**                                                                                                    Exhibit    4.11**

|   | **Technology                Partnerships Canada** **An                Agency of Industry Canada**  | **Partenariat                technologique****Canada** Un                organisme                d'Industrie Canada  |  **"TPC"                AGREEMENT NO. 720-482523**  |
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**TECHNOLOGY      PARTNERSHIPS CANADA**

**DNA      Micro-Array Technologies: Novel Platform and Applications**

**This      Agreement made**

|  **Between:**   |   |  **HERMAJESTY                  THE                  QUEEN IN                  RIGHT****OF                  CANADA** |
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|                 |   |  as                  represented by the Minister of                  Industry                                       |
|                 |   |  (hereinafter                  referred to as "the **Minister")**                                                   |
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|  **And:**  |   |  **TM BIOSCIENCE CORPORATION,**a                corporation duly incorporated                                       |
|                 |   |  under                  the laws of the Province of Ontario, having its head office located                  at     |
|                 |   |   900-439 University Avenue, Toronto,                Ontario                                                        |
|                 |   |  (hereinafter referred to as "the **Proponent")**                                                                   |

**WHEREAS**

**WHEREAS**

**WHEREAS      **

| (i)   | the technology developed under this project will              lead              toward development of genetic              testing products; and |
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| (ii)   | the                project will assist the Government of Canada in fulfilling its Innovation                Strategy objectives more readily;                and |
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| (iii)   | the                project will strengthen the Canadian biotechnology industry and will                enhance Canada's position as a technologically advanced                nation. |
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**AND      WHEREAS**

**NOW,      THEREFORE,**

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**"TPC"      AGREEMENT NO. 720-482523 **

**TECHNOLOGY      PARTNERSHIPS CANADA**

**DNA      Micro-Array Technologies: Novel Platform and Applications**

**This      Agreement made**

| **Between:**         |   |  **HERMAJESTY                THE                QUEEN IN                RIGHT****OF                CANADA** |
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|                 |   |  as                represented by the Minister of                Industry                                   |
|                 |   |  (hereinafter                referred to as "the **Minister")**                                             |
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|  **And:**  |   |  **TM BIOSCIENCE CORPORATION,**a              corporation duly incorporated                                 |
|                 |   |  under                the laws of the Province of Ontario, having its head office located                at |
|                 |   |   900-439 University Avenue, Toronto,              Ontario                                                  |
|                 |   |  (hereinafter referred to as "the **Proponent")**                                                           |

**WHEREAS**

**WHEREAS**

**WHEREAS**

| (i)   | the                technology developed under this project will lead toward development                of                genetic testing products; and |
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| (ii)   | the                project will assist the Government of Canada in fulfilling its Innovation                Strategy objectives more readily;                and |
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| (iii)   | the                project will strengthen the Canadian biotechnology industry and will                enhance Canada's position as a technologically advanced                nation. |
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**AND**
**WHEREAS      **

**NOW,      THEREFORE**

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**Article      1 - Deadline for receipt of signed agreement**

|  | 1.1 | ThisAgreement                must be signed by the Proponent and received by the Minister within                thirty                (30) days of its signature on behalf of the Minister, failing which                it                will be null and void. |
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**Article      2 - Documents forming part of this Agreement**

|  | 2.1 | The                following documents form an integral part of this                Agreement: |
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|  | 2.2 | In                the event of conflict or inconsistency, the order of precedence amongst                the documents forming part of, this Agreement shall                be: |
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**Article      3 - The Proponent's Obligations**

|  | 3.1 | The                Proponent will carry out the DNA Micro-Array Technologies: Novel                Platform                and Applications Project ("the **Project")**as described in                Schedule 2, will make claims in accordance witlj Schedule 3, will                provide                the benefits mentioned in Schedule 4, will issue the reports required                under Schedule 5 and will fulfil all of its other obligations hereunder,                in a diligent and professional manner using qualified                personnel. |
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|  | 3.2 | The                Proponent shall ensure that the Project is completed on or before                July 31,                2006 **("Project Completion Date**"**),**unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the                Minister. |
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**Article      4 - The Contribution**

|  | 4.1 | Subjectto                all the other provisions of this Agreement, the Minister will make                a                Contribution to the Proponent in respect of the Project, of the lesser                of: |
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|  | (a) | 29.2                % of the Eligible Costs; and |
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|  | (b) | $7,300000. |
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|  | 4.2 | TheMinister will                not contribute to any Eligible Costs incurred by the Proponent prior                to September 1, 2002 nor after the Project Completion Date, unless                otherwise agreed to inwriting by the                Minister. |
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**Article      5 - Environmental Assessment**

