Document:

Exhibit 4.4

 

 

 

INVITATION
TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

On
behalf of our Board of Directors, Management and Employees, we invite you to attend the annual general and special meeting of
shareholders of VIQ Solutions Inc. The meeting will be conducted as a virtual meeting to be held via live audio webcast online at: https://virtual-meetings.tsxtrust.com/1085
(meeting ID: 1085, password: viq2021) on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time). You may begin to log into
the meeting platform beginning at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time).

 

The items of business to be considered at this
meeting are described in the enclosed Notice of Annual General and Special Meeting and Management Information Circular. No matter how
many shares you hold, your participation at this meeting is very important. If you are unable to attend the virtual meeting, we encourage
you to vote by following the instructions included on the enclosed proxy form and returning the completed form in the envelope provided.

 

We hope you will take the time to review the enclosed
Management Information Circular. During the meeting, we will discuss a number of initiatives we have undertaken this year and our plans
for future growth.

 

We look forward to answering your questions and
hope you will accept this invitation to meet the directors and executives of your Company.

 

We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

 

Sincerely,

 

	 	 
	Sebastien Paré	 
	President and Chief Executive Officer	 
	 	 
	March 23, 2021	 

 

    
	 
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VIQ SOLUTIONS INC. 

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL MEETING
OF SHAREHOLDERS

 

	TO:	THE SHAREHOLDERS OF VIQ SOLUTIONS INC.

 

TAKE
NOTICE that the Annual General and Special Meeting (the “Meeting”) of the shareholders of VIQ Solutions Inc.
(“VIQ” or the “Company”) will be held as a completely virtual Meeting via live audio webcast
online at: https://virtual-meetings.tsxtrust.com/1085 (meeting ID: 1085, password: viq2021) on Thursday,
April 29, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) (you may begin to log into the meeting platform beginning at 9:30
a.m. (Eastern Time)) for the following purposes:

 

		1.	to receive and consider the financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2020
and the auditor’s report thereon;

 

		2.	to consider, and if thought advisable, to pass a special resolution to fix the number of directors to
be elected at the Meeting at six (6) and authorizing the board of directors (the “Board”) to appoint up to one
third of the composition of the Board between annual shareholder meetings;

 

		3.	to consider and, if thought appropriate, to pass an ordinary resolution electing six (6) directors
of the Company for the ensuing year;

 

		4.	to consider and, if thought appropriate, to pass an ordinary resolution appointing the auditors of the
Company and authorizing the directors to fix their remuneration;

 

		5.	to consider and, if thought appropriate, to pass, with or without variation, an ordinary resolution ratifying
and approving the Company’s new omnibus equity incentive plan, as more particularly described in the accompanying management information
circular (the “Information Circular”); and

 

		6.	to transact such other business as may properly be brought before the Meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof.

 

The specific details of the
matters proposed to be put before the Meeting are set forth in the Information Circular accompanying and forming part of this Notice.

 

	To mitigate risks related to the rapidly evolving global COVID-19 (coronavirus) public health emergency to VIQ’s shareholders,
employees, communities and other stakeholders and based on government recommendations to avoid large gatherings, the Meeting will be
conducted in a virtual only format, which will be conducted via live audio webcast. The live audio webcast will allow shareholders to
have an equal opportunity to participate at the Meeting regardless of their geographic location or particular circumstances they may
be facing as a result of COVID-19. Shareholders will not be able to attend the Meeting in person. A summary of the information shareholders
will need to attend the Meeting online is provided in the enclosed Instrument of Proxy.

 

Shareholders of VIQ who are
unable to attend the Meeting online are requested to date and sign the enclosed Instrument of Proxy and to mail it to the Secretary of
VIQ, c/o TSX Trust Company, 100 Adelaide Street W, Suite 301, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 4H1. In order to be valid and acted upon at the
Meeting, forms of proxy must be returned to the above address not less than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) before
the time set for the holding of the Meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof.

 

The Board has fixed the record
date for the Meeting at the close of business on March 23, 2021 (the “Record Date”). Only shareholders of VIQ
of record as at that date are entitled to receive notice of the Meeting. Shareholders of record will be entitled to vote those shares
included in the list of shareholders entitled to vote at the Meeting prepared as at the Record Date.

 

DATED at Mississauga, Ontario this 23rd
day of March 2021.

 

	 	BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
	 	 
	 	(signed) “Sebastien
Paré”
	 	 
	 	President,
Chief Executive Officer and a Director

 

    
	 
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VIQ
Solutions Inc.

 

Information Circular

for the Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders

to be held on April 29, 2021

 

	To mitigate risks related to the rapidly evolving global COVID-19 (coronavirus) public health emergency to the company’s shareholders,
employees, communities and other stakeholders and based on government recommendations to avoid large gatherings, the Meeting will be
conducted in a virtual only format, which will be conducted via live audio webcast. The live audio webcast will allow shareholders to
have an equal opportunity to participate at the Meeting regardless of their geographic location or particular circumstances they may
be facing as a result of COVID-19. Shareholders will not be able to attend the Meeting in person. A summary of the information shareholders
will need to attend the Meeting online is provided in the enclosed Instrument of Proxy.

 

SOLICITATION
OF PROXIES

 

This
Information Circular (the “Information Circular”) is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the
management of VIQ Solutions Inc. (“VIQ” or the “Company”) for use at the Annual
General and Special Meeting of the shareholders (the “Shareholders”) of the Company (the
 “Meeting”) to be held on April 29, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) as a completely virtual Meeting
via live audio webcast online at: https://virtual-meetings.tsxtrust.com/1085 (meeting ID: 1085, password: viq2021) and at any
adjournment(s) thereof, for the purposes set forth in the Notice of Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders.
Instruments of Proxy must be received by the Secretary of the Company c/o TSX Trust Company, 100 Adelaide Street W, Suite 301,
Toronto, Ontario, M5H 4H1 not less than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) before the time set for the holding of
the Meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof. The board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) has fixed the
record date for the Meeting at the close of business on March 23, 2021 (the “Record Date”). Shareholders of
the Company of record as at the Record Date are entitled to receive notice of the Meeting and to vote those common shares (the
 “Common Shares”) of the Company included in the list of Shareholders entitled to vote at the Meeting prepared as
at the Record Date.

 

The Instrument of Proxy appointing
a proxy shall be in writing and shall be executed by the Shareholder or such Shareholder’s attorney authorized in writing or, if
the Shareholder is a corporation, under its corporate seal or by an officer or attorney thereof duly authorized.

 

The
persons named in the enclosed Instrument of Proxy are directors and/or officers of the Company. Each Shareholder has the right to appoint
a person or company other than the person or company designated in the Instrument of Proxy furnished by the Company (a “Third Party”),
who need not be a Shareholder, to attend and act for such Shareholder at the Meeting. To exercise such right, the names of the persons
designated by management should be crossed out and the name of the Shareholder’s appointee should be legibly printed in the blank
space provided.

 

Shareholders
who wish to appoint a Third Party proxyholder to represent them at the Meeting must submit their proxy or voting instruction form (if
applicable) prior to registering their Third Party proxyholder. Registering a Third Party proxyholder is an additional step once a proxy
or voting instruction form has been submitted. Failure to register a Third Party proxyholder will result in that Third Party proxyholder
not receiving a control number to participate in the Meeting. To register a Third Party proxyholder, non-registered Shareholders
and/or duly appointed Third Party proxyholders MUST complete the form found at the following link by April 27, 2021 at 10:00
a.m. EST: https://tsxtrust.com/resource/en/75 and submit the completed form to TSX Trust Company by e-mail at tsxtrustproxyvoting@tmx.com,
along with their Third Party proxyholder’s contact information, so that TSX Trust Company may provide the proxyholder with a control
number via email. Without a control number, proxyholders will not be able to vote at the meeting. Questions about registration may be
sent to: tsxtrustproxyvoting@tmx.com.

 

The Company is not using “notice-and-access”
to send its proxy-related materials to Shareholders, and paper copies of such materials will be sent to all Shareholders. The Company
will send proxy-related materials directly to non-objecting Beneficial Shareholders (as defined herein) in accordance with National Instrument
54-101 – Communication with Beneficial Owners of a Reporting Issuer and such materials will be delivered to non-objecting
Beneficial Shareholders by TSX Trust Company or through the non-objecting Beneficial Shareholder’s intermediary. These Shareholder
materials are being sent to both registered and non-registered Shareholders. If you are a non-registered Shareholder, and the Company
or its agent has sent these materials directly to you, your name and address and information about your holdings of securities have been
obtained in accordance with applicable securities regulatory requirements from the intermediary holding on your behalf. By choosing to
send these materials to you directly, the Company (and not the intermediary holding on your behalf) has assumed responsibility for (i) delivering
these materials to you, and (ii) executing your proper voting instructions. Please return your voting instructions as specified in
the request for voting instructions. The Company does not intend to pay for the costs of an intermediary to deliver to objecting Beneficial
Shareholders the proxy related materials and Form 54-107F7 Request for Voting Instructions Made by Intermediary and objecting
Beneficial Shareholders will not receive the materials unless their intermediary assumes the cost of delivery.

 

    
	 
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REVOCABILITY
OF PROXY

 

A
Shareholder who has given a proxy has the power to revoke it. If you are using a control number to login to the Meeting and you
vote by electronic ballot, you will be revoking any and all previously submitted proxies. However, in such a case, you will be provided
the opportunity to vote by ballot on the matters put forth at the Meeting. If you DO NOT wish to revoke all previously submitted
proxies, do not vote by electronic ballot. Only registered Shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders that log in with their control
numbers will have the ability to vote and ask questions. Guests attending the Meeting will not be able to vote or ask questions.

 

PERSONS
MAKING THE SOLICITATION

 

The
solicitation is made on behalf of the management of the Company. The costs incurred in the preparation and mailing of the Instrument
of Proxy, Notice of Meeting and this Information Circular will be borne by the Company. In addition to solicitation by mail, proxies may
be solicited by personal interviews, telephone or other means of communication and by directors, officers and employees of the Company,
who will not be specifically remunerated therefor.

 

No person is authorized to
give any information or make any representations other than those contained in this Information Circular and, if given or made, such information
or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized to be given or made.

 

EXERCISE
OF DISCRETION BY PROXY

 

The Common Shares represented
by proxy will be voted or withheld from voting in accordance with the instructions of the Shareholder on any ballot at the Meeting and,
where the Shareholder specifies a choice with respect to any matter to be acted upon, the Common Shares shall be voted on any ballot in
accordance with the specification so made.

 

In the absence of such
specification, the Common Shares will be voted in favour of the matters to be acted upon. The persons appointed under the Instrument of
Proxy furnished by the Company are conferred with discretionary authority with respect to amendments or variations of those matters specified
in the Instrument of Proxy and Notice of Meeting. At the time of printing this Information Circular, management of the Company knows of
no such amendment, variation or other matter.

 

ADVICE
TO BENEFICIAL SHAREHOLDERS

 

The information set forth
in this section is of significant importance to many Shareholders of VIQ, as a substantial number of Shareholders of VIQ do not hold Common
Shares in their own name. Beneficial Shareholders who do not hold their Common Shares in their own name (referred to in this Information
Circular as “Beneficial Shareholders”) should note that only proxies deposited by Shareholders whose names appear on the records
of VIQ as the registered holders of Common Shares can be recognized and acted upon at the Meeting. If Common Shares are listed in an account
statement provided to a Shareholder by a broker, then in almost all cases those Common Shares will not be registered in the Shareholder’s
name on the records of VIQ. Such Common Shares will more likely be registered under the name of the Shareholder’s broker or an agent
of that broker. In Canada, the vast majority of such shares are registered under the name of CDS & Co. (the registration name
for The Canadian Depositary for Securities, which acts as nominee for many Canadian brokerage firms). Shares held by brokers or their
nominees can only be voted (for or against resolutions) upon the instructions of the Beneficial Shareholder. Without specific instructions,
brokers/nominees are prohibited from voting shares for their clients. The directors and officers of VIQ do not know for whose benefit
the Common Shares registered in the name of CDS & Co. are held.

 

Applicable regulatory policy
requires intermediaries/brokers to seek voting instructions from Beneficial Shareholders in advance of Shareholders’ meetings. Every
intermediary/broker has its own mailing procedures and provides its own return instructions, which should be carefully followed by Beneficial
Shareholders in order to ensure that their Common Shares are voted at the Meeting. Often, the form of proxy supplied to a Beneficial Shareholder
by its broker is identical to the form of proxy provided to registered Shareholders. However, its purpose is limited to instructing the
registered Shareholders how to vote on behalf of the Beneficial Shareholder. The majority of brokers now delegate responsibility for obtaining
instructions from clients to Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”). Broadridge typically applies
a special sticker to the proxy forms, mails those forms to the Beneficial Shareholders and asks Beneficial Shareholders to return the
proxy forms to Broadridge. Broadridge then tabulates the results of all instructions received and provides appropriate instructions respecting
the voting of shares to be represented at the Meeting. A Beneficial Shareholder receiving a proxy with a Broadridge sticker on it cannot
use that proxy to vote its Common Shares directly at the Meeting. The proxy must be returned to Broadridge well in advance of the Meeting
in order to have the Common Shares voted.

 

    
	 
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IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE VIRTUAL MEETING

 

Out of an abundance of caution
and to proactively deal with the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, and to mitigate risks to the health and safety of the Company’s communities,
Shareholders and employees and other stakeholders, the Company will hold its Meeting in a virtual audio-only format, which will be conducted
via live webcast. Shareholders will have an equal opportunity to participate at the Meeting online.

 

Participating at the Meeting

 

Voting at the Meeting will
only be available for registered Shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders. Beneficial Shareholders who have not duly appointed themselves
as proxy will not be able to vote or ask questions at the Meeting.

 

Registered
Shareholders, duly appointed proxyholders and Beneficial Shareholders who have appointed themselves as proxyholder and obtained a control
number will be eligible to ask questions during the Q&A portion of the Meeting. Due to the virtual format, the Meeting (including
the Q&A portion of the Meeting) will focus exclusively on the six voting items on the agenda. For details regarding 2020 results
and Management reviews and insights, please visit either SEDAR or the Company website https://viqsolutions.com/investors/
for all the 2020 Year End regulatory filings.

 

Registered
Shareholders planning to vote at the Meeting during the webcast should not complete an Instrument of Proxy or return it to TSX Trust.
Registered Shareholders may access the Meeting and vote by following the instructions below:

 

		1.	Log
                                            in at: https://virtual-meetings.tsxtrust.com/1085 (meeting ID: 1085, password:
                                            viq2021) at least 15 minutes before the Meeting starts

		2.	Click on “I have a control number”

		3.	Enter your 12 digit control number (found on your Instrument of Proxy, if you are a registered Shareholder,
or provided by TSX Trust, if you are a proxyholder)

		4.	Enter the password: viq2021 (case sensitive)

		5.	Vote

 

Beneficial Shareholders that
would like to access and vote at the Meeting during the webcast may do so by following the instructions below:

 

		1.	Appoint yourself as proxyholder
by, in advance of the proxy cut-off, writing your name in the space provided on your Instrument of Proxy or voting instruction
form. Do not fill out your voting instructions.

		2.	Sign and send it to your intermediary, following the voting deadline and submission instructions on the
voting instruction form

		3.	Complete
                                            the form found at https://tsxtrust.com/resource/en/75 and submit the completed form
                                            to TSX Trust Company by e-mail at tsxtrustproxyvoting@tmx.com

		4.	Obtain
                                            a control number from TSX Trust Company. If you have not received a control number from TSX
                                            Trust Company, TSX Trust Company may be contacted at tsxtrustproxyvoting@tmx.com

		5.	Log
                                            in at: https://virtual-meetings.tsxtrust.com/1085 (meeting ID: 1085, password:
                                            viq2021) at least 15 minutes before the Meeting starts

		6.	Click on “I have a control number”

		7.	Enter your control number (provided by TSX Trust Company)

		8.	Enter the password: viq2021 (case sensitive)

		9.	Vote

 

You may begin to log into
the meeting platform beginning at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) on April 29, 2021. The meeting will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern
Time) on April 29, 2021.

 

It
is important that you are connected to the internet at all times during the Meeting in order to vote when balloting commences. In
order to participate online, Shareholders must have a valid control number and proxyholders must have received an email from TSX Trust
Company containing a control number. Please ensure that you have the latest version of Google Chrome, Safari, Edge or Firefox for the
purposes of accessing the virtual meeting. We recommend that you ensure that your browser is compatible with the virtual meeting platform
by logging in early. Please do not attempt to access the Meeting using Internet Explorer.

 

    
	 
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Voting in Advance of the Meeting

 

Notwithstanding whether or
not you wish to attend the Meeting, all Shareholders are strongly encouraged to vote in advance of the Meeting to ensure that their vote
will be counted should they be unable to access the Meeting for any reason. Registered Shareholders may vote in advance of the Meeting
as follows:

 

		·	Voting
                                            by Internet: A registered Shareholder may submit his or her proxy over the Internet by
                                            going to www.voteproxyonline.com and following the instructions. Such registered Shareholder
                                            will require a control number (located on the front of the form of proxy) to identify himself
                                            or herself to the system;

 

		·	Voting by Fax: A registered Shareholder may fax both pages of his or her completed and signed
form of proxy to TSX Trust at 416-595-9593; or

 

		·	Voting by Mail: A registered Shareholder may mail his or her completed and signed form of proxy
to TSX Trust Company, 301-100 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, ON M5H 4H1.

 

Beneficial Shareholders may
vote in advance of the Meeting in accordance with the instructions of their intermediary/broker.

 

If
you are using a control number to login to the Meeting and you vote by electronic ballot, you will be revoking any and all previously
submitted proxies. However, in such a case, you will be provided the opportunity to vote by ballot on the matters put forth at the Meeting.
If you DO NOT wish to revoke all previously submitted proxies, do not vote by electronic ballot. Only registered Shareholders
or duly appointed proxyholders that log in with their control numbers will have the ability to vote and ask questions. Guests attending
the Meeting will not be able to vote or ask questions.

 

Voting
Shares and Principal Holders

 

The Company is authorized
to issue an unlimited number of Common Shares without nominal or par value. As at March 23, 2021, 24,893,638 Common Shares of the
Company were issued and outstanding, each such Common Share carrying the right to one vote on a ballot at the Meeting. A quorum for the
transaction of business at the Meeting will be present if two persons are present holding or representing by proxy in the aggregate not
less than 5% of the Common Shares entitled to be voted at the Meeting.

 

To
the knowledge of the directors and executive officers of the Company, as at the date hereof, no person or company beneficially owns, directly
or indirectly, or exercises control or direction over, voting securities of the Company carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached
to the Common Shares, other than Bradley Wells who owns 3,838,458 Common Shares or approximately
15.4% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares.

 

MATTERS
TO BE ACTED UPON AT THE MEETING

 

Presentation of Financial Statements

 

At the Meeting, the financial
statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 and the auditors’ report on such statements will be placed
before the Shareholders. No formal action is required or proposed to be taken at the Meeting with respect to the financial statements.

 

Fixing Number of Directors

 

At
the Meeting, it is proposed that the number of directors to be elected at the Meeting to hold office until the next annual meeting or
until their successors are elected or appointed, subject to the Articles and By-laws of the Company, be fixed at six (6) and
that the Board shall be authorized to appoint up to one third of the composition of the Board between annual shareholder meetings.

 

Unless
the Shareholder directs that his or her Common Shares are to be withheld from voting in connection with fixing the number of directors
at six (6) and authorizing the Board to appoint up to one third of the composition of the Board between annual shareholder meetings,
the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy intend to vote FOR fixing the number of directors at six (6) and authorizing
the Board to appoint up to one third of the composition of the Board between annual shareholder meetings. In order for the vote to be
effective, the special resolution must be approved by the affirmative vote of not less than 66 and 2/3% of the votes cast at the Meeting.

 

    
	 
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At the Meeting, Shareholders
will be asked to vote on the following special resolution:

 

“BE
IT RESOLVED as a special resolution of the Shareholders of the Company that the number of directors for election at this Meeting
be set at six.”

 

In the absence of instruction
to the contrary, the persons designated by management in the Proxy intend to vote “For” the preceding resolution.

 

Election of Directors

 

There are presently six (6) directors
of the Company. The accompanying form of proxy provides for individual voting on directors rather than slate voting. Unless the Shareholder
directs that his or her Common Shares are to be withheld from voting, it is the intention of management to vote proxies in favour of a
resolution electing as directors the six (6) nominees hereinafter set forth:

 

Larry Taylor - Chair

Sebastien Paré

Harvey Gordon

Mike Kessel

Joseph Quarin

Bradley Wells

 

The names and jurisdictions
of residence of the persons nominated for election as directors, the number of voting securities of the Company beneficially owned, directly
or indirectly, or over which each exercises control or direction, the offices held by each in the Company, the period served as director
and the principal occupation of each are as follows:

 

	
    Name and 

Jurisdiction
    of

 Residence
	 	
    Number of

 Common

    Shares

 Beneficially

 Owned
	 	
    Director 

Since
	 	
    Principal Occupation

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Larry Taylor (2)

Chair of the Board

Ontario, Canada	 	883,879	 	Jun, 2014	 	Mr. Taylor has been CEO Group Leader of CEO Global Network since 2011 and President of Taylor Made Solutions since 2009. Mr. Taylor is Board Chair for the Green Energy Cooperative of Ontario and Board Chair for Spark Power Group Inc. (TSX: SPG). He also is a director and the chair of the audit committee of Drone Delivery Canada Corp. (TSXV: FLT). Mr. Taylor is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a Certified Management Consultant. Mr. Taylor has previously held key senior executive positions with several companies including National Money Mart, Travelex North and South America and Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Canada Inc. Mr. Taylor has experience working with private equity firms to identify, acquire and combine companies to create shareholder value.
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Sebastien Paré (2)

        Chief Executive Officer and Director

Ontario, Canada
	 	486,837	 	Feb, 2015	 	Mr. Paré has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Company since January 2015 and has served as the President of the Company since August 2014. Prior thereto, Mr. Paré served as President of CSDC Systems Inc. since May of 2004.  Mr. Paré is a leading digital workflow expert driving VIQ to deliver end to end AI automation, enhanced with human editing, to assist VIQ worldwide customers to gain more value services from the ever-increasing set of rich complex evidentiary content they capture, manage and mine. He has worked in North America, the Middle East, and West Africa. Prior to his position at the Company, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of an enterprise case management software platform company dedicated to public sector digital services. Mr. Paré received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Québec at Montreal and a Master of Science from the University of British Columbia.

 

    
	 
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    Name and 

Jurisdiction
    of

 Residence
	 	
    Number of

 Common

    Shares

 Beneficially

 Owned
	 	
    Director 

Since
	 	
    Principal Occupation

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Harvey Gordon (1)(2)

Director

Ontario, Canada	 	158,370	 	Jun, 2014	 	Mr. Gordon is the Managing Director of Channel Solutions Inc., where he provides CEO mentoring and strategic development guidance to growth-oriented technology companies.  Mr. Gordon has extensive software, professional services and technology leadership experience as the CEO of international, US and Canadian companies, both public and private. Over a 20 year period, he was deeply involved in international business development, opening and managing offices in Europe and Asia, as Directeur Général of a Paris based telecom software organization and as the Business Development VP for a global financial software organization.  Mr. Gordon has held key senior executive positions during high growth phases of industry leading software and service firms, including Algorithmics Inc., Changepoint Corporation, Infonet Services Corporation and Magic Lantern Group. Mr. Gordon holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering Science.
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Mike Kessel (1)

Director

Ontario, Canada	 	4,292	 	Sep, 2017	 	Mr. Kessel is the President and CEO of Cleveland Clinic Canada and is responsible for the growth, strategic partnerships and enterprise value creation. He implemented a unique public/private hybrid strategy that led to formal partnerships with Sick Kids, Sunnybrook and Mt. Sinai Hospitals and the Heart and Stroke Foundation. He also led partnership efforts with the Ontario Ministry of Health resulting in important firsts in country and cross border patient care. The Cleveland Clinic has presence in 15 countries and 160 cities around the world. Mr. Kessel spends time working with the International Operations team of the Cleveland Clinic.Mr. Kessel earned an MBA from Kellogg Business School at Northwestern University in Chicago and a Bachelor of Science from The Ohio State University. He is also a Chartered Professional Accountant.
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Joseph Quarin (1)

Director

Ontario, Canada	 	516,479	 	Nov, 2016	 	Mr. Quarin is a successful public company Chief Executive Officer (TSX and NYSE), corporate executive and director.  He was Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd., a North American non-hazardous solid waste management company from January 2012 until the reverse-merger with Waste Connections Inc. in 2016. Mr. Quarin joined Progressive’s inaugural leadership team in July 2000 and played an integral role in its growth and success from US$100 million to US$2 billion in revenue.  He is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Q5 Capital Inc., a private investment company and strategic management advisor.  He was recognized in the top 10 on the Financial Post’s Top 100 CEO Scorecard 2016 and named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40TM in 2004.  Mr. Quarin currently serves as a Board member of Spark Power Group Inc. (TSX: SPG), Edo Revenue Royalty GP and EJ Trademark GP, Eagle River Capital, LLC, GRT Holdings Ltd and The Fertility Partners. He is also a Director of the Humber River Hospital Board. Mr. Quarin holds a Master of Business Administration (with Distinction) from the Ivey Business School at Western University, a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University, and is a Chartered Professional Accountant and Chartered Accountant.
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Bradley Wells (2)

Director

Ontario, Canada	 	3,838,458	 	Nov, 2019	 	
    Mr. Wells has been President and CEO of Momentum
    Group Ltd. since he founded it in 2004. He served as CEO of Sym-Tech Dealer Services for the past 25 years until the company was successfully
    sold in 2019. Mr. Wells currently runs operating companies in Canada, the United States and Central America.

     

 

    
	 
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Notes:

 

		(1)	The members of the Company’s Audit Committee are, as at the date hereof, Joseph Quarin (Chair) and
Mike Kessel and Harvey Gordon.

		(2)	The members of the Company’s Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are, as
at the date hereof, Larry Taylor (Chair), Sebastien Paré, Harvey Gordon and Bradley Wells.

 

The information as to Common Shares beneficially
owned, directly or indirectly, or over which control or direction is exercised, is based upon information furnished to the Company by
the respective nominees as at the date of this Information Circular. As at the date hereof, the directors and officers of the Company,
and their associates and affiliates, as a group own or control, directly or indirectly, 5,910,514 Common Shares or 23.7% of the issued
and outstanding Common Shares.

 

Majority Voting for Directors

 

The Board has adopted a majority voting policy
stipulating that if the votes in favour of the election of a director nominee at a Shareholders’ meeting represent less than a majority
of the Common Shares voted and withheld, the nominee will submit their resignation promptly after the meeting, for the board’s consideration.
The Board’s decision to accept or reject the resignation offer will be disclosed to the public within 90 days of the applicable
Shareholders’ meeting. The nominee will not participate in any board deliberations on the resignation offer unless there are not
at least three directors who did not receive a majority withheld vote. The policy does not apply in circumstances involving contested
director elections.

 

Cease Trade Orders and Bankruptcies

 

To our knowledge, no proposed director:

 

		(a)	within ten (10) years of the date hereof, was a director or chief executive officer or chief financial
officer of any company, including the Company that:

 

		(i)	was the subject of a cease trade or similar order or an order that denied the relevant company access
to any exemption under securities legislation, for a period of more than 30 consecutive days;

 

		(ii)	was subject to an event that resulted, after the proposed director ceased to be a director, chief executive
officer or chief financial officer, in the company being the subject of a cease trade or similar order or an order that denied the relevant
company access to any exemption under securities legislation, for a period of more than 30 consecutive days; or

 

		(iii)	became bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or became
subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors, or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed
to hold the assets of the proposed director;

 

		(b)	has, within the ten (10) years before the date of this Information Circular, become bankrupt, made
a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, or become subject to or instituted any proceeding, arrangement
or compromise with creditors or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold the assets of the proposed director.

 

In addition, no proposed director
has been subject to: (i) any penalties or sanctions imposed by a court relating to securities legislation or by a securities regulatory
authority or has entered into a settlement agreement with a securities regulatory authority, or (ii) any other penalties or sanctions
imposed by a court or regulatory body that would likely be considered important to a reasonable security holder in deciding whether to
vote for a proposed director.

 

At the Meeting, Shareholders
will be asked to vote on an ordinary resolutions to elect the proposed directors set forth above.

 

In the absence of instruction
to the contrary, the persons designated by management in the Proxy intend to vote “For” the proposed directors set forth above.

 

Appointment of Auditors

 

We
propose that KPMG LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants (“KPMG”) be re-appointed as auditors of the Company
to hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting and that the Board be authorized to set the fees paid to KPMG as
auditor. KPMG was first appointed as auditor of the Company on July 7, 2020.

 

Unless the Shareholder directs
that his or her Common Shares are to be withheld from voting in connection with the appointment of the auditor, the persons named in the
enclosed form of proxy intend to vote FOR the appointment of KPMG LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, Toronto, Ontario as the auditor
of the Company until the next annual meeting of shareholders and to authorize the directors to fix the auditor’s remuneration. To
be adopted, this resolution is required to be passed by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Meeting.

 

    
	 
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At the Meeting, Shareholders
will be asked to vote on the following ordinary resolution:

 

“BE
IT RESOLVED as an ordinary resolution of the Shareholders of the Company that KPMG LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants,
be appointed as auditor of the Company until the close of the next annual general meeting and that the directors of the Company are hereby
authorized to fix the remuneration of the auditor.”

 

In the absence of instruction
to the contrary, the persons designated by management in the Proxy intend to vote “For” the preceding resolution.

 

Approval of Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan

 

At the Meeting, Shareholders
will be asked to consider and, if thought advisable, pass an ordinary resolution (the “Omnibus Plan Resolution”) approving
a new rolling long-term omnibus equity incentive plan in the form set out as Schedule “A” hereto (the “2021 Equity
Incentive Plan”). If adopted, the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan will replace the Legacy Plans (as defined herein).

 

If the 2021 Equity Incentive
Plan is adopted by the Shareholders in replacement of the Legacy Plans, no further awards will be granted under the Legacy Plans. The
Legacy Plans will however continue to be authorized for the sole purposes of facilitating the vesting and exercise of existing awards
previously granted under the Legacy Plans. Once the existing awards granted under the Legacy Plans are exercised or terminated, the Legacy
Plans will terminate and be of no further force or effect. No equity incentive securities have been granted under the Legacy Plans since
January 21, 2021, the date on which the Common Shares began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”).

 

Pursuant to the requirements
of the TSX, every three years after institution, all unallocated options, rights and other entitlements under any security based compensation
arrangement which does not have a fixed maximum number of securities issuable thereunder (commonly referred to as “rolling plans”),
must be approved by the majority of the members of the Board and its Shareholders.

 

Background and Purpose

 

In
January 2020, the Company graduated from the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”) to the TSX. In conjunction with
this process, the Company undertook a review of equity compensation plans adopted by senior issuers. Following the Company’s review
of prevailing market practices for senior issuers and applicable TSX policies, the Board, on January 13, 2021 passed a resolution
adopting the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, subject to, and effective upon, the approval of Shareholders. The 2021 Equity Incentive Plan
provides the Company with a flexible share related mechanism to attract, retain and motivate qualified directors, employees and consultants,
to reward such directors, employees and consultants, from time to time, for their contributions toward the long-term goals and success
of the Company, and to align the interests of such directors, employees and consultants, by enabling and encouraging such persons to acquire
Common Shares.

 

The 2021 Equity Incentive
Plan provides flexibility to the Company to grant equity-based incentive awards in the form of Stock Options, RSUs, PSUs and DSUs, as
described in further detail below. Provided that the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan is approved by the Shareholders at the Meeting, all future
grants of equity-based awards will be made pursuant to, or as otherwise permitted by, the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, and no further equity-based
awards will be made pursuant to the Company’s Legacy Plans as of the date of the Meeting. The Legacy Plans will however continue
to be authorized for the sole purposes of facilitating the vesting and exercise of existing awards previously granted under the Legacy
Plans. Once the existing awards granted under the Legacy Plans are exercised or terminated, the Legacy Plans will terminate and be of
no further force or effect. No equity incentive securities have been issued under the Legacy Plans since January 21, 2021, the date
that the Common Shares began trading on the TSX.

 

A summary of the key terms
of the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan is set out below, which is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.
A copy of the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan is attached as Schedule “A” hereto.

 

Key Terms of the Equity Incentive Plan

 

Common Shares Subject to the 2021 Equity Incentive
Plan

 

The 2021 Equity Incentive
Plan was adopted as a result of the Company’s review of prevailing market practices for senior issuers. The 2021 Equity Incentive
Plan is a “rolling” plan which, subject to the adjustment provisions provided for therein (including a subdivision or consolidation
of Common Shares), provides that the aggregate maximum number of Common Shares that may be issued upon the exercise or settlement of awards
granted under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan shall not exceed 10% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Shares from time
to time, such number being 2,489,364 as at March 23, 2021. The 2021 Equity Incentive Plan is considered an “evergreen”
plan, since the Common Shares covered by awards which have been exercised, settled or terminated shall be available for subsequent grants
under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan and the number of awards available to grant increases as the number of issued and outstanding Common
Shares increases. As such, the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan must be approved by the majority of the Company’s Board and its Shareholders
every three years following its adoption pursuant to the requirements of the TSX.

 

    
	 
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Insider Participation Limit

 

The 2021 Equity Incentive
Plan provides that the aggregate number of Common Shares: (a) issuable to insiders at any time cannot exceed 10% of the Company’s
issued and outstanding Common Shares; and (b) issued to insiders within any one year period cannot exceed 10% of the Company’s
issued and outstanding Common Shares (across all of the Company’s security based compensation arrangements).

 

Any Common Shares issued by
the Company through the assumption or substitution of outstanding stock options or other equity-based awards from an acquired company
shall not reduce the number of Common Shares available for issuance pursuant to the exercise of awards granted under the 2021 Equity Incentive
Plan.

 

Administration of the 2021 Equity Incentive
Plan

 

The
Plan Administrator (as defined in the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan) is determined by the Board and is initially the Compensation,
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Plan Administrator determines which directors, officers, consultants and employees
are eligible to receive awards under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, the time or times at which awards may be granted, the conditions
under which awards may be granted or forfeited to the Company, the number of Common Shares to be covered by any award, the exercise price
of any award, whether restrictions or limitations are to be imposed on the Common Shares issuable pursuant to grants of any award, and
the nature of any such restrictions or limitations, any acceleration of exercisability or vesting, or waiver of termination regarding
any award, based on such factors as the Plan Administrator may determine.

 

In addition, the Plan Administrator
interprets the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan and may adopt guidelines and other rules and regulations relating to the 2021 Equity Incentive
Plan, and make all other determinations and take all other actions necessary or advisable for the implementation and administration of
the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

Eligibility

 

All directors, employees and
consultants are eligible to participate in the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan. The extent to which any such individual is entitled to receive
a grant of an award pursuant to the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan will be determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the Plan Administrator.

 

Types of Awards

 

Awards of stock options (“Stock
Options”), restricted share units (“RSUs”), performance share units (“PSUs”) and deferred
share units (“DSUs”) may be made under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan. All of the awards described below are subject
to the conditions, limitations, restrictions, exercise price, vesting, settlement and forfeiture provisions determined by the Plan Administrator,
in its sole discretion, subject to such limitations provided in the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, and will generally be evidenced by an
award agreement. In addition, subject to the limitations provided in the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan and in accordance with applicable
law, the Plan Administrator may accelerate or defer the vesting or payment of awards, cancel or modify outstanding awards, and waive any
condition imposed with respect to awards or Common Shares issued pursuant to awards.

 

Stock Options

 

A Stock Option entitles a
holder thereof to purchase a prescribed number of Common Shares at an exercise price set at the time of the grant. Such grant may be
settled in Common Shares, cash or combination thereof in the discretion of the Plan Administrator. If settled in cash, such payment will
be equal to the “in the money” amount, being an amount equal to the Market Price (as defined below) of the Common Shares
issuable on the exercise of such Stock Option as of the date such Stock Option is exercised, less the aggregate exercise price of the
Stock Option. The Plan Administrator will establish the exercise price at the time each Stock Option is granted, which exercise price
must in all cases be not less than the volume weighted average trading price of the Common Shares on the TSX for the five trading days
immediately preceding the date of grant (the “Market Price”) on the date of grant. Subject to any accelerated termination
as set forth in the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, each Stock Option expires on its respective expiry date. The Plan Administrator will
have the authority to determine the vesting terms applicable to grants of Stock Options. Once a Stock Option vests, it shall remain vested
and shall be exercisable until expiration or termination of the Stock Option, unless otherwise specified by the Plan Administrator, or
as otherwise set forth in any written employment agreement, award agreement or other written agreement between the Company or a subsidiary
of the Company and the participant. The Plan Administrator has the right to accelerate the date upon which any Stock Option becomes exercisable.
The Plan Administrator may provide at the time of granting a Stock Option that the exercise of that Stock Option is subject to restrictions,
in addition to those specified in the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, such as vesting conditions relating to the attainment of specified
performance goals. 

 

    
	 
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Unless otherwise specified
by the Plan Administrator at the time of granting a Stock Option and set forth in the particular award agreement, an exercise notice must
be accompanied by payment of the exercise price. At the election of the participant but subject to the approval of the Plan Administrator,
a participant may, in lieu of exercising a Stock Option pursuant to an exercise notice, elect to surrender such Stock Option to the Company
(a “Cashless Exercise”) in consideration for an amount from the Company equal to: (a) the Market Price of the
Common Shares issuable on the exercise of such Stock Option (or portion thereof) as of the date such Stock Option (or portion thereof)
is exercised, less (b) the aggregate exercise price of the Stock Option (or portion thereof) surrendered relating to such Common
Shares (the “In-the-Money Amount”) by written notice to the Company indicating the number of Stock Options such participant
wishes to exercise using the Cashless Exercise, and such other information that the Company may require. Subject to the provisions of
the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan and the policies of the TSX, the Company will satisfy payment of the In-the-Money Amount by delivering
to the participant: (a) such number of Common Shares having a fair market value equal to the In-the-Money Amount; (b) a cash
payment equal to the In-the-Money Amount; or (c) a combination of Common Shares and cash having an aggregate value equal to the In-the-Money
Amount.

 

Restricted Share Units

 

A RSU is a unit equivalent
in value to a Common Share credited by means of a bookkeeping entry in the books of the Company that entitles the holder to receive one
Common Share, cash payment or a combination thereof for each RSU after a specified vesting period. The Plan Administrator may, from time
to time, subject to the provisions of the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan and such other terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator may
prescribe, grant RSUs to any participant in respect of a bonus or similar payment in respect of services rendered by the applicable participant
in a taxation year (the “RSU Service Year”).

 

Upon settlement of a RSU,
holders will redeem each vested RSU for the following at the election of such holder but subject to the approval of the Plan Administrator:
(a) a Common Share in respect of each vested RSU; (b) a cash payment; or (c) a combination of Common Shares and cash. Any
such cash payments made by the Company shall be calculated by multiplying the number of RSUs to be redeemed for cash by the Market Price
per Common Share as at the settlement date. Subject to the provisions of the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan and except as otherwise provided
in an award agreement, no settlement date for any RSU shall occur, and no Common Share shall be issued or cash payment shall be made in
respect of any RSU any later than the final business day of the third calendar year following the applicable RSU Service Year.

 

Performance Share Units

 

A
PSU is a unit equivalent in value to a Common Share credited by means of a bookkeeping entry in the books of the Company that entitles
the holder to receive one Common Share, cash payment or a combination thereof for each PSU after specific performance-based vesting
criteria determined by the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, have been satisfied. The performance goals to be achieved during
any performance period, the length of any performance period, the amount of any PSUs granted, the effect of termination of a participant’s
service and the amount of any payment or transfer to be made pursuant to any PSU will be determined by the Plan Administrator and by the
other terms and conditions of any PSU, all as set forth in the applicable award agreement. The Plan Administrator may, from time to time,
subject to the provisions of the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan and such other terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator may prescribe,
grant PSUs to any participant in respect of a bonus or similar payment in respect of services rendered by the applicable participant in
a taxation year (the “PSU Service Year”).

 

The Plan Administrator shall
have the authority to determine any vesting terms applicable to the grant of PSUs. Upon settlement, holders will redeem each vested PSU
for the following at the election of such holder but subject to the approval of the Plan Administrator: (a) a Common Share in respect
of each vested PSU; (b) a cash payment; or (c) a combination of Common Shares and cash. Any such cash payments made by the
Company to a participant shall be calculated by multiplying the number of PSUs to be redeemed for cash by the Market Price per Common
Share as at the settlement date. Subject to the provisions of the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan and except as otherwise provided in an award
agreement, no settlement date for any PSU shall occur, and no Common Share shall be issued or cash payment shall be made in respect of
any PSU any later than the final business day of the third calendar year following the applicable PSU Service Year.

 

    
	 
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Deferred Share Units

 

A
DSU is a unit equivalent in value to a Common Share credited by means of a bookkeeping entry in the books of the Company that entitles
the holder to receive one Common Share, cash payment or a combination thereof for each DSU on a future date. The Board may fix from time
to time a portion of the total compensation (including annual retainer, board meeting committee meting, and any Chair fees, if
any) paid by the Company to a director in a calendar year for service on the Board (the “Director Fees”) that are to
be payable in the form of DSUs. In addition, each director is given, subject to the provisions of the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, the
right to elect to receive a portion of the cash Director Fees owing to them in the form of DSUs.

 

Except
as otherwise determined by the Plan Administrator or as set forth in the particular award agreement, DSUs shall vest immediately upon
grant. Upon settlement, holders will redeem each vested DSU for the following at the election of such holder but subject to the
approval of the Plan Administrator: (a) a Common Share in respect of each vested DSU; or (b) a cash payment; or (c) a combination
of Common Shares and cash Any cash payments made under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan by the Company to a participant in respect of DSUs
to be redeemed for cash shall be calculated by multiplying the number of DSUs to be redeemed for cash by the Market Price per Common Share
as at the settlement date.

 

U.S. Taxpayers

 

The
2021 Equity Incentive Plan provides that Stock Options issued to U.S. Taxpayers (as defined in the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan) may be
non-qualified stock options or incentive stock options (each an “ISO”) qualifying under Section 422 of
the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended) (the “Code”). Subject to the aggregate limits imposed
in the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, the aggregate number of Common Shares reserved for issuance in respect of granted ISOs shall not exceed
10,000,000 Common Shares.

 

If an ISO is granted to a
person who owns shares representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of shares of the Company or of a “parent corporation”
or “subsidiary corporation”, as such terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f) of the Code, on the date of grant,
the term of the ISO shall not exceed five years from the time of grant of such ISO and the exercise price shall be at least 110% of the
Market Price of the Common Shares subject to the ISO.

 

To the extent the aggregate
Market Price as at the date of grant of the Common Shares for which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by any person during any calendar
year (under all plans of the Company and any “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation”, as such terms are
defined in Sections 424(e) and (f) of the Code) exceeds US$100,000, such excess ISOs shall be treated as non-qualified stock
options.

 

Dividend Equivalents

 

Except as otherwise determined
by the Plan Administrator or as set forth in the particular award agreement, RSUs, PSUs and DSUs shall be credited with dividend equivalents
in the form of additional RSUs, PSUs and DSUs, as applicable, as of each dividend payment date in respect of which normal cash dividends
are paid on Common Shares. Dividend equivalents shall vest in proportion to, and settle in the same manner as, the awards to which they
relate. Such dividend equivalents shall be computed by dividing: (a) the amount obtained by multiplying the amount of the dividend
declared and paid per Common Share by the number of RSUs, PSUs and DSUs, as applicable, held by the participant on the record date for
the payment of such dividend, by (b) the Market Price at the close of the first business day immediately following the dividend record
date, with fractions computed to three decimal places.

 

Black-out Periods

 

In the event an award expires,
at a time when a scheduled blackout is in place or an undisclosed material change or material fact in the affairs of the Company exists,
the expiry of such award will be the date that is 10 business days after which such scheduled blackout terminates or there is no longer
such undisclosed material change or material fact.

 

Expiry Date of Awards

 

While
the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan does not stipulate a specific term for awards granted thereunder, as discussed below, the expiry date
of a Stock Option may not be more than 10 years from its date of grant, except where shareholder approval is received or where an expiry
date would have fallen within a blackout period of the Company. All awards must vest and settle in accordance with the provisions of
the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan and any applicable award agreement, which award agreement may include an expiry date for a specific
award.

 

    
	 
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Termination of Employment or Services

 

The following table describes
the impact of certain events upon the participants under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, including termination for cause, resignation,
termination without cause, disability, death or retirement, subject, in each case, to the terms of a participant’s applicable employment
agreement, award agreement or other written agreement:

 

	Event	Provisions
	
    Termination for

    Cause/Resignation 
	Any Stock Option or other award held by the participant that has not been exercised, surrendered or settled as of the Termination Date (as defined in the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan) shall be immediately forfeited and cancelled as of the Termination Date. 
	Termination without Cause 	A portion of any unvested Stock Options or other awards shall immediately vest, such portion to be equal to the number of unvested Stock Options or other awards held by the participant as of the Termination Date multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days between the date of grant and the Termination Date and the denominator of which is the number of days between the date of grant and the date any unvested Stock Options or other awards were originally scheduled to vest. Any vested Stock Options may be exercised by the participant at any time during the period that terminates on the earlier of: (a) the expiry date of such Option; and (b) the date that is 90 days after the Termination Date. If a Stock Option remains unexercised upon the earlier of (a) or (b), the Stock Option shall be immediately forfeited and cancelled for no consideration upon the termination of such period. In the case of a vested award other than an Option, such award will be settled within 90 days after the Termination Date. 
	Disability 	A portion of any unvested Stock Options or other awards shall immediately vest, such portion to be equal to the number of unvested Stock Options or other awards held by the participant as of the date of the participant’s employment, consulting agreement or arrangement terminates on account of becoming disabled multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days between the date of grant and the date of disability and the denominator of which is the number of days between the date of grant and the date any unvested Stock Options or other awards were originally scheduled to vest and any outstanding award that vests based on the achievement of performance goals and that has not previously vested shall continue to be eligible to vest based upon the actual achievement of such performance goals. Any vested Stock Option may be exercised by the participant at any time until the expiry date of such Option. Any vested award other than a Stock Option will be settled within 90 days after the Termination Date. 
	Death 	A portion of any unvested Stock Options or other awards shall immediately vest, such portion to be equal to the number of unvested Stock Options or other awards held by the participant as of the date of death multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days between the date of grant and the date of death and the denominator of which is the number of days between the date of grant and the date any unvested Stock Options or other awards were originally scheduled to vest and any outstanding award that vests based on the achievement of performance goals and that has not previously vested shall continue to be eligible to vest based upon the actual achievement of such performance goals. Any vested Stock Option may be exercised by the participant’s beneficiary or legal representative (as applicable) at any time during the period that terminates on the earlier of: (a) the expiry date of such Option, and (b) the first anniversary of the date of the death of such participant. If a Stock Option remains unexercised upon the earlier of (a) or (b), the Stock Option shall be immediately forfeited and cancelled for no consideration upon the termination of such period. In the case of a vested award other than an Option, such award will be settled with the Participant’s beneficiary or legal representative (as applicable) within 90 days after the date of the Participant’s death.

 

    
	 
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	Event	Provisions

	Retirement 	Upon retirement (a) a portion of any unvested Stock Options or other Awards shall immediately vest, such portion to be equal to the number of unvested Stock Options or other Awards held by the Participant as of the date of retirement multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days between the Date of Grant and the date of retirement and the denominator of which is the number of days between the Date of Grant and the date any unvested Stock Options or other Awards were originally scheduled to vest; and (b) any outstanding award that vests based on the achievement of performance goals that has not previously become vested shall continue to be eligible to vest based upon the actual achievement of such performance goals. Any vested Stock Option may be exercised by the participant at any time during the period that terminates on the earlier of: (a) the expiry date of such Option; and (b) the third anniversary of the participant’s date of retirement. If a Stock Option remains unexercised upon the earlier of (a) or (b), the Stock Option shall be immediately forfeited and cancelled for no consideration upon the termination of such period. In the case of a vested award other than a Stock Option that is described in (a), such award will be settled within 90 days after the participant’s retirement. In the case of a vested award other than a Stock Option that is described in (b), such award will be settled at the same time the award would otherwise have been settled had the participant remained in active service with the Company or its subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, following his or her retirement, the participant commences (the “Commencement Date”) employment, consulting or acting as a director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (or in an analogous capacity) or otherwise as a service provider to any person that carries on or proposes to carry on a business competitive with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, any Stock Option or other award held by the participant that has not been exercised or settled as of the Commencement Date shall be immediately forfeited and cancelled as of the Commencement Date. 

 

Change in Control

 

Under the 2021 Equity Incentive
Plan, except as may be set forth in an employment agreement, award agreement or other written agreement between the Company or a subsidiary
of the Company and a participant if within 12 months following the completion of a transaction resulting in a Change in Control (as defined
below), a participant’s employment, consultancy or directorship is terminated by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company without
Cause (as defined in the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan), without any action by the Plan Administrator:

 

		(a)	any unvested awards held by the participant at Termination Date may vest in the sole discretion of the
Plan Administrator; and

 

		(b)	any vested awards may be exercised, surrendered to the Company, or settled by the participant at any time
during the period that terminates on the earlier of: (A) the expiry date of such award; and (B) the date that is 90 days after
the Termination Date. Any award that has not been exercised, surrendered or settled at the end of such period being immediately forfeited
and cancelled.

 

Subject
to certain exceptions, a “Change in Control” includes (a) any transaction pursuant to which a person or group acquires
the right to exercise control or director over more than 50% of the outstanding Common Shares; (b) the sale of all or substantially
all of the Company’s assets (c) the dissolution or liquidation of the Company; (d) the occurrence of a transaction
requiring approval of the Corporation’s shareholders whereby the Corporation is acquired via consolidation, merger, exchange of
securities, purchase of assets, amalgamation, statutory arrangement or otherwise; (e) individuals who comprise the Board at the last
annual meeting of Shareholders (the “Incumbent Board”) cease to constitute at least a majority of the Board, unless
the election, or nomination for election by the Shareholders, of any new director was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the
Incumbent Board, in which case such new director shall be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board; or (f) any other event which
the Board determines to constitute a change in control of the Company.

 

    
	 
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Non-Transferability of Awards

 

Except as permitted by the
Plan Administrator and to the extent that certain rights may pass to a beneficiary or legal representative upon death of a participant,
by will or as required by law, no assignment or transfer of awards, whether voluntary, involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise,
vests any interest or right in such awards whatsoever in any assignee or transferee and immediately upon any assignment or transfer, or
any attempt to make the same, such awards will terminate and be of no further force or effect. To the extent that certain rights to exercise
any portion of an outstanding award pass to a beneficiary or legal representative upon the death of a participant, the period in which
such award can be exercised by such beneficiary or legal representative shall not exceed one year from the participant’s death.

 

Amendments to the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan

 

Subject to certain exceptions,
the Plan Administrator may also from time to time, without notice and without approval of the holders of Common Shares, amend, modify,
change, suspend or terminate the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan or any awards granted pursuant thereto as it, in its discretion, determines
appropriate. Notwithstanding the above, and subject to the rules of the TSX, the approval of Shareholders is required to effect any
of the following amendments to the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan:

 

		(a)	increasing the number of Common Shares reserved for issuance under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, except
pursuant to the provisions in the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan which permit the Plan Administrator to make equitable adjustments in the
event of transactions affecting the Company or its capital;

 

		(b)	reducing the exercise price of an option award (for this purpose, a cancellation or termination of an
award of a participant prior to its expiry date for the purpose of reissuing an award to the same participant with a lower exercise price
shall be treated as an amendment to reduce the exercise price of an award) except pursuant to the provisions in the 2021 Equity Incentive
Plan which permit the Plan Administrator to make equitable adjustments in the event of transactions affecting the Company or its capital;

 

		(c)	extending the term of a Stock Option award beyond the original expiry date (except where an expiry date
would have fallen within a blackout period applicable to the participant or within 10 business days following the expiry of such a blackout
period);

 

		(d)	increasing or removing the limits on the participation of insiders; or

 

		(e)	deleting or otherwise limiting the amendments which require approval of the shareholders.

 

Except for the items listed above, amendments
to the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan will not require shareholder approval. Such amendments include (but are not limited to):

 

		(a)	amending the general vesting provisions of an award;

 

		(b)	amending the provisions for early termination of awards in connection with a termination of employment
or service;

 

		(c)	adding covenants of the Company for the protection of the participants;

 

		(d)	amending the terms of the Cashless Exercise provision;

 

		(e)	changing the termination provisions of an award or the plan provided that such change does not entail
an extension beyond the original expiry date;

 

		(f)	making any amendments not inconsistent with the as may be necessary or desirable with respect to matters
or questions which, in the good faith opinion of the Plan Administrator, having in mind the best interests of the participants, it may
be expedient to make; and

 

		(g)	curing or correcting any ambiguity or defect or inconsistent provision or clerical omission or mistake
or manifest error.

 

    
	 
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Accordingly, at the Meeting,
Shareholders will be asked to consider and, if thought fit, approve an ordinary resolution in the following form:

 

“BE IT RESOLVED as an ordinary resolution
of the Shareholders of the Company that:

 

		1.	The omnibus equity incentive plan adopted by the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”)
on January 13, 2021 (the “2021 Equity Incentive Plan”), in the form attached as Schedule “A” to the
management information circular of the Company dated March 23, 2021, is hereby confirmed, ratified and approved, and the Company
has the ability to grant awards under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan until April 29, 2024.

 

		2.	The Board is hereby authorized to make such amendments to the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan from time to
time, as may be required by the applicable regulatory authorities, or as may be considered appropriate by the Board, in its sole discretion,
provided always that such amendments be subject to the approval of the regulatory authorities, if applicable, and in certain cases, in
accordance with the terms of the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, the approval of the Shareholders.

 

		3.	Any one director or officer of the Company is hereby authorized and directed, acting for, in the name
of and on behalf of the Company, to execute or cause to be executed, under the seal of the Company or otherwise and to deliver or to cause
to be delivered, all such other deeds, documents, instruments and assurances and to do or cause to be done all such other acts as, in
the opinion of such director or officer of the Company, may be necessary or desirable to carry out the terms of the foregoing resolutions.”

 

In the absence of instruction
to the contrary, the persons designated by management in the Proxy intend to vote “For” the preceding resolution.

 

DIRECTOR
AND NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION

 

Securities legislation requires
the disclosure of the compensation received by each “Named Executive Officer” (“Named Executive Officer”)
of the Company for the most recently completed financial year. “Named Executive Officer” is defined by the legislation to
mean: (i) the Chief Executive Officer of the Company; (ii) the Chief Financial Officer of the Company; (iii) the Company’s
next most highly compensated executive officer or the next most highly compensated individual acting in a similar capacity, other than
the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, at the end of the most recently completed financial year and whose total compensation
was, individually, more than $150,000 for that financial year; and (iv) each individual who would be a “Named Executive Officer”
under paragraph (iii) but for the fact that the individual was neither an executive officer of the Company, nor acting in a similar
capacity, at the end of the most recently completed financial year. For the financial year ended December 31, 2020, the Company’s
Named Executive Officers include; Sebastien Paré, Chief Executive Officer; Susan Sumner, President and Chief Operating Officer
and Alexie Edwards, Chief Financial Officer.

 

The
Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) administers the Company’s
executive compensation program for, among others, our Named Executive Officers as well as our Board.

 

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

 

Objectives of Executive Compensation Program

 

The Compensation Committee
has primary responsibility for determining executive remuneration and for the design and review of the Company’s compensation plans.
In fulfilling this role, the Compensation Committee seeks to:

 

		•	provide total compensation that is closely linked to the Company’s performance and to the individual
performance of the Named Executive Officers;

 

		•	align the interests of the Company’s executive officers with those of its shareholders through incentive
stock options; and

 

		•	ensure that compensation and benefits are at levels such that the Company is able to attract and retain
the caliber of executives and officers it needs to achieve its desired growth and performance targets.

 

In reviewing and recommending
executive compensation in 2020, the Compensation Committee examined the base salaries, short-term incentive bonuses and long-term incentives
individually and as part of a total compensation package for the Named Executive Officers.

 

    
	 
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Elements of Executive Compensation Program

 

Our executive compensation
program has three principal components:

 

		•	base salary;

 

		•	short-term incentives (paid in cash); and

 

		•	long-term, equity-based incentives.

 

We believe that this variable
compensation encourages high performance, promotes accountability and ensures that the interests of our Named Executive Officers are aligned
with the interest of Shareholders by linking individual performance and increases in shareholder value to compensation.

 

In establishing the Company’s
executive compensation program, the Compensation Committee also considers the implication of the risks associated with the Company’s
compensation program, including:

 

		•	The risk of executives taking inappropriate or excessive risks.

 

		•	The risk of inappropriate focus on achieving short-term goals at the expense of long-term return to shareholders.

 

		•	The risk of encouraging aggressive accounting practises.

 

		•	The risk of excessive focus on financial returns and operational goals at the expense of regulatory, environmental
and health and safety compliance.

 

While no program can fully
mitigate these risks, the Company believes that many of these risks are mitigated by:

 

		•	Weighting the Company’s long-term incentives towards share ownership and vesting long-term incentives
over a number of years.

 

		•	Establishing uniform incentive programs for all executive officers and employees.

 

		•	Avoiding narrowly focused performance goals which may encourage loss of focus on providing long-term shareholder
return and retaining adequate discretion to ensure the Compensation Committee and Board retain their business judgment in assessing actual
performance.

 

		•	Establishing a strong “tone at the top” for accounting, regulatory, environmental and health
and safety compliance.

 

Base Salary

 

The objectives of base salary
are to provide a fixed level of competitive pay that recognizes and acknowledges the competencies and skills of individuals and rewards
individual contributions. We use a variety of methods in determining appropriate levels of salary and bonus payable to our executive officers,
based on relevant market data concerning the market place and our peer group (as further discussed below under “Determination
of Compensation”). This data is then used as a basis for determining, among other things, the executive officer’s base
salary.

 

Annual Incentives

 

We provide a short-term incentive
plan in which the Named Executive Officers participate. This incentive plan is intended to reward achievement of short-term financial
performance and milestones and focus on key financial, strategic and other business objectives. Our short-term incentive plan provides
for performance incentives based on the achievement of certain milestones up to targeted percentages of base salary based on market benchmarking.
The Board, based on the recommendations of the Compensation Committee, uses their discretion and subjective judgement as to what milestones
may be applicable for a particular year and the milestones and performance criteria may vary from year to year. The extent to which the
milestones have been achieved is also determined subjectively by the Board, based on the recommendations of the Compensation Committee.
The maximum bonus upon achievement of the milestones is 70% of the current base salary for the Chief Executive Officer, 33% of the current
base salary for the President and Chief Operating Officer and 35% of the current base salary for the Chief Financial Officer.

 

Long-term Incentives

 

Long-term compensation is
designed to align the executive’s personal interests with the long-term interests of the Company and its Shareholders. During the
year ended December 31, 2020, the Company’s long-term compensation consists of our Option Plan pursuant to which we grant Stock
Options to certain employees and officers to purchase Common Shares at a fixed price, linking the executive compensation directly to the
future appreciation in the price of our shares. If approved at this meeting, future long-term compensation will be granted under the 2021
Equity Incentive Plan which is further described under the heading “Matters to be Acted Upon at the Meeting – Approval
of Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan”

 

    
	 
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Determination of Compensation

 

In reviewing and recommending
executive compensation in 2020, the Compensation Committee examined the base salaries, short-term incentive bonuses and long-term incentives
individually and as part of a total compensation package for the Named Executive Officers.

 

The
Company’s reference market for the purpose of benchmarking executive compensation includes publicly-listed technology companies
of comparable size, complexity, location, market capitalization and revenue. The following companies are considered comparative companies:
Inuvo Inc., GTY Technology Holdings, Inc., Dye & Durham Corporation, ShotSpotter Inc. and SharpSpring Inc. (collectively,
the “Peer Group”).

 

In respect of compensation,
the Compensation Committee has used a guideline that each Named Executive Officer’s compensation package should target the 50th
percentile of each component (base salary, annual performance bonus and long-term incentives) as well as total compensation, relative
to similar positions of the Peer Group. If needed, the Compensation Committee has made adjustments to reflect market trends, individual
performance (including achievement of the benchmarks described in “Annual Incentives”) and level of experience. This
approach allows us to differentiate salaries that reflect a range of experience and performance levels among our executives and determines
the basis on which the Compensation Committee sets the salaries and other forms of compensation of the Named Executive Officers.

 

In all cases, compensation
was determined with reference to the financial and strategic imperatives of the Company, the responsibilities of the position, the performance
of the incumbent, the competitive marketplace for qualified executive talent and the compensation practices of the Peer Group. Annual
incentives are determined with reference to both overall corporate performance and achievement of individual objectives. In 2020, corporate
objectives included migration of revenues into NetScribe aiAssist, integration of acquired assets, financial targets for revenue, gross
margin, sustainability, technological AI leadership, scalability of the infrastructure both technology and operation, M&A, enterprise
value creation for shareholders and investor relations advancement. These objectives were also part of the basis for certain of the milestones
and benchmarks used in 2020 for evaluating the Named Executive Officers’ cash bonuses.

 

Risks Associated with Compensation Policies
and Practices

 

As of the date of this Information
Circular, the Board had not considered the implications of any risks associated with policies and practices regarding compensation of
its executive officers. However, compensation paid to the NEOs has generally ranked below industry benchmarks, and annual incentive bonuses
are withheld in years when shareholder returns suffer, including the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

Financial Instruments

 

The Company has not, to date,
adopted a policy restricting its NEOs and directors from purchasing financial instruments, including, for greater certainty, prepaid variable
forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, or units of exchange funds, which are designed to hedge or offset a decrease in market value
of equity securities granted as compensation or held, directly or indirectly, by NEOs or directors. As of the date of this Information
Circular, entitlement to grants of incentive options under the Legacy Stock Option Plan is the only equity-based security elements awarded
to NEOs and directors. If approved at this meeting, future equity-based security elements awarded to NEOs and directors will be awarded
under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

Short Selling and Restrictions

 

In accordance with the Company’s
Disclosure, Confidentiality and Trading Policy, directors and officers are prohibited from knowingly selling, directly or indirectly,
Common Shares or other security of the Company if the person selling such security does not own or has not fully paid for the security
to be sold. Directors and officers shall not, directly or indirectly, buy or sell a call or put in respect of Common Shares or other security
of the Company. Notwithstanding these prohibitions, directors and officers may sell Common Shares which such person does not own if such
person owns another security convertible into Common Shares or an option or right to acquire Common Shares sold and, within 10 days after
the sale, such person: (a) exercises the conversion privilege, option or right and delivers the Common Shares so associated to the
purchaser; or (b) transfers the convertible security, option or right, if transferable to the purchaser.

 

Burn Rate

 

The Company’s burn rate
in respect of the Legacy Stock Option Plan is calculated as the number of Legacy Options granted in the year as a percentage of the weighted
average number of Common Shares outstanding during the year. The burn rate for the Company for the years 2020, 2019 and 2018 are 2.2%,
2.6%, and 2.0%, respectively.

 

    
	 
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The Company’s burn rate
in respect of the Legacy DSUs is calculated as the number of Legacy DSUs granted in the year as a percentage of the weighted average number
of Common Shares outstanding during the year. The burn rate for the Company for the years 2020, 2019 and 2018 are 0.0%, 0.0%, and 0.0%,
respectively.

 

The number of Legacy Options
issued and outstanding as at December 31, 2020 was 1,117,933 and, as of such date, there were an additional 1,174,543 Legacy Options
available to be granted under the Company’s Legacy Stock Option Plan. The number of Legacy DSUs issued and outstanding as at December 31,
2020 was 66,667 and as of such date there were an additional 33,333 Legacy DSUs available to be granted under the Company’s Legacy
DSU Plan. As of the date of this Information Circular no additional Legacy Options or Legacy DSUs may be granted under the Company’s
Legacy Plans. As of the date of this Information Circular, an additional 2,489,364 Common Shares may be reserved for issuance upon the
exercise or conversion of awards granted under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

Compensation Governance

 

Composition of the Compensation, Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee

 

During 2020, Larry Taylor
(Chair), Harvey Gordon and Bradley Wells served as members of the Compensation Committee. Each member of the Compensation Committee (being
Mr. Gordon, Mr. Taylor and Mr. Wells) is “independent” for the purpose of National Instrument 58-101 –
Corporate Governance Guidelines (“NI 58-101”). For a description of the skills and experience of each current
member of the Compensation Committee enabling such person to consider and make decisions regarding the suitability of the Company’s
compensation policies and practices, please refer to the respective biography of each member of the Compensation Committee set forth under
the heading “Election of Directors”.

 

Mandate and Terms of Reference of the Compensation
Committee

 

The Board has adopted a mandate
for the Compensation Committee which has, as part of its mandate, the responsibility for reviewing matters relating to the human resource
policies and compensation of the directors, officers and employees of the Company in the context of the budget and business plan of the
Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Compensation Committee has the following duties:

 

		(a)	to review the compensation philosophy and remuneration policy for officers of the Company and to recommend
to the Board changes to improve the Company’s ability to recruit, retain and motivate officers;

 

		(b)	to review and recommend to the Board the retainer and fees to be paid to members of the Board;

 

		(c)	to review and approve corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of the Chief Executive
Officer and to evaluate the Chief Executive Officer’s performance in light of those corporate goals and objectives, and determine
(or make recommendations to the Board with respect to) the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation level based on such evaluation;

 

		(d)	to review and approve corporate goals and objectives relevant to officer (other than the Chief Executive
Officer) and director compensation;

 

		(e)	to review management’s recommendation for proposed stock option and other incentive compensation
plans and equity-based plans for officer (other than the Chief Executive Officer) and director compensation and make recommendations in
respect thereof to the Board;

 

		(f)	to administer the Option Plan approved by the Board in accordance with its terms including the recommendation
to the Board of the grant of Legacy Options in accordance with the terms thereof;

 

		(g)	to determine and recommend for approval of the Board bonuses to be paid to officers and employees of the
Company and to establish targets or criteria for the payment of such bonuses, if appropriate; and

 

		(h)	to prepare and submit a report of the Compensation Committee for inclusion in annual disclosure required
by applicable securities laws to be made by the Company required to be included in any information circular – proxy statement of
the Company and review other executive compensation disclosure before the Company discloses such information.

 

The Compensation Committee is required to be
comprised of at least three directors of the Company or such greater number as the Board may determine from time to time, provided that
if a vacancy on the Compensation Committee exists the remaining members of the Compensation Committee may exercise all powers of the
Compensation Committee provided a quorum (minimum of two persons) exists. All members of the Compensation Committee are required to be
independent as such term is defined for purposes of NI 58-101. The Board is, from time to time, to designate one of the members of the
Compensation Committee to be the Chair of the Compensation Committee. Pursuant to the mandate of the Compensation Committee, meetings
of the Compensation Committee are to take place at least one time per year and at such other times as the Chair of the Compensation Committee
may determine.

 

    
	 
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Compensation Consultant or Advisor

 

At no time in the Company’s
previous two completed financial years has a compensation consultant or advisor been retained by the Company to assist the Board or the
Compensation Committee to determine the compensation of the directors or executive officers of the Company.

 

Incentive Plans

 

Legacy Plans

 

Legacy Stock Option Plan

 

All stock options (each a
 “Legacy Option”) granted during the year ended December 31, 2020 were granted under the Company’s stock
option plan (the “Legacy Stock Option Plan”) originally approved by Shareholders on December 23, 2004. The Legacy
Stock Option Plan is a “rolling” stock option plan pursuant to which the Company may reserve up to 10% of its issued and outstanding
Common Shares for issuance pursuant to Legacy Option. The purpose of the Legacy Stock Option is to attract and retain employees, consultants
or directors to the Company and to motivate them to advance the interests of the Company by affording them with the opportunity to acquire
an equity interest in the Company through options granted under the Plan to purchase Shares.

 

In February 2011, the
directors of the Company approved certain “housekeeping” modifications to the Legacy Stock Option Plan, which were later ratified
by the Shareholders on June 23, 2011, that provided for the following changes:

 

		(a)	a provision that provides if the normal expiry date of a Legacy Option falls within any black-out period
(being a period of time when pursuant to any policies of the Company, any securities of the Company may not be traded by certain persons
as designated by the Company), the expiry date of such Legacy Options shall be extended to the date that is ten business days following
the end of such black-out period;

 

		(b)	a provision that provides if
there takes place a “change of control” (as such term is defined in the Legacy Stock Option Plan) of the Company, all
issued and outstanding Legacy Options shall be exercisable (whether or not then vested) immediately prior to the time such change of control
takes place and shall terminate on the 90th day after the occurrence of such change of control, or at such earlier time as
may be established by the Board, in its absolute discretion, prior to the time such change of control takes place; and

 

		(c)	a provision entitling the Company to deduct or withhold or require a holder of Legacy Options to remit
to the Company the required amount to satisfy federal, provincial, and local taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law or regulation.

 

On
April 16, 2015, the Board approved certain additional amendments to the Legacy Stock Option Plan to provide the Board (or
any committee delegated by the Board to administer the Legacy Stock Option Plan) the discretion to subsequently extend the expiry date
of any Option granted under the Option Plan beyond the 90 day period provided for in the Legacy Stock Option Plan (subject to a maximum
of one year) in the event an optionee ceases to be a director or employee of the Company, or ceases to provide ongoing management or consulting
services to the Company, as the case may be.

 

In
addition to the provisions described above, the Legacy Stock Option Plan provides for the granting of Legacy Options to directors,
officers, employees and consultants (as permitted by applicable law). The Legacy Stock Option Plan is administered by the Board, or a
committee of the Board appointed from time to time for such purpose. Options may be granted at the discretion of the or a committee thereof,
in such number that may be determined at the time of grant, subject to the limits set out in the Legacy Stock Option Plan. The aggregate
number of Common Shares reserved for issuance upon exercise of the Legacy Options granted under the Legacy Stock Option Plan must not
exceed 10% of the number of Common Shares that are issued and outstanding. The number of Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of the
Options granted to any one individual, within a one-year period, cannot exceed 5% of the number of Common Shares issued and outstanding.
As of the date of this Information Circular, the Company has 1,117,933 outstanding Legacy Options having exercise prices ranging from
$1.20 to $6.40.

 

    
	 
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Legacy DSU Plan

 

On
March 17, 2015, the Board approved the adoption by the Company of a deferred share unit plan (the “Legacy DSU Plan”).
The Legacy DSU Plan was designed to attract and retain talented individuals to serve as members of its Board of and to promote the alignment
of interests between such individuals and the Shareholders. The Compensation Committee is responsible for the administration of the Legacy
DSU Plan. The Legacy DSU Plan was approved by Shareholders on June 17, 2015. The Legacy DSU Plan is designed to be a long-term
incentive for the directors of the Company. The Board believes that the Legacy DSU Plan has the following primary benefits:

 

		(a)	current practice in corporate governance favours the use of deferred share units over options for directors
because the value of the deferred share units can only be realized upon the director ceasing to serve the Company, which helps to ensure
that directors act in the long-term interests of the Company; and

 

		(b)	the deferred share units issuable under the Legacy DSU Plan (the “Legacy DSUs”) provide
the Compensation Committee with an additional compensation tool which can be used to help retain and attract highly qualified directors
and further align the interests of directors with the interest of shareholders.

 

Only non-employee directors
(“Eligible Directors”) are eligible to participate in the Legacy DSU Plan. A Legacy DSU issued under the Legacy DSU
Plan is a “bookkeeping” entry representing a future right to receive one Common Share or its equivalent fair market value
in cash at the time of the holder’s retirement, death or the holder otherwise ceasing to be an Eligible Director. Under the Legacy
DSU Plan, the Compensation Committee may, from time to time in its sole discretion, provide for the grant of Legacy DSUs to an Eligible
Director and upon such grant, such Eligible Director shall become a participant (“Participant”) in the Legacy DSU Plan;
however, participation in the Legacy DSU Plan is optional. Each Legacy DSU awarded by the Company is initially equal to the value of a
Common Share at the time the Legacy DSU is awarded. The value of the Legacy DSU increases or decreases as the price of the Common Shares
increases or decreases, thus promoting alignment of the interest of the Eligible Directors with the shareholders. Legacy DSUs are fully
vested upon being granted and credited to an Eligible Director’s account.

 

On
the “Distribution Date” (being the date upon which an Eligible Director ceases service as a director of, and is not
at that time an employee or officer of, the Company or an entity controlled by the Company, or such later date that the Eligible Director
may elect (not to be later than December 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Eligible Director ceases
such services to the Company)), the Eligible Director shall have the right to receive, at the sole election of the Company, either: (a) a
cash payment equal in value to the number of Legacy DSUs recorded in the Eligible Director’s account multiplied by the “Distribution
Value” of a Common Share (being the volume weighted average trading price of the Common Shares on the TSX for the five (5) trading
days immediately preceding the applicable date), less all applicable withholdings; or (b) one Common Share multiplied by the number
of Legacy DSUs recorded in the Eligible Director’s account, issued from treasury and subject to the receipt of any necessary approvals.
Further, in lieu of issuing Common Shares in this respect, the Company may make the foregoing cash payment to a broker designated by the
Compensation Committee, and the broker shall, as soon as practicable thereafter use all of the cash to purchase Common Shares on a securities
exchange on which the Common Shares are voted and traded. The broker shall deliver to Eligible Director such Common Shares purchased as
soon as practicable. Except as specifically provided in the Legacy DSU Plan, Legacy DSUs are non-transferable by Eligible Directors. Certificates
are not issued to evidence Legacy DSUs, rather the Compensation Committee maintains a “Deferred Share Unit Account” for each
participant and credits such account, as determined from time to time. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Legacy DSU Plan:

 

		(a)	the maximum number of Common Shares issuable pursuant to outstanding Legacy DSUs at any time is limited
to 100,000 Common Shares, provided that: (i) the maximum number of Common Shares issuable pursuant to outstanding DSUs and all other
Security Based Compensation Arrangements (as defined in the DSU Plan), shall not exceed 10% of the Common Shares outstanding from time
to time; and (ii) upon any Legacy DSU granted under the Legacy DSU Plan having Payment Shares (as defined in the Legacy DSU Plan)
issued thereunder pursuant to the terms of the Legacy DSU Plan, or upon expiring or terminating for any reason in accordance with the
terms of the Legacy DSU Plan without Payment Shares being issued in respect thereof, such number of exercised, expired or terminated Legacy
DSU’s shall not be available for granting under the Legacy DSU Plan;

 

		(b)	the number of Common Shares reserved for issuance to any one Participant under all Security Based Compensation
Arrangements will not exceed 5% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares;

 

		(c)	the number of Common Shares issuable to insiders, at any time, under all Security Based Compensation Arrangements,
shall not exceed 10% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares;

 

    
	 
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		(d)	the number of Common Shares issued to insiders, within any one-year period, under all Security Based Compensation
Arrangements, shall not exceed 10% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares;

 

		(e)	the number of Legacy DSUs granted to any one Participant in any 12 month period shall not exceed 1% of
the issued and outstanding Common Shares, as calculated at the date the Legacy DSU’s are granted; and

 

		(f)	the number of Legacy DSUs granted to insiders, in aggregate, in any 12 month period shall not exceed 2%
of the issued and outstanding Common Shares, as calculated at the date the Legacy DSU’s are granted.

 

2021 Equity Incentive Plan

 

Other than the Legacy Stock
Option Plan and the Legacy DSU Plan (together, the “Legacy Plans”), the Company does not have any equity incentive
plans as of the date hereof. At this Meeting, Shareholders are being asked to adopt an omnibus equity incentive plan to replace the Legacy
Plans. Please see “Particulars of Matters to Be Acted Upon – Approval of Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan”. If the
2021 Equity Incentive Plan is adopted by the Shareholders in replacement of the Legacy Plans, no further awards will be granted under
the Legacy Plans. However, the Legacy Plans will continue to be authorized for the sole purposes of vesting and exercise of existing awards
granted under the Legacy Plans. Once the existing awards granted under the Legacy Plans are exercised or terminated, the Legacy Plans
will terminate. As of the date of this Information Circular the Company has not issued any securities under the 2021 Equity Incentive
Plan.

 

Share Appreciation Rights Plan

 

On
January 13, 2021, the Board adopted a share appreciation rights plan (the “SAR Plan”) for: (a) employees,
officers and directors of the Company, associates, affiliates and subsidiaries of the Company; or (b) any other person or
company engaged to provide on going management or consulting or advisory services to the Company or an associate, affiliate or subsidiary
of the Company. The purpose of the SAR Plan is to promote a greater alignment of interests between participants in the SAR Plan and Shareholders,
foster the growth and success of the Company, and assist the Company in attracting and retaining qualified individuals. When exercised,
each share appreciation right (a “SAR”) granted under the SAR Plan will entitle the holder thereof to receive a cash
payment equal to the amount by which the market price of one Common Share on the exercise date exceeds the market price of one Common
Share on the date that the relevant SAR was granted. The specific terms and conditions of a SAR will be determined by the Board at the
time of grant. As of the date of this Information Circular, the Company has not issued any SARs under the SAR Plan.

 

NEO Summary Compensation Table

 

The following table contains
a summary of the compensation paid to the NEOs of the Company during the three most recently completed financial years:

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Non-Equity incentive 

plan compensation
 ($)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	NEO 

Name 

and 
 Principal
 Position	 	Year  	 	 	Salary

 ($)  	 	 	Share-

based 

awards 

($) 	 	Option-

based 

awards 

($)  	 	 	Annual 

incentive 

plans  	 	 	Long-

term 

incentive 

plans  	 	Pension 

Value 

($)  	 	All other 

compensation	 	 	Total 

compensation 

($)  	 
	Sebastien
Paré	 	 	2018	 	 	$	240,000	 	 	Nil	 	$	38,950	 	 	$	225,000	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	$	7,200	 	 	$	511,150	 
	Chief Executive Officer	 	 	2019	 	 	$	240,000	 	 	Nil	 	$	71,600	 	 	$	200,000	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	$	9,000	 	 	$	520,600	 
	 	 	 	2020	 	 	$	300,000	 	 	Nil	 	$	166,860	 	 	$	225,000	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	$	18,000	 	 	$	709,860	 
	Susan
Sumner	 	 	2018	 	 	$	172,500	 	 	Nil	 	$	66,075	 	 	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	 	$	238,575	 
	President and Chief	 	 	2019	 	 	$	300,000	 	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	 	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	 	$	300,000	 
	Operating Officer	 	 	2020	 	 	$	300,000	 	 	Nil	 	$	111,240	 	 	$	50,000	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	 	$	461,240	 
	Alexie
                                                                                                                        Edwards

                                                                                
	 	 	2018	 	 	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	 	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	 	 	Nil	 
	Chief
    Financial Officer	 	 	2019	 	 	$	150,000	 	 	Nil	 	$	70,270	 	 	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	 	$	220,270	 
	 	 	 	2020	 	 	$	225,000	 	 	Nil	 	$	111,240	 	 	$	90,000	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	 	$	426,240	 
	George Kempff

                                                                                
	 	 	2018	 	 	$	204,100	 	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	 	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	 	$	204,100	 
	Former
    Chief Financial 	 	 	2019	 	 	$	53,100	 	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	 	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	 	$	53,100	 
	Officer	 	 	2020	 	 	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	 	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	 	 	Nil	 

 

    
	 
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Notes:

 

		(1)	Alexie Edwards was appointed Chief Financial Officer on May 1, 2019.

		(2)	George Kempff resigned as Chief Financial Officer as a result of his retirement on April 30, 2019.

		(3)	Susan Sumner was appointed Chief Operating Officer on July 23, 2018. Susan Sumner’s compensation
is displayed in the table above in US dollars.

 

In
the column titled Option-based awards, the Company has calculated the “grant date fair value” amounts using the Black-Scholes
model, a mathematical valuation model that ascribes a value to a stock option based on a number of factors in valuing the option-based
awards, including the exercise price of the option, the price of the underlying security on the date the option was granted, and assumptions
with respect to the volatility of the price of the underlying security and the risk-free rate of return. The Company chose this
methodology because it is recognized as the most common methodology used for valuing options and doing value comparisons.

 

Calculating the value of stock
options using this methodology is very different from a simple “in-the-money” value calculation. In fact, stock options that
are well out-of-the-money can still have a significant “grant date fair value” based on a Black-Scholes valuation, especially
where, as in the case of the Company, the price of the share underlying the option is highly volatile. Accordingly, caution must be exercised
in comparing “grant date fair value” amounts with cash compensation or an in-the-money option value calculation. The same
caution applies to the Total Compensation amounts in last column above, which are based in part on the grant date fair value amounts set
out in Option-based awards column above.

 

Outstanding Option-Based and Share-based Awards

 

The following table sets out
for each NEO, the incentive stock options (option-based awards) and share-based awards outstanding as at December 31, 2020. The closing
price of the Common Shares on the TSXV on December 31, 2020 was $5.85.

 

	 	 	Option-based Awards (2)	 	 	Share-based Awards
	Name	 	Number of 

securities 

underlying 

unexercised 

options (#)	 	 	Option 

exercise

 price

 ($)	 	 	Option

 expiration

 date	 	Value
of 

unexercised 

in-the-

money

options

($) (1)	 	 	Number 

of shares

 or units

 of shares

 that have

 not 

vested	 	Market or 

payout

 value of 

share-based 

awards that

 have not

 vested 

($)	 	Market or 

payout 

value of 

vested 

share-based 

awards not 

paid out or 

distributed 

($)
	Sebastien Paré	 	 	16,667	 	 	$	1.20	 	 	Feb 11, 2021	 	$	77,500	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	Nil
	 	 	 	33,333	 	 	$	1.20	 	 	Apr 13, 2021	 	$	155,000	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	Nil
	 	 	 	90,000	 	 	$	1.30	 	 	May 10, 2021	 	$	409,500	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	Nil
	 	 	 	35,000	 	 	$	2.10	 	 	Feb 12, 2021	 	$	131,250	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	Nil
	 	 	 	37,500	 	 	$	4.40	 	 	Mar 22, 2022	 	$	54,375	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	Nil
	 	 	 	25,000	 	 	$	2.84	 	 	Dec 31, 2023	 	$	75,250	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	Nil
	 	 	 	50,000	 	 	$	2.20	 	 	Sep 11, 2024	 	$	121,665	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	Nil
	 	 	 	90,000	 	 	$	3.13	 	 	Apr 24, 2025	 	$	81,600	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	Nil
	Susan Sumner	 	 	37,500	 	 	$	2.90	 	 	Sep 4, 2023	 	$	110,625	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	Nil
	 	 	 	60,000	 	 	$	3.13	 	 	Apr 24, 2025	 	$	54,400	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	Nil
	Alexie Edwards	 	 	27,500	 	 	$	2.20	 	 	Jun 11, 2024	 	$	66,915	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	Nil
	 	 	 	17,500	 	 	$	2.20	 	 	Sep 11, 2024	 	$	42,585	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	Nil
	 	 	 	60,000	 	 	$	3.13	 	 	Apr 24, 2025	 	$	54,400	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	Nil

 

    
	 
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Notes:

 

		(1)	Calculated using the closing price of the Common Shares on the TSXV on December 31, 2020 of $5.85
and subtracting the exercise price of vested, in-the-money stock options. These stock options have not been, and may never be, exercised
and actual gains, if any, on exercise will depend on the value of the Common Shares on the date of exercise.

		(2)	All stock option grants vest in accordance with the following schedule: 1/3 on the date of the grant,
1/3 on the first anniversary of the date of the grant, and 1/3 on the second anniversary of the date of the grant.

 

Value Vested or Earned During the Year

 

	Name	 	Option-based awards – Value 

vested during the year ($)	 	 	Share-based awards – Value 

vested during the year ($)	 	Non-equity 

incentive plan 

compensation – 

Value earned 

during the year 

($)	 	 
	Sebastien Paré	 	$	67,516	 	 	Nil	 	$	225,000	 	 
	Susan Sumner	 	$	23,525	 	 	Nil	 	 	$50,000 	(1)	 
	Alexie Edwards	 	$	30,317	 	 	Nil	 	$	90,000	 	 

 

Note:

 

		(1)	Susan Sumner’s non-equity incentive plan compensation is displayed in the table above in US dollars.

 

Employment Agreements

 

During the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2020, the Company had in place the following employment contracts between the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate
thereof and its NEOs:

 

Sebastien Paré

 

On
August 1, 2014, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Sebastien Paré, the current Chief Executive Officer
of the Company. The agreement is for an indefinite term unless otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms of such agreement. The agreement
also provides for payments of varying amounts not exceeding 24 months’ salary and bonus in lieu of notice if the executive officer
is terminated without cause from his position at any time during the term of the agreement. Upon termination resulting from a change of
control of the Company, the executive officer will be entitled to receive payments equaling 24 months’ salary and bonus. The agreement
also provides that all outstanding stock options held by Mr. Paré will immediately vest upon termination resulting from a
change in control of the Company. The amounts payable to Mr. Paré pursuant to his current employment contract and the value
of the in-the-money stock options as at December 31, 2020 is equal to a maximum of approximately $1,916,140. Pursuant to the terms
of his employment agreement, Mr. Paré has agreed to refrain from competing with and interfering in the business of the Company
for a period of one year subsequent to his termination for any reason.

 

Susan Sumner

 

On
July 23, 2018, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Susan Sumner, the current President and Chief Operating Officer
of the Company. The agreement is for an indefinite term unless otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms of such agreement. The agreement
also provides for payments of varying amounts not exceeding 12 months’ salary and bonus in lieu of notice if the executive officer
is terminated without cause from his position at any time during the term of the agreement. Upon termination resulting from a change of
control of the Company, the executive officer will be entitled to receive payments equaling 12 months’ salary and bonus. The
agreement also provides that all outstanding stock options held by Mrs. Sumner will immediately vest upon termination resulting from
a change in control of the Company. The amounts payable to Mrs. Sumner pursuant to his current employment contract and the value
of the in-the-money stock options as at December 31, 2020 is equal to a maximum of approximately $564,025. Pursuant to the terms
of his employment agreement, Mrs. Sumner has agreed to refrain from competing with and interfering in the business of the Company
for a period of one year subsequent to his termination for any reason. Susan Sumner is compensated in US dollars.

 

    
	 
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Alexie Edwards

 

On
May 1, 2019, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Alexie Edwards, the current Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
The agreement is for an indefinite term unless otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms of such agreement. The agreement also provides
for payments of varying amounts not exceeding 12 months’ salary and bonus in lieu of notice if the executive officer is terminated
without cause from his position at any time during the term of the agreement. Upon termination resulting from a change of control of the
Company, the executive officer will be entitled to receive payments equaling 12 months’ salary and bonus. The agreement also
provides that all outstanding stock options held by Mr. Edwards will immediately vest upon termination resulting from a change in
control of the Company. The amounts payable to Mr. Edwards pursuant to his current employment contract and the value of the in-the-money
stock options as at December 31, 2020 is equal to a maximum of approximately $467,650. Pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement,
Mr. Edwards has agreed to refrain from competing with and interfering in the business of the Company for a period of one year subsequent
to his termination for any reason.

 

Pension Plan Benefits

 

There are no pension plan benefits in place for
the NEOs.

 

Termination and Change of Control Benefits

 

Compensation
entitlements of NEOs resulting from the termination of employment of such person or a change in control of the Company are described above
under the heading “Director and Named Executive Officer Compensation – Employment Agreements”.

 

Director Compensation

 

The following table describes
director compensation for independent directors for the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

	Name (1)(2)  	 	Fees earned 

($)	 	 	Option-based 

awards 

($)	 	All other 

compensation 

($)	 	Total compensation

 ($)	 
	Larry Taylor	 	$	60,000	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	$	60,000	 
	Harvey Gordon	 	$	30,000	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	$	30,000	 
	Mike Kessel	 	$	30,000	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	$	30,000	 
	Joseph Quarin	 	$	50,000	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	$	50,000	 
	Bradley Wells	 	$	30,000	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	$	30,000	 

 

Notes:

 

		(1)	As a non-independent director, Sebastien Paré did not receive director compensation. Compensation
received by Sebastien Paré as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company is disclosed under the heading “Director
and Named Executive Officer Compensation – Summary Compensation Table”.

		(2)	The independent directors of the Company are compensated based on an annual fixed fee retainer.

 

    
	 
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Option-Based and Share-Based Awards to Directors

 

The following table sets out
for each independent director the incentive stock options (option-based awards) and share-based awards outstanding as of December 31,
2020. The closing price of the Common Shares on the TSXV on December 31, 2020 was $5.85.

 

	 	 	 	Option-based Awards (1)	 	 	Share-based Awards	 
	Name         	 	 	Number of

 securities

 underlying

 unexercised

 options (#)  	 	 	 	Option

 exercise

 price 

($)  	 	 	Option

 expiration 

date 	 	 	Value of

 unexercised

 in-the-

money

 options

 ($)  	 	 	Number

 of shares 

or units 

of shares 

that have 

not 

vested	 	Market or

 payout

 value of

 share-based

 awards that

 have not 

vested 

($)	 	 	Market or

 payout

 value of

 vested

 share-based

 awards not

 paid out or

 distributed

 ($)	 
	Larry Taylor	 	 	25,000	 	 	$	4.40	 	 	Mar 22, 2022	 	$	36,250	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 
	 	 	 	6,250	 	 	$	6.00	 	 	Feb 14, 2023	 	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 
	 	 	 	25,000	 	 	$	2.84	 	 	Dec 31, 2023	 	$	75,250	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	$	194,998	 
	Harvey Gordon	 	 	25,000	 	 	$	6.00	 	 	Feb 14, 2023	 	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 
	 	 	 	5,000	 	 	$	2.84	 	 	Dec 31, 2023	 	$	15,050	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	$	194,998	 
	Mike Kessel	 	 	5,000	 	 	$	2.84	 	 	Dec 31, 2023	 	$	15,050	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 
	Joseph Quarin	 	 	25,000	 	 	$	4.20	 	 	Dec 6, 2021	 	$	41,250	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 
	 	 	 	6,250	 	 	$	6.00	 	 	Feb 23, 2023	 	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 
	 	 	 	25,000	 	 	$	2.84	 	 	Dec 23, 2023	 	$	75,250	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 
	Bradley Wells	 	 	Nil	 	 	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	 	Nil	 

 

Note:

 

		(1)	All stock option grants vest in accordance with the following schedule: 1/3 on the date of the grant,
1/3 on the first anniversary of the date of the grant, and 1/3 on the second anniversary of the date of the grant.

 

Value Vested or Earned During the Year

 

	Name	 	Option-based awards – Value 

vested during the year ($)	 	Share-based awards – 

Value vested during

 the year ($)	 	Non-equity incentive plan compensation – Value 

earned during the year ($)	 
	Larry Taylor	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	$	60,000	 
	Harvey Gordon	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	$	30,000	 
	Mike Kessel	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	$	30,000	 
	Joseph Quarin	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	$	50,000	 
	Bradley Wells	 	Nil	 	Nil	 	$	30,000	 

 

Securities Authorized for Issuance under
Equity Compensation Arrangements

 

The following table sets forth
certain details as at the end of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 with respect to compensation plans pursuant to which equity
securities of the Company were authorized for issuance.

 

	Plan Category	 	Number of Common 

Shares to be issued upon

 exercise of outstanding

 options and rights	 	 	Weighted-average exercise

 price of outstanding

 options and rights	 	 	Number of Common 

Shares remaining

 available for future

 issuance under equity

 compensation plans

 (excluding securities

 reflected in column (a)) (2)	 
	Equity compensation plans approved by securityholders	 	 	1,184,600 	(1)	 	$	2.88	 	 	 	1,174,543	 
	Equity compensation plans not approved by securityholders	 	 	N/A	 	 	 	N/A	 	 	 	N/A	 
	Total	 	 	1,184,600	 	 	$	2.88	 	 	 	1,174,543	 

 

Notes:

 

		(1)	Comprised of 1,117,933 stock
options with a weighted average exercise price of $2.88 and 66,667 DSUs with a weighted average exercise price of $1.28.

		(2)	No additional Legacy Options or Legacy DSUs may be granted under the Company’s Legacy Plans. If
adopted at the Meeting, an additional 2,489,364 Common Shares may be reserved for issuance upon the exercise or conversion of awards granted
under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

    
	 
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INDEBTEDNESS
OF DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERs AND SENIOR OFFICERS

 

The following table sets out
the aggregate indebtedness, other than routine indebtedness, of all our current and former executive officers, directors and employees
as of March 23, 2021 to the Company.

 

	Aggregate Indebtedness ($)
	Purpose	 	 	To the Company or its Subsidiaries	 	 	To Another Entity
	Common Share Purchases (1)	 	 	657,837.50	 	 	Nil
	Other	 	 	Nil	 	 	Nil

Note:

		(1)	Indebtedness pursuant to the
Loan and Share Pledge Agreement (as defined below) between the Corporation and Sebastien Paré.

