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Credissential Inc. AGM Information 2023

Apr 13, 2023

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AXIOM CAPITAL ADVISORS INC.

210, 2020-4 Street, SW, Calgary, AB, T2S 1W3

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF COMMON SHAREHOLDERS OF AXIOM CAPITAL ADVISORS INC.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the annual general meeting (the "Meeting") of holders of common shares of Axiom Advisors Inc. (the "Corporation" ) will be held solely by means of remote communication via teleconference at 1-778-736-1282, Access Code 145948093#, at 9:00 a.m., (Alberta time), on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 for the following purposes:

  1. To receive and consider the audited financial statements of the Corporation for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 and the report of the auditor thereon;

  2. To fix the number of directors to be elected at the Meeting at four (4);

  3. To elect the board of directors of the Corporation for the ensuing year;

  4. To appoint Kenway Mack Slusarchuk Stewart LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, of Calgary, Alberta, as the auditor of the Corporation for the ensuing financial year and to authorize the board of directors to fix the auditor’s remuneration; and,

  5. To transact such other business as may be properly brought before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof.

The Corporation has decided to host the Meeting solely by means of remote communication. To participate during the Meeting, Shareholders can join by teleconference, using the dial-in instructions above. There will be no management presentation at the teleconference Meeting. Any person participating in the teleconference Meeting will be asked to identify themselves. Management will entertain questions from any persons participating in the teleconference Meeting. There will be no voting at the teleconference Meeting.

Changes to the Meeting date and/or means of holding the Meeting may be announced by way of press release. Shareholders are encouraged to monitor the Corporation’s website at http://www.axiomadvisors.ca/ or the Corporation’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com, where copies of such press releases, if any, will be posted. The Corporation does not intend to prepare an amended Circular in the event of changes to the Meeting format.

All shareholders are strongly encouraged to vote prior to the Meeting, as in-person voting at the Meeting will not be possible. Shareholders are requested to either (i) date and sign the enclosed form of proxy and return it to the Corporation’s agent, Alliance Trust Company, 1010, 407-2nd Street S.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2P 2Y3, in the enclosed envelope provided for that purpose; or (ii) complete their proxy online at www.alliancetrust.ca/shareholders by following the instructions provided on the form of proxy. In order to be valid, proxies must be received by 9:00 a.m. (Calgary time) on or prior to on Monday, May 1, 2023.

DATED at the City of Calgary, in the Province of Alberta, this 4[th] day of April 2023.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS "Dwight Martin" Dwight Martin, Chief Executive Officer

IMPORTANT: It is desirable that as many common shares as possible be represented at the meeting. If you are a registered Shareholder, please complete, sign and mail the enclosed form of proxy to, or deposit it with, Alliance Trust Company, 1010, 407-2nd Street S.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2P 2Y3, or by facsimile at +1 403-2376181, so that it is received no later than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) prior to the time of the Meeting or any adjournment thereof. Registered Shareholders may also use the internet site at www.alliancetrust.ca/shareholders to transmit their voting instructions.

AXIOM CAPITAL ADVISORS INC.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR

DATED MAY 3, 2023

SOLICITATION OF PROXIES

This management information circular (" Circular ") is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the management of Axiom Capital Advisors Inc. (the " Corporation "), to be used at the annual general meeting (the " Meeting ") of holders (" Shareholders ") of common shares (" Common Shares ") of the Corporation, to be held solely by means of remote communication via teleconference at 1-778-736-1282, Access Code 145948093#, at 9:00 a.m., (Alberta time), on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, or at any adjournment thereof, for the purposes set out in the accompanying notice of meeting (the " Notice "). The format for the Meeting is described in the Notice. The information contained in this Circular is as at April 4, 2023 (the " Effective Date ") unless otherwise stated.

The costs incurred in the preparation and mailing of both the instrument of proxy (the " Instrument of Proxy ") and this Circular will be borne by the Corporation. In addition to the use of mail, proxies may be solicited by personal interviews, personal delivery, telephone or any form of electronic communication or by directors, officers and employees of the Corporation who will not be directly compensated therefor. The Notice of Meeting, Circular and Instrument of proxy are not being sent to registered or beneficial owners using the Notice and Access procedures contained in NI 54-101.

