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Table of Contents
  PageDocuments incorporated by referenceForward Looking StatementsItem 1 - Date of the Annual Information Form
    
    
    1Item 2 - Corporate Structure
    
    
    12.1 Name and Incorporation of the Company
    
    
    12.2 Intercorporate Relationships
    
    
    1Item 3 - General Development of the Business
    
    
    13.1 Three Year History
    
    
    13.2 Significant Acquisitions
    
    
    33.3 Trends
    
    
    3Item 4 - Description of the Business
    
    
    34.1 General
    
    
    34.2 Industry Sector Information
    
    
    34.2.1 Packaging Products Sector
    
    
    34.2.1.1 Boxboard Group
    
    
    34.2.1.2 Containerboard Group
    
    
    44.2.1.3 Specialty Products Group
    
    
    64.2.2 Tissue Papers Sector
    
    
    94.3 Research and Development
    
    
    104.4 Competitive Conditions
    
    
    114.4.1 Our Markets
    
    
    114.4.2 Our Competitive Strengths
    
    
    114.5 Cycle Components
    
    
    114.6 Environment
    
    
    124.6.1 Regulations
    
    
    124.6.2 Environmental Mission
    
    
    124.7 Reorganizations
    
    
    124.8 Social Policies
    
    
    124.9 Business Risks
    
    
    12Item 5 - Dividends
    
    
    12Item 6 - Capital Structure
    
    
    126.1 General Description of Capital Structure
    
    
    126.2 Ratings
    
    
    13Item 7 - Market for Securities
    
    
    147.1 Trading Price and Volume
    
    
    14Item 8 - Directors and Officers
    
    
    148.1 Information concerning Directors
    
    
    148.2 Cease Trade Orders, Bankruptcies, Penalties or Sanctions
    
    
    168.3 Information concerning Executive Officers
    
    
    17Item 9 - Legal Proceedings
    
    
    17Item 10 - Transfer Agent and Registrar
    
    
    18Item 11 - Material Contracts
    
    
    18Item 12 - Interests of Experts
    
    
    18Item 13 - Audit Committee
    
    
    1813.1 Composition and Mandate
    
    
    1813.2 Relevant Education and Experience of the Members
    
    
    1813.3 External Auditors Services Fees
    
    
    1913.4 Policies and Procedures for the Engagement of Audit and Non-Audit Services
    
    
    19Item 14 - Additional Information
    
    
    19Schedule A  Charter of the Audit Committee




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In this Annual Information Form, the terms We, Us, Our, Company and Cascades refer to
Cascades Inc., its subsidiaries, divisions and its interests in joint ventures. Except as otherwise
indicated, all dollar amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars. The information in this Annual
Information Form is stated as at December 31, 2009, except as otherwise indicated, and except for
information in documents incorporated by reference that have a different date.
 Documents Incorporated by reference
  Documents
    
    Where they are incorporated in this Annual Information FormCascades Inc.s
2009 Annual Report
 Managements
discussion and
analysis of
financial position
and operating
results, NEAR-TERM
OUTLOOK, page 50,
RISK MANAGEMENT,
page 55
    
    Items 3.3, 4.6.1 and 4.9
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 Item 1  Date of the Annual Information Form
  Item 2  Corporate Structure
 2.1 Name and Incorporation of the Company
  Companies Act
 Companies Act
  2.2 Intercorporate Relationships
  Jurisdiction ofCorporate Name
    
    IncorporationCascades Canada Inc.
    
    CanadaCascades Fine Papers Group Inc.
    
    CanadaCascades S.A.S.
    
    FranceCascades Tissue Group  North Carolina Inc.
    
    North CarolinaCascades Tissue Group  Pennsylvania Inc.
    
    DelawareCascades USA Inc.
    
    DelawareDopaco, Inc.
    
    PennsylvaniaMetro Waste Paper Recovery Inc.
    
    CanadaNorampac Holding US Inc.
    
    DelawareNorampac Industries Inc.
    
    New York
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 Tissue Group
    3.2 Significant Acquisitions
  3.3 Trends
  Item 4  Description of the Business
 4.1 General
   Packaging Products
 Boxboard Group
 Containerboard Group
 Specialty Products Group
 Tissue Papers
  4.2 Industry Sector Information
 4.2.1 Packaging Products Sector
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    Annual capacity orFacilities
    
    Products / Services
    
    ShipmentsManufacturing
    
    
    
    Annual capacityin metric tonnesJonquière (Québec)
    
    From 100% virgin to 100% recycled coated boxboard
    
    
    144,000East Angus (Québec)
    
    100% recycled coated boxboard
    
    
    66,000Versailles (Connecticut)
    
    100% recycled coated boxboard
    
    
    136,000LaRochette (France)
    
    Coated boxboard
    
    
    140,000Cascades Djupafors A.B. (Sweden)
    
    Coated boxboard
    
    
    62,000Converting
    
    
    
    Shipmentsin metric tonnesMississauga (Ontario)
    
    Processing and printing of boxboard for folding cartons
    
    
    21,000Cobourg (Ontario)
    
    Processing and printing of boxboard for folding cartons
    
    
    14,000Winnipeg (Manitoba)
    
    Processing and printing of boxboard for folding cartons
    
    
    17,000Lachute (Québec)
    
    Processing and printing of boxboard for folding cartons
    
    
    8,000Hebron (Kentucky)
    
    Processing and printing of boxboard for folding cartons
    
    
    15,000Dopaco, Inc. (Pennsylvania, California,
North Carolina, Illinois and Ontario)
    
    Packaging products for the quick-service restaurant industry
    
    
    165,000
 4.2.1.2 Containerboard Group
    Annual capacity orFacilities
    
    Products / Services
    
    ShipmentsContainerboard
    
    
    
    Annual Capacityin short tonsNorampac Industries Inc., Niagara
Falls Division (New York)
    
    100% recycled corrugating medium
    
    
    275,000Norampac Avot Vallée SAS (France)
    
    100% recycled corrugating medium and linerboard
    
    
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 Annual capacity orFacilities
    
    Products / Services
    
    ShipmentsKingsey Falls (Québec)
    
    100% recycled linerboard
    
    
    103,000Cabano (Québec)
    
    Corrugating medium
    
    
    242,000Trenton (Ontario)
    
    Corrugating medium in various basis weights
    
    
    194,000Mississauga (Ontario)
    
    100% recycled linerboard
    
    
    173,000Burnaby (British Columbia)
    
    100% recycled corrugating medium and gypsum paper
    
    
    128,000Corrugated Products
    
    
    
    Shipmentsin square feetNewfoundland (St. Johns)
    
    Corrugated packaging
    
    
    138,000,000Moncton (New Brunswick)
    
    Corrugated packaging
    
    
    322,000,000Québec (Québec)
    
    Variety of corrugated packaging containers
    
    
    362,000,000
    (1)Drummondville (Québec)
    
    Corrugated packaging containers for medium or heavy volume
    
    
    786,000,000Victoriaville (Québec)
    
    Corrugated packaging of all sizes
    
    
    292,000,000Vaudreuil (Québec)
    
    Variety of corrugated packaging containers
    
    
    845,000,000Viau, Montréal (Québec)
    
    Variety of corrugated packaging containers
    
    
    760,000,000Le Gardeur (Québec)
    
    Corrugated sheets, packaging and pallets
    
    
    63,000,000Belleville (Ontario)
    
    Variety of corrugated packaging containers
    
    
    247,000,000Etobicoke (Ontario)
    
    Variety of corrugated packaging containers
    
    
    404,000,000Jellco, Barrie (Ontario)
    
    Variety of corrugated packaging containers
    
    
    97,000,000Peterborough (Ontario)
    
    Corrugated sheets, packaging and pallets
    
    
    70,000,000St-Marys (Ontario)
    
    Corrugated packaging
    
    
    769,000,000OCD, Mississauga (Ontario)
    
    Corrugated packaging
    
    
    743,000,000Vaughan (Ontario)
    
    Corrugated sheets
    
    
    1,785,000,000North York (Ontario)
    
    Single face sheets, co-packaging and display operations
    
    
    40,000,000Lithotech, Scarborough (Ontario)
    
    Single face laminate
    
    
    173,000,000Winnipeg (Manitoba)
    
    Waxed corrugated containers
    
    
    484,000,000Saskatoon (Saskatchewan)
    
    Corrugated product packaging
    
    
    15,000,000Calgary (Alberta)
    
    Die cut boxes
    
    
    549,000,000Richmond (British Columbia)
    
    Corrugated packaging
    
    
    433,000,000Norampac New York City Inc.
(New York)
    
    Graphic packaging and industrial box mix
    
    
    800,000,000Norampac New England Inc.,
Leominster Division
(Massachusetts)
    
    Industrial box mix
    
    
    491,000,000Norampac Schenectady Inc.
(New York)
    
    Variety of corrugated packaging containers
    
    
    531,000,000Norampac Industries,
Inc., Lancaster
Division (New York)
    
    Variety of corrugated packaging containers
    
    
    347,000,000
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 Corrugated Products
    
    
    
    Shipmentsin square feetNorampac New England Inc.,
Thompson Division
(Connecticut)
    
    Variety of corrugated packaging containers
    
    
    186,000,000ServicesArt & Die, Etobicoke (Ontario)
    
    Graphic art and printing plates
    
    5,042,000 square inches
 
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    In November 2009, the Québec plant definitely ceased its activities. 4.2.1.3 Specialty Products Group
  a) Industrial Packaging
      Annual capacity in metricFacilities
    
    Products
    
    tonnes or square feetCascades Conversion Inc.
Kingsey Falls (Québec)
    
    Roll headers and packaging products
    
    
    65,000Converdis inc.
Berthierville (Québec)
    
    Packaging products
    
    
    50,000Cascades Sonoco Inc., Birmingham
(Alabama)
    
    Roll headers and packaging products
    
    
    50,000Cascades Sonoco Inc., Tacoma
(Washington)
    
    Roll headers and packaging products
    
    
    30,000Cascades Rollpack S.A.S.,
Saucy-sur-
Meurthe and Châtenois (France)
    
    Roll headers and packaging reams
    
    
    30,000Cascades Multi-ProDrummondville (Québec)
    
    Sheeting, dividers, laminated board and honeycomb packaging products
    
    
    15,000Cascades Enviropac, Berthierville and
St. Cesaire
(Québec)
    
    Honeycomb packaging products
    
    
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 Annual capacity in metricFacilities
    
    Products
    
    tonnes or square feetCascades Enviropac  Toronto
(Ontario)
    
    Honeycomb packaging products
    
    
    6,000Cascades Enviropac HPM LLC
Grand Rapids (Michigan)
    
    Honeycomb packaging products and other packaging products
    
    10,000Cascades Papiers Kingsey Falls
(Québec)
    
    Uncoated board
    
    
    93,000
 b) Consumer Product Packaging
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  Territory
    
    2008
    
    2009Québec
    
    
    47
    %
    
    
    46
    %Ontario
    
    
    16
    %
    
    
    14
    %The rest of Canada
    
    
    1
    %
    
    
    2
    %United States
    
    
    36
    %
    
    
    38
    %
  Annual capacityFacilities
    
    Products
    
    in kilogramsPlastiques Cascades
Kingsey Falls (Québec)
    
    Polystyrene foam containers
    
    
    9,500,000Cascades Plastics Inc.
Warrenton ( Missouri)
    
    Polystyrene foam containers
    
    
    5,000,000Plastiques Cascades  Re-Plast
Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil (Québec)
    
    Park furniture, patio and balcony planks, plastic lumber
    
    
    6,000,000Cascades Inopak
Drummondville (Québec)
    
    Coin wrappers, multi-use packaging
    
    
    5,000,000Cascades Forma-Pak
Kingsey Falls, (Québec)
    
    Filler flats, trays, specialty packaging products
    
    
    11,000,000Cascades Moulded Pulp, Inc.,
Rockingham (North Carolina)
    
    Filler flats, trays and specialty packaging products
    
    
    6,000,000
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    Annual capacity(MT : metric tonnesFacilities
    
    Products / Services
    
    ST : short tons)Cascades Lupel
Trois-Rivières (Québec)
    
