Canadian cannabis firm Aphria approved for NYSE listing

Aphria, one of Canada’s largest cannabis producers, has been approved to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange.

The firm will trade on the NYSE under the ticker symbol APHA starting Nov. 2.

The Ontario-based company joins a growing list of Canadian cannabis firms turning to the top U.S. exchanges to tap the globe’s largest pool of institutional investors, including:

• Aurora Cannabis (NYSE: ACB)
• Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC)
• Tilray (Nasdaq: TLRY)
• Cronos Group (Nasdaq: CRON)

Canopy was the first plant-touching business from Canada to list on the Big Board.

In Canada, Aphria trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol APH. Aphria also trades on the over-the-counter markets in the United States as APHQF.