CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14 OR 15d-14 OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
  1.
    
    I have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of Precision Drilling Corporation;2.
    
    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the
period covered by this report;3.
    
    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included
in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of Precision Drilling Corporation as of, and for, the periods
presented in this report;4.
    
    Precision Drilling Corporations other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange
Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for Precision Drilling Corporation and
have:
 (a)
    
    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that
material information relating to Precision Drilling Corporation, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;(b)
    
    Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles;(c)
    
    Evaluated the effectiveness of Precision Drilling Corporations disclosure controls
and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
report based on such evaluation; and(d)
    
    Disclosed in this report any change in the Precision Drilling Corporations internal
control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the
annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, the Precision Drilling Corporations internal control over financial reporting; and
 5.
    
    Precision Drilling Corporations other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to Precision Drilling
Corporations auditors and the audit committee of Precision Drilling Corporations board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):




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(a)
    
    All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely
affect the Precision Drilling Corporations ability to record, process, summarize and
report financial information; and(b)
    
    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees
who have a significant role in Precision Drilling Corporations internal control over
financial reporting.