Canadian Trading and Quotation System Inc. (CNQ) announced Friday that it has reached an agreement with Shareholder.com, a company owned by Nasdaq OMX Group, Inc., to provide CNQ-listed companies with preferential access to Shareholder.com’s extensive suite of services.

Today’s agreement will put CNQ companies on the same footing as Nasdaq-listed companies as to both service and price for a wide variety of investor relations services.

Since 1992, Shareholder.com has facilitated communications between listed companies, their shareholders and the investment community.

“CNQ welcomes this agreement as it gives our listed companies preferential access to another top flight service that will help them create and realize shareholder value”, says Robert Cook, CNQ’s president. “Nasdaq OMX has shown leadership in providing the Shareholder.com service to its own listings and we are pleased to add this offering to CNQ companies.”

Douglas Ventola, vp of Shareholder.com expressed his satisfaction with the agreement, saying, “We see this as a first step in deepening our relationships with Canadian companies through CNQ.”