Exhibit 10.18


THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT made as of the __30th____ day of _August______, 2001,

BETWEEN:

      INTERNATIONAL  TECHNOLOGY MARKETING INC., a corporation incorporated under
      the laws of the State of Nevada

      (hereinafter called the "CORPORATION")

                                                               OF THE FIRST PART

                                     - and -

      Peter J. Hamilton, of the Town of Oakville, in the Province of Ontario

      (hereinafter called the "EMPLOYEE")

                                                              OF THE SECOND PART

      WHEREAS the Corporation has agreed to employ the Employee and the Employee
has agreed to be employed by the  Corporation,  upon and subject to the terms of
this Agreement;

      NOW  THEREFORE  THIS  AGREEMENT  WITNESSETH  that for  good  and  valuable
consideration,  the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the
parties agree as follows:

                                   ARTICLE ONE
                                 INTERPRETATION

1.01  DEFINED TERMS
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      In the  Agreement,  the  following  words or  expressions  shall  have the
      following meanings:

      "AGREEMENT"  means  this  agreement  and any  instrument  supplemental  or
      ancillary hereto, including all schedules attached hereto;

      "BUSINESS DAY" means a day other than a Saturday,  Sunday or any other day
      on which the principal commercial banks located in the City of Toronto, or
      in the case of an employee not normally resident in Toronto,  are not open

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      for business during normal banking hours;

      "PARTIES"  means  the  Corporation,  and the  Employee  collectively,  and
      "PARTY" means any of them;

      "PERSONS"  means any  individual,  corporation,  partnership,  trustee  or
      trust,  unincorporated  association  or a  recognized  government  and any
      agency thereof and pronouns have a similarly extended meaning.


                                   ARTICLE TWO
                                   EMPLOYMENT

2.01  EMPLOYMENT
      ----------

      The Employee shall serve the Corporation as its Vice President,  Sales and
shall  perform  such  duties and  exercise  such powers  commensurate  with such
position  together with such other managerial and  administrative  duties as may
from  time  to  time  reasonably  assigned  to  him  by  the  directors  of  the
Corporation.

2.02  TIME AND ATTENTION
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      Unless  prevented by ill health or other  sufficient  cause,  the Employee
shall devote,  during the term of the Agreement,  the necessary time, attention,
skill and efforts to providing the duties to the  Corporation as required herein
and shall do all in his power to advance the interest of the  Corporation  while
in its employment.  The Employee shall not, without the consent of the directors
of the Corporation,  engage in other activities competitive with the business of
the Corporation, from time to time.

2.03  TERM
      ----

      Unless  sooner  terminated  as provided for herein,  the  Agreement  shall
commence as of the date of the Agreement for an initial term of three (3) years.
Unless,  at least ninety (90) days prior to the end of the initial term,  one of
the parties hereto gives the other party written  notice of their  intention not
to renew the Agreement  after the expiry of the initial term then this Agreement
shall be automatically  renewed on an annual bases after the initial term unless
terminated as herein provided.

2.04  TERMINATION
      -----------

      This  Agreement  shall  terminate  upon  the  death  of  the  Employee  or
declaration by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Employee is a mentally
incompetent  person or  incapable  of  handling  his affairs  through  mental in
competency and may be terminated:

      (a)    at any time by mutual agreement of the parties in writing; or


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      (b)    by the  Corporation  for just  cause at any time by giving  written
             notice thereof to the Employee.  Without limiting the generality of
             the foregoing, "just cause" shall include:

      (i)    any cause which would entitle the  Corporation  at law to terminate
             the services of the Employee  without  either notice or pay in lieu
             of notice;

      (ii)   a material breach of trust or duty;

      (iii)  dishonesty;

      (iv)   gross negligence or incompetence;

      (v)    a material breach of any provision of the Agreement;

      (vi)   inability as a result of bona fide illness,  physical or mental, of
             the Employee to attend on a full-time  basis,  to his duties to the
             Corporation  for a period of six (6) months,  which period shall be
             deemed to commence on the first  working day that the Employee does
             not attend to the  services  under this  Agreement  on a  full-time
             basis,  statutory holidays and vacations excepted,  and to continue
             until the Employee has resumed  attendance to his duties  hereunder
             on a full-time  basis for thirty (30)  consecutive  normal  working
             days;

      (vii)  disobedience  or neglect by the  Employee of any of the  reasonable
             orders or directions  of the board of directors of the  Corporation
             or

      (viii) any action by the Employee done knowingly or intentionally which is
             materially   detrimental   to  the   welfare  or  interest  of  the
             Corporation, its reputation or its business.