|  | 5.1 | The                Minister has assessed the Project under the *Canadian Environmental                Assessment Act*and is satisfied that any potentially adverse                environmental effects that may be caused by the Project are                insignificant. |
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**Article      6 - Other Government Assistance**

|  | 6.1 | The                Proponent hereby acknowledges that, except for scientific research                and                experimental development taC credits, deductions or allowances, no                other                federal, provincial or municipal government financial assistance                other                than that described below has been requested or received by the Proponent                for the Eligible Costs of the                Project. |
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|  Federal    |   |    |     |   |
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|             |   | $            | Nil      |   |   |   |
|  Provincial |   | $       | 5250,000 |   | (Province                of Ontario) |   |
|  Municipal  |   | $       | Nil      |   |   |   |
|  Total      |   | $       | 250,000  |   |   |   |
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|  | 6.2 | The                Proponent 11 inform the Minister promptly in writing of any other                federal,                provincial or municipal government assistance (except for scientific                research and experimental development tax credits, deductions or                allowances) to be received for the Eligible Costs of the Project                and the                Minister will have the right to reduce the Contribution = der this                Agreement to the extent of any such                assistance. |
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**Article      7 - Addresses**

|  | 7.1 | Any                notice to the Minister wi11 be addressed                to: |
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|  | 7.2 | Any                notice to the Proponent will be addressed                to: |
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**Article      8 - Special Conditions**

|  | 8.1 | Alternate                Dispute Resolution |
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*Commercial *
*Arbitration *
*Cole *
*Commercial Arbitration Act (Canada), *

