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EXHIBIT 99.1

                                 CERTIFICATIONS

I, Martyn A. Armstrong, certify that:

1. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have reviewed this Annual
Report on Form 20-F of SoftCare EC Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
report;

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

4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and I have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
   information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
   subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,
   particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being
   prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
   procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
   quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this quarterly report my conclusions about the effectiveness of
   the disclosure controls and procedures based on my evaluation as of the
   Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
   most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee
   of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
   function):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
   which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
   summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's
   auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
   employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls;
   and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
   Annual Report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
   controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal
   controls subsequent to the date of my most recent evaluation, including any
   corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
   weaknesses.

Date:  December 20, 2002        /s/ Martyn A. Armstrong
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                                Martyn A. Armstrong, President, CEO and Director


                   CERTIFICATION ACCOMPANYING PERIODIC REPORT
            PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
                            (18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

In connection with the Annual Report of SoftCare EC Inc. (the "Company") on Form
20-F for the period ending May 31, 2002 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Martyn Armstrong,
Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that:

(1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
      of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
      respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

/s/ Martyn A. Armstrong
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Martyn A. Armstrong
Chief Executive Officer
December 20, 2002