    Manufacture of backing for vinyl flooring
    
    55,000 MTCascades East Angus (Québec)
    
    Manufacture of kraft paper
    
    100,000 MTCascades Auburn Fibre Inc. (Maine)
    
    Manufacture of kraft de-inking pulp
    
    75,000 MTCascades Fine Papers Group Inc.,
Rolland Division
Saint-Jérôme (Québec)
    
    Manufacture of uncoated fine paper
    
    155,000 STCascades Fine Papers Group Inc.,
Breakey Fibres Division
Sainte-Hélène-de-Breakey (Québec)
    
    Manufacture of de-inked kraft pulp
    
    75,000 MTCascades Fine Papers Group Inc.,
Converting Center Division
Saint-Jérôme (Québec)
    
    Converting of fine papers, kraft and chipboard
    
    115,000 ST
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  Annual capacity inFacilities
    
    Products / Services
    
    short tonsManufacturing /
ConvertingCandiac (Québec)
    
    Paper towels, bathroom tissue, paper napkins
    
    
    77,000Lachute (Québec)
    
    Paper hand towels, bathroom tissue
    
    
    43,000Kingsey Falls (Québec)
    
    Paper towels, facial tissue, bathroom tissue, paper hand towels
    
    
    113,000Cascades Tissue Group North Carolina Inc.(Rockingham)
    
    Paper towels, facial tissue, bathroom tissue, paper napkins, paper hand towels
    
    
    63,000Cascades Tissue Group  Wisconsin
Inc.(Eau Claire)
    
    Paper towels, bathroom tissue, facial tissue and paper napkins
    
    
    62,000Cascades Tissue Group  Pennsylvania
Inc.(Ransom and Pittston)
    
    Paper towels, bathroom tissue, facial tissue and paper napkins
    
    
    63,000ManufacturingToronto PM (Ontario)
    
    Parent rolls
    
    
    64,000Cascades Tissue Group  Oregon Inc.
(St-Helens)
    
    Parent rolls
    
    
    77,000Cascades Tissue Group  Tennessee
Inc.(Memphis)
    
    Parent rolls, bathroom tissue
    
    
    46,000Cascades Tissue Group  New York
Inc.(Mechanicville)
    
    Parent rolls
    
    
    58,000ConvertingToronto (Ontario)
    
    Paper towels, bathroom tissue, facial tissue, paper napkins
    
    
    N/ALaval (Québec)
    
    Paper napkins
    
    
    N/ACascades Tissue Group  Arizona Inc.(Kingman)
    
    Paper towels, bathroom tissue, paper hand towels, paper napkins
    
    
    N/ACascades Tissue Group  New York Inc.(Waterford)
    
    Paper towels, bathroom tissue, paper hand towels, paper napkins
    
    
    N/ABest Diamond Packaging, LLC
(Kingston, North Carolina)
    
    Paper hand towels
    
    
    N/AConverting
DistributionCascades Tissue Group  IFC
Disposables Inc., Brownsville
(Tennessee)
    
    Industrial wipes
    
    
    N/A
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 4.4 Competitive Conditions
 4.4.1 Our Markets
     4.4.2 Our Competitive Strengths
 Leading Market Positions with Environmentally Sustainable Product Focus
 Fully Integrated Recycling Solutions Provider
 Diversified Portfolio of Products, Markets and Geographic Locations
 Strong Presence in Consumer-Oriented End Markets
 4.5 Cycle Components
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 4.6 Environment
 4.6.1 Regulations
   Country
    
    Capital Expenses
    
    Operating CostsCanada
    
    $
    11,923,875
    
    
    $
    36,549,275United States
    
    $
    1,803,132
    
    
    $
    28,428,016Europe
    
    $
    1,035,874
    
    
    $
    6,155,667Total
    
    $
    14,762,881
    
    
    $
    71,132,958
 4.6.2 Environmental Mission
  4.7 Reorganizations
  4.8 Social Policies
  Cascades inc.
  4.9 Business Risks
  Item 5  Dividends
   Item 6  Capital Structure
 6.1 General description of capital structure
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  6.2 RATINGS
     Credit Risk
    
