The following is a very brief profile of each of the four leading labour-sponsored investment funds in Canada as of early 1995 — the Fonds de solidarité des travailleurs du Québec (FTQ), inc., the Working Ventures Canadian Fund, Inc., the Working Opportunity Fund (EVCC), Ltd., and the Crocus Investment Fund, Inc. The data presented in these profiles are intended only to introduce the reader to each fund and complement issues raised and discussed in the preceding text.
In some cases, the differences between labour-sponsored funds are quite profound; in other cases, differences are more a matter of emphasis. Because all derive from the original Fonds de solidarité and Working Ventures models, some aspects of fund mandates and organization, statutory frameworks, investment standards and activity, and programs will appear the same. For instance, the professional conduct of the due diligence process, necessary to venture financing, is similar from fund to fund.
Following the four profiles is a brief synopsis of the mandates of the remaining labour-sponsored funds (also, as of the beginning of 1995) and, where relevant, a few additional details (see Figure 2 for supplementary information).