In accordance with National Instrument 54-101 - Communications with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer ("NI 54-101"), arrangements have been made with brokerage houses and other intermediaries, clearing agencies, custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to forward solicitation materials to the beneficial owners of the Common Shares held of record by such persons and the Corporation will reimburse such persons for reasonable fees and disbursements incurred by them in doing so. The costs thereof will be borne by the Corporation. April 10, 2023 (the "Record Date") has been used to determine the registered Shareholders entitled to receive Notice of the Meeting.

APPOINTMENT, VOTING AND REVOCATION OF PROXIES

Appointment

The persons named (the "Management Designees") in the enclosed Instrument of Proxy have been selected by the directors of the Corporation and have indicated their willingness to represent as proxy each Shareholder who appoints them. A Shareholder has the right to designate a person (who need not be a Shareholder) other than the Management Designees to represent him or her at the Meeting. In order to do so the Shareholder may insert the name of such person in the blank space provided in the Instrument of Proxy or may use another appropriate form of proxy. All duly executed proxies must be deposited with Alliance Trust Company, 1010, 407-2nd Street S.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2P 2Y3 not later than forty-eight (48) hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) prior to the Meeting or any adjournment thereof. The Corporation may refuse to recognize any proxy received after such time.

Voting

Common Shares represented by any properly executed proxy in the accompanying form will be voted or withheld from voting on any ballot that may be called for in accordance with the instructions given by the

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Shareholder and where a choice with respect to any matter to be acted upon has been specified, the Common Shares represented by the proxy will be voted in accordance with such specification. In the absence of such direction, such Common Shares will be voted in favour of the matters set forth herein.

The accompanying Instrument of Proxy confers discretionary authority on the Management Designees with respect to amendments or variations to matters identified in the Notice or other matters that may properly come before the Meeting.

As of the Effective Date, management of the Corporation is not aware of any such amendments, variations or other matters that may come before the Meeting. In the event that other matters come before the Meeting, the Management Designees intend to vote in accordance with the judgement of management of the Corporation.

Revocation

In addition to revocation in any other manner permitted by law, a Shareholder may revoke a proxy by an instrument in writing executed by the Shareholder or by the Shareholder’s attorney authorized in writing and deposited either at the registered office of the Corporation, Suite 210, 2020 4[th] Street SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2S 1W3, or with Alliance at the address above, at any time up to and including the last business day preceding the day of the Meeting, or any adjournment thereof, at which the proxy is to be used, or by depositing the instrument in writing with the Chairman of the Meeting prior to the commencement of the Meeting on the day of the Meeting or any adjournment thereof.

Internet Voting

Shareholders may use the internet site at www.alliancetrust.ca/shareholders to transmit their voting instructions. Shareholders should have the form of proxy in hand when they access the web site and will be prompted to enter their Control Number, which is located on the form of proxy. If Shareholders vote by Internet, their vote must be received not later than 9:00 a.m. (Alberta time) on May 1, 2023 or 48 hours prior to the time of any adjournment of the Meeting. The website may be used to appoint a proxy holder to attend and vote on a Shareholder's behalf at the Axiom Advisors Inc. Meeting and to convey a Shareholder's voting instructions. Please note that if a Shareholder appoints a proxy holder and submits their voting instructions and subsequently wishes to change their appointment, a Shareholder may resubmit their proxy and/or voting direction, prior to the deadline noted above. When resubmitting a proxy, the most recently submitted proxy will be recognized as the only valid one, and all previous proxies submitted will be disregarded and considered as revoked, provided that the last proxy is submitted by the deadline noted above.

VOTING SHARES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF

Beneficial Holders

The information set forth in this section is of significant importance to those Shareholders that do not hold Common Shares in their own name. Shareholders who hold their Common Shares through their brokers, intermediaries, trustees or other persons, or who otherwise do not hold their Common Shares in their own name (referred to herein as " Beneficial Shareholders ") should note that only proxies deposited by Shareholders who appear on the records maintained by the Corporation’s registrar and transfer agent as registered holders of Common Shares will be recognized and acted upon at the Meeting. If Common Shares are listed in an account statement provided to a Beneficial Shareholder by a broker, those Common Shares will, in all likelihood, not be registered in the Shareholder’s name. Such Common Shares will more likely be registered under the name of the Shareholder’s broker or an agent of that broker. In Canada, the vast majority of such shares are registered under the name of CDS & Co. (the registration name for The Canadian Depository for Securities, which acts as nominee for many Canadian brokerage firms). Common Shares held by brokers (or their agents or nominees) on behalf of a broker’s client can only be voted (for or against resolutions) at the direction of the Beneficial

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Shareholder. Without specific instructions, brokers and their agents and nominees are prohibited from voting shares for the broker’s clients. Therefore, each Beneficial Shareholder should ensure that voting instructions are communicated to the appropriate person well in advance of the Meeting.