      In the event of termination with cause, the Employee shall receive:

      (a)    Three  months  remuneration  at the rate of pay as  established  in
             schedule A attached; and,

      (b)    Any benefits,  including earned equity or bonuses or other variable
             compensation, owing hereunder until the termination date.

      In the event of termination without cause, the Employee shall receive:

      (a)    All  remuneration   owing  hereunder  that  would  accrue  if  this
             agreement  would have run its full  course  until its next  renewal
             date; and

      (b)    Any benefits,  including earned equity or bonuses or other variable
             compensation, owing hereunder until the termination date.

The  Employee   acknowledges  that  the  amounts  received  under  this  section
constitute  settlement  in full of any  claims  against  the  Corporation  or in
respect of  termination  of the  Employee by the  Corporation  for just cause or
otherwise.

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                                  ARTICLE THREE
                              EMPLOYEE REMUNERATION

3.01  REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
      -------------------------

      In  consideration  of the  performance  by  the  Employee  of  his  duties
hereunder,  the Corporation  shall pay to the Employee and the Employee shall be
entitled to receive  during the term of this  Agreement,  the  aggregate  of the
following:

      (a)    an annual  salary,  if any, as may be mutually  agreed upon between
             the parties hereto, which shall be paid in semi monthly instalments
             payable at the 15th and end of each month, not in advance,  or such
             other times as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto;

      (b)    payment,  within  thirty  (30) days after the date on which  annual
             financial  statements  for the  Corporation  for each  fiscal  year
             completed during the term of this Agreement first become available,
             of an incentive bonus, if any, determined by the Corporation; and

      (c)    reimbursements  of all  reasonable  expenses and costs  incurred in
             connection  with  performance  of  the  Employee's   services  upon
             production  of  such  supporting  vouchers  and  statements  as the
             Corporation may reasonably require

      (d)    schedule A attached to this  agreement  and signed by both  parties
             shall indicate the rate of remuneration and bonus applicable.

3.02  VACATION
      --------

      During the employment of the Employee  hereunder,  the Employee shall from
time to time be entitled to vacations as agreed upon between the parties  hereto
and included in schedule A attached hereto. Such vacation shall be taken at such
time  as  the  Corporation  and  the  Employee  shall  mutually  agree,   acting
reasonably,  having regard to the performance of the Employee's essential duties
to the Corporation pursuant to the terms of the Agreement;  and provided further
that such vacation may be taken only within the year of entitlement  thereof and
may not be accumulated from year to year.

                                  ARTICLE FOUR
                               EMPLOYEE COVENANTS

4.01  CONFIDENTIALITY, ETC.
      ---------------------

      The Employee  acknowledges that in the course of carrying out,  performing
and fulfilling his  responsibilities  to the Corporation  hereunder he will have
access to and will be entrusted with detailed confidential information and trade
secrets relating to the present and contemplated services,  techniques and modes
of merchandising,  marketing techniques, inventions and routines of the Business

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and concerning the customers of the Corporation, their names, addresses, tastes,
preferences  and  particular  requirements,  the  disclosure  of  any  of  which
confidential  information and trade secrets to competitors of the Corporation or
to the general  public would be highly  detrimental to the best interests of the
Corporation.  The Employee further  acknowledges that in the course of providing
his duties to the Corporation  hereunder he may be the principal  representative
of the  Corporation to many of the customers of the Corporation and as such will
be  significantly  responsible  for maintaining or enhancing the goodwill of the
Corporation with such customers.  The Employee  acknowledges and agrees that the
right to maintain the confidentiality of such confidential information and trade
secrets, and the right to preserve its goodwill,  constitute  proprietary rights
which  the  Corporation  is  entitled  to  protect.  Accordingly,  the  Employee
covenants and agrees with the Corporation that:

