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Green energy supplier Northland Power Inc. will expand its generating capacity–and revenue–by 50% through European wind farms and government subsidies.

We chose CAE as top Conservative stock for 2016, as it stands to profit from several long-term trends.

For example, the growing need for new airline pilots, particularly in Asia, will spur strong demand for its flight simulators and pilot-training services....

CGI GROUP INC. $61 (Toronto symbol GIB.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 302.8 million; Market cap: $18.5 billion; Price-tosales ratio: 1.7; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www. cgi.com) is Canada’s largest provider of computer-outsourcing services....

EMERA INC. $47 (Toronto symbol EMA; Income Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 148.4 million; Market cap: $7.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.5; Dividend yield: 4.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www. emera.com) owns 100% of Nova Scotia Power, that province’s main electricity supplier....

FINNING INTERNATIONAL INC. $23 (Toronto symbol FTT; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 168.1 million; Market cap: $3.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; Dividend yield: 3.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.finning.com) sells and services Caterpillar-brand heavy equipment in Canada, South America and the U.K....

SHAWCOR LTD. $33 (Toronto symbol SCL; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 64.6 million; Market cap: $2.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.3; Dividend yield: 1.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.shawcor.com) makes sealants and coatings that keep oil and gas pipelines from rusting....

LINAMAR CORP. $53 (Toronto symbol LNR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 65.2 million; Market cap: $3.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend yield: 0.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www. linamar.com) make a variety of automotive parts, including cylinder heads, cylinder blocks, camshafts, crankshafts and connecting rods....

MOLSON COORS CANADA INC. (Toronto symbols TPX.A $128 and TPX.B $133; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 214.7 million; Market cap: $28.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.2; Dividend yield: 1.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.molsoncoors.com) has received approval from competition regulators in Canada and Europe for its purchase of the 58% of MillerCoors held by its joint venture partner SABMiIler....

SUNCOR ENERGY INC. $35 (Toronto symbol SU; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 1.5 billion; Market cap: $52.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.1; Dividend yield: 3.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.suncor.com) is preparing to re-start its main oil sands projects near Fort McMurray, Alberta, now that the wildfires in the region have subsided....

PRECISION DRILLING CORP. $7.37 (Toronto symbol PD; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resource sector; Shares outstanding: 292.9 million; Market cap: $2.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.6; Dividend suspended in March 2016; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.precisiondrilling.com) provides contractdrilling services to land-based oil and gas producers, mainly in North America....

LOBLAW COMPANIES LTD. $72 (Toronto symbol L; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 407.4 million; Market cap: $29.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; Dividend yield: 1.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.loblaw.ca) operates Canada’s largest supermarket chain....

METRO INC. $45 (Toronto symbol MRU; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 237.4 million; Market cap: $10.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 1.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.metro.ca) operates 600 grocery stores and 250 drug stores in Quebec and Ontario....

BANK OF MONTREAL $84 (Toronto symbol BMO; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 643.6 million; Market cap: $54.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.8; Dividend yield: 4.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.bmo.com) is paying an undisclosed sum for Minneapolis-based Greene Holcomb Fisher....

POTASH CORP. OF SASKATCHEWAN $23 (Toronto symbol POT; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 839.2 million; Market cap: $19.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.7; Dividend yield: 5.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.potashcorp.com) is down 4% since the start of 2016....

TECK RESOURCES LTD. $16 (Toronto symbol TCK.B; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 576.3 million; Market cap: $9.2 billion; Price-to sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 0.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.teck.com) is a leading producer of metallurgical coal, a key ingredient in steelmaking....

SAPUTO INC. $40 (Toronto symbol SAP; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 392.8 million; Market cap: $15.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.4; Dividend yield: 1.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.saputo.com) is Canada’s largest producer of dairy products, including milk, butter and cheese....

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA $80 (Toronto symbol RY; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.5 billion; Market cap: $120.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.5; Dividend yield: 4.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.rbc.com) is Canada’s largest bank with assets of $1.15 trillion....

CENOVUS ENERGY INC. $20 (www.cenovus.com) evacuated some workers from its Christina Lake oil sands project north of Fort McMurray due to the wildfires. Even so, the facility continued to operate at normal production levels. Buy.

IMPERIAL OIL LTD. $41 (www.imperialoil.ca) gets roughly a third of its production from its 71%-owned Kearl oil sands project, 70 kilometres north of Fort McMurray, Alberta. ExxonMobil (New York symbol XOM) holds the remaining 29%; Exxon also owns 69.9% of Imperial....

TELUS CORP. $41 (www.telus.com) gets most of its revenue from its wireless and regular telephone divisions. In the past few years, it has expanded into other businesses. These include helping doctors and hospitals convert patient records to electronic formats....