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|  | 8.2 | Liquidated                Damages Clause |
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|  | 8.2.1 | If                in accordance with subsection 8.2 of the General Conditions (Schedule                1).,                the Minister declares that an event of default has occurred and directs                the Propone:zt to transfer and deliver to the Minister, title to,                possession of, and all rights of the Proponent                in the Intellectual Property, then the Proponent shall immediately                cornply                or                as an alternative, the Proponent may offer to pay a settlement amount                ("the Settlement                Amount"), as determined by the formula in Article 8.2.2, and the                Minister                shall accept this offer. |
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|  | 8.2.2 | The                Settlement Amount shall be $14,625,000 (Fourteen Million Six Hundred                Twenty                Five Thousand Dollars) which is approximately one and a half (1                %2)                time:                the cumulative royalty payment amount of $9,750,000 (Nine Million                Seven                Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars) refereed to in Subsection A. 2.2                of                Schedule 4. |
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|  |   | If                  some royalty payments have already been made to the Minister under                  Section                  A ("the                  Payments to Minister") of Schedule 4, the Settlement Amount shall                  be                  reduced                  by                  the royalties so paid by the                  Proponent. |
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|  | 8.2.3 | The                Settlement Amount due to the Minister under Article 8.3 shall be                paid by                the Proponent                within thirty (30) days of the Minister directing the Proponent to                transfer and                deliver to the Minister, title to, possession of, and all rights                of the                Proponent in the                Intellectual Property, otherwise the Proponent shall immediately                comply                with the                Minister's direction regarding the Intellectual                Property. |
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|  | 8.2.4 | The                Minister and the Proponent agree that if the Settlement Amount, as                determined by                the frormula in Article 8.2.2, is paid in full by the Proponent,                then the                Agreement is                deemed to be terminated in accordance with Section 7 of the General                Conditions                (Schedule 1). |
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|  | **8.3** | **EquityEquivalency                Clause** |
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|  | 8.3.1 | The                Minister shall grant the Proponent an option to terminate this Agreement                in the event of a change in ownership. A change in ownership shall                be                deemed by the Minister                to have occurred if and when a new person or entity becomes the                beneficial                owner of the shares of Common Stock ("the Common Shares") of the                Proponent                carrying                in excess of fifty (50) per cent of the voting rights attached to                all                Common                Shares issued and outstanding ("the Change in Ownership"). The Proponent                shall advise the Minister in writing, at least, thirty (30) days                prior to                any anticipated Change in                Ownership. |
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|  | 8.3.2 | If                as a result of the Change of Ownership, the Proponent decides to                withdraw                from the project ("the Event of Withdrawal"),                the Minister shall not deem the Event of Withdrawal                as an event of default and the remedies set forth in subsection 8.2                of                the General                Condition (Schedule 1) shall not apply. For greater certainty, the                Change                of Ownership                shall be deemed as a "Material Change" as this term is defined in                Article                2                of the General Conditions (Schedule                1). |
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|  | 8.3.3 | Within                ninety (90) days following the Event of Withdrawal, the Proponent                shall                pay to                the Minister an amount of money equal to the value of the Common                Shares i                n the                capital of the Proponent ("the Equity Equivalency"),                valued at the price per share payable on the transaction date that                gave                rise to the Change in Ownership. The number of Common Shares in the                Equity                Equivalency shall be determined by an indepe dent qualified professional,                given the actual contribution(s) made by the Minist r to the Proponent                at                the time the contribution(s) were made, as i f this contrib tion(s)                were                capitalized as an investment in equity capital of the Proponent.                The Pr                ponent shall cover all expenses associated with this                valuation. |
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|  | 8.3.4 | In                the event of stock splits, stock consolidations, or stock                reclassifications that have occurred prior to the Event of Withdrawal,                the                Equity Equivalency position of the Minister shall be adjusted accordingly,                so that the virtual ownership interest of the Minister is maintained                intact as described below: |
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|  | (a) | In                the event of any reclassification of Common Shares of the Proponent,                resulting, but not limited to, the payment of a stock dividend other                than                dividends                in the ordinary course, capital re-organization, or amalgamation                of                the Proponent with another corporation or the sale or conveyance                of the                undertaking or assets of the Proponent, as an entirety or substantially                as                an entirety to another entity, including pursuant to a take-over                bid at,                any time while this Agreement is in force, the new Equity Equivalency                number of Common Shares shall thereafter be the number of Common                Shares of                the Proponent or of the appropriate class or classes resulting from                such                reclassification that the Minister would have been entitled to receive                in                respect                of the number of Common Shares had the Minister actually held                the                previous Equity Equivalency number of Common Shares before such                reclassification; and |
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|  | (b) | In                the event of any amalgamation, merger or transfer of the undertaking                or                assets                of the Proponent as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to                another                corporation ('the Successor Corporation'), the Successor Corporation                resulting                from such amalgamation, merger, or transfer (if not the                Proponent) shall                be deemed to assume the due and punctual performance and                observance of                each and every covenant and condition contained herein to be                performed                and observed by the Proponent. |
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|  | **8.3.5** | Any                payment due to the Minister under this Article shall be payable within                ninety (90)                days of the transaction date that gave rise to the Change in Ownership.                Any late payment                shall incur interest charges at the Interest Rate set forth in Schedule                1.                Upon                payment by the Proponent to the Minister of the monetary value of                the                Equity Equivalency pursuant to Section 8.3.3 with interest, if applicable,                this Agreement shall                be terminated in accordance with Section 7 of the General Conditions                (Schedule 1). |
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**8.4**
**Required      Government Approvals**

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**Article      9 - Entire Agreement**

**IN      WITNESS WHEREOF**

| **HER                  MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA,** |   |
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| **,**as                represented by the Minister of Industry |   |

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| Per:                 /s/ Jeff Parker |   | 2/12/03    |
| Technology Partnerships Canada                 |   |  Date |
| Jeff                Parker- Executive Director |   |       |

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| Tm              Bioscience Corporation  |         |
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| Per:              /s/ James Pelot            |    | 3/12/03      |
| James                  Pelot CFO        | Date         |
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**SCHEDULE      1 - TPC GENERAL CONDITIONS**