      (a)    he will not,  either  during the term of this  Agreement  or at any
             time  thereafter,   disclose  any  of  such  detailed  confidential
             information  and trade  secrets  to any person nor shall he use the
             same for any purpose other than the purpose of the  Corporation nor
             will he  disclose  or use for any  purpose  other than those of the
             Corporation  the private  affairs of the  Corporation  or any other
             information which he may acquire during the course of the Agreement
             with relation to the business and affairs of the Corporation;

      (b)    he will not, at any time after the  termination  of the  Agreement,
             call on, solicit or take away,  directly or indirectly,  any of the
             customers  of the  Corporation  or  persons in the habit of dealing
             with the  Corporation,  either for himself or for any other person,
             firm or corporation; and

      (c)    Provided  that he  receives at the  commencement  of a one (1) year
             period following the termination of the Agreement,  an amount equal
             to the amount described in paragraph 3.01 (a) hereof,  the Employee
             will not at any time  within the  period of one (1) year  following
             the  termination  of  the  Agreement,  either  individually  or  in
             partnership  or jointly or in conjunction  with any  partnership or
             jointly  or  in  conjunction  with  any  person  or  persons,  firm
             association, syndicate, company or corporation as principal, agent,
             shareholder  or in  any  other  manner  whatsoever  carry  on or be
             engaged in or concerned with or interested in or advise, lend money
             to, guarantee the debts or obligations of or permit his name or any
             part  thereof  to be used or  employed  by or  associated  with any
             person  or  persons,  firm,  associations,  syndicate,  company  or
             corporation  engaged in or  concerned  with or  interested  in, any
             business  selling  survey  software  now or at any time  during the
             course of the Agreement carried on by the Corporation:

      (i)    within  the  Countries  of  Canada,  United  States  or the  United
             Kingdom.

      The Employee agrees that all restrictions  contained herein are reasonable
and valid and all defences to the strict enforcement  thereof by the Corporation
are hereby waived by the Employee. If any covenant or provision of the clause is
determined  to be void or  unenforceable  in whole or in part,  it shall  not be

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deemed to affect or impair the validity of any other  covenant or provision  and
subparagraphs  4.01 (c)(i) and (ii) hereof are herby declared to be separate and
distinct  covenants.  The Employee  acknowledges  that damages at law will be an
insufficient  remedy to the  Corporation in view of the  irrevocable  harm which
will be suffered if the  Employee  violates  thereof  terms of this  section and
agrees that the Corporation may apply for an have injunctive relief in any court
of competent  jurisdiction  specifically  to enforce any such covenants upon the
breach or threatened breach thereof and hereby waives all defences to the strict
enforcement thereof by the Corporation.

                                  ARTICLE FIVE
                           GENERAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS

5.01  NON-TRANSFERABILITY
      -------------------

      Neither  the  Employee,  his  estate,  nor a person  claiming  through the
Employee,  shall have any right to commute,  anticipate,  encumber or dispose of
any payment hereunder,  which payments and rights thereto are expressly declared
non-assignable and non-transferrable,  except as otherwise specifically provided
herein.

5.02  GENDER AND NUMBER
      -----------------

      In this  agreement,  words importing the singular shall include the plural
and vice versa, and words importing gender shall include all genders.

5.03  HEADINGS
      --------

      The division of this Agreement into sections and the section  headings are
for  convenience  of reference only and shall not affect the  interpretation  or
construction of this Agreement.

5.04  CALCULATION OF TIME PERIODS
      ---------------------------

      In this  Agreement  and any note or other  document  delivered  hereunder,
except where  expressly  provided  otherwise,  time periods  within or following
which any act is to be done  shall be  calculated  by  excluding  the day of the
event  which  commences  the  period,  and by  extending  the period to the next
business day if the last day of the period is not a business day.

5.05  APPLICABLE LAW
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      This  Agreement  shall be governed by the laws of the  Province of Ontario
and of Canada applicable  therein,  and the parties hereby irrevocably attorn to
the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario.

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5.06  SERVERABLE
      ----------

      If any provision of the Agreement shall be held to be invalid,  illegal or
unenforceable,  the  validity,  legality  or  enforceability  of  the  remaining
provisions  of this  Agreement  shall  not in any way be  affected  or  impaired
thereby.