 

Pursuant a loan and share
pledge agreement (“Loan and Share Pledge Agreement”) between the Corporation and Sebastien Paré dated February 10,
2021, the Corporation has agreed to: (i) facilitate the exercise of certain Legacy Options (the “Exercised Options”)
granted to Mr. Paré under the Legacy Option Plan by loaning to Mr. Paré $394,837.50, an amount equal to the aggregate
exercise price of such Exercised Options; and (ii) to facilitate Mr. Paré’s repayment of $263,000 of debt incurred
in connection with the conversion of certain convertible notes and in connection with his previous exercise of Legacy Options. Pursuant
to the terms and conditions of the Loan and Share Pledge Agreements, Mr. Paré has agreed to pledge 175,000 Common Shares (the
 “Pledged Shares”) as security for the amount loaned to him under the Loan and Share Pledge Agreement. The Loan and
Share Pledge Agreement bears interest at a rate of 1% per annum and will mature on February 10, 2028. All amounts owing to the Company
pursuant to the Loan and Share Pledge Agreement will become repayable in full upon the occurrence of certain events of default.

 

	Indebtedness of Directors and Executive Officers Under
  Securities Purchase and Other Programs
	Name and Principal Position	 	Involvement of Company or Subsidiary	 	Largest

 Amount 

Outstanding 

During the 

year ended December 31, 

2020
 ($)	 	 	Amount Outstanding

 as at March

23, 2021
 ($)	 	 	Financially Assisted Securities Purchases 

During the 

Year Ended December 31, 2020
 (#)	 	Security for Indebtedness	 	Amount

 Forgiven

 During 
 ($)	 
	Securities Purchase Programs
	Sebastien Paré 

                                                                                Chief Executive Officer and Director
	 	Lender	 	 	0	 	 	$	657,838	 	 	0 (1) 	 	The Pledged Shares have been pledged to the Company as security	 	 	0	 

 

Note:

 

		(1)	Mr. Paré received financial assistance for the purposes of purchasing the Pledged Shares subsequent
to the Company’s financial year ended December 31, 2020.

 

Except as disclosed above,
no director, executive officer or other senior officer of the Company, or any associate of any such director or officer is, or has been
at any time since the beginning of the most recently completed financial year of the Company, indebted to the Company or any of its subsidiaries
nor is, or at any time since the beginning of the most recently completed financial year of the Company has, any indebtedness of any such
person being the subject of a guarantee, support agreement, letter of credit or other similar arrangement or understanding provided by
the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

 

    
	 
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INTEREST
OF informed persons IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS

 

There were no material interests,
direct or indirect, of directors and senior officers of the Company, nominees for director, any Shareholder who beneficially owns more
than 10% of the Common Shares, or any other Informed Person (as such term is defined in National Instrument 51-102) or any known associate
or affiliate of such persons in any transaction since the commencement of the Company’s last completed financial year or in any
proposed transaction which has materially affected or would materially affect the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

 

Certain of the Company’s
directors are associated with other companies or entities, which may give rise to conflicts of interest. In accordance with the Business
Corporations Act (Ontario), a director who is a director or officer of, or has a material interest in, any person who is a party to
a material contract or transaction or proposed material contract or transaction with the Company is required, subject to certain exceptions,
to disclose that interest and abstain from voting on any resolution to approve that contract. In addition, the directors are required
to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the Company’s best interests.

 

INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS OR COMPANIES IN
THE MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

 

Except with respect to the
election of directors, the appointment of the auditor or as otherwise set forth elsewhere in this Information Circular, no director or
executive officer of the Company, no person who has held such a position since the beginning of the last completed financial year of the
Company, no nominee for election as a director of the Company, and no associate or affiliate of any the foregoing persons, has any substantial
or material interest, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership of securities or otherwise, in any matter to be acted on at the
Meeting.

 

    
	 
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corporate
governance disclosure

 

The Board and senior management
consider good corporate governance to be central to the effective and efficient operation of the Company.

 

NI 58-101 requires the Company
to disclose its corporate governance practices by providing in this Information Circular the disclosure required by Form 58-101F1
 – Corporate Governance Disclosure. NP 58-201 – Corporate Governance Guidelines established corporate governance
guidelines which apply to all public companies. The Company has reviewed its own corporate governance practices in light of these guidelines.
In certain cases, the Company’s practices comply with the guidelines, however, the Board considers that some of the guidelines are
not suitable for the Company at its current stage of development and therefore these guidelines have not been adopted. The Company will
continue to review and implement corporate governance guidelines as the business of the Company and the size of its staff progresses and
becomes more active in operations.

 

Board of Directors

 

NI 58-101 requires that the
issuer disclose whether or not the issuer has adopted term limits for the Board or other mechanisms of board renewal. Each director (if
elected) of the Company serves until the next annual and general meeting of Shareholders or until his or her successor is duly elected
or appointed. The Board does not currently have a limit on the number of consecutive terms for which a director may sit. The Board expects
appropriate levels of turnover through normal processes in the future. Rather than instituting a policy of defining fixed terms or mandatory
retirement for directors, the Board will continue ongoing reviews of performance of the Board as a whole, as well as individual performance.

 

Five (5) of the six (6) members
of the Board are considered independent. Sebastien Paré is not considered independent because he is President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company. NI 58-101 suggests that the Board of a public company should be constituted with a majority of individuals who
qualify as “independent” directors. An “independent” director is a director who has no direct or indirect material
relationship with the Company. A material relationship is a relationship which could, in the view of the Board, reasonably interfere with
the exercise of a director’s independent judgment. In making the foregoing determinations with respect to the independence of the
Company’s individual directors, the circumstances of each director have been examined in relation to a number of factors, including
a review of the resumes of the directors and the corporate relationships and other directorships held by each of them and their prior
involvement (if any) with management of the Company.

 

Board Diversity Policy

 

In 2014, amendments to NI
58-101 were adopted requiring new disclosure of the representation of women on the Board and in executive officer positions. As at the
date of this Information Circular, none of the Company’s six directors is a woman (0%), and one third (33.3%) of the executive officers
of the Company is a woman.

 

The Company recognizes the
benefits of having a diverse Board, and to date has sought to increase diversity at the Board level informally through the recruitment
efforts of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, without a written diversity policy in place. Due to the current limited
size of the Board, the Board does not consider it necessary to have a gender diversity policy, but will consider adopting a policy in
the future. Furthermore, the Company has not set any objectives for achieving gender diversity.  Should a gender diversity policy
be considered appropriate for the Company in the future due to increases in the size of the organization, the policy will specifically
deal with the objectives for achieving diversity. In order to further its objectives in this regard, the Company is investigating the
possibility of adopting a written diversity policy with the objective of increasing diversity at the Board level, with particular emphasis
on gender diversity. The Board remains receptive to increasing the representation of women on the Board, taking into account the skills,
background, experience and knowledge desired at that particular time by the Board and its committees.

 

The Company does not support
the adoption of quotas or targets regarding gender representation on the Board or in executive officer positions. All Board appointments
are made on merit, in the context of the skills, experience, independence, knowledge and other qualities which the Board as a whole requires
to be effective, with due regard for the benefits of diversity (including the level of representation of women on the Board). With respect
to executive officer appointments, the Company recruits, manages and promotes on the basis of an individual’s competence, qualification,
experience and performance, also with due regard for the benefits of diversity (including the level of representation of women in executive
officer positions)..

 

    
	 
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Roles and Responsibilities of the Board

 

The Board discharges its responsibility
for overseeing the management of the Company’s business by delegating to the Company’s senior officers the responsibility
for day-to-day management of the Company. The Board discharges its responsibilities both directly and through its committees, the Audit
Committee and the Compensation Committee. Each committee of the Board is comprised of a majority of independent directors. In addition
to these regular committees, the Board may appoint ad hoc committees periodically to address certain issues of a more short-term nature.
Each of the standing committees of the Board has its own charter. The charter sets forth the responsibilities of each committee, procedures
of the committee and how the committee will report to the Board.

 

Directors must fulfill their
responsibilities consistent with their fiduciary duty to the Company, in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

 

In discharging its mandate,
the Board is responsible for the oversight and review of the development of, among other things; the strategic planning process of the
Company; identifying the principal risks of the business and ensuring implementation of appropriate systems to manage these risks; succession
planning, including appointing, training and monitoring senior management; a communications policy for the Company to facilitate communications
with investors and other interested parties; and the integrity of the Company’s internal control and management information systems.

 

In addition to those matters
which, by law, must be approved by the Board, approval by the Board is required for; the Company’s annual business plan and budget;
major acquisitions or dispositions by the Company; and transactions that are outside the Company’s existing business.

 

Meetings of the Board

 

The independent directors
of the Company do not hold regularly scheduled meetings at which non-independent directors and members of management are not in attendance.
However, in order to facilitate open and candid discussion among the independent directors, the independent directors do hold in camera
sessions at Board meetings, where the non-independent members and any management participants are asked to recuse themselves from the
meeting. In addition, independent directors have met with each other informally or by phone to discuss specific Company initiatives. In
the future, independent directors may also consider holding regularly scheduled meetings at which non-independent directors and members
of management are not in attendance.

 

Currently, the Board is satisfied
that it exercises its responsibilities for independent oversight of management. The ability to establish ad hoc committees comprised solely
of independent directors provides the Board with the ability to meet independently of management whenever deemed necessary or appropriate
and the chair of each such ad hoc committee provides leadership for such committee. If determined necessary or appropriate, at the end
of or during each meeting of the Board or a committee of the Board, the members of management of the Company and the non-independent directors
of the Company who are present at such meeting leave the meeting in order for the independent directors to meet. In addition, other meetings
of the independent directors may be held from time to time if required. No separate meetings of the independent directors have been held
since the beginning of the Company’s most recently completed financial year, other than by conference call.

 

The attendance record of each
director at all Board meetings held since the beginning of the Company’s financial year ended December 31, 2020 is as follows:

 

	Director	 	Board Meetings 

Attended/Board 

Meetings Held	 	 	Audit Committee 
 Meetings Attended / 
 Audit Committee 
 Meetings Held	 	 	 	Compensation 
 Committee Meetings
 Attended / 
 Compensation 
 Committee Meetings
 Held	 
	Sebastien Paré	 	18 /18	 	 	-	 	 	 	4 /8	 
	Larry Taylor	 	18 /18	 	 	-	 	 	 	8 /8	 
	Harvey Gordon (1)	 	18 /18	 	 	2 /2	 	 	 	8 /8	 
	Mike Kessel	 	18 /18	 	 	7 /7	 	 	 	-	 
	Joseph Quarin	 	18 /18	 	 	7 /7	 	 	 	-	 
	Bradley Wells	 	18 /18	 	 	-	 	 	 	8 /8	 

 

Note:

 

		(1)	Harvey Gordon was appointed to the Audit Committee November 12, 2020. Harvey Gordon attended all
Audit Committee meetings held subsequent to his appointment.

 

    
	 
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Directorships

 

Larry Taylor, Board Chair
and Audit Committee Chair, Spark Power Group Inc. (TSX: SPG) and Audit Committee Chair of Drone Delivery Canada Corp. (TSXV: FLT), Joseph
Quarin, Director and Compensation Committee member, Spark Power Group Inc. (TSX: SPG).

 

Position Descriptions

 

Given the small size of the
Company’s infrastructure, the Board does not feel that it is necessary at this time to formalize position descriptions for the Chairman
of each committee of the Board, or the President and Chief Executive Officer in order to delineate their respective responsibilities.
Accordingly, the roles of the Chairman of each committee of the Board and the executive officers of the Company are delineated on the
basis of the customary practice.

 

Ethical Business Conduct

 

We have adopted a written
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”) which governs the behaviour of our directors, officers and employees.
The Code also includes provisions required by the TSX that are applicable to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and
other senior officers. The Board, through the Compensation Committee, oversees compliance with the Code. Any deviations from or amendments
to the Code will be publicly disclosed. Directors, officers and employees are required to provide a written acknowledgement to the Company
that they have read and understand the Code. No material change report has been filed since the beginning of the Company’s most
recently completed financial year pertaining to any conduct of a director or executive officer that constitutes a departure from the Code.
An interested party may obtain a copy of the Code by submitting a written request to the Company.

 

The Board has also adopted
a “Whistleblower Policy” wherein employees, consultants and external stakeholders of the Company are provided with a mechanism
by which they can raise concerns in a confidential, anonymous process.

 

Compensation Committee

 

The Compensation Committee
currently consists of Larry Taylor (Chair), Sebastien Paré, Harvey Gordon and Bradley Wells. Each member of the Compensation Committee
is considered independent director with the exception of Sebastien Paré.

 

The
Compensation Committee assists the Board in settling compensation of directors and senior executives, and developing and submitting to
the Board recommendations with regard to other employee benefits. The Compensation Committee reviews on an annual basis the adequacy and
form of compensation of the senior executives and directors to ensure that such compensation reflects the responsibilities, time commitment
and risk involved in being an effective executive officer or director, as applicable. For an overview of the relevant experience of each
member of the Compensation Committee, refer to their respective biographies under the heading “Particulars of Matters to be Acted
Upon – Election of Directors”. The process by which the Board determines the compensation of the Company’s
officers is described in this Information Circular under the heading “Director and Named Executive
Officer Compensation – Compensation Discussion and Analysis”. To

 

In addition, the Compensation
Committee annually assesses the size of the Board, the competencies, skills and personal qualities required of the Board as a whole and
directors individually in order to add value to the Company, and the competencies, skills and personal qualities of existing directors.
Based on this assessment, the Compensation Committee will consider whether to recommend any changes to the composition of the Board. When
required, the Compensation Committee will evaluate potential candidates having regard to the background, employment and qualifications
of possible candidates and will consider whether the candidate’s competencies, skills and personal qualities are aligned with the
Company’s needs.

 

In order to maintain objective
nomination and compensation determination processes, the Board ensures that the Compensation Committee is comprised of a majority of independent
directors.

 

Assessments

 

The Board is responsible for
ensuring that the Board, its committees and each individual director are regularly assessed regarding their respective effectiveness and
contribution. An assessment will consider, in the case of the Board or a Board of committee, its mandate or charter and in the case of
an individual director, any applicable position description, as well as the competencies and skills each individual director is expected
to bring to the Board.

 

    
	 
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Orientation and Continuing Education

 

Pursuant to the Board’s
mandate, it is the responsibility of the Board to provide an orientation program for new directors and ongoing educational opportunities
for all directors. The Board will from time to time arrange for presentations by key personnel or qualified outside consultants concerning
topics relating to the Company’s business, changes to the Company’s legal and regulatory framework and corporate and Board
governance. The Board also encourages directors to attend external continuing education programs designed for directors of public companies
and offers some financial support in this regard.

 

Other Board Committees

 

Except as described below,
the Board has no standing committees other than the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee.

 

Pursuant to its Disclosure
Policy, the Company formed a Disclosure Committee in January 2006, which committee is comprised of our President and Chief Executive
Officer and our Chief Financial Officer. The primary purpose of the Disclosure Committee is to establish, maintain, review and evaluate
our disclosure controls and procedures, consider the materiality of information and ensure compliance with disclosure obligations on a
timely basis. The Disclosure Committee also carries out the necessary due diligence to ensure that all material information that could
be required to be disclosed is accumulated, verified and communicated to the committee, senior management and our Board in a timely manner.

 

Management
contracts

 

There are no management functions
of the Company which are to any substantial degree performed by a person or a company other than the directors or executive officers of
the Company.

 

AUDIT COMMITTEE INFORMATION

 

Audit Committee Mandate and Terms of Reference

 

The Audit Committee of the
Board (the “Audit Committee”) is a committee established for the purpose of overseeing the accounting and financial
reporting process of the Company and annual external audits of the consolidated financial statements. The mandate and responsibilities
of the Audit Committee (the “Mandate”) is attached hereto as Schedule “B”.

 

Composition of the Audit Committee

 

The members of the Audit Committee,
being Messrs. Quarin (Chair), Gordon and Kessel, are independent (in accordance with National Instrument 52-110 Audit Committees
(“NI 52-110”)).

 

In addition, the members of
the Audit Committee have education and experience relevant to the performance of their responsibilities as Audit Committee members and
are all considered “financially literate” pursuant to NI 52-110. The education and experience of the members of the Audit
Committee is as follows:

 

Mr. Quarin
is a successful public company Chief Executive Officer (TSX and NYSE), corporate executive and director. He was Chief Executive Officer
and a Director of Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd., a North American non-hazardous solid waste management company from January 2012
until the reverse-merger with Waste Connections Inc. in 2016. Mr. Quarin joined Progressive’s inaugural leadership team in
July 2000 and played an integral role in its growth and success from US$100 million to US$2 billion in revenue. He is currently the
President and Chief Executive Officer of Q5 Capital Inc., a private investment company and strategic management advisor. He was recognized
in the top 10 on the Financial Post’s Top 100 CEO Scorecard 2016 and named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40TM in
2004. Mr. Quarin currently serves as a Board member of Spark Power Group Inc. (TSX: SPG), Edo Revenue Royalty GP and EJ Trademark
GP, Eagle River Capital, LLC, GRT Holdings Ltd and The Fertility Partners. He is also a Director of the Humber River Hospital Board. Mr. Quarin
holds a Master of Business Administration (with Distinction) from the Ivey Business School at Western University, a Bachelor of Commerce
(Honours) from the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University, and is a Chartered Professional Accountant and Chartered Accountant.
Mr. Quarin is financially literate.

 

    
	 
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Mr. Kessel is the President
and CEO of Cleveland Clinic Canada and is responsible for the growth, strategic partnerships and enterprise value creation. He implemented
a unique public/private hybrid strategy that led to formal partnerships with Sick Kids, Sunnybrook and Mt. Sinai Hospitals and the Heart
and Stroke Foundation. He also led partnership efforts with the Ontario Ministry of Health resulting in important firsts in country and
cross border patient care. The Cleveland Clinic has presence in 15 countries and 160 cities around the world. Mr. Kessel spends time
working with the International Operations team of the Cleveland Clinic. Mr. Kessel earned an MBA from Kellogg Business School at
Northwestern University in Chicago and a Bachelor of Science from The Ohio State University. He is also a Chartered Professional Accountant.
Mr. Kessel is financially literate.

 

Mr. Gordon is the Managing
Director of Channel Solutions Inc., where he provides CEO mentoring and strategic development guidance to growth-oriented technology companies. 
Mr. Gordon has extensive software, professional services and technology leadership experience as the CEO of international, US and
Canadian companies, both public and private. Over a 20 year period, he was deeply involved in international business development,
opening and managing offices in Europe and Asia, as Directeur Général of a Paris based telecom software organization and
as the Business Development VP for a global financial software organization.  Mr. Gordon has held key senior executive positions
during high growth phases of industry leading software and service firms, including Algorithmics Inc., Changepoint Corporation, Infonet
Services Corporation and Magic Lantern Group. Mr. Gordon holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from the University
of Toronto and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering Science. Mr. Gordon is financially literate.

 

Audit Committee Oversight

 

At no time since the commencement
of the Company’s most recently completed financial year was a recommendation of the audit committee to nominate or compensate an
external auditor not adopted by the Board.

 

Pre-Approval of Policies and Procedures

 

The Audit Committee shall
review and pre-approve all non-audit services to be provided to the Company by its external auditors.

 

External Auditor Service Fees

 

The following table discloses
fees billed to us by our external auditors.

 

	Type of Service Provided	 	2020	 	 	2020	 	 	2019	 
	 	 	KPMG	 	 	MNP	 	 	MNP	 
	Audit fees (1)	 	$	252,691	 	 	$	63,000	 	 	$	225,000	 
	Audit-related fees (2)	 	 	-	 	 	 	-	 	 	 	11,250	 
	Tax fees (3)	 	$	22,973	 	 	 	-	 	 	 	24,088	 
	All Other Fees (4)	 	 	-	 	 	 	-	 	 	 	68,775	 
	Total	 	$	275,664	 	 	$	63,000	 	 	$	329,113	 

 

Notes:

 

		1.	“Audit Fees” include the aggregate fees billed by the Company’s external auditor for
professional services rendered by the external auditor for the audit of the Company’s financial statements, reviews of interim financial
statements or services that are normally provided by the external auditor in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

		2.	“Audit-Related Fees” include the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services
by the Company’s external auditor that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Company’s financial statements
and are not reported under “Audit Fees”.

		3.	“Tax Fees” include the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the Company’s
external auditor for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and include corporate tax returns and preparation of SR&ED returns.

		4.	“All Other Fees” include all other non-audit services.

 

Exemption

 

The Company is not relying
upon any exemption in section 6.1 of NI 51-110.

 

OTHER MATTERS

 

Management knows of no amendment,
variation or other matter to come before the Meeting other than the matters referred to in the Notice of Meeting of Shareholders. However,
if any other matter properly comes before the Meeting, the accompanying proxy will be voted on such matter in accordance with the best
judgment of the person or persons voting the proxy.

 

    
	 
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ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION

 

Additional information respecting
the Company is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Financial information respecting the Company is provided in the Company’s
comparative financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis for its most recently completed financial year. Security
holders can access this information on SEDAR or by request to the Chief Financial Officer of the Company at the following address:

 

VIQ Solutions Inc.

5915 Airport Road, Suite 700

Mississauga, Ontario L4V
1T1

(905) 948-8266

 

DATED at Mississauga, Ontario,
this 23rd day of March, 2021.

 

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

 

(signed) “Sebastien
Paré”

Chief Executive Officer

 

    
	 
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SCHEDULE “A”

VIQ SOLUTIONS INC.

OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

See attached.

 

    
	Management Information Circular 2021	Schedule a - 1

 

     

    

 

SCHEDULE “B”

VIQ SOLUTIONS INC.

AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHARTER

 

		(I)	ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

 

The board of directors (the “Board”)
of VIQ Solutions Inc. (the “Corporation”) has established a committee of the Board to be called the Audit Committee (the “Committee”).

 

		(II)	PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY

 

The primary function of the Committee
is to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities by:

 

		·	reviewing the financial reports and other financial information provided by the Corporation to any governmental
body or the public and other relevant documents;

 

		·	recommending the appointment and reviewing and appraising the audit efforts of the Corporation’s
independent auditor and providing an open avenue of communication among the independent auditor, financial and senior management and the
Board;

 

		·	serving as an independent and objective party to monitor the Corporation’s financial reporting process
and internal controls, the Corporation’s processes to manage business and financial risk, and its compliance with legal, ethical
and regulatory requirements; and

 

		·	encouraging continuous improvement of, and fostering adherence to, the Corporation’s policies, procedures
and practices at all levels.

 

The Committee will primarily fulfill
these responsibilities by carrying out the activities enumerated in Section IV of this Charter. The Committee has the authority to:

 

		·	engage independent counsel and other advisors as it determines necessary or advisable to carry out its
duties;

 

		·	set and pay the compensation for any advisors employed by the Committee;

 

		·	communicate directly with the external auditors; and

 

		·	delegate to individual members or subcommittees of the Committee.

 

		(III)	COMPOSITION AND MEETINGS

 

		1.	The Committee shall be comprised of three or more directors as determined by the Board. Every Committee
member must be “independent” and “financially literate” as such terms are defined in applicable securities legislation.
For purposes of this Charter, a Committee member is “independent” if the member has no direct or indirect material relationship
with the Corporation, including a relationship which could, in the view of the Board, reasonably interfere with the exercise of a member’s
independent judgment. A Committee member is “financially literate” if he or she has the ability to read and understand a set
of financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth
and complexity of the issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the Corporation’s financial statements. Committee members
may enhance their familiarity with finance and accounting by participating in educational programs conducted by the Corporation or an
outside consultant.

