Exhibit 31.1


                                 CERTIFICATIONS

                  Certification of Principal Executive Officer
                           Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350
                 (SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002)

I, Alan Springer, certify that:

         1. I have  reviewed  this  annual  report on Form  10-KSB  of  Imperial
Petroleum Recovery Corporation;

         2. Based on my  knowledge,  this  annual  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
quarterly report;

         3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information  included  in this annual  report,  fairly  present in all  material
respects the financial  condition,  results of operations  and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

         4. The registrant's other certifying  officers and I am responsible for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

                  a) designed such disclosure  controls and procedures to ensure
         that material  information  relating to the  registrant,  including its
         consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made known to us by others within those
         entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is
         being prepared;

                  b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's  disclosure
         controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing
         date of this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

                  c) presented in this annual report our  conclusions  about the
         effectiveness  of the disclosure  controls and procedures  based on our
         evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

         5. The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation,  to the registrant's auditors and the audit
committee  of  registrant's  board  of  directors  (or  persons  performing  the
equivalent function):

                  a) all significant  deficiencies in the design or operation of
         internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability
         to  record,  process,  summarize  and  report  financial  data and have
         identified  for the  registrant's  auditors any material  weaknesses in
         internal controls; and

                  b)  any  fraud,   whether  or  not  material,   that  involves
         management  or  other  employees  who  have a  significant  role in the
         registrant's internal controls; and

6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
annual report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls
or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent
to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

November __, 2005


By: /s/  Alan Springer
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     Alan Springer
     Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
     (Principal Executive Officer)