**TABLE      OF CONTENTS**

|  **1.Definitions**                                                                 |  8.1              Events of Default                                                            |
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|  "Agreement"                                                                       |  8.2 Remedies on Default                                                                       |
|  "Background Intellectual              Property"                                   |  8.3                Remedies Fair and                Reasonable                                |
|  "Contribution"                                                                    |  8.4 No              Waiver                                                                    |
|  ** **"Eligible              Costs"                                           |                                                                                                |
|  "Fiscal Year"                                                                     |  **9.** **Force              Majeure**                                                    |
|                  "Intellectual Property"                                           |  9.1 Event of Force Majeure                                                                    |
|  "Interest Rate"                                                                   |  9.2 Definition of Force              Majeure                                                  |
|  "Project"                                                                         |                                                                                                |
|                  "Project Completion Date"                                         |  **10.****Announcements**                                                                      |
|  "Schedule"                                                                        |  10.1 Consent              to Public Announcement                                              |
|  "Statement of Work"                                                               |  10.2 Confidentiality              Obligation                                                  |
|                                                                                    |  10.3 Reporting under Security              Laws                                               |
|  **2.Material              Changes**                                               |                                                                                                |
|                                                                                    | ** 11.                Notice**                                                                 |
|  **3.Disposal              of              Assets**                                |  11.1 Form and Timing of Notice.                                                               |
|                                                                                    |  11.2 Change of Address                                                                        |
|  **4****.****Claims                for Payment**                                   |                                                                                                |
|  4.1 Payment of Claims                                                             |  **12.  Compliance              with              Laws**                                  |
|  4.2              Hold-back Rights                                                 |                                                                                                |
|  4.3 Overpayment by Minister                                                       |  **13.  Members              of Parliament**                                              |
|  4.4 Set-off Rights of              Minister                                       |                                                                                                |
|                                                                                    |  **14. ****Annual              Appropriations**                                           |
|  **5.Monitoring**                                                                  |  14.1 Parliamentary Allocation                                                                 |
|  5.1 Minister's Right to Audit Accounts              and Records                   |  14.2 Lack of Appropriation                                                                    |
|  5.2 Access to Premises                                                            |                                                                                                |
|  5.3 Access to Third-parry              Information                                |  **15. ****Confidentiality**                                                              |
|                                                                                    |  15.1 Consent Required                                                                         |
|  **6. ****Representations,              Warranties and Undertakings**         |  15.2 International Dispute                                                                    |
|  6.1 Power and Authority              of Proponent                                 |   15.3 Financing and              Licensing                                               |
|  6.2 Authorized              Signatories                                           |                                                                                                |
|  6.3 Binding Obligations                                                           |  **16. ****Consent              of the Minister**                                         |
|  6.4 No Pending Suits or Actions                                                   |                                                                                                |
|  6.5 No Gifts or Inducements                                                       |  **17. ****No              Assignment of Agreement**                                      |
|   6.6 Intellectual              Property                                      |                                                                                                |
|  6.7 Compliance with              Environmental                                    |  **18. ****Compliance              with Post-em****p****loyment              Pro%isions** |
|                   Protection Requirements                6.8 Other Agreements |                                                                                                |
|  6.9 Dividend Restriction                                                          |  **19. ****Contribution              Agreement Only**                                     |
|  6.10 Other Financing.                                                             |                                                                                                |
|  6.11 Lobbyist Act                                                                 |  **20.** **Binding              Agreement**                                               |
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|  **7.****Term              of Agreement**                                          |  **21. ****Severability**                                                                 |
|  7.1 Contractual Benefits                                                          |                                                                                                |
|  7.2 Advance Payment                                                               |  **22. ****Applicable              Law**                                                  |
|  7.3 Audit                                                                         |                                                                                                |
|                                                                                    |  **23. ****Signature              in Counterparts**                                       |
| **8. Default              and Recovery**                                      |                                                                                                |
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**TPC        GENERAL CONDITIONS**