    Moody's
    
    S & P
    
    DBRSHighest quality
    
    Aaa
    
    AAA
    
    AAAHigh quality (very strong)
    
    Aa
    
    AA
    
    AAUpper medium grade (strong)
    
    A
    
    A
    
    AMedium grade
    
    Baa
    
    BBB
    
    BBBLower medium grade (somewhat speculative)
    
    Ba
    
    BB
    
    BBLow grade (speculative)
    
    B
    
    B
    
    BPoor quality (may default)
    
    Caa
    
    CCC
    
    CCCMost speculative
    
    Ca
    
    CC
    
    CCNo interest being paid or bankruptcy petition filed
    
    C
    
    C
    
    CIn default
    
    C
    
    D
    
    D
   Rating agency
    
    Rating
    
    Qualitative
    
    Most recent updateS&P
    
    B+
    
    Stable outlook
    
    December 2009Moodys
    
    Ba3
    
    Stable outlook
    
    December 2009DBRS
    
    BB high
    
    Negative outlook
    
    December 2009
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 Item 7  Market for Securities
 7.1 Trading Price and Volume
  Toronto Stock Exchange  Market price range  Year 2009
 Month
    
    High
    
    Low
    
    Closing Price
    
    Trading VolumesJanuary
    
    
    4.26
    
    
    
    3.22
    
    
    
    3.22
    
    
    
    3,479,703February
    
    
    3.03
    
    
    
    2.50
    
    
    
    2.60
    
    
    
    3,775,196March
    
    
    2.38
    
    
    
    1.76
    
    
    
    2.26
    
    
    
    17,907,581April
    
    
    3.65
    
    
    
    2.27
    
    
    
    3.65
    
    
    
    6,825,637May
    
    
    5.22
    
    
    
    3.60
    
    
    
    4.60
    
    
    
    7,266,213June
    
    
    4.86
    
    
    
    3.98
    
    
    
    4.63
    
    
    
    6,833,488July
    
    
    5.43
    
    
    
    3.98
    
    
    
    5.30
    
    
    
    5,053,072August
    
    
    7.40
    
    
    
    5.23
    
    
    
    7.12
    
    
    
    7,896,134September
    
    
    8.09
    
    
    
    6.81
    
    
    
    7.85
    
    
    
    4,849,318October
    
    
    7.99
    
    
    
    7.00
    
    
    
    7.00
    
    
    
    3,243,464November
    
    
    9.02
    
    
    
    7.31
    
    
    
    8.70
    
    
    
    4,719,836December
    
    
    9.00
    
    
    
    8.63
    
    
    
    8.94
    
    
    
    7,995,491
    Item 8
 Directors and Officers
  8.1 Information concerning Directors
 Mr. Bernard Lemaire École des Hautes Études Commerciales  Montréal
 Mr. Laurent Lemaire
 Mr. Alain Lemaire Institut des pâtes et papiers
 Mr. Martin P. Pelletier, Eng., Ph. D
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 Mr. Paul R. Bannerman
 Mr. André Desaulniers
 Mr. Louis Garneau Université
Laval
 Ms. Sylvie Lemaire École polytechnique
Montréal
 Mr. Michel Desbiens
 Mr. Laurent Verreault
 Mr. Robert Chevrier
 Mr. David McAusland Fondation de
lEcole nationale du cirque.
 Mr. James B.C. Doak Diplôme détudes
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 8.3 Information concerning Executive Officers
 Executive Officers
    
    Occupation in the CompanyLaurent Lemaire
Warwick (Québec)
    
    Chairman of the Board of DirectorsBernard Lemaire
Kingsey Falls (Québec)
    
    Executive Vice-Chairman of the Board of DirectorsAlain Lemaire
Kingsey Falls (Québec)
    
    President and Chief Executive OfficerAlain Ducharme (*)
Kingsey Falls (Québec)
    
    Corporate Vice-PresidentChristian Dubé
Sutton (Québec)
    
    Vice-President and Chief Financial OfficerAllan Hogg
Kingsey Falls (Québec)
    
    Vice-President, Finance and TreasurerMaryse Fernet
Kingsey Falls (Québec)
    
    Vice-President, Human ResourcesClaude Cossette
Kingsey Falls (Québec)
    
