Imperial Oil Ltd.

Toronto symbol IMO, is Canada’s largest integrated oil company. It also operates over 1,900 retail gas stations under the “Esso” banner. ExxonMobil owns 69.6% of Imperial’s stock.


The benchmark crude oil price has jumped roughly 31% in the past year, from $75 U.S. a barrel to $98 U.S. That’s due to several factors, including COVID-19 lockdowns in China and sanctions on oil exports from Russia because of its war on Ukraine.


At the same time, these four leading oil and gas producers are pointing to increasingly stringent environmental regulations as a challenge to expanding their production....
CGI INC., $102.54, Toronto symbol GIB.A, is your #1 Aggressive Buy for 2022.

The stock lets investors tap Canada’s largest provider of computer outsourcing services. It helps its clients automate certain routine functions like accounting and buying supplies....
IMPERIAL OIL LTD., $63.54, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol IMO; Shares outstanding: 636.7 million; Market cap: $40.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 2.1%; www.imperialoil.ca) has completed its plan to buy back $2.5 billion of its common shares through a Dutch auction process.


Under the plan, Imperial repurchased 32.47 million (4.9% of the total) of its shares at $77.00 a share....
TELUS CORP., $28.69, Toronto symbol T, is a buy.

The company is Canada’s second-largest wireless carrier, with 11.48 million users. That’s just behind BCE’s Bell Mobility (with 11.79 million users) and ahead of Rogers Communications (10.06 million users)....
Rising interest rates mean dividend-paying stocks must increasingly compete for investor interest in fixed-income investments. However, sustainable dividends still offer an attractive and growing income stream for investors.


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IMPERIAL OIL LTD., $68.02, Toronto symbol IMO, is a buy.

This company gets about 60% of its production from oil sands operations in Alberta. Imperial also has conventional oil and natural gas operations in the West and holds stakes in projects off the coast of Atlantic Canada.

Imperial’s other operations include three refineries (one in Alberta, two in Ontario) and a petrochemical plant in Sarnia, Ontario.

The company now plans to buy back up to $2.5 billion of its common shares (about 6% of the total) through a Dutch auction process.

Investors who want to participate must offer their shares for between $62.00 and $78.00 (in increments of $0.25) before June 10, 2022....
INNERGEX RENEWABLE ENERGY, $18.39, is a buy. The power generator (Toronto symbol INE; Shares ooutstanding: 192.8 million; Market cap: $3.6 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 3.9%; www.innergex.com) operates 40 hydroelectric plants, 32 wind farms and seven solar power fields....
BCE INC., $66.66, Toronto symbol BCE, is a buy.

The company is Canada’s largest traditional telephone service provider. It also provides wireless services and high-speed Internet access, in addition to owning TV and radio stations.

BCE has raised its dividend rate each year since 2008....
BCE INC., $67.93, Toronto symbol BCE, is your #1 Income Buy for 2022.

The company is Canada’s largest traditional telephone service provider. It also provides wireless services and high-speed Internet access, in addition to owning TV and radio stations.

BCE has raised its dividend rate each year since 2008....
Oil stocks continue to rebound from their 2020 lows as the re-opening of the global economy pushes oil and gas prices to multi-year highs. In view of new caps on greenhouse gas emissions, global oil producers are likely to focus on cutting costs and improving their efficiency, rather than spending more money on exploration....