| **1.** **Definitions**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| **For                the purposes of this Agreement,**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | **(c) the                Project is carried out at locations other than thosementioned in                the                Statement of Work;**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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| **"Agreement"                means the agreement to which these General Conditions                relate,****consisting of Articles of agreement and the Schedules referred to                in these                Articles.**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | **(d)****a                change in respect of any other aspect of the Project (including but                not                limited to a change to key Project personnel, Project financing,                or                ownership of the Proponent) which has been specifically identified                in                another part of the Agreement as a****"material change" for                the purpose of this provision, his occurred.**                                                                                                                                                                       |
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| **"Background                Intellectual Property" mepns the intellectual property rights****in                the technology developed prior to the beginning of the Project and                required****for the carrying out of the Project or the exploitation of the                Intellectual Property.**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   | **3.** **Disposal                of Assets****The                Proponent shall retain possession                and control of the Project assets, the cost                of which has been contributed to by the Minister under the                Agreement,                and shall not dispose of the same until they are no longer required                to                complete the Project.**                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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| **"Contribution"                means the funding, in aanadian dollars, payable by the Minister under                the                Agreement.**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   | **4.** **Claims                for Payment**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   | **4.1                Payment of Claims**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| **"Eligible                Costs" means the Project cost elements specified in the Statement****of                Work in Schedule 2 and incurred by the Proponent in accordance with                the**** ****TPC                Project Cost Principles, excluding those Project cost elements that                may****be specifically mentioned in the Statement of Work as not being supported                by the Minister.**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **The                Minister will pay the Contribution to the Proponent in respect of                Eligible**** ****Costs                incurred on the basis of itemized claims submitted in accordance                with****the procedures set out in Schedule 3.**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   | **4.2              Hold-Back Rights**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| **"Fiscal                Year" means the federal government fiscal year beginning on April                1 and                ending on the following March 31.**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |   | **The                Minister may withhold up to ten per cent (10%) of the Contribution                prior**** ****to                the completion of the Project or until such audit as he/she may require                has****been performed. In the event that no audit has been performed eighteen                months after receipt of the final claim, any amount so withheld shall                be                released to the Proponent.**                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| **"Intellectual                Property" means all technical data, including, without****limitation,                all designs, specifications, software, data, drawings, plans,                reports,****patterns, models, prototypes, demonstration units, practices, inventions,                methods, applicable special purpose equipment and related technology,****processes                or other information conceived, produced, developed or reduced                to****practice in carrying out the Project, and 1 rights therein including,                without limitation, patents, copyrights, industrial designs, Vade-marks,                and any registrations or applications for the same pnd all other                rights of                intellectual****property                therein, including any rights which arise from the above items                being****heated by the Proponent as trade secrets or confidential                information.** |   | **4.3                Overpayment by Minister Where for any reason:** **(a)**  **the                Proponent is not entitled to the Contribution; or** **(b)                        the Minister determines that the amount of the CmVibution****disbursed                  exceeds****the ****amount                  to which the Proponent is entitled,**                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| **"Interest                Rate" means the Bank Rate, as defined in the*****Interest                And Administrative Charges Regulations,*****in                a ect on the due date, plus 300 basis points, compounded monthly.                The                Interest Rate for a given month can be found at:                httpJ/****www.pwgsc.gc.ca/recge****ext/podd-e.html**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   | **the                Proponent will repay to the Minister, promptly and no later than                30                days**** ****from                notice from the Minister, the amount of the Contribution disbursed                or**** ****the                amount of the overpayment, as the case may be, together with interest                at****the Interest Rate from the date of the notice to the day of repayment                to                the Minister in full. Any such amount is a debt due to Her Majesty                in                Right of Canada and is recoverable as such.** |
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| **"Project" means the project              described              in Schedule 2.**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   | **4.4 Set-off Rights of              Minister**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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| **"Project                Completion Date" means the d$e set in the Articles of Agreement for                the                completion of the Project**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |   | **Without                limiting the scope of the                set-off rights provided for under the *Financial                Administration Act,*it                is understood that the Minister nay set off against                the Contribution, any amounts owed by the Proponent to Fier                Majesty                in                Right of Canada under legislation or contribution agreements and                the                Proponent                shall declare to the Minister all amounts outstanding in that                regard                when making a claim under Schedule 3.** |
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| **"Schedule"                means a schedule to the Agreement.**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   | **5.** **Monitoring**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| **"Statement                of Work" refers to the docuOent in Schedule 2 containing the description                of the Project.**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   | **5.1              Minister's Right to Audit Accounts and Records**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| **2. Material              Changes**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   | **The                Proponent will, at its own expense,                preserve and make available for audit and                examination by the Minister or the Minister's representatives the                books, accounts                and**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| **No                material changes will be made to the estimated total scope or nature                of****any                element of the Project without the prior written consent of the                Minister.****Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a material change                will                have occurred if:**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |   | **records of the Project and of the information                necessary to  ensure                compliance with  the**t**erms                and conditions of this Agreement,                including payment of amounts to the Minister. The  Minister                 will  have tie  right to  conduct                such  additional  audits at  the Minister's**                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   | **expense                as may be ,:onsidered                necessary using the audit staff of the Minister, the Audit Service;                Group                of Consulting and Audit Canada, an independent auditing firm or                the**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|  **(a)                a Project performance milestone is not expected to be achieved within                six(6)  months of the projected completion date mentioned in the                Statement of Work for that element;**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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|  **(b)                 the estimated Eligible Costs mentioned in the Statement of Work are                expected to  ****be exceeded                by 20% or more;**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

