VANCOUVER, B.C .: November 7, 2011 — Alexander Fernandes, President and CEO of Avigilon poses for a portrait in the company’s office in Vancouver, British Columbia on November 7, 2011. (BEN NELMS for Financial Post)

VANCOUVER, B.C .: November 7, 2011 — Alexander Fernandes, President and CEO of Avigilon poses for a portrait in the company’s office in Vancouver, British Columbia on November 7, 2011. (BEN NELMS for Financial Post)

Vancouver, B.C .: October 20, 2011 — (L-R front row) Daniel Cabrera, Sahar Mohajer, Julio Semanate (L-R backrow) Ki-Young Jung, Lulu Lin and Lillian Chiu are pictured outside the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia on October 20, 2011. The MBA students volunteered their time to help a literacy non-profit in Port Alberni, BC. (BEN NELMS for Financial Post)

Vancouver, B.C .: October 20, 2011 — (L-R front row) Daniel Cabrera, Sahar Mohajer, Julio Semanate (L-R backrow) Ki-Young Jung, Lulu Lin and Lillian Chiu are pictured outside the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia on October 20, 2011. The MBA students volunteered their time to help a literacy non-profit in Port Alberni, BC. (BEN NELMS for Financial Post)