Existing regulatory policy requires brokers and other intermediaries to seek voting instructions from Beneficial Shareholders in advance of Shareholders’ meetings. These instructions are typically obtained through the use of a voting instruction form. The various brokers and other intermediaries have their own mailing procedures and provide their own return instructions to clients, which should be carefully followed by Beneficial Shareholders in order to ensure that their Common Shares are voted at the Meeting. The voting instruction form supplied to a Beneficial Shareholder by its broker (or the agent of the broker) is substantially similar to the Instrument of Proxy provided directly to registered Shareholders by the Corporation. However, its purpose is limited to instructing the registered Shareholder (i.e., the broker or agent of the broker) how to vote on behalf of the Beneficial Shareholder. The vast majority of brokers now delegate responsibility for obtaining instructions from clients to Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (" Broadridge ") in Canada. Broadridge typically prepares a machine-readable voting instruction form, mails those forms to Beneficial Shareholders and asks Beneficial Shareholders to return the forms to Broadridge, or otherwise communicate voting instructions to Broadridge (by way of the Internet or telephone, for example). Broadridge then tabulates the results of all instructions received and provides appropriate instructions respecting the voting of shares to be represented at the Meeting. A Beneficial Shareholder who receives a Broadridge voting instruction form cannot use that form to vote Common Shares directly at the Meeting. The voting instruction forms must be returned to Broadridge (or instructions respecting the voting of Common Shares must otherwise be communicated to Broadridge) well in advance of the Meeting in order to have the Common Shares voted. If you have any questions respecting the voting of Common Shares held through a broker or other intermediary, please contact that broker or other intermediary for assistance.

Although a Beneficial Shareholder may not be recognized directly at the Meeting for the purposes of voting Common Shares registered in the name of his broker, a Beneficial Shareholder may attend the Meeting as proxy holder for the registered Shareholder and vote the Common Shares in that capacity. Beneficial Shareholders who wish to attend the Meeting and indirectly vote their Common Shares as proxy holder for the registered Shareholder, should enter their own names in the blank space on the form of proxy provided to them and return the same to their broker (or the broker’s agent) in accordance with the instructions provided by such broker.

All references to Shareholders in this Circular and the accompanying Instrument of Proxy and Notice of Meeting are to registered Shareholders unless specifically stated otherwise.

Registered Shareholders

Registered holders of Common Shares as shown on the Shareholders’ list prepared as of the Record Date will be entitled to vote such shares at the Meeting on the basis of one vote for each Common Share held, except to the extent that the person has transferred the ownership of any of his Common Shares after the Record Date, and the transferee of those shares produces properly endorsed share certificates, or otherwise establishes that he owns the Common Shares, and demands, not later than ten (10) days before the Meeting, or such shorter period before the Meeting that the by-laws of the Corporation may provide, that his name be included in the list before the Meeting, in which case the transferee is entitled to vote his Common Shares at the Meeting.

The Corporation is authorized to issue an unlimited number of Common Shares without nominal or par value. As at the Record Date, 6,472,100 of the Corporation’s unlimited authorized voting Common Shares were issued and outstanding. The Common Shares are entitled to be voted at the meeting on the basis of one vote for each common share held. The Corporation has not issued any other shares.

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As of the Effective Date, no person owns of record or is known to the Corporation to beneficially own, control or direct, directly or indirectly, voting securities carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to all outstanding voting securities of the Corporation, except as follows:

Name and Municipality Designation Nature of
Ownership
Number of
Shares
% of Class
L. Evan Baergen
Delta, BC
Common Shares Direct/Indirect 2,501,050(1) 38.6%
Dwight Martin
Lindell Beach, BC
Common Shares Direct/Indirect 2,501,050(1) 38.6%

Notes:

(1) Axiom Advisors Inc., a company equally controlled by L. Evan Baergen and Dwight Martin, owns 5,000,000 shares of the Corporation. In addition, L. Evan Baergen and Dwight Martin each own 50 shares directly and 1,000 shares indirectly (owned by related persons).