    Vice-President, Organizational DevelopmentJean-Luc Bellemare
Kingsey Falls (Québec)
    
    Vice-President, Corporate Procurement and Internal Consultant   ITDominic Doré
Mont-Saint-Hilaire (Québec)
    
    Vice-President, Information TechnologyHubert Bolduc
Montreal (Québec)
    
    Vice-President, Communications and Public AffairsLéon Marineau
Kingsey Falls (Québec)
    
    Vice-President, EnvironmentRobert F. Hall
Sherbrooke (Québec)
    
    Vice-President, Legal Affairs and Corporate SecretarySuzanne Blanchet
Candiac (Québec)
    
    President and Chief Executive Officer, Tissue GroupMario Plourde
Kingsey Falls (Québec)
    
    President and Chief Operating Officer, Specialty Products GroupMarc-André Dépin
Boucherville (Québec)
    
    President and Chief Executive Officer, Containerboard and Boxboard
Group (Norampac)
 
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    Mr. Alain Ducharme retired from the Company on January 15, 2010.   Item 9
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 Transfer Agent and Registrar
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 Item 11
 Material Contracts
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 7 8
 Item 12
 Interests of Experts
 Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec.
 Item 13
 Audit Committee
 13.1 Composition and Mandate
  13.2 Relevant Education and Experience of the Members
  Name of Committee Member
    
    Relevant Experience and EducationRobert Chevrier
    
    Mr. Chevrier is a Fellow of the Institute of
Chartered Accountants. He sits on the Boards of
other Canadian listed companies and on other
Audit Committees. His education and experience
allows him to have a good understanding of the
accounting principles used by the Company and he
has the ability to read and understand a set of
financial statements that present a breadth and
level of complexity of accounting issues that are
generally comparable to those issues that can
reasonably be expected to be raised by the
Companys financial statements.Laurent Verreault
    
    As Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief
Executive Officer of GLV Inc., a manufacturer of
engineered equipment, primarily focused on the
production of equipment for the pulp and paper
industry, Mr. Verreault is both financially and
operationally literate and understands the
breadth and complexity of accounting issues that
can reasonably be expected to be raised in the
course of reviewing the Companys financial
statements. He is a member of the Board of
Directors and of the Human Resources Committee of
TMX Group Inc.André Desaulniers
    
    Mr. Desaulniers is a director of companies and
has acquired his knowledge and experience by
acting as Chairman of the Board of Directors of
McNeil, Mantha, Inc., an investment dealer, for
17 years. He also served on several audit
committees, namely as Chairman of the Audit
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 Name of Committee Member
    
    Relevant Experience and EducationJames B.C. Doak
    
    An economist, Mr. Doak is President and Managing
Director of Megantic Asset Management Inc., a
Toronto (Ontario) investment company. He has
more than 20 years of experience as a chartered
financial analyst and is a past President and
Director of the Toronto CFA Society. He has been
a Board member of several public companies,
namely, PetroKazahstan Inc., Superior Propane
Inc., and Spar Aerospace Inc. He has held senior
positions with ScotiaMcLeod Inc., First Marathon
Securities Ltd. and McLeod Young Weir Ltd., and
was the founder of Enterprise Capital Management
Inc., where he served as President until 2002.
 13.3 External Auditors Services Fees
  FeesFees
    
    December 31, 2008
    
    
    December 31, 2009Audit Fees (1)
    
    $
    2,046,684
    
    
    $
    2,111,019Audit-Related Fees (2)
    
    $
    379,539
    
    
    $
    766,136Tax Fees (3)
    
    $
    734,173
    
    
    $
    446,454Other Fees (4)
    
    
    N/A
    
    
    
    N/ATotal
    
    $
    3,160,396
    
    
    $
    3,323,609
 
 (1)
    
    Professional services provided in connection with statutory
and regulatory filings and audit of the annual financial
statements of the Company.(2)
    
    Professional services related to auditing as well as
consultations on accounting and regulatory matters.(3)
    
    Professional services regarding compliance with income tax laws.(4)
    
    Various other services. 13.4 Policies and Procedures for the Engagement of Audit and Non-Audit
Services
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