 

		2.	The members of the Committee shall be elected by the Board at the annual organizational meeting of the
Board or until their successors shall be duly elected and qualified. Unless a Chair is elected by the full Board, the members of the Committee
may designate a Chair by majority vote of the full Committee membership.

 

    
	Management Information Circular 2021	Schedule B- 1

 

     

    

 

		3.	The Committee shall meet at least four times annually, or more frequently as circumstances require. The
Committee shall meet within sixty (60) days following the end of the first three financial quarters to review, discuss and recommend for
approval by the Board the unaudited financial results for the preceding quarter and the related Management’s Discussion &
Analysis (“MD&A”) and shall meet within 120 days following the end of the fiscal year end to review, discuss and
recommend for approval by the Board the audited financial results for the year and related MD&A.

 

		4.	The Committee may ask members of management or others to attend meetings and provide pertinent information
as necessary. For purposes of performing their audit related duties, members of the Committee shall have full access to all corporate
information and shall be permitted to discuss such information and any other matters relating to the financial position of the Corporation
with senior employees, officers and independent auditors of the Corporation.

 

		5.	As part of its job to foster open communication, the Committee should meet at least annually with management
and the independent auditor in separate executive sessions to discuss any matters that the Committee or each of these groups believe should
be discussed privately. In addition, the Committee or at least its Chair may meet with the independent auditor and management quarterly
to review the Corporation’s financial statements.

 

		6.	Quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Committee shall be a majority of the number
of members of the Committee or such greater number as the Committee shall by resolution determine.

 

		7.	Meetings of the Committee shall be held from time to time and at such place as the Committee or the Chair
of the Committee shall determine upon 48 hours notice to each of members. The notice period may be waived by a quorum of the Committee.
Each of the Chair of the Committee, members of the Committee, Chairman of the Board, independent auditors, Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer or Secretary shall be entitled to request that the Chair of the Committee call a meeting which shall be held within
48 hours of receipt of such request.

 

		8.	If requested by a member of the Committee, the independent auditor shall attend meetings of the Committee
as required held during the term of office of the independent auditor.

 

		9.	The Committee shall appoint a Secretary to the Committee who need not be a director or officer of the
Corporation. Minutes of meetings of the Committee shall be recorded and maintained by the Secretary to the Committee and shall be subsequently
presented to the Committee for review and approval.

 

		10.	The Committee will regularly report to the Board on all significant matters it has considered and addressed
and with respect to such other matters that are within its responsibilities, including any matters approved by the Committee or recommended
by the Committee for approval by the Board. The Committee shall circulate to the Board copies of the minutes of each meeting held.

 

		(IV)	RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

 

To fulfill its responsibilities and
duties the Committee shall:

 

		1.	Create an agenda for the ensuing year.

 

		2.	Review and update this Charter at least annually, as conditions dictate.

 

		3.	Describe briefly in the Corporation’s annual report and more fully in the Corporation’s Management
Information Circular the Committee’s composition and responsibilities and how they were discharged.

 

		4.	Submit the minutes of all meetings of the Committee to the Board.

 

Documents/Reports Review

 

		5.	Review the Corporation’s annual and interim financial statements, annual and interim MD&A and
annual and interim earnings press releases before the Corporation publicly discloses this information.

 

		6.	Ensure that adequate procedures are in place for the review of the Corporation’s public disclosure
of financial information extracted or derived from the Corporation’s financial statements, other than the public disclosure referred
to in the preceding section and must periodically assess the adequacy of those procedures.

 

		7.	Review any other reports or financial information submitted to any governmental body, or the public, including
any certification, report, opinion, or review rendered by the independent auditor.

 

    
	Management Information Circular 2021	Schedule B- 2

 

     

    

 

		8.	Review policies and procedures with respect to directors’ and officers’ expense accounts and
management perquisites and benefits, including their use of corporate assets and expenditures related to executive travel and entertainment,
and review the results of the procedures performed in these areas by the independent auditor, based on terms of reference agreed upon
by the independent auditor and the Committee.

 

		9.	Review with financial management and the independent auditor any filings with regulatory bodies such as
securities commissions prior to filing or prior to the release of earnings. The Chair of the Committee may represent the entire Committee
for purposes of this review.

 

Independent Auditor

 

		10.	Recommend to the Board the independent auditor to be nominated for the purpose of preparing or issuing
an auditor’s report or performing other audit, review or attest services for the Corporation, considering independence and effectiveness
and recommend the fees and other compensation to be paid to the independent auditor. Instruct the independent auditor that the Board,
as the Shareholders’ representative, is the independent auditor’s client and that the independent auditor is required to report
directly to the Committee.

 

		11.	Resolution of disagreements between management and the independent auditor regarding financial reporting.

 

		12.	Monitor the relationship between management and the independent auditor including reviewing any management
letters or other reports of the independent auditor and discussing any material differences of opinion between management and the independent
auditor.

 

		13.	Review and discuss, on an annual basis, with the independent auditor all significant relationships they
have with the Corporation to determine their independence.

 

		14.	Review and pre-approve requests for any service engagement (in particular, non-audit services) in excess
of $15,000 annually to be performed by the independent auditor for the Corporation or its subsidiaries that is beyond the scope of the
pre-approved audit engagement letter and related fees.

 

		15.	Review the performance of the independent auditor and approve any proposed discharge of the independent
auditor when circumstances warrant. Consider with management and the independent auditor the rationale for employing accounting/auditing
firms other than the principal independent auditor.

 

		16.	Periodically consult with the independent auditor out of the presence of management about significant
risks or exposures, internal controls and other steps that management has taken to control such risks, and the fullness and accuracy of
the Corporation’s financial statements. Particular emphasis should be given to the adequacy of internal controls to expose any payments,
transactions, or procedures that might be deemed illegal or otherwise improper.

 

		17.	Arrange for the independent auditor to be available to the Committee and the full Board as needed and
meet regularly in private with the independent auditor.

 

		18.	Review the proposed audit scope, focus areas, timing and key decisions (e.g., materiality, reliance on
internal audit) underlying the audit plan and the appropriateness and reasonableness of the proposed audit fees.

 

		19.	Receive and review an annual report from the external auditor on the progress against the approved audit
plan, important findings, recommendations for improvements and the auditors’ final report.

 

Financial Reporting Processes

 

		20.	In consultation with the independent auditor, review the integrity of the Corporation’s financial
reporting processes, both internal and external.

 

		21.	Consider the independent auditor’s judgments about the quality and appropriateness, not just the
acceptability, of the Corporation’s accounting principles and financial disclosure practices, as applied in its financial reporting,
particularly about the degree of aggressiveness or conservatism of its accounting principles and underlying estimates and whether those
principles are common practices or are minority practices.

 

		22.	Consider and approve, if appropriate, major changes to the Corporation’s accounting principles and
practices as suggested by management with the concurrence of the independent auditor and ensure that the accountants’ reasoning
is described in determining the appropriateness of changes in accounting principles and disclosure.

 

    
	Management Information Circular 2021	Schedule B- 3

 

     

    

 

Process Improvement

 

		23.	Establish regular and separate systems of reporting to the Committee by each of management and the independent
auditor regarding any significant judgments made in management’s preparation of the financial statements and the view of each as
to appropriateness of such judgments.

 

		24.	Review the scope and plans of the independent auditor’s audit and reviews prior to the audit and
reviews being conducted. The Committee may authorize the independent auditor to perform supplemental reviews or audits as the Committee
may deem desirable.

 

		25.	Following completion of the annual audit, review separately with each of management and the independent
auditor any significant changes to planned procedures, any difficulties encountered during the course of the audit and reviews, including
any restrictions on the scope of work or access to required information and the cooperation that the independent auditor received during
the course of the audit.

 

		26.	Review any significant disagreements among management and the independent auditor in connection with the
preparation of the financial statements.

 

		27.	Where there are significant unsettled issues the Committee shall ensure that there is an agreed course
of action for the resolution of such matters.

 

		28.	Review with the independent auditor and management significant findings during the year and the extent
to which changes or improvements in financial or accounting practices, as approved by the Committee, have been implemented. This review
should be conducted at an appropriate time subsequent to implementation of changes or improvements, as decided by the Committee.

 

		29.	Review activities, organizational structure, and qualifications of the Chief Financial Officer and the
staff in the financial reporting area and see to it that matters related to succession planning within the Corporation are raised for
consideration with the full Board.

 

Ethical and Legal Compliance

 

		30.	Review and update periodically a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and ensure that management has established
a system to enforce this Code. Review through appropriate actions taken to ensure compliance with the Code and to review the results of
confirmations and violations of such Code.

 

		31.	Review management’s monitoring of the Corporation’s system in place to ensure that the Corporation’s
financial statements, reports and other financial information disseminated to governmental organizations, and the public satisfy legal
requirements.

 

		32.	Review, with the Corporation’s counsel, legal and regulatory compliance matters, including corporate
securities trading policies, and matters that could have a significant impact on the Corporation’s financial statements.

 

		33.	Review regular reports from management and others concerning the Corporation’s compliance with financial
related laws and regulations, such as:

 

		·	tax and financial reporting laws and regulations;

 

		·	legal withholdings requirements;

 

		·	other matters for which directors face liability exposure.

 

Risk Management

 

		34.	Review management’s program of risk assessment and steps taken to address significant risks or exposures,
including insurance coverage.

 

Submission Systems and Treatment
of Complaints

 

		35.	Establish procedures for: the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Corporation
regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters; and the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of the
Corporation of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters.

 

    
	Management Information Circular 2021	Schedule B- 4

 

     

    

 

Hiring Policy

 

		36.	Review and approve the Corporation’s hiring policies regarding partners, employees and former partners
and employees of the present and former independent auditor of the Corporation.

 

General

 

		37.	Conduct or authorize investigations into any matters within the Committee’s scope of responsibilities.
The Committee shall be empowered to retain independent counsel, accountants and other professionals to assist it in the conduct of any
investigation.

 

		38.	Perform any other activities consistent with this Charter, the Corporation’s By-laws and governing
law, as the Committee or the Board deems necessary or appropriate.

 

		39.	Notwithstanding the foregoing and subject to applicable law, the Committee shall not be responsible to
plan or conduct internal or external audits or to determine that the Corporation’s financial statements are in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles as these are the responsibility of management and the independent auditor. Nothing contained in this Charter
is intended to require the Committee to ensure the Corporation’s compliance with applicable laws or regulation.

 

    
	Management Information Circular 2021	Schedule B- 5Exhibit 4.5

 

 

VIQ Solutions Inc.

 

 

Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements

 

Three months ended March 31, 2021
and 2020 (Unaudited)

 

(Expressed in United States dollars)

 

     

     

    

 

 

VIQ Solutions Inc.

Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements
of Financial Position

(Expressed in United States dollars, unaudited)

 

	 	 	March 31, 2021	 	 	December 31, 2020	 
	Assets	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Current assets	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Cash	 	$	16,020,297	 	 	$	16,835,671	 
	Trade and other receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts (note 5,6)	 	 	5,717,315	 	 	 	4,475,751	 
	Inventories	 	 	58,732	 	 	 	49,381	 
	Prepaid expenses and deposits	 	 	442,761	 	 	 	254,230	 
	 	 	 	22,239,105	 	 	 	21,615,033	 
	Non-current assets	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Restricted cash	 	 	93,672	 	 	 	42,835	 
	Property and equipment	 	 	208,283	 	 	 	215,835	 
	Right of use assets	 	 	268,611	 	 	 	309,566	 
	Intangible assets (note 7)	 	 	11,508,816	 	 	 	12,118,352	 
	Goodwill (note 7)	 	 	6,969,329	 	 	 	6,976,096	 
	Deferred tax assets	 	 	1,657,957	 	 	 	1,441,942	 
	Total assets	 	$	42,945,773	 	 	$	42,719,659	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Liabilities	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Current liabilities	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Trade and other payables and accrued liabilities	 	$	5,236,134	 	 	$	5,305,600	 
	Income tax payable	 	 	157,486	 	 	 	201,592	 
	Share appreciation rights plan obligations (note 9)	 	 	36,836	 	 	 	126,503	 
	Current portion of long-term debt (note 8)	 	 	1,320,313	 	 	 	1,486,136	 
	Current portion of lease obligations (note 17)	 	 	81,483	 	 	 	113,218	 
	Current portion of contract liabilities	 	 	1,367,006	 	 	 	1,252,957	 
	 	 	 	8,199,258	 	 	 	8,486,006	 
	Non-current liabilities	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Deferred tax liability	 	 	60,183	 	 	 	60,587	 
	Long-term debt (note 8)	 	 	12,199,414	 	 	 	12,138,799	 
	Long-term contingent consideration (note 4)	 	 	1,247,351	 	 	 	1,575,528	 
	Long-term lease obligations (note 17)	 	 	228,009	 	 	 	240,981	 
	Long-term contract liabilities	 	 	10,012	 	 	 	70,834	 
	Other long-term liabilities	 	 	334,743	 	 	 	360,525	 
	Total liabilities	 	 	22,278,970	 	 	 	22,933,260	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Shareholders’ equity	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Capital stock (note 9)	 	 	53,305,477	 	 	 	50,234,551	 
	Contributed surplus	 	 	4,282,820	 	 	 	4,970,945	 
	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	 	 	85,486	 	 	 	(78,906	)
	Deficit	 	 	(37,006,980	)	 	 	(35,340,191	)
	Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	 	$	42,945,773	 	 	$	42,719,659	 

 

See accompanying notes to interim condensed consolidated financial
statements.

 

	Approved by the Board	Signed “Larry Taylor”	 	Signed “Sebastien Paré”
	 	Larry Taylor, Director	 	Sebastien Paré, CEO and Director

 

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VIQ Solutions Inc.

Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Loss and Comprehensive
Loss

(Expressed in United States dollars, unaudited)

 

	 	 	Three months ended
 March 31,
	 
	 	 	2021	 	 	2020
 (note 2(b))
	 
	Revenue (note 14)	 	$	8,254,222	 	 	$	7,548,204	 
	Cost of sales	 	 	4,236,387	 	 	 	4,318,312	 
	Gross profit	 	 	4,017,835	 	 	 	3,229,892	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Expenses (note 15)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Selling and administrative expenses	 	 	3,661,326	 	 	 	2,377,154	 
	Research and development expenses	 	 	239,663	 	 	 	252,321	 
	Stock-based compensation (note 10)	 	 	85,995	 	 	 	47,725	 
	Foreign exchange (gain) loss (note 18)	 	 	215,325	 	 	 	(252,249	)
	Depreciation	 	 	73,555	 	 	 	107,854	 
	Amortization	 	 	1,174,808	 	 	 	990,697	 
	 	 	 	5,450,672	 	 	 	3,523,502	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Loss before undernoted items	 	 	(1,432,837	)	 	 	(293,610	)
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Interest expense (note 8)	 	 	(331,419	)	 	 	(3,695,952	)
	Accretion and other financing expense (note 8)	 	 	(264,949	)	 	 	(230,548	)
	Loss on revaluation of conversion feature liability (note 8)	 	 	–	 	 	 	(1,118,761	)
	Loss on repayment of long-term debt (note 8)	 	 	–	 	 	 	(1,290,147	)
	Gain on contingent consideration (note 4)	 	 	95,994	 	 	 	–	 
	Other income	 	 	3,453	 	 	 	204	 
	 	 	 	(1,929,758	)	 	 	(6,628,814	)
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Current income tax recovery (expense)	 	 	41,990	 	 	 	(53,444	)
	Deferred income tax recovery	 	 	220,979	 	 	 	–	 
	Income tax recovery (expense)	 	 	262,969	 	 	 	(53,444	)
	Net loss for the period	 	$	(1,666,789	)	 	$	(6,682,258	)
	Exchange gain on translating foreign operations	 	 	164,392	 	 	 	15,939	 
	Comprehensive loss for the period	 	$	(1,502,397	)	 	$	(6,666,319	)
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Net loss per share (note 11)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Basic	 	$	(0.07	)	 	$	(0.44	)
	Diluted	 	$	(0.07	)	 	$	(0.44	)
	Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic (note 11)	 	 	24,467,151	 	 	 	15,092,939	 
	Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – diluted (note 11)	 	 	24,467,151	 	 	 	15,092,939	 

 

See accompanying notes to interim condensed consolidated financial
statements.

 

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VIQ Solutions Inc.

Interim Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’
Equity

(Expressed in United States dollars, unaudited)

 

	 	 	Capital stock	 	 	Contributed	 	 	 	 	 	Accumulated

 other

 comprehensive	 	 	Total	 
	 	 	Number	 	 	Amount	 	 	surplus	 	 	Deficit	 	 	income (loss)	 	 	equity	 
	Balance as at December 31, 2019	 	 	10,852,617	 	 	$	21,987,937	 	 	$	4,552,528	 	 	$	(24,194,885	)	 	$	(135,058	)	 	$	2,210,522	 
	Comprehensive loss for the period	 	 	–	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	(6,682,258	)	 	 	15,939	 	 	 	(6,666,319	)
	Shares issued due to exercise of warrants (note 9)	 	 	1,014,874	 	 	 	1,561,039	 	 	 	81,467	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	1,642,506	 
	Shares issued due to debenture conversion (note 8)	 	 	6,395,648	 	 	 	11,231,198	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	11,231,198	 
	Stock-based compensation (note 10)	 	 	–	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	47,725	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	47,725	 
	Balance as at March 31, 2020 (note 2 (b))	 	 	18,263,139	 	 	$	34,780,174	 	 	$	4,681,720	 	 	$	(30,877,143	)	 	$	(119,119	)	 	$	8,465,632	 

 

	 	 	Capital stock	 	 	Contributed	 	 	 	 	 	Accumulated 

other 

comprehensive	 	 	Total	 
	 	 	Number	 	 	Amount	 	 	surplus	 	 	Deficit	 	 	income (loss)	 	 	equity	 
	Balance as at December 31, 2020	 	 	23,591,427	 	 	$	50,234,551	 	 	$	4,970,945	 	 	$	(35,340,191	)	 	$	(78,906	)	 	$	19,786,399	 
	Comprehensive loss for the period	 	 	–	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	(1,666,789	)	 	 	164,392	 	 	 	(1,502,397	)
	Issuance cost reimbursement	 	 	–	 	 	 	1,673	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	1,673	 
	Shares issued due to exercise of stock options (note 9)	 	 	178,333	 	 	 	322,547	 	 	 	(119,690	)	 	 	–	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	202,857	 
	Shares issued due to exercise of warrants and warrant repricing (note 9)	 	 	1,123,878	 	 	 	2,746,706	 	 	 	(654,430	)	 	 	–	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	2,092,276	 
	Stock-based compensation (note 10)	 	 	–	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	85,995	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	85,995	 
	Balance as at March 31, 2021	 	 	24,893,638	 	 	$	53,305,477	 	 	$	4,282,820	 	 	$	(37,006,980	)	 	$	85,486	 	 	$	20,666,803	 

 

See accompanying notes to interim condensed consolidated financial
statements.

 

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VIQ Solutions Inc.

Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements
of Cash Flows

(Expressed
in United States dollars, unaudited)

 

	 	 	Three months ended March 31,	 
	 	 	2021	 	 	2020
 (note
                                            2 (b))
	 
	Cash provided by (used in):	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Operating activities	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Net loss for the period	 	$	(1,666,789	)	 	$	(6,682,258	)
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Items not affecting cash:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Depreciation	 	 	73,555	 	 	 	107,854	 
	Amortization	 	 	1,174,808	 	 	 	990,697	 
	Stock-based compensation (note 10)	 	 	85,995	 	 	 	47,725	 
	Loss on revaluation of conversion feature liability (note 8)	 	 	–	 	 	 	1,118,761	 
	Loss on repayment of long-term debt (note 8)	 	 	–	 	 	 	1,290,147	 
	Accretion and other financing expense (note 8)	 	 	264,949	 	 	 	230,548	 
	Interest expense (note 8)	 	 	331,419	 	 	 	3,695,952	 
	Income tax (recovery) expense	 	 	(262,969	)	 	 	53,444	 
	Gain on contingent consideration (note 4)	 	 	(95,994	)	 	 	–	 
	Other income	 	 	(3,453	)	 	 	(204	)
	Foreign exchange (gain) loss (note 18)	 	 	215,325	 	 	 	(252,249	)
	Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain)	 	 	3,094	 	 	 	200,098	 
	Changes in non-cash operating working capital (note 12)	 	 	(1,027,370	)	 	 	(732,387	)
	Cash provided by (used in)  operating
    activities	 	 	(907,430	)	 	 	68,128	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Investing activities	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Purchase of property and equipment	 	 	(7,540	)	 	 	(26,988	)
	Business acquisitions	 	 	–	 	 	 	(4,411,500	)
	Earn out payment	 	 	(386,827	)	 	 	–	 
	Development costs related to internally generated intangible assets (note 7)	 	 	(532,298	)	 	 	(338,362	)
	Employee loan advancement (note 5)	 	 	(518,431	)	 	 	–	 
	Change in restricted cash	 	 	(50,837	)	 	 	4,877	 
	Cash used in investing activities	 	 	(1,495,933	)	 	 	(4,771,973	)
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Financing activities	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Issuance costs reimbursement	 	 	1,673	 	 	 	–	 
	Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs	 	 	–	 	 	 	4,566,945	 
	Proceeds from exercise of stock options (note 9)	 	 	202,857	 	 	 	–	 
	Proceeds from exercise of warrants (note 9)	 	 	2,092,276	 	 	 	1,561,039	 
	Repayment of debt (note 8)	 	 	(381,157	)	 	 	(254,382	)
	Repayment of lease obligations (note 17)	 	 	(45,268	)	 	 	(79,842	)
	Payment of interest on debt (note 8)	 	 	(311,909	)	 	 	(188,330	)
	Payment of interest on lease obligations (note 17)	 	 	(7,777	)	 	 	(15,680	)
	Cash provided by financing activities	 	 	1,550,695	 	 	 	5,589,750	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Net increase (decrease) in cash for the period	 	 	(852,668	)	 	 	885,905	 
	Cash, beginning of period	 	 	16,835,671	 	 	 	1,707,654	 
	Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	 	 	37,294	 	 	 	(108,218	)
	Cash, end of period	 	$	16,020,297	 	 	$	2,485,341	 

 

See accompanying notes to interim condensed consolidated financial
statements.

 

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VIQ Solutions Inc.

Notes to Interim Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed
in United States dollars,)

 

1.            Nature
of operations

 

VIQ Solutions Inc. (“VIQ” or the “Company”)
is a technology and service platform provider for digital evidence capture, retrieval, and content management. VIQ’s modular software
allows customers to easily integrate the platform at any stage of their organization's digitization, from the capture of digital content
from video and audio devices through to online collaboration, mobility, data analytics, and integration with sensors, facial recognition,
speech recognition, and case management or patient record systems. VIQ operates worldwide with a network of partners including security
integrators, audio-video specialists, and hardware and data storage suppliers.

 

The Company also provides recording and transcription
services directly to a variety of clients including medical, courtrooms, legislative assemblies, hearing rooms, inquiries and quasi-judicial
clients in numerous countries including Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia.

