas
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McCarthy Tétrault
15 practice areas
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Torys
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bennett Jones
15 practice areas
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Borden Ladner Gervais
14 practice areas
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Cassels Brock & Blackwell
14 practice areas
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Stikeman Elliott
16 practice areas
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Tier 3

Aird & Berlis
6 practice areas
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DLA Piper
5 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Farris
3 practice areas
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Goodmans
14 practice areas
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McMillan
12 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
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Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
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Fasken
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Projects : Mining
Active
8 firms ranked
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Active

Bennett Jones
15 practice areas
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Blake Cassels & Graydon
15 practice areas
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Cassels Brock & Blackwell
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Fasken
15 practice areas
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McCarthy Tétrault
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Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
15 practice areas
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Stikeman Elliott
16 practice areas
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Torys
14 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 1
22 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Blake Cassels & Graydon
15 practice areas
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Goodmans
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McCarthy Tétrault
15 practice areas
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Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
15 practice areas
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Stikeman Elliott
16 practice areas
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Thornton Grout Finnigan
2 practice areas
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Torys
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bennett Jones
15 practice areas
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Cassels Brock & Blackwell
14 practice areas
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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
12 practice areas
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Fasken
15 practice areas
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McMillan
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

Borden Ladner Gervais
14 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Gowling WLG
5 practice areas
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Miller Thomson
6 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
13 practice areas
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Notable

Aird & Berlis
6 practice areas
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Chaitons
1 practice area
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Fishman Flanz Meland Paquin
1 practice area
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McInnes Cooper
3 practice areas
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Sangra Moller LLP
6 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Founded in 1952, Stikeman Elliott has become an international powerhouse, renowned for its capital markets and M&A expertise. With five Canadian offices and three international locations, the firm excels in banking, project development, and financial services regulation. Their banking team handles cross-border and domestic financing, while the capital markets team is adept in debt, equity, and structured finance. The M&A team serves a diverse clientele, and the project development team focuses on infrastructure and energy projects. Additionally, their restructuring and insolvency team supports debtors, monitors, trustees, and lenders. 

 

Highlights 

Stikeman Elliott advised on transformative transactions in mining, infrastructure, and energy in 2024. The firm acted as lead counsel to Osisko Bermuda Limited in its syndicated gold stream agreement with Franco-Nevada for SolGold’s Cascabel copper-gold project in Ecuador—one of the world’s largest mineral developments—requiring intricate structuring of multi-tranche funding and stream rights. Stikeman also represents Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in the sale of its 7.51% stake in 407 ETR to PSP Investments and its simultaneous acquisition of a 6.76% stake from AtkinsRéalis, reinforcing CPP’s infrastructure portfolio. Additionally, the firm advises First Nations Limited Partnership on the Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission Project, a landmark 1,800 km line bringing electricity to remote communities in Northwestern Ontario. 

 

Key Clients 

Air Canada, Boralex, Canada Growth Fund, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, First Nations Limited Partnership, Hudson’s Bay Company, New Foundland & Labrador Hydro, Osisko Gold Royalties and TC Energy Corporation. 

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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Export Development Canada-EDC - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
HSBC, National Bank of Canada
Underwriter
CPPIB Capital Inc - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, HSBC, Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland Group
Underwriter
Bank of Nova Scotia - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Bank of Nova Scotia
Issuer
Bell Canada - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Bell Canada
Issuer
Export Development Canada-EDC - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
HSBC, Toronto-Dominion Bank
Underwriter
Summit Industrial Income REIT - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Scotiabank, Royal Bank of Canada, BMO Capital Markets, National Bank Financial, CIBC, Desjardins Securities Inc
Underwriter
CIBC - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
CIBC
Underwriter
Fortis Inc - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
CIBC, Mitsubishi Corp, Scotiabank, BMO Capital Markets, Wells Fargo, Royal Bank of Canada, Morgan Stanley, Toronto-Dominion Bank
Underwriter
Export Development Canada-EDC - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Goldman Sachs, HSBC
Underwriter
GFL Environmental Inc - Bond Issue
2021-08-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
GFL Environmental Inc
Issuer
CIBC - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Commerzbank, Barclays, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (London), CIBC, Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, UBS, Groupe BPCE, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase
Underwriter
OMERS Realty Corp - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of Montreal, Toronto-Dominion Bank
Underwriter
PSP Capital Inc - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Toronto-Dominion Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Barclays
Underwriter
Bank of Nova Scotia - Bond Issue
2021-08-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Bank of Nova Scotia, Groupe BPCE, Credit Suisse, HSBC, ING Bank
Underwriter
CPPIB Capital Inc - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
TD Global Finance
Underwriter
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Issuer
CPPIB Capital Inc - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley
Underwriter
Summit Industrial Income REIT - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
CIBC, National Bank Financial, BMO Capital Markets, Royal Bank of Canada, Desjardins Securities Inc, Scotiabank
Underwriter
Export Development Canada-EDC - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Royal Bank of Scotland Group, HSBC
Underwriter
Toyota Credit Canada Inc - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Toyota Credit Canada Inc
Issuer
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