QUORUM

The by-laws of the Corporation provide that at least two persons who hold at least ten (10%) percent of the shares entitled to vote at a meeting of Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy shall constitute a quorum, irrespective of the number of persons actually present at the Meeting.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Corporate and securities legislation requires the disclosure of compensation received by Named Executive Officers, certain executive officers, and directors of the Corporation. "Named Executive Officer" is defined by the applicable legislation to mean (i) each of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation, despite the amount of compensation of that individual, (ii) each of the Corporation’s three most highly compensated executive officers (or the three most highly compensated individuals acting in a similar capacity), other than the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, who were serving as executive officers at the end of the most recently completed financial year and whose total salary and bonus exceeds $150,000, and (iii) any additional individual for whom disclosure would have been provided under (ii) but for the fact that the individual was not serving as an executive officer of the Corporation at the end of the most recently completed financial year end of the Corporation. During the financial year ended June 30, 2022, the Corporation had two (2) Named Executive Officers, namely Dwight Martin, Chief Executive Officer, and L. Evan Baergen, Chief Financial Officer.

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

There were no salaries or other compensation paid to the Named Executive Officers during the financial year, being the first year-end since incorporation. The Corporation has not entered into any employment contracts with the Named Executive Officers or any compensatory plan, contract, or arrangement whereby a Named Executive Officer would receive payment from the Corporation

The Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee ("CGCC") will consider the long-term interest of the Corporation and its stakeholders, and its historical and current stage of development when determining appropriate compensation and will make specific recommendations to the board of directors of the Corporation (the "Board") with respect to compensation paid to its executive officers.

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Financial Instruments

The Corporation has adopted an insider trading policy that includes a provision that prohibits directors, officers, and employees of the Corporation from purchasing or selling derivatives in respect of any security of the Corporation, which includes "puts" and "calls" on the Corporation’s securities or on short selling the Corporation’s securities. The Corporation has not instituted any policies which restrict the Named Executive Officers or directors of the Corporation from purchasing other financial instruments, including prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars or units of exchange funds, that are designed to hedge or offset a decrease in market value of equity securities granted as compensation or held, directly or indirectly, by the Named Executive Officers or directors.

Compensation Governance

Policies and Practices

The policies and practices adopted by the Board to determine the compensation of the Corporation’s executive officers and directors is described under "– Compensation Discussion and Analysis".

Composition and Relevant Skills and Experience of the CGCC

The CGCC has been comprised of two directors, namely Doug McCartney and Paul Shelley who are both considered to be "independent" within the meaning of National Instrument 52-110 – Audit Committees ("NI 52110").

Each member of the CGCC has direct experience that is relevant to his or her responsibilities in executive compensation, including experience acting as directors of other issuers. The following table sets forth the skills and experience of each CGCC member in executive compensation that is relevant to his or her responsibilities and the making of decisions on the suitability of the Corporation’s compensation policies.

The Corporation's executive compensation program is administered by the Corporation's Compensation Committee. Accordingly, as a result of this collective experience, the Compensation Committee has knowledge of typical day-to-day responsibilities and challenges faced by the Corporation's management team, the role of a Board of Directors in reviewing the executive compensation of a reporting issuer, and first-hand knowledge regarding executive compensation policies and practices, all of which are beneficial to the committee in the context of its review of the Corporation's compensation policies and practices.

Compensation Consultants or Advisors

During the financial year ended June 30, 2022, the CGCC did not retain an independent compensation consultant or advisor to assist in determining the compensation for the Corporation’s directors and executive officers.

INDEBTEDNESS OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

No director, proposed director, executive officer nor any of their associates or affiliates is or has been at any time since the last completed financial year, been indebted to the Corporation.

INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS OR COMPANIES IN MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

Other than as set forth in this Circular, no person who has been a director or senior officer of the Corporation at any time since the beginning of the last financial year, nor any proposed nominee for election as a director of the Corporation, nor any associate or affiliate of any of the foregoing, has any material interest, directly or indirectly, by way of beneficial ownership of securities or otherwise, in any matter to be acted upon other than the election of directors or the appointment of the auditors.

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AUDIT COMMITTEE

The audit committee of the Corporation (the "Audit Committee") consisted of Paul Shelley (Chair), Doug McCartney, and Dwight Martin. The general function of the Audit Committee is to review the overall audit plan and the Corporation’s system of internal controls, to review the results of the external audit and to resolve any potential dispute with the Corporation’s auditors.

