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A: Canoe EIT Income Fund, $10.97, symbol EIT.UN on Toronto (Units outstanding: 123.3 million; Market cap: $1.4 billion; www.canoefinancial.com), changed its name from EnerVest Diversified Income Trust in November 2013....

BCE may have disappointed some aggressive investors in the past five years—it’s now roughly in the middle of its $50 to $65 price range for that period. However, income-seekers are no doubt pleased at the rise in its dividend, from $2.60 a share in 2015 to the current 2021 rate of $3.50, in the midst of an historic depression in bond interest rates and other sources that investors rely on for income.

While BCE’s payout has climbed, the company and its industry have made fundamental progress that’s likely to pay off with substantial gains in the next five years.

We’re used to—and quite happy with—the variable performance we’ve received over the years from BCE....

A: Hardwoods Distribution Inc., $25.74, symbol HDI on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 21.1 million; Market cap: $515.3 million; www.hdidist.com), is one of North America’s largest distributors of architectural-grade building products to the residential and commercial construction markets.

Hardwoods Distribution operates a North American network of 62 distribution centres, operating under three industry-leading distribution brands: Hardwoods Specialty Products; the Frank Paxton Lumber Company; and Rugby Architectural Building Products....

A: Morneau Shepell Inc., $28.29, symbol MSI on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 68.5 million; Market cap: $1.9 billion; www.morneaushepell.com), is the largest Canadian firm providing human resource consulting and outsourcing services....

A: CanWel Building Materials Group Inc., $5.43, symbol CWX on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 77.8 million; Market cap: $425.0 million; www.canwel.com), distributes hardware, building materials and home renovation products in Canada, Hawaii, and other Western U.S....

A: Boyd Group Services Inc., $197.49, symbol BYD on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 20.2 million; Market cap: $4.1 billion; www.boydgroup.com), operates over 600 collision repair centres under the trade names Boyd Autobody & Glass and Assured Automotive in Canada; and Gerber Collision & Glass in the U.S....

Successful Investors always give dividend stocks the respect they deserve and most view them as the foundation of a sound and profitable investment portfolio.

But finding the right dividend payers can be challenging for new investors as well as experienced ones....

A: Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp., $25.33, symbol LIF on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 64.0 million; Market cap: $1.6 billion; www.labradorironore.com), holds interests in Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC), which operates a major iron mine near Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Most iron produced globally is used to make steel.

Labrador Iron Ore owns its 15.1% equity in IOC both directly and through its wholly owned subsidiary, Hollinger-Hanna Limited....

A: NICE Ltd. (ADR), $152.79, symbol NICE on Nasdaq (ADRs outstanding: 62.3 billion; Market cap: $9.6 billion; www.nice.com), is an Israel-based company, specializing in telephone voice recording, data security and surveillance, as well as systems that analyze this recorded data....

A: Medical Facilities Corp., $7.38, symbol DR on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 31.1 million; Market cap: $251.3 million, www.medicalfacilitiescorp.ca), owns majority interest in five specialty surgical hospitals in South Dakota, Indiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas....