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PORTILLO’S INC., $10.73, symbol PTLO on Nasdaq, is a Chicago-based restaurant chain that got its start in 1963 when founder Dick Portillo opened the restaurant “The Dog House” in a small trailer. Today, the business has 94 restaurant locations in 10 U.S. states.

Portillo’s is best known for its Chicago-style hot dogs, Italian beef sandwiches, char-grilled burgers, fresh salads and “famous” chocolate cake....
TC ENERGY CORP., $68.86, Toronto symbol TRP, is a top pick for 2025.

The company owns a 93,300-kilometre pipeline network, which pumps natural gas from Alberta to eastern Canada and the U.S. It also has gas pipelines in Mexico, and it owns or invests in seven power plants in Canada and the U.S.

On October 1, 2024, TC completed the spinoff of its oil pipeline business as separate company South Bow Corp....
FIRSTSERVICE CORP., $236.83, Toronto symbol FSV, is your #1 Aggressive Buy for 2025.

The company has two main businesses: FirstService Residential provides property management services, such as collecting monthly condominium maintenance fees, preparing financial statements, and providing on-site security and property cleaning/maintenance services; and FirstService Brands offers a wide variety of property management services through several franchised businesses, including Paul Davis Restoration, CertaPro Painters, California Closets, Post Home Inspectors, Floor Coverings International and College Pro Painters.

FirstService operates in a highly fragmented industry, so it tends to fuel its growth with acquisitions....

NUTRIEN LTD. $74 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol NTR; Cyclical-Growth Payer Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 488.6 million; Market cap: $36.2 billion; Dividend yield: 4.1%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.nutrien.com) is the world’s largest producer of agricultural fertilizers.


With the April 2025 payment, the company raised your quarterly dividend by 0.9%....
Canadian Utilities and its parent company ATCO get most of their earnings from regulated power utilities in Canada. That gives them plenty of steady cash flows for dividends. They also have little exposure to U.S. tariffs.


CANADIAN UTILITIES LTD....
ISHARES S&P/TSX CANADIAN DIVIDEND ARISTOCRATS INDEX ETF $35 (Toronto symbol CDZ; Units outstanding: 26.0 million; Market cap: $910.0 million; Dividend yield: 3.7%; www.blackrock.com/ca) aims to mirror the performance of the S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index.


The ETF hold 90 stocks....
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SOUTH BOW CORP., $34.03, Toronto symbol SOBO, is a hold.

On October 1, 2024, TC Energy Corp. (Toronto symbol TRP) completed the spinoff of its oil pipeline business as separate company South Bow. Investors received 0.2 of a South Bow share for every TC share they held....
TELUS CORP., $20.76, Toronto symbol T, is your #1 Income Buy for 2025.

The company is Canada’s largest wireless carrier with 13.88 million subscribers (including non-cellphone devices such as tablets). It also sells landline phone, Internet and TV services in B.C., Alberta and eastern Quebec.

Starting in 2011, Telus began rewarding its shareholders with twice yearly dividend increases....
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