Composition of the Audit Committee

The table below sets out the members of the Audit Committee, whether the members are independent and financially literate and their relevant education and experience:

Name Independent/
Not
Independent (1)
Financially
Literate/
Not Financially
Literate(1)
Relevant Education and Experience
Paul Shelley Independent Financially literate Mr. Shelley, CGA, CA is a Fellow of the Institute of
Canadian Bankers and has over 25 years of
experience with companies like the Royal Bank,
GE Capital and Kos Corp. He has also served on a
number ofpublic andprivate companyboards.
Doug
McCartney
Independent Financially literate Mr. McCartney, B.A., J.D. is lawyer with over 23
years' experience in the financial and business
word. He has been a director of various public
and
private
companies
throughout
his
professional career. In addition, Mr. McCartney
was the managing partner of a mid-sized Calgary
law firm for eightyears.
Dwight
Martin
Not
Independent
Financially literate Mr. Martin articled with Thorne Riddell and later
on owned an accounting firm for several years.
Although Mr. Martin no longer practices
accounting, he is involved with many different
facets of the financial industry, including being a
member of the audit committee of another
company.

Note:

(1) As defined by National Instrument 52-110 – Audit Committees ("NI 52-110").

Relevant Education and Experience

See the table above under the heading "Composition of the Audit Committee".

Audit Committee Oversight

At no time since the commencement of the Corporation’s most recently completed financial year was a recommendation of the Audit Committee to nominate or compensate an external auditor not adopted by the Board.

Reliance on Certain Exemptions

At no time since the commencement of the Corporation’s most recently completed financial year has the Corporation relied on the exemption in Section 2.4 of NI 52-110 (De Minimis Non-audit Services), or an exemption from NI 52-110, in whole or in part, granted under Part 8 of NI 52-110.

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Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

The Audit Committee has adopted specific policies and procedures for the engagement of non-audit services as described in the Audit Committee’s Charter under the heading "External Auditors".

External Auditor Service Fees (By Category)

The aggregate fees billed by the Corporation’s external auditors for its fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 are as follows:

Financial Year
Ending
Audit Fees Audit Related
Fees
Tax Fees All Other Fees
2022 $5,000 $5,000 - -

Exemption

The Corporation is listed on the CSE and is a Venture Issuer pursuant to Section 6.1 of NI 52-110, and accordingly, is exempt from the requirements of Part 3 Composition of the Audit Committee and Part 5 Reporting Obligations of NI 52-110, which relate to the composition of an audit committee and the reporting of the required disclosure, respectively. The Corporation has relied on the exemption from Part 3 with respect to the composition of its Audit Committee and has complied with the requirements in Section 6.1.1 of NI 52-110.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

National Policy 58-201 Corporate Governance Guidelines and National Instrument 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices ("NI 58-101") set out a series of guidelines for effective corporate governance. The guidelines address matters such as the composition and independence of corporate boards, the functions to be performed by boards and their committees, and the effectiveness and education of board members. Each reporting issuer, such as the Corporation, must disclose on an annual basis and in prescribed form, the corporate governance practices that it has adopted. The following is the Corporation’s required annual disclosure of its corporate governance practices in accordance with Form 58-101F2, Corporate Governance Disclosure (Venture Issuers).

Board of Directors

The Board considers that Doug McCartney and Paul Shelley are independent according to the definition of "independence" set out in NI 58-101. Dwight Martin and L. Evan Baergen are not independent by virtue of being members of the Corporation’s management.

The Board facilitates its exercise of independent supervision over management by having two members of the Board members who are independent of the Corporation, as defined in NI 52-110.

Directorships

Doug McCartney and L. Evan Baergen are both directors of BnSellit Technology Inc., a reporting issue listed on the CSE under the symbol BNSL. No other director of the Corporation is presently a director of any other issuer that is a reporting issuer, or the equivalent, in a Canadian jurisdiction or a foreign jurisdiction.

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Orientation and Continuing Education

The Board has delegated the responsibility for providing an orientation to new directors and continuing education to existing directors to one representative of the Board. The information is normally provided to directors in an informal meeting with senior management present. The Corporation does not provide an official orientation or training program for its new directors for the time being. However, new directors have the opportunity to become familiar with the Corporation by meeting with the other members of the Board and the officers. In addition, new directors are invited to meet with the Corporation’s legal counsel in order to better know what their legal responsibilities are.