5.07  CURRENCY
      --------

      Unless  otherwise  indicated,  all  dollar  amounts  referred  to in  this
Agreement are in Canadian funds.

5.08  ASSIGNMENT
      ----------

      This  Agreement  may not be  assigned,  in whole or in part,  by any party
without the prior written consent of all other parties.

5.09  NOTICES
      -------

      Any  notice,  demand,  approval,  consent,  waiver or other  communication
("notice") to be given by one party to another under this Agreement  shall be in
writing,  shall not be delivered by ordinary,  certified or registered  mail and
shall be sufficiently given only if either deliver personally,  to such party as
follows:

      (a)   to the Corporation, at:     Suite 401, 2275 Lakeshore Boulevard West
                                        Toronto, Ontario
                                        M8V 3Y3

      (b)   to the Employee, at:        201 Elton Park Road,
                                        Oakville, Ontario, L6J 4C2


or to such other  address as may be  designated  by notice given as aforesaid to
all other parties by the party to whom notice is given as aforesaid to all other
parties by the party to whom  notice is to be given.  Any notice  delivered  and
received  as  aforesaid  shall be  deemed to have been  given  and  received  as
aforesaid  shall be deemed to have been given and received on the first business
day following the date of personal delivery.

5.10     FURTHER ASSURANCE
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      Each of the parties shall  execute and deliver such further  documents and
perform or cause to be  performed  such  further acts as may be required to give
full effect to the provisions of the Agreement.

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5.11  ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND WAIVER
      ---------------------------

      This Agreement  constitutes the entire agreement  between the parties with
respect to the  subject  matter  hereof  and  supersedes  all prior  agreements,
understandings,  negotiations and discussions,  whether oral or written, between
the parties  with  respect  thereto.  No  supplements,  modification,  waiver or
terminations  of this Agreement  shall be binding unless  executed in writing by
the  persons to be bound  thereby.  No waiver of any of the  provisions  of this
Agreement shall constitute or be deemed a waiver of any other provision (whether
or not similar) or a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.

5.12  TIME OF ESSENCE
      ---------------

      Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement.

5.13  BINDING AGREEMENT
      -----------------

      This  Agreement  shall be binding  upon and  ensure to the  benefit of the
parties and their respective heirs,  legal personal  representative,  successors
and permitted assigns.

5.14  COUNTERPARTS
      ------------

      This  Agreement may be executed in several  counter  parts,  each of which
shall be deemed to be an original,  but this Agreement shall be constituted only
by all such counterparts together.

IN WITNESS  WHEREOF the parties have executed  this  memorandum of the Agreement
under seal.


SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED
In the presence of:                )
                                   )
                                   )
____________________________       )              ______________________________
Witness:                           )    International Technology Marketing Inc..
                                   )        Per:
                                   )
                                   )
                                   )
                                   )
____________________________       )              ______________________________
Witness                                           Signature of Employee

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                SCHEDULE A: ATTACHMENT TO EMPLOYEE AGREEMENT FOR:

                                PETER J. HAMILTON
           ___________________________________________________________



           POSITION:

           ITM INC. - VICE PRESIDENT - SALES



           DUTIES:

           FOR THE FIRST 12 MONTHS OR UNTIL SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS ACHIEVED,
CO-MARKET , WITH BRIAN MACDONALD, POWER AUDIT TECHNOLOGY TO VALUE ADDED
RESELLERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EUROPE, NEGOTIATE AGREEMENTS WITH CUSTOMERS,
MANAGE PRE SALES CONSULTANTS IN EUROPEAN MARKETPLACE.




           SALARY:

           COMBINATION OF SALARY AND PERSONAL EXPENSES CANADIAN 8,000 PER MONTH.
SALARY TO BE REVIEWED ONCE SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS ACHIEVED.





           VARIABLE COMPENSATION:

           SALES COMMISSIONS BASED ON 6% OF SALES REVENUE (CASH BASIS) IN
PERSONAL TERRITORY - COMPENSATION FOLLOWING SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS TO BE
DETERMINED.