 

VIQ was incorporated by articles of incorporation
in the province of Alberta in November 2004. On June 21, 2017, the Company continued under articles of continuance in the province
of Ontario. The Company’s offices are located at 700 – 5915 Airport Road, Mississauga, Ontario, L4V 1H1. VIQ is a public Company.
Subsequent to yearend, the Company graduated from the Toronto Venture Exchange to the Toronto Stock Exchange. The Company's common shares
began trading on TSX under trading symbol VQS at the market open on January 21, 2021.

 

2.            Basis
of preparation

 

(a)            Statement
of compliance

 

The Company prepares its interim condensed consolidated
financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), International Accounting
Standard (“IAS”) 34, Interim Financial Reporting and International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (“IFRIC”)
interpretations, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and using the same accounting policies
as described in the Company’s December 31, 2020 consolidated financial statements. The preparation of the interim condensed
consolidated financial statements in compliance with IFRS requires management to make certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires
management to exercise judgment in applying the Company’s accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgment and
complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements, are disclosed
in note 3. The accounting policies applied in these interim condensed consolidated financial statements are based on IFRS issued as at
May 13, 2021, the date the Board of Directors approved the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

(b)            Comparative
figures

 

Certain comparative figures have been updated to reflect adjustments
that were recorded in the Company’s amended filings for the three and six-months ended June 30, 2020, which were refiled in
November 2020. The adjustments related to the accounting for acquisitions, the revaluation of the conversion feature as well as the
repayment of long-term debt which were transactions that occurred in the three-months ended March 31, 2020.

 

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VIQ Solutions Inc.

Notes to Interim Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed
in United States dollars,)

 

2.            Basis
of preparation (continued)

 

(c)  Basis of preparation

 

The notes presented in these interim condensed
consolidated financial statements include only significant changes and transactions occurring since the Company’s last year end
and are not fully inclusive of all disclosures required by International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). These interim
condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual audited consolidated financial statements, including
the notes thereto, for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been
prepared under the historical cost convention, except for the revaluation of certain financial assets and financial liabilities to fair
value as noted below.

 

(e)            Functional
currency, presentation currency and foreign currency translation

 

The functional currency of VIQ Solutions Inc.
is the Canadian dollar (“CAD”). The functional currency of the Company’s subsidiaries are as follows; Dataworxs Systems
Limited – CAD, VIQ Solutions, Inc. – United States dollar (“USD”), VIQ Australia Pty. Ltd – Australian
dollar (“AUD”), Dataworxs Systems Australia Pty. Ltd – AUD, VIQ Solutions PTY Ltd – AUD, Spark & Cannon
Pty – AUD, VIQ Services Inc. – USD, Net Transcripts – USD, Transcription Express – USD, HomeTech – USD,
VIQ Media Transcriptions – USD, and WordZXpressed – Inc. – USD. All financial information is presented in USD unless
otherwise stated.

 

The exchange rates used were as follows:

 

	USD / CAD exchange rate	 	March 31, 2021	 	 	December 31, 2020	 	 	March 31, 2020	 
	Closing at the reporting date	 	 	0.7941	 	 	 	0.7672	 	 	 	0.7056	 
	Average rate for the period	 	 	0.7895	 	 	 	0.7480	 	 	 	0.7455	 

 

	USD / AUD exchange rate	 	March 31, 2021	 	 	December 31, 2020	 	 	March 31, 2020	 
	Closing at the reporting date	 	 	0.7607	 	 	 	0.7311	 	 	 	0.6140	 
	Average rate for the period	 	 	0.7724	 	 	 	0.6901	 	 	 	0.6581	 

 

The financial results of each subsidiary consolidated
in the Company’s interim condensed consolidated financial statements are measured using the subsidiary’s functional currency,
which is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates for each of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries.

 

Foreign currency transactions are translated into
the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting
from the settlement of foreign currency transactions and from the translation at period-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities
denominated in currencies other than an operation’s functional currency are recognized in the interim condensed consolidated statements
of loss and comprehensive loss.

 

The financial statements of entities that have
a functional currency different from the presentation currency of USD are translated into USD as follows: assets and liabilities at the
closing rate at the date of the balance sheet, and income and expenses at the average rate of the period as this is considered a reasonable
approximation to actual rates. All resulting changes are recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) as translation adjustments.

 

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VIQ Solutions Inc.

Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements

(Expressed
in United States dollars,)

 

2.            Basis
of preparation (continued)

 

The Company has monetary items that are receivable
from foreign operations. A monetary item for which settlement is neither planned nor likely to occur in the foreseeable future is, in
substance, a part of the parent company’s net investment in that foreign operation. Such exchange differences are recognized initially
in other comprehensive income and reclassified from equity to net loss on disposal of the net investment in foreign operations.

 

(f)            Use
of estimates and judgements

 

The preparation of the interim condensed consolidated
financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the application of the
Company’s accounting policies and the amounts reported in the interim condensed consolidated financial statements and the related
notes. These estimates are based on management’s best knowledge of current events and actions that the Company may undertake in
the future. These estimates have been applied in a manner consistent with that in prior periods and there are no known trends, commitments,
events or uncertainties that the Company believes will materially affect the assumptions utilized in these interim condensed consolidated
financial statements. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis and revisions to estimates are recognized
prospectively. The estimates are impacted by many factors, some of which are highly uncertain and actual results may differ from those
estimates

 

The continuing uncertainty around the outbreak
of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic required the use of judgments and estimates in the preparation of the interim
condensed consolidated financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2021. The future impact of COVID-19 uncertainties could
generate, in future reporting periods, a significant impact to the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses in these
and any future interim condensed consolidated financial statements. Examples of accounting estimates and judgments that may be impacted
by the pandemic include, but are not limited to, impairment of goodwill and intangible assets and allowance for doubtful accounts.

 

3.            Significant
accounting policies, estimates and judgements

 

The preparation of the financial statements in
accordance with IAS 34 requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the interim condensed
consolidated financial statements and notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements. These estimates are based on management’s
best knowledge of current events and actions that the Company may undertake in the future. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
Significant estimates and judgments made by the Company include the valuation of acquired intangible assets, the determination of the
recoverable amount of goodwill, amounts recorded as provisions, recognition of deferred tax assets, the provision for long-term service
leave and other employee benefits, contingent consideration, stock based compensation, and the determination of functional currency.

 

4.            Acquisitions

 

On January 31, 2020, the Company through
its US subsidiary, VIQ Media Transcription Inc., acquired 100% of the assets of ASC. ASC was a provider of transcription services focused
on the multi-speaker transcription market, serving both government and public ‘content creation space’ and complements the
Company’s transcription services business. The purchase price paid for the ASC acquisition was $5,175,096, with $3,136,500 paid
in cash on closing and an estimated $2,038,596 to be paid as contingent consideration via a performance-based earn-out payable quarterly
over 30 months. With respect to the contingent consideration, the Company has agreed to make quarterly payments to the sellers between
July 15, 2020 and April 15, 2023 based on the achievement of quarterly revenue targets as defined in the purchase agreement.
At the date of acquisition, contingent consideration was measured on a discounted cash flow basis, reflecting the present value of undiscounted
expected future payments of $2,948,083 which is the expected payout based on forecast revenues at that date, discounted using a risk-adjusted
discount rate of 20.6 percent. The expected cash flows, which can range between $nil and $3,095,487, and the risk-adjusted discount rate
are each significant unobservable inputs in the determination of contingent consideration.

 

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VIQ Solutions Inc.

Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements

(Expressed
in United States dollars,)

 

4.            Acquisitions
(continued)

 

On February 26, 2020, the Company through
its US subsidiary VIQ Services Inc., acquired 100% of the shares of WordZ. WordZ was a provider of English transcription services to medical
service providers and to insurance companies in the USA and complements the Company’s transcription services business. The purchase
price paid for the WordZ acquisition was $3,861,347, with $1,275,000 paid in cash on closing, $1,200,000 paid via a promissory note payable
quarterly over 36 months, recorded at the discounted value of $914,677, and an estimated $1,671,670 to be paid as contingent consideration
via a performance-based earnout payable quarterly over 36 months. The Company has agreed to make quarterly payments to the sellers between
October 1, 2020 and July 1, 2023 based on the achievement of quarterly revenue targets as defined in the purchase agreement.
At the date of acquisition, contingent consideration is measured on a discounted cash flow basis, reflecting the present value of undiscounted
expected future payments of $2,175,231, which is the expected payout based on forecast revenues, discounted using a risk-adjusted discount
rate of 16.1 percent. The expected cash flows, which can range between $nil and $2,338,373, and the risk-adjusted discount rate are each
significant unobservable inputs in the determination of contingent consideration.

 

As at the acquisition date, the presence of goodwill
in the WordZ acquisition was supported by the following factors: a long history of operations; a positive reputation in the marketplace,
including being a leading provider of transcription services in insurance and law enforcement, providing services across the USA. The
customer base acquired included a large national Insurance company, which was a useful credentialing tool for sales to new customers;
there was potential for continued growth at the valuation date, including the potential to acquire new customers or by participating in
new market segments. The acquisition included the acquisition of medical customers. While there were competitive pressures in the medical
transcription industry at the acquisition date, management considered certain geographic segments and sub-markets (such as midwifery and
child protective services) to present opportunities for growth, and considered that the company’s experience with medical customers
could provide access to profitable growth in certain markets; the potential for achieving operating margin efficiencies resulting in operating
margins that might also be achieved by other larger entities operating in this or similar process/document management industries; and,
the acquisition provided access to an assembled skilled workforce. As at December 31, 2020, as a result of an unexpected downturn
in the acquired business, the Company recognized an impairment charge on goodwill for WordZ of $1,453,832.

 

The acquisitions completed during the year ended
December 31, 2020 were each determined to be a business combination and were accounted for using the acquisition method in accordance
with IFRS 3 with the results of operations consolidated with those of the Company effective January 31, 2020 for ASC and February 26,
2020 for WordZ.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020,
the contingent consideration of WordZ and ASC was adjusted based on revision of the estimated quarterly revenue target achievement. During
the period ended March 31, 2021, there was a gain of $95,944 of contingent consideration expense recorded (2020 – $nil). During
the three months ended March 31, earnout payment totalling $386,827 (March 31, 2020 - $nil) was made to the previous owners
of ASC and WordZ.

 

As at March 31, 2021, total contingent consideration
is $2,666,902 (December 31, 2020 - $3,015,434), of which $1,419,551 (December 31, 2020 - $1,439,906) is recorded as trade and
other payables and accrued liabilities, and $1,247,351 has been recorded as long-term contingent consideration (December 31, 2020
- $1,575,528).

 

The accounting for the acquisitions is complete
as of December 31, 2020. The finalization of the above purchase price

 

allocations of the valuation of fair value for
the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including intangible assets and taxation-related balances as well as for potential unrecorded
liabilities was completed as of December 31, 2020.

 

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VIQ Solutions Inc.

Notes to Interim Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed
in United States dollars,)

 

5.            Trade
and other receivables

 

	 	 	March 31, 2021	 	 	December 31, 2020	 
	Trade accounts receivable	 	$	4,435,464	 	 	$	4,233,012	 
	Other receivable (note 6)	 	 	1,385,850	 	 	 	366,077	 
	Less: allowance for doubtful accounts (note 21)	 	 	(103,999	)	 	 	(123,338	)
	 	 	$	5,717,315	 	 	$	4,475,751	 

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2021,
the Company granted a non-revolving executive loan (the “Executive Loan”)

 

to Sebastien Paré, President, Chief Executive
Officer and a director of the Company in the aggregate amount of $518,431 (CAD$657,838) to: (i) facilitate Mr. Paré exercise
of certain vested outstanding stock options; and (ii) facilitate Mr. Paré’s repayment of certain indebtedness incurred
in connection the previous exercising of convertible securities of the Company. The Executive Loan matures on February 10, 2028 and
bears interest at a rate of 1.0% per annum. The Executive Loan is secured by a pledge of 175,000 common shares in the capital of the Company
held by Sebastien Paré in favor of the Company (the “Share Pledge”). Pursuant to the terms of the Share Pledge, Mr. Paré
has agreed to comply with certain covenants in favor of the Company.

 

As at March 31, 2021, other receivable relates
to employee loan advance of $518,431 (December 31, 2020 - $nil) as described above, accrual for employee retention credit of $284,155
(December 31, 2020 - $nil), work in progress and unbilled receivables of $575,348 (December 31, 2020 - $297,581), and government
assistance receivable $7,916 (December 31, 2020 - $68,496).

 

6.            Government
Assistance

 

Australian Business Wage Subsidies

 

The Australian government provided the Company
with $19,310 (December 31, 2020, - $nil). This amount was recognized as a reduction in selling and administrative expenses in the
interim condensed consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss.

 

U.S. Employee Retention Credit Program

 

For the period ended March 31, 2021, the
Company determined that it qualified for the employee retention credit program and the Company received a credit of $284,155 (2020 - $nil)
of which $169,084 was recognized as a reduction to operating expenses against related salary costs in the interim condensed consolidated
statement of loss and comprehensive loss and $115,071 as a reduction to cost of sales.

 

As at March 31, 2021, the interim condensed
consolidated statement of financial position included assistance receivable of $292,071 (December 31, 2020 - $68,496) in trade and
other receivables.

 

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VIQ Solutions Inc.

Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements

(Expressed
in United States dollars,)

 

7.            Intangible
assets and goodwill

 

Details of the Company’s intangible assets
as of March 31, 2021 are listed as follows:

 

	 	 	Balance January
    1, 2021	 	 	Additions	 	 	Foreign
    exchange	 	 	Balance March
    31, 2021	 
	Cost	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Customer relationships	 	$	11,775,697	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	4,818	 	 	$	11,780,515	 
	Technology	 	 	470,000	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	470,000	 
	Non-compete	 	 	51,031	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	51,031	 
	Brand	 	 	1,520,899	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	1,520,899	 
	Internally generated intangible assets	 	 	7,015,035	 	 	 	532,298	 	 	 	87,134	 	 	 	7,634,467	 
	 	 	$	20,832,662	 	 	 	532,298	 	 	 	91,952	 	 	$	21,456,912	 
	Accumulated depreciation	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Customer relationships	 	$	4,099,565	 	 	 	580,500	 	 	 	4,818	 	 	 	4,684,883	 
	Technology	 	 	196,499	 	 	 	23,500	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	219,999	 
	Non-compete	 	 	19,638	 	 	 	5,833	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	25,471	 
	Brand	 	 	133,921	 	 	 	37,328	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	171,249	 
	Internally generated intangible assets	 	 	4,264,687	 	 	 	527,647	 	 	 	54,160	 	 	 	4,846,494	 
	 	 	$	8,714,310	 	 	 	1,174,808	 	 	 	58,978	 	 	$	9,948,096	 
	Net book value	 	$	12,118,352	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	11,508,816	 

 

Details of the Company’s goodwill as of
March 31, 2021 are listed as follows:

 

	 	 	January 1, 2021	 	 	Foreign exchange	 	 	March 31, 2021	 
	VIQ Solutions PTY Ltd.	 	 	650,001	 	 	 	(8,456	)	 	 	641,545	 
	Dataworxs	 	 	141,018	 	 	 	1,689	 	 	 	142,707	 
	Net Transcripts	 	 	1,575,511	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	1,575,511	 
	Transcription Express	 	 	1,516,904	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	1,516,904	 
	HomeTech	 	 	477,860	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	477,860	 
	ASC	 	 	2,614,802	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	2,614,802	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	$	6,976,096	 	 	$	(6,767	)	 	$	6,969,329	 

 

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VIQ Solutions Inc.

Notes to Interim Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed
in United States dollars,)

 

8.            Long-term
debt

 

	 	 	March 31, 2021	 	 	December 31, 2020	 
	Crown Capital Funding Partner LP Note Payable (a)	 	$	11,614,244	 	 	$	11,398,146	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Unsecured Transcription Express 10% promissory note (b)	 	 	71,012	 	 	 	280,531	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Unsecured HomeTech interest-free promissory note (b)	 	 	578,999	 	 	 	621,725	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Unsecured WordZ 5% promissory note (b)	 	 	995,242	 	 	 	1,064,303	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	U.S. Paycheck Protection Program loan (c)	 	 	260,230	 	 	 	260,230	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Less current portion of long term debt	 	 	(1,320,313	)	 	 	(1,486,136	)
	 	 	$	12,199,414	 	 	$	12,138,799	 

 

		(a)	Crown Capital Funding Partner LP Note Payable

 

During the year ended December 31, 2018,
the Company entered into a secured debt facility with Crown Capital Funding Partner LP (“Crown”) of $11,770,500 (CAD$15,000,000)
bearing an interest rate of 10 percent payable quarterly. The loan is secured by a general security agreement covering all assets of the
Company. The outstanding principal balance of the loan is repayable on November 28, 2023. Additionally, during the three months ended
March 31, 2020, the Company cancelled previously issued 450,000 common share purchase warrants and reissued new warrants to reflect
a price per Share equal to CAD$2.06 (the “Exercise Price”) until expiry on November 28, 2023. As a result of this modification,
the Company recorded $84,287 (CAD$111,387) reflecting the incremental fair value of the warrant associated with the amendment as a reduction
in the carrying value of the note payable. The Company incurred fees of $353,115 (CAD$450,000) associated with establishing the amended
debt facility which was recorded as a reduction in the carrying value of the note payable. These fees remain unpaid and the long-term
payable is added to the Company’s outstanding principal. These fees accrue interest at 10 percent and repayment is due on November 28,
2023. At inception, the loan was recorded at the fair value of $11,031,120. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company
recorded interest expense of $300,785 (2020 - $235,890)

 

The difference between the face value and ascribed
value of the Crown Capital note payable is being accreted over the remaining life of the debt facility. Corresponding transaction costs
were netted against the face value of the debt facility and are recognized as accretion and other financing expense over the term of the
loan. During the period ended March 31, 2021, there was $84,941 (2020 - $59,272) recorded as accretion and other financing expense
related to the note payable in the interim condensed consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss.

 

The Company received a waiver in March 2021 to remove the Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio covenant for all four quarters of 2021. The Company is in compliance of other covenants as at March 31, 2021.

 

		(b)	Unsecured Promissory Notes

 

Unsecured promissory notes have been issued to
the former owners of acquired companies. As part of the acquisition of Transcription Express, the Company issued an unsecured promissory
note to the former owners of Transcription Express with a face value of $1,666,227, bearing interest at 10% per annum. During the year
ended December 31, 2019, the terms of the Transcription Express unsecured promissory note were amended with the principal and accrued
interest to be paid monthly beginning on July 31, 2019 to the period ending April 30, 2021.

 

As part of the acquisition of HomeTech, the Company
issued an unsecured interest-free promissory note to the former owners of HomeTech with a face value of $1,200,000, to be paid monthly
for 60 months in equal installments of $20,000 beginning February 25, 2019 to the period ending January 25, 2024. The Company
recorded the unsecured promissory note by discounting the principal amounts due using a market annual interest rate of 12%. The difference
between the present value and the face value is being accreted over the term of the unsecured promissory notes.

 

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VIQ Solutions Inc.

Notes to Interim Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed
in United States dollars,)

 

8.            Long-term
debt (continued)

 

An additional note was issued to the former owners
of WordZ with a face value of $1,200,000 bearing interest at 5% to be paid

 

quarterly for 36 months beginning January 5,
2021 to the period ending October 5, 2023. The fair value of the unsecured promissory notes was determined on a market annual interest
rate of 12%. The difference between the face value and the ascribed value of the notes is being accreted over life of the notes.

 

		(c)	U.S. Paycheck Protection Program Loan

 

On April 24, 2020, the Company received a
loan for $2,159,000 under the U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program through BMO Harris Ban at an interest rate
of 1% maturing in two years. Principal and interest are due beginning seven months from the date of the note. Generally, the loan will
be forgiven if utilized for payment of qualifying

 

expenses during the 24-week period that begins
at the origination date of the loan. As at March 31, 2021 the balance of $260,230 (December 31, 2020 - $260,230) was unutilized
and reported as a note payable.

 

		(d)	Convertible Notes

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020,
the Company entered into agreements (the “Amending Agreements”) with the holders of unsecured convertible notes (each, a “Note”)
in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $6,792,934, granting the holders of such Notes (each a “Noteholder”) the
option to convert the principal and the aggregate interest payable on their Notes from the date of issuance to the maturity date (the
 “Total Interest Payable”) into Shares at a conversion price of CAD$2.18 per Share (the “Conversion Option”). During
the year ended, December 31, 2020, the Company issued 6,785,651 common shares to settle its outstanding Notes.

 

Noteholders holding all of the outstanding Notes
exercised the conversion option during the year ended December 31, 2020. As a result, for the period ended March 31, 2021, the
Company recognized $nil of interest expense (2020 - $3,419,124) reflecting interest charges from the convertible notes and accretion expense
of $nil (2020 - $63,178). For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recognized a loss of $nil on the revaluation of
the conversion feature liability (2020 - $1,118,761).

 

As a result of the exercise of the Conversion
Option during the year ended December 31, 2020, during the period ended March 31, 2021, the Company issued $nil common shares
(2020 – 6,395,648) to settle its outstanding Notes having $nil amount of aggregate principal (2020 - $7,189,627) and total interest
payable of $nil (2020 - $4,041,571) for a total amount of $nil (2020 - $11,231,198).

 

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VIQ Solutions Inc.

Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in United States
dollars)

 

 

9.            Capital
stock

 

Common Shares

 

The Company’s authorized capital consists
of an unlimited number of common shares with no par value. As at March 31, 2021, common shares of the Company were reserved as follows:

 

	 	 	Exercise Price

 (CAD)	 	 	Expiry dates	 	Number outstanding	 
	Options	 	 	$2.10 – $4.20	 	 	January 2021 – December 2021	 	 	58,333	 
	 	 	 	$4.40 – $6.40	 	 	January 2022 – December 2022	 	 	97,000	 
	 	 	 	$2.84 - $6.00	 	 	January 2023 – December 2023	 	 	141,250	 
	 	 	 	$2.10 - $3.10	 	 	January 2024 – December 2024	 	 	247,017	 
	 	 	$	3.13	 	 	January 2025 – December 2025	 	 	396,000	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	939,600	 
	Deferred share units	 	$	1.20	 	 	N/A	 	 	66,667	 

 

Warrants

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2021,
there were 1,123,878 of warrants exercised (2020 – 1,014,874) for proceeds of $2,092,276 (2020 - $1,561,039). During the period
ended March 31, 2021, there were no warrants issued (2020 – nil).

 

As at March 31, 2021, there were no warrants
outstanding (December 31, 2020 – 1,123,878).

 

Stock Option Plan

 

The Company has an incentive stock option plan
for its directors, officers, employees, and contractors. The Company's stock option plan allows for the granting of options (and Deferred
Share Units as described below) up to an aggregate amount equal to 10% of the aggregate number of common shares of the Company outstanding.
The options, which have a term not exceeding five years when issued, generally vest as follows:

 

•                 1/3
at time of issue

•                 1/3
after one year

•                 1/3 after two years

 

As at March 31, 2021, the Company had vested
610,483 options (December 31, 2020 – 770,283) with a weighted average exercise price of CAD $3.25 per share (December 31,
2020 – CAD$2.84).

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2021,
there were no stock options granted to directors, officers, employees, and contractors (2020 – nil). During the three months ended
March 31, 2021, 178,333 options were exercised (2020 – nil) for proceeds of $202,857 (2020 – $nil). There were no stock
options forfeited (2020 – nil) during the three months ended March 31, 2021 (2020 – nil). There were no stock options
that were expired during the period ended March 31, 2021 (2020 – nil).