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| **Proponent's                external auditors.**The                **Propq'nent                will ensure that any licence agreement it enters into for the exploitation                of the Intellectual Property will****contain                similar provisions to permit the Minister to audit licensees'                accounts**** ****and                records**** *****in                respect to the*****calculation**** *****of*****amounts**** *****that                may*****be                payable by****the Proponent to the Minister under this                Agreement.**                                                                 |   | **6.7                Compliance with Environmental Protection                Requirements****The                Proponent                shall apply, in relation to the Project, in all mater al                respects, the                requirements ofall applicable environmental laws, regulations, orders                and decrees                and of regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over the Prop anent                or                the                Project.**                                                                                                                          |
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| **5.2                Access to Premises****The                Proponent will provide the representatives of the Minister reasonable****access                to the Proponent's premises to inspect and assess the progress of                the**** ****Agreement                or any element thereof and supply promptly on request such                data****as the Minister may reasonably require f statistical or project evaluation                purposes.**                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   | **6.8                Other Agreements**The                **Proponent                represents and warrants that it has not entered, and                undertakes****not to enter, without the Minister's written consent, into any agrrement                that would prevent the full implementation of the Agreement by the                Proponent.**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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| **5.3                Access to Third-Party Information****The                Proponent will, to the extent practicable, assist the Minister with                the                implementation of the Agreement and facilitate access by the Minister                to                information from third parties, relating to the                Agreement.**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   | **6.9                Dividend Restriction****The                Proponent will not make any dividend payments or other shareholder                distributions that would prevent it from implementing the Project                and                other Proponent's obligations under the Agreement including the making                of                payments to the Minister as required under the                Agreement.**                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| **6.** **Representations,                Warranties and Hndertakines**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |   | **6.10                Other Financing****The****Proponent                remains  solely responsible for  providing or  obtaining                 the  funding, in**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|  **6.1 Power and Authority of              Proponent**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   | **addition                to the Contribution, required                for the carrying out of the Project and the fulfilment of the Proponent's                other obligations under the Agreement.**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| **The                Proponent represents and war ants that it is duly incorporated and                validly**** ****existing                and in good standing and has the power and authority to carry on                its**** ****business,                to hold property and to enter into this Agreement and undertakes                to****take all necessary action to maintain itself in good standing and                to                preserve its legal capacity.**                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                **6.11                Lobbyist Act****The                Proponent represents and warrants that any person who Icbbys on its                behalf                to obtain the Agreement, or any benefit thereunder, umd who is****required                to be registered pursuant to the**** *****Lobbyists                Registration Act R.S. 1985*****c.                44****(4'****Supplement), is registered pursuant to that                Act.**                                                                                                                                               |
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| **6.2                Authorized Signatories****Each                party represents and warrants that the, signatories to the Agreement                have****been duly authorized to execute and deliver the                Agreement.**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |  **7. Term of                Agreement**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |   |  **7.1 Contractual              Benefits**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| **6.3                Binding Obligations****Each                party represent and warrants t the execution, delivery and****performance                of the Agreement have been duly and validly authorized and                that**** ****when                executed and delivered, the Agreement will constitute a legal, valid                and****binding obligation enforceable in accordance with its****tem.**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   | **The                Agreement will terminate when all of the Proponent's undertakings                in                regard to the contractual benefits mentioned in Schedule 4 have bean                fulfilled.** **7.2                  Advance Payment****Any                  advance or accelerated payment by the Proponent of the amounts                  due                  to****the Minister under Schedule 4 shall not have the effect of shortening                  the                  period set in Schedule 4 for the fulfilment of contractual benefit                  to                  Canada.** |
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| **6.4                No Pending Suits or Actions****The                Proponent warrants that it is under noobligation or prohibition,                nor is it****subject                to or threatened by any actions, snits or proceedings which could                or****would prevent compliance with the Agreement. The Proponent will advise                the                Minister forthwith of any such occurrence during the term of the                Agreement.**                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |  **7.3 Audit*******The                audit right of*****the*****Minister                under section******5******above*****will*****survive                for one*******year                  the termination date established under subsection 7.1                  above.** **8.** **Default                and Recovery**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| **6.5                No Gifts or Inducements****The                Proponent represent and warrants that it has not, nor has any person                offered or promised to any official or employee of Her Majesty the                Queen                in Right of Canada, for or with a view to obtaining the Agreement,                any                bribe, gift or other inducement, and it has not for has any person                on its                behalf****employed                any person to solicit the Agreement for a commission,                contingency****fee or any other consideration dependMt upon the execution of the                Agreement.** |   | **8.1                Events of Default****The                Minister may declare that an event of default has occurred                if:** **(a)                  the Proponent is adjudged or declared bankrupt or if it goes into****receivership                  or takes the benefit of any statute from t me to time****in force relating to bankrupt or insolvent                  debtors**                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| **6.6                Intellectual Property**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   | **(b)                an order is made which is not being contested or appealed by the                Proponent                or a resolution is passed for the winding; up of the Proponent or                it is                dissolved;**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| **(a) The                Proponent represent and warrants that it either owns the Background                Intellectual Property or holds sufficient rights in the same****to                permit the Project to be carried out and the Intellectual Property                to                be****exploited by the Proponent.**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   | **(c)                the Proponent has intentionally submitted Use or misleading information                to                the Minister or intentionally made a false or misleading                representation;**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| **(b) The                Proponent****will*****ensure                that*****title*****to*****the                Intellectual Property*****is                to be*****vested,                and unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Minister, to remain,                exclusively with the Proponent.**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   | **(d)                any material term, condition or undertaking in the Agreement is not                complied with in any material respect; or**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| **(c) The                Proponent shall take appropriade steps to protect the Intellectual                Property and shall, upon request, provide information to the Minister                in                that regard.**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **(e)the                Proponent neglects or fails to pay to the Minister any amount due                in                accordance with this                Agreement;**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