Ethical Business Conduct

The management and decision-making structure of the Corporation closely aligns the senior management of the Corporation to all material decision making. This provides for regular input to and reinforcement of a culture of ethical business conduct required by the Corporation’s Board and senior management in day-to-day business activities.

Nomination and Assessment of Directors

The Board as a whole remains responsible for nominating new members of the Board and assessing members of the Board on an on-going basis. If it becomes necessary, a nomination committee will be created which in turn will develop relevant criteria for suitable candidates including the independence of the individual, financial acumen and availability to devote sufficient time to the duties of the Board.

Compensation

The Compensation Committee provides recommendations to the Board for approval of compensation for directors and senior officers including determining the base salary and incentive compensation. More information pertaining to compensation can be found above under the heading "Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers".

Other Board Committees

The only standing committees of the Board are the Audit Committee and the Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee.

Assessments

The Board, acting as a whole, is responsible for proposing new nominees to the Board and for assessing the performance of directors on an ongoing basis. The Board has not appointed a nominating committee to assess the effectiveness of the Board as a whole, committees of the Board and the contribution of individual directors.

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PARTICULARS OF MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

To the knowledge of the Board, the only matters to be brought before the Meeting are those matters set forth in the accompanying Notice relating to: (1) receipt of the audited financial statements of the Corporation for the financial year ended June 30, 2022 and the auditor's report thereon; (2) the fixing of the number of directors to be elected at the Meeting at four (4) and election of the directors of the Corporation for the ensuing year; and (3) the appointment of the auditors for the Corporation.

1. Receipt of Financial Statements

The audited financial statements of the Corporation for the year ended June 30, 2022, the auditors’ report thereon and management’s discussion and analysis (collectively, the " Financial Statements ") will be tabled at the Meeting. The Financial Statements are enclosed with this Management Information Circular .

2. Fix Number of Directors

At the Meeting, it will be proposed that four (4) directors be elected to hold office. Management therefore intends to place before the Meeting, for approval, with or without modification, a resolution fixing the board of directors at four (4) members for the next ensuing year subject to the provisions of the Articles of the Corporation relating to subsequent appointments by the board of directors. Unless otherwise directed, it is the intention of the Management Designees, if named as proxy, to vote in favour of the resolution fixing the number of directors to be elected at the Meeting at four (4).

3. Election of Directors

The Board of Directors currently consists of four (4) directors. The following table sets forth the name of each of the persons proposed to be nominated for election as a director, all positions and offices in the Corporation presently held by him/her, his/her municipality of residence, his/her principal occupation at the present and during the preceding five years, the period during which he/she has served as a director, and the number of voting Common Shares of the Corporation that he/she has advised are beneficially owned by him/her, directly or indirectly, or over which control or direction is exercised, as of the Effective Date. Management does not contemplate that any of such nominees will be unable to serve as directors; however, if for any reason any of the proposed nominees do not stand for election or are unable to serve as such, proxies in favour of Management Designees will be voted for another nominee in their discretion unless the Shareholder has specified in his proxy that his/her shares are to be withheld from voting in the election of directors. Each director elected will hold office until the next annual meeting of Shareholders or until his/her successor is duly elected, unless his/her office is earlier vacated in accordance with the by-laws of the Corporation. Unless otherwise directed, it is the intention of the Management Designees to vote proxies in the accompanying form in favour of the election of nominees hereinafter set forth as directors for the ensuing year.

The following information relating to the nominees for election as a director is based on the Corporation’s records:

Name and
Municipality
of Residence
Present and Principal Occupation Office Held and Date
Appointed
Voting Shares
Beneficially
Owned or over
which Control or
Direction is
Exercised
L. Evan Baergen(1)
Delta, BC
Canada
Chief Financial Officer of the
Corporation; Chartered
Professional Accountant (CPA, CA)
CFO since June 1, 2020
and Director since
January 28, 2020
2,501,050(1)
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Name and
Municipality
of Residence
Present and Principal Occupation Office Held and Date
Appointed
Voting Shares
Beneficially
Owned or over
which Control or
Direction is
Exercised
Paul Shelley(3) (4)
Calgary, AB
Canada
Mr. Shelley, CGA, CA, a Fellow of
the Institute of Canadian Bankers,
is retired but continues to serve as
a director on the board of various
companies.
Director since May 5,
2022
-
Dwight Martin(3)
Lindell Beach, BC
Canada
Chief Executive Officer of the
Corporation
CEO since June 1, 2020
and Director since
January28,2020
2,501,050(1)
Doug McCartney(3)(4)
Calgary, AB
Canada
Mr. McCartney is lawyer with
Moodys Private Client Law LLP
Director since February
6, 2020
301,000(2)