 

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VIQ Solutions Inc.

Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in United States dollars)

 

 

9.            Capital
stock (continued)

 

The following information applies to stock options outstanding and
exercisable as at March 31, 2021, along with their respective exercise prices and related weighted averaged remaining contractual
life:

 

	Range of exercise

 prices 
(CAD)	 	 	Options

 outstanding	 	 	Weighted 

average

 remaining 

contractual life	 	Weighted 

average exercise

 price 
(CAD)	 	 	Options 

exercisable	 	 	Weighted 

average exercise

 price 
(CAD)	 
	 	$2.10 – $4.20	 	 	 	58,333	 	 	0.4 years	 	$	3.06	 	 	 	58,333	 	 	$	3.06	 
	 	$4.40 – $6.40	 	 	 	97,000	 	 	1.1 years	 	$	4.92	 	 	 	97,000	 	 	$	4.92	 
	 	$2.84 - $6.00	 	 	 	141,250	 	 	2.6 years	 	$	3.28	 	 	 	141,250	 	 	$	3.28	 
	 	$2.20 - $3.10	 	 	 	247,017	 	 	3.3 years	 	$	2.44	 	 	 	181,900	 	 	$	2.50	 
	$	3.13	 	 	 	396,000	 	 	4.1 years	 	$	3.13	 	 	 	132,000	 	 	$	3.13	 
	 	 	 	 	 	939,600	 	 	3.1 years	 	$	3.15	 	 	 	610,483	 	 	$	3.25	 

 

Deferred Share Units Plan

 

In 2015, the Company established a Deferred Share
Units (“DSU”) Plan to provide non-employee directors to participate in the long-term success of the Company. DSUs are fully
vested upon being granted.

 

The Board of Directors may grant DSUs (and the
number of options to purchase shares described above) up to a maximum of 10% of common shares outstanding and up to a maximum of 100,000
units.

 

Maximum allowable grants under the Stock Option
and DSU plans in aggregate as at March 31, 2021 were 2,489,364 (December 31, 2020 – 2,359,143) of which 939,600 were outstanding
stock options and 66,667 were outstanding DSUs for a total of 1,006,267 (December 31, 2020 – 1,184,600).

 

The Company did not grant any DSU’s to Directors of the Company
during the period ended March 31, 2021 (2020 – nil).

 

Share Appreciation Rights Plan

 

In 2015, the Company established a Share Appreciation
Rights (“SAR”) plan for its Service Providers (as defined in VIQ’s SAR plan). The Company's SAR plan provides incentive
compensation, based on the appreciation in the value of the Company’s shares, to the service providers, thereby providing additional
incentive for their efforts in promoting the continued growth and success of the business of the Company. During the year ended December 31,
2018, the Company amended the outstanding SARs to extend the expiry of the SARs from December 31, 2018 to July 15, 2020, the
date the SARs plan will expire. The aggregate number of units in respect of which SARs have been granted and not yet exercised, shall
not at any time exceed 10% of the aggregate number of shares that are then issued and outstanding. The SAR units, which have a term not
exceeding five years when granted, generally vest as follows:

 

•                 1/3 at time of issue

•                 1/3 after one year

•                 1/3 after two years

 

At any time on or after the date when the trading
price of one share is equal to or exceeds four times the fair value of one SAR unit at the grant date, the Company shall be entitled to
require the disposition of the vested SAR units by the grantee to the Company, by the Company paying the bonus in cash to the grantee.

 

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VIQ Solutions Inc.

Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in United States
dollars)

 

 

9.            Capital
stock (continued)

 

The value of each SAR unit when issued is based
on the market price of the Company's stock on the date of grant. At the end of December 31, 2017, the Company amended the SARs plan
by placing a limit on the appreciated value of the Company’s shares within the SARs plan to limit the overall liability. At December 31,
2019, 188,990 outstanding SARs units were fully vested.

 

As at March 31, 2021, previously exercised
SARS had a remaining share appreciation rights plan obligation balance of $36,836 (December 31, 2020 - $126,503) has been recognized
in the consolidated statement of financial position to reflect the outstanding cash settlement.

 

10.          Stock-based
compensation

 

The total compensation expense relating to the value assigned to the
stock options granted to directors, officers, employees and contractors for the period ended March 31, 2021 was $85,995 (2020 - $47,725)
which was included in the stock base compensation expense with a corresponding charge to contributed surplus.

 

11.          Net
loss per share

 

	 	 	Three months ended March 31,	 
	 	 	2021	 	 	2020
 (note 2 (b))
	 
	Numerator for basic and diluted net loss per share:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Net loss for the period	 	$	(1,666,789	)	 	$	(6,682,258	)
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Denominator for basic net loss per share:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Weighted average number of common shares outstanding	 	 	24,467,151	 	 	 	15,092,939	 
	Effect of potential dilutive securities	 	 	–	 	 	 	–	 
	Adjusted denominator for diluted net loss per share	 	 	24,467,151	 	 	 	15,092,939	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Basic net loss per share	 	$	(0.07	)	 	$	(0.44	)
	Diluted net loss per share	 	$	(0.07	)	 	$	(0.44	)

 

For the period ended March 31, 2021, 2,489,364
of potentially dilutive common shares (2020 - 1,826,314) issuable upon the exercise of the conversion option related to convertible debt,
warrants, deferred share units, and options were not included in the computation of loss per share because their effect was anti-dilutive.

 

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VIQ Solutions Inc.

Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in United States
dollars)

 

 

12.          Supplemental
cash flow information

 

Components of the net change in non-cash working
capital are as follows:

 

	 	 	Three months ended March 31,	 
	 	 	2021	 	 	2020
 (note 2(b))
	 
	Trade and other receivables	 	$	(719,175	)	 	$	(196,721	)
	Inventories	 	 	(9,609	)	 	 	7,070	 
	Prepaid expenses	 	 	(187,672	)	 	 	(33,103	)
	Trade and other payables	 	 	(161,884	)	 	 	(330,798	)
	Contract liabilities and taxes	 	 	50,970	 	 	 	(178,835	)
	Total	 	$	(1,027,370	)	 	$	(732,387	)

 

Other supplemental cash flow information as follows:

 

	 	 	Three months ended March 31,	 
	 	 	2020	 	 	2020
 (note 2 (b))
	 
	Cash received for interest	 	$	3,453	 	 	$	204	 
	Cash paid for interest	 	 	319,686	 	 	 	204,010	 

 

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VIQ Solutions Inc.

Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in United States
dollars)

 

 

 

13.          Segmented
financial information

 

The Company has determined it has two reportable
business segments namely technology and related revenue and technology services. The technology segment, develops, distributes and licenses
computer-based digital solutions based on its proprietary technology; and the technology service segment, provides recording and transcription
services.

 

The Company’s reportable segments are strategic
business segments that offer different products and/or services. These business segments work on different business models and operate
autonomously. The Company does not segregate sales and associated costs by individual technology products. Accordingly, segmented information
on revenue and associated costs is only provided for the full line of software solutions currently offered by the Company.

 

The Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer,
and Chief Financial Officer are the operating decision maker and regularly reviews our operations and performance by segment. They review
segment gain (loss) as the key measure of profit for the purpose of assessing performance of each segment and to make decisions about
the allocation of resources.

 

Financial information by reportable business segment
is as follows:

 

	 	 	Three months ended March 31, 2021	 
	 	 	Technology 

and related

 revenue	 	 	Technology

 services	 	 	Corporate	 	 	Total	 
	Consolidated income (loss)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Revenue	 	$	1,423,355	 	 	$	6,830,867	 	 	$	–	 	 	$	8,254,222	 
	Gross profit	 	 	1,301,039	 	 	 	2,716,796	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	4,017,835	 
	Selling and administrative expenses	 	 	1,342,962	 	 	 	1,805,844	 	 	 	512,520	 	 	 	3,661,326	 
	Stock-based compensation	 	 	–	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	85,995	 	 	 	85,995	 
	Research and development expenses	 	 	239,663	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	239,663	 
	Depreciation and amortization	 	 	560,127	 	 	 	688,236	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	1,248,363	 
	Foreign exchange loss	 	 	215,249	 	 	 	76	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	215,325	 
	Interest, accretion and other financing expense	 	 	6,485	 	 	 	1,292	 	 	 	588,591	 	 	 	596,368	 
	Gain on contingent consideration	 	 	–	 	 	 	(95,994	)	 	 	–	 	 	 	(95,994	)
	Other income	 	 	(3,453	)	 	 	–	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	(3,453	)
	Current income tax expense	 	 	–	 	 	 	(41,990	)	 	 	–	 	 	 	(41,990	)
	Deferred income tax expense (recovery)	 	 	–	 	 	 	(220,979	)	 	 	–	 	 	 	(220,979	)
	Segment income (loss)	 	 	(1,059,994	)	 	 	580,311	 	 	 	(1,187,106	)	 	 	(1,666,789	)
	Consolidated balance sheet	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Total segment assets	 	$	19,554,776	 	 	$	23,390,997	 	 	 	–	 	 	$	42,945,773	 
	Total segment current liabilities	 	 	2,093,241	 	 	 	6,069,181	 	 	 	36,836	 	 	 	8,199,258	 
	Total segment non-current liabilities	 	 	–	 	 	 	2,433,243	 	 	 	11,311,726	 	 	 	13,744,969	 

 

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VIQ Solutions Inc.

Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in United States
dollars)

 

 

13.          Segmented
financial information (continued)

 

	 	 	Three months ended March 31, 2020
 (note 2 (b))
	 
	 	 	Technology and

 related revenue	 	 	Technology

 services	 	 	Corporate	 	 	Total	 
	Consolidated income (loss)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Revenue	 	$	683,778	 	 	$	6,864,425	 	 	$	–	 	 	$	7,548,204	 
	Gross profit	 	 	498,516	 	 	 	2,731,376	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	3,229,892	 
	Selling and administrative expenses	 	 	758,936	 	 	 	1,098,664	 	 	 	519,554	 	 	 	2,377,154	 
	Stock-based compensation	 	 	–	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	47,725	 	 	 	47,725	 
	Research and development expenses	 	 	252,321	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	252,321	 
	Depreciation and amortization	 	 	485,965	 	 	 	612,586	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	1,098,551	 
	Foreign exchange (gain) loss	 	 	(297,013	)	 	 	44,764	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	(252,249	)
	Interest, accretion and other financing expense	 	 	7,103	 	 	 	8,577	 	 	 	3,910,820	 	 	 	3,926,500	 
	Gain on revaluation of conversion feature liability	 	 	–	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	1,118,761	 	 	 	1,118,761	 
	Loss on repayment of debt	 	 	–	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	1,290,147	 	 	 	1,290,147	 
	Other (income) expense	 	 	–	 	 	 	(204	)	 	 	–	 	 	 	(204	)
	Tax expense (recovery)	 	 	–	 	 	 	53,444	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	53,444	 
	Segment income (loss)	 	 	(708,796	)	 	 	913,545	 	 	 	(6,887,007	)	 	 	(6,682,258	)
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Consolidated balance sheet	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Total segment assets	 	$	6,051,627	 	 	$	25,408,172	 	 	$	–	 	 	$	31,459,799	 
	Total segment current liabilities	 	 	2,360,626	 	 	 	3,303,486	 	 	 	2,520,686	 	 	 	8,184,798	 
	Total segment non-current liabilities	 	 	–	 	 	 	11,208,187	 	 	 	3,601,182	 	 	 	14,809,369	 

 

Property and equipment are located in the following
countries:

 

	 	 	March 31, 2021	 	 	December 31, 2020	 
	Canada	 	$	119,266	 	 	$	120,511	 
	Australia	 	 	89,017	 	 	 	95,324	 
	 	 	$	208,283	 	 	$	215,835	 

 

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VIQ Solutions Inc.

Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in United States dollars)

 

14.            Revenue

 

The Company generates revenue primarily from the
delivery of technology transcription services to its customers. Revenue from contracts with customers is disaggregated by primary geographical
market, major products and services and timing of revenue recognition. The table also includes a reconciliation of the disaggregated revenue
with the Company’s reportable segments (note 13).

 

	Primary geographical markets	 	Three months ended March 31,	 
	 	 	2021	 	 	2020	 
	United States	 	$	4,878,512	 	 	$	5,460,671	 
	Australia	 	 	2,413,454	 	 	 	1,985,794	 
	United Kingdom	 	 	668,388	 	 	 	36,518	 
	Canada	 	 	10,401	 	 	 	48,387	 
	Other	 	 	283,467	 	 	 	16,834	 
	Total	 	$	8,254,222	 	 	$	7,548,204	 

 

	Major products / service lines	 	Three months ended March 31,	 
	 	 	2021	 	 	2020	 
	Technology services	 	$	6,567,932	 	 	$	6,837,994	 
	Software licenses	 	 	712,294	 	 	 	202,038	 
	Support and maintenance	 	 	588,707	 	 	 	356,116	 
	SaaS	 	 	32,099	 	 	 	10,205	 
	Professional services	 	 	243,264	 	 	 	32,449	 
	Hardware	 	 	91,202	 	 	 	97,067	 
	Other	 	 	18,724	 	 	 	12,335	 
	Total	 	$	8,254,222	 	 	$	7,548,204	 

 

The Company had one customer who contributed greater
than 10 percent of consolidated total revenues during the period ended March 31, 2021 (2020 – one customer). During the period
ended March 31, 2021, this customer comprised 11.7 percent of consolidated revenue (2020 – 11.9 percent).

 

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VIQ Solutions Inc.

Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in United States dollars)

 

15.            Expenses
by nature

 

Expenses incurred by nature are as follows:

 

	 	 	Three months ended March 31	 
	 	 	2021	 	 	2020
 (note 2(b))
	 
	Employee and contractor expenses (note 16)	 	$	6,259,894	 	 	$	5,763,400	 
	Inventory, materials and other cost of sales	 	 	575,697	 	 	 	185,956	 
	Depreciation and amortization	 	 	1,248,361	 	 	 	1,098,551	 
	Facilities	 	 	110,179	 	 	 	120,649	 
	Professional and consulting fees	 	 	462,583	 	 	 	273,623	 
	Investor relations and other shareholder expenses	 	 	205,942	 	 	 	65,284	 
	Bad debt	 	 	(19,236	)	 	 	-	 
	Marketing and advertising/promotion expenses	 	 	47,543	 	 	 	28,855	 
	Software license and IT expenses	 	 	347,199	 	 	 	220,853	 
	Telephone and internet	 	 	74,811	 	 	 	120,394	 
	Travel	 	 	9,239	 	 	 	75,855	 
	Insurance	 	 	36,993	 	 	 	17,756	 
	Office, administrative, and other operating expenses	 	 	112,529	 	 	 	122,887	 
	Foreign exchange (gain) loss	 	 	215,325	 	 	 	(252,249	)
	Total	 	$	9,687,059	 	 	$	7,841,814	 

 

16.            Employee
benefit expense

 

Expenditures for employee benefits are as follows:

 

	 	 	Three months ended March 31	 
	 	 	2021	 	 	2020	 
	Salaries and wages and employee benefits	 	$	2,873,965	 	 	$	2,720,536	 
	Contract labour	 	 	3,190,536	 	 	 	2,927,996	 
	Stock-based compensation	 	 	85,995	 	 	 	47,725	 
	Other staff expense	 	 	109,398	 	 	 	67,243	 
	Total	 	$	6,259,894	 	 	$	5,763,400	 

 

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VIQ
Solutions Inc.

Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in United States dollars)

 

17.            Lease
obligations

 

Below is a summary of the activity related to
our lease liabilities for the year ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:

 

	 	 	Three months ended March 31	 
	 	 	2021	 	 	2020
 (note 2 (b))
	 
	Lease obligations, beginning of period	 	$	354,199	 	 	$	689,644	 
	Additions	 	 	-	 	 	 	12,199	 
	Disposals	 	 	-	 	 	 	-	 
	Interest on lease liabilities	 	 	7,777	 	 	 	15,680	 
	Interest payments on lease liabilities	 	 	(7,777	)	 	 	(15,680	)
	Principal payments of lease liabilities	 	 	(45,268	)	 	 	(79,842	)
	Adjustments	 	 	(1,736	)	 	 	275	 
	Foreign exchange difference	 	 	2,297	 	 	 	(46,879	)
	Lease obligations, end of period	 	$	309,492	 	 	$	575,397	 
	Less: current portion of lease obligations	 	 	(81,483	)	 	 	(270,173	)
	Long-term lease obligations	 	 	228,009	 	 	 	305,224	 

 

The Company and its subsidiaries have entered
into agreements to lease office premises until 2025. The annual rent expenses for premises consist of minimum rent and does not include
variable costs. The minimum payments under all agreements are as follows:

 

	2021	 	$	86,732	 
	2022	 	 	114,962	 
	2023	 	 	98,698	 
	2024	 	 	73,075	 
	2025	 	 	62,711	 
	 	 	$	436,178	 

 

18.            Risk
management for financial instruments

 

Fair values

 

The estimated fair values of cash, trade and other
receivables, restricted cash, trade and other payables, and share appreciation rights plan obligations approximate their carrying values
due to the relatively short-term nature of the instruments. The estimated fair values of current and long-term debt and obligations under
finance lease also approximate carrying values due to the fact that effective interest rates are not significantly different from market
rates.

 

Fair value measurements recognized in the consolidated
balance sheets must be categorized in accordance with the following levels:

 

		•	Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

		•	Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability
either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices); and

		•	Level 3: inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable
inputs).

 

The Company’s financial instruments carried
at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets consist of cash and restricted cash. Cash and restricted cash are valued using quoted
market prices (Level 1). Share appreciation rights and the conversion feature derivative liability are categorized using observable market
inputs (Level 2). The Company did not value any financial instruments using valuation techniques based on non-observable market inputs
(Level 3) as at March 31, 2021.

 

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VIQ
Solutions Inc.

Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in United States dollars)

 

18.            Risk
management for financial instruments (continued)

 

Liquidity risk

 

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will
not be able to meet its financial obligations as they become due. The Company’s

 

approach in managing liquidity is to ensure, to
the extent possible, that it will have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, under both normal and stressed conditions,
by continuously monitoring actual and budgeted cash flows.

 

The Company has sustained losses over the last
number of periods and has financed these losses mainly through a combination of equity and debt offerings. Management believes that it
has raised sufficient cash to meet all of its contractual debt that is coming due in 2021 and has the ability to fund any operating losses
that may occur in the upcoming periods.

 

Credit risk

 

Credit risk arises from the potential that a customer
or counterparty will fail to perform its obligations. The Company is exposed to credit risk from its customers; however, the Company has
a significant number of customers, minimizing the concentration of credit risk. Further, a large majority of the Company’s customers
are economically stable organizations such as government agencies or departments with whom the Company transacts with on a regular basis,
further reducing the overall credit risk.

 

Historically, the Company has suffered losses
under trade receivables. In order to minimize the risk of loss from trade

 

receivables, the Company’s extension of
credit to customers involves review and approval by senior management and conservative credit limits for new or higher risk accounts.

 

The Company reviews its trade receivable accounts
regularly and writes down these accounts to their expected realizable values, by making an allowance for expected credit losses, as soon
as the account is determined not to be fully collectible. The allowance is recorded as an expense in the consolidated statements of loss
and comprehensive loss. Shortfalls in collections are applied against this provision. Estimates for allowance for expected credit losses
are determined by a customer-by-customer evaluation of collectability at each balance sheet reporting date, taking into account the amounts
that are past due and any available relevant information on the customers’ liquidity and going concern issues. Normal credit terms
for amounts due from customers call for payment within 30 to 60 days.

 

The Company’s exposure to credit risk for
trade receivables by geographic area was as follows:

 

	 	 	March 31, 2021	 	 	December 31, 2020	 
	United States	 	 	60	%	 	 	65	%
	Australia	 	 	16	%	 	 	17	%
	United Kingdom	 	 	15	%	 	 	16	%
	Canada	 	 	2	%	 	 	0	%
	Rest of world	 	 	7	%	 	 	2	%
	 	 	 	100	%	 	 	100	%

 

The activity of the allowance for doubtful accounts
provision is as follows:

 

	 	 	March 31, 2021	 	 	December 31, 2020	 
	Beginning of period	 	$	123,338	 	 	$	902,215	 
	Add: provision for allowance for doubtful accounts	 	 	(19,236	)	 	 	18,116	 
	Less: write-offs	 	 	-	 	 	 	(815,817	)
	Foreign exchange adjustments	 	 	(103	)	 	 	18,824	 
	Expected credit loss – end of period	 	$	103,999	 	 	$	123,338	 

 

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VIQ Solutions Inc.

Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in United States dollars)

 

18.            Risk
management for financial instruments (continued)

 

Interest rate risk

 

Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value
or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market interest rates. The Company’s interest rate
risk is primarily related to the Company’s interest-bearing debts on its consolidated balance sheet. The Company does not have a
material amount of long-term debt with variable interest rates, thereby

 

minimizing the Company’s exposure to cash
flow interest rate risk.

 

Foreign currency risk

 

Foreign currency risk arises because of fluctuations
in exchange rates. The Company conducts a significant portion of its business activities in foreign currencies, primarily the U.S. and
Australian dollars and Great Britain pounds with a large portion of the Company’s sales and operating costs being realized in these
foreign currencies. The Company’s objective in managing its foreign currency risk is to minimize its net exposure to foreign currency
cash flows by transacting, to the greatest extent possible, with third parties in Canadian, U.S. and Australian dollars.

 

The financial assets and liabilities that are
denominated in foreign currencies will be affected by changes in the exchange rate between the United States dollar and these foreign
currencies. This primarily includes cash, restricted cash, trade and other receivables, trade and other payables, provisions and obligations
under finance lease which were denominated in foreign currencies.

 

The Company’s Australian subsidiaries have
a majority of revenue and expenses being transacted in Australian dollars. As of March 31, 2021, fluctuations of the Australian
dollar relative to the United States dollar of 5% would result in an exchange gain or loss on the net financial assets, impacting the
Company’s comprehensive income by approximately $50,000 (2020 –$13,000).

 

The Company’s computer products and services
operations are exposed to exchange rate changes in the U.S. dollar relative to the Canadian dollar since a substantial portion of this
business unit’s sales are denominated in U.S. dollars with most of the related expenses in Canadian dollars. A 5% fluctuation of
the U.S. dollar would result in an exchange gain or loss on the net financial assets of approximately $17,000 (2020 – $32,000) as
at March 31, 2021.

 

The Company’s computer products and
services operations are exposed to exchange rate changes in the Great Britain pound relative to the United States dollar since a
portion of this business unit’s sales are denominated in Great Britain pounds with most of the related expenses in United
States dollars. A fluctuation of the Great Britain pound of 5% would result in an exchange gain or loss on the net financial assets
of approximately $21,000 (2020 – $nil) as at March 31, 2021.

 

The Company does not currently use foreign exchange
contracts to hedge its exposure of its foreign currencies cash flows as management has determined that this risk is not significant at
this point in time. The Company recognized a foreign exchange loss from operations of $215,325 for the period ended March 31, 2021
(2020 – foreign exchange gain of $252,249).

 

Capital management

 

The Company considers its capital structure
to consist of shareholders’ equity, long-term debt and convertible debt. The Company’s objective in managing capital is
to ensure sufficient liquidity to pursue its organic growth strategy, fund research and development and undertake selective
acquisitions, while at the same time taking a conservative approach toward financial leverage and management of financial risk.

 

19.            Subsequent
events

 

None.

 

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