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**provided      that the Minister will not declare an event of default has occurred      by**
** **
**reason      of paragraphs (c), (d) or (e) unless the Minister has given notice to      the**
**      Proponent of the condition or event which in the Minister's opinion**
**constitutes      an event of default and the Proponent has failed, within 30      days**
** **
**of      receipt of the notice, either to correct the Condition or event complained      of**
** **
**or      to demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the!Minister, that it has taken      such**
** **
**steps      as are necessary to correct the condition, and has notified the      Minister**
**      of the rectification.**

**8.2      Remedies on Default**

**that      an **
**has      occurred, the Minister may exercise one or more of the following      remedies:**

| **(a)  ** | **suspend                any obligation by the Minister to contribute or continue****to                contribute to the Eligible Costs including any obligation to                pay****any amount owing prior to the date of such                suspension;** |
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| **(b)  ** | **terminate                any obligation of the Minister to contribute or continue****to                contribute to the Eligible Costs, including any obligation to                pay****any amount owing**prior                to **the                date**of                such termination; |
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| **(c)  ** | **require                the Proponent to repay to the Minister all or part of the****Contribution                paid by the Minister to the Proponent, and pay the****Minister any amounts due under the Agreement, together with interest                from                the date of demand at the Interest                Rate;** |
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**Wm      event of default has **
**paragraph      8.1(a) **
**Proponent      **
**or      subsection B.1 (Work in Canada) of Schedule 4, or the provisions that may be      part of the Agreement regarding the disposal of special purpose**
**equipment,      the Minister may direct the Proponent to transfer and deliver      to**
**      the Minister **
**and      **
**Proponent      in the Intellectual Property, and the Proponent **
**Will      **
**immediately      comply.**

**83**
**      Remedies Fair and Reasonable**

**Proponent      acknowledges that in**
** **
**policy      objectives**
** **
**by**
**      the **
**to      make the contribution, the **
**that      the contribution **
**Ind      that the amount of damages sustained by the **
**the      event of **
**and      reasonable that **
**provided      **
**8      and **
**do      **
**provided      **
**event      of default **
**provided      that **
**any      **
**in      accordance **
**paragraph      **
**other      than **
**breach      of paragraph 8.1(e), **
**to      the **
**under      Schedule 4 of **

**8.4      No Waiver**

**any      partial **
**prevent      **
**any      **
**other      applicable law.**

**9.**
**Force      Majeure**

**9.1      Event of Force Majeure**

**Proponent      **
**not      be in **
**reason      only of any **
**Schedule      **
**such      failure **
**negligence      **
**event      **
**majeure.**

**of      government, strikes or any Act of God or other similar circumstance      which**
** **
**is      beyond the Proponen**
**t**
**'**

**s      control, and which could not have been reasonably**
**      circumvented by the Proponent without incurring unreasonable      cost.**

**10.      Announcements**

**10.1      Consent to Public Announcements**

**Proponent      hereby **
**by      **
**behalf      of the Minister containing any of the information contained in Schedule 6**