Notes:

(1) Axiom Advisors, a company equally controlled by L. Evan Baergen and Dwight Martin, owns 5,000,000 shares of the Corporation. In addition, L. Evan Baergen and Dwight Martin each own 50 shares directly and 1,000 shares indirectly (owned by related persons).

(2) Includes 1,000 shares owned by related persons.

(3) Member of the Audit Committee.

(4) Member of the CGCC.

The proposed directors of the Corporation, as a group, beneficially own, or exercise control or direction over, directly or indirectly, 5,604,100 Common Shares, which is 86.6% of the Common Shares issued and outstanding as at the Effective Date.

The directors listed above will hold office until the next annual meeting of the Corporation or until their successors are elected or appointed.

Corporate Cease Trade Orders

To the knowledge of management, none of those persons who are proposed directors of the Corporation is, or has been within the past ten years, a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer of any company that, while that person was acting in that capacity, was the subject of a cease trade or similar order, or an order that denied the company access to any exemptions under Canadian securities legislation for a period of more than 30 consecutive days or after such persons ceased to be a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer of the company, was the subject of a cease trade or similar order or an order that denied the company access to any exemption under securities legislation, for a period of more than 30 consecutive days, which resulted from an event that occurred while acting in such capacity.

Bankruptcies

To the knowledge of management, none of those persons who are proposed directors of the Corporation is, or has been within the past ten years, a director or executive officer of any company, including the Corporation, that, while such person was acting in that capacity, or within a year of that person ceasing to act in that capacity, became bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or was subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold its assets.

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Personal Bankruptcies

To the knowledge of management, none of the persons who are proposed directors of the Corporation have, within the past ten years made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or was subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold his assets.

Penalties and Sanctions

To the knowledge of management, none of those persons who are proposed directors of the Corporation have been subject to any penalties or sanctions imposed by a court relating to securities legislation or by a securities regulatory authority or has entered into a settlement with a securities regulatory authority or been subject to any other penalties or sanctions imposed by a court or regulatory body that would likely be considered important to a reasonable Shareholder in deciding whether to vote for a proposed director.

4. Appointment of Auditor

The management of the Corporation intends to nominate Kenway Mack Slusarchuk Stewart LLP ("KMSS") for appointment as the auditor of the Corporation. KMSS was first appointed in January 2020 following the incorporation of the Corporation and has been the auditors of the Company since that time. Unless such authority is withheld, the Management Designees, if named as proxy, intend to vote the Common Shares represented by any such proxy in favour of a resolution appointing Kenway Mack Slusarchuk Stewart LLP as auditor for the Corporation for the next ensuing year, to hold office until the close of the next annual meeting of Shareholders or until KMSS is removed from office or resigns as provided by the Corporation’s by-laws, at a remuneration to be fixed by the directors.

5. Other Business

Management is not aware of any other matters to come before the Meeting, other than those set out in the Notice. If other matters come before the Meeting, it is the intention of the Management Designees named

GENERAL

All matters to be brought before the Meeting require, for the passing of same, a simple majority of the votes cast at the Meeting by the holders of Common Shares. Unless otherwise directed, it is management’s intention to vote proxies in favour of the resolutions set forth herein.

If a majority of the Common Shares represented at the Meeting should be withheld from voting for the appointment of Kenway Mack Slusarchuk Stewart LLP as the auditor of the Corporation, the Board will appoint another firm of chartered accountants based upon the recommendation of the Audit Committee, which appointment for any period subsequent to the Meeting shall be presented for approval by the Shareholders at the next annual general meeting of the Corporation.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Additional information relating to the Corporation is on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Additional financial information is provided in the Corporation’s financial statements and MD&A for the Corporation’s most recently completed financial year.

Shareholders may contact the Corporation at (604) 337-5001 to request copies of the Corporation’s financial statements and MD&A.

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