**10.2      Confidentiality Obligation**

**Proponent      **
**date      **
**public      **
**and      **

**10.3      Reporting under Security Laws**

**Nothing      **
**be      **
**as      preventing the**

**by      the Proponent of **
**its      **
**obligations      **
**applicable**

**11.0      Notice**

**11.1      Form and Timing of Notice**

**Any      notice, information or document provided for under the Agreement      shall**
** **
**be      effectively given if delivered or sent by letter or facsimile, post<<ge or      other**
**      charges prepaid. Any notice that is delivered shall have been received on**
**delivery;      any notice sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been      received**
**      one working day after having been sent, and any notice mailed shall be deemed      to      have been received eight (8) calendar days after being      mailed.**

**11.2      Change of Address**

**A      party may change the address which that party has stipulated in the Agreement      by      notifying in writing the other party of the new address.**

**12.**
**Compliance      **
**with      **
**Laws**

**In      implementing the Agreement, the Proponent will comply with all**
**applicable      federal, provincial and municipal laws, including but not      limited**
**      to statutes, regulations, by-laws, ordinances and decrees.**

**13.**
**Parliament**

**any      **
**in      the Agreement.**

**14.**
**Annual      Appropriations**

**14.1      Parliamentary Allocation**

**Any      payment by the Minister under this Agreement is subject to there      being**
** **
**an      appropriation for the Fiscal Year in which the payment is to Lw made;      and**
** **
**to      cancellation or reduction in the event that departmental funding levels      are**

**changed      by Parliament.**

**14.2      Lack of Appropriation**

**P**
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**        Definition **
**of        **
**Force        Majeure Force majeure means any cause whicl is unavoidable or beyond the        reasonable control of the Proponent, including war, riot, insurrection,        orders**

**In      the event that the Minister is prevented from disbursing the full amount      of**
** **
**the      Contribution due to a lack or reduction of appropriation or      departmental**
** **
**funding      levels, the parties agree to review the effects of such a shortfall in      the**
**      Contribution on the implementation of the Agreement and tc adjust, as      appropriate, the Contractual benefits specified in Schedule      4.**

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**15.**
**Confidentiality**

**15.1      Consent Required**

**keep      confidential and **
**provided      **
**contemplated      herein.**

**15.2      International Dispute**

**hereby      authorized **
**any      **
**paragraph      **
**above      **
**such      disclosure **
**required      **
**disclosure.**

**15.3      Financing and Licensing**

**any      portion thereof **
**purposes      **
**additional      **
**person      to whom the information **
**to      disclosure**

**16.**
**Consent      of the Minister**

**Wheneverthe      Agreement provides **
**Pfoponentobtaining      **
**unreasonably      **
**reasonable      **

**22.**
**Applicable      Law**

**head      **
**is      located.**

**23.**
**Signature      in Counterparts**

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|  **17.**  **No              Assignment of Agreement**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   |   |
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|  The              Proponent shall not assign the Agreement nor any part thereof without              the              prior written consent of the Minister.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |   |
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| **18.**  **Compliance              with Post-Employmenr Provisions**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |   |
| The                Proponent                confirms                that                no individu for                whom                the                post-employment provisions                of the Conflict                of                Interest                and                Post-Employment                Code for Public Office                Holders                or                the Conflict of                Interest d                Post-Employment Code for the Public                Service                apply, will derive a direct nefrt from this Agreement unless that                individual is                in compliance with the applicable                post-employment provisions.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   |   |
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| **19.**  **Contribution              Agreement Only**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |   |   |
| **The                Agreement is a contribution agreement only,not a contract for services                or                a contract of service or employment, add nothing in the Agreement,                the                parties                relationship or actions is intended tc create, nor shall be construed                as                creating,                a partnership, employment or agency relationship between them.                The                Proponent is not in any way authorized to make a promise, agreement                or                contract                and to incur any liability on                behalf                of Canada,                nor                shall Canada                make a                promise, agreement or contract and                inch                any                liability                on                behalf of the Proponent, and the Proponent shall be sclely responsible                for                any and all payments and deductions required by the applicable                laws.** |   |   |
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| **20.**  **Binding              Agreement**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   |   |
| This              Agreement is binding on the parties aid their successors and permitted              assigns.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |   |
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| **21. Severability**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   |   |
| Any **provision**of              this Agreement prohibite will              be ineffective only to the extent of such **will              be severable**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   |   |

|  **.****without                invalidating or o** | by                law or otherwise ineffective prohibition                or ineffectiveness and                herwise affecting the remaining |
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