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Exhibit 10.6

BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUST

NON-QUALIFIED OPTION

          This is a Non-Qualified Stock Option Award (the “Award”) from Brandywine Realty Trust,
a Maryland real estate investment trust (the “Company”), to                     
(“Optionee”) and is dated April 8, 2008 (the “Date of Grant”). Terms used herein
as defined terms and not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Brandywine Realty
Trust Amended and Restated 1997 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (the
“Plan”).

          1. Definitions. As used herein:

               (a) “Board” means the Board of Trustees of the Company, as constituted from time to
time.

               (b) “Cause” means “Cause” as defined in the Plan.

               (c) “Change of Control” means “Change of Control” as defined in the Plan.

               (d) “Closing” means the closing of the acquisition and sale of the Shares as described
in, and subject to the provisions of, Paragraph 8 hereof.

               (e) “Closing Date” means the date of the Closing.

               (f) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and
any successor thereto.

               (g) “Common Share” means a common share of beneficial interest, $.01 par value per
share, of the Company.

               (h) “Committee” means the Committee appointed by the Board in accordance with Section
2 of the Plan, if one is appointed and in existence at the time of reference. If no committee has
been appointed pursuant to Section 2, or if such a committee is not in existence at the time of
reference, “Committee” means the Board.

               (i) “Date of Exercise” means the date on which the notice required by Paragraph 5
hereof is given.

               (j) “Date of Grant” has the meaning shown above.

               (k) “Disability” means “Disability” as defined in the Plan.

 

 

               (l) “Expiration Date” means the earliest of the following:

	 	(i)	 	If the Optionee terminates
employment with the Company for any reason other than death,
Disability or for Cause, 5:00 p.m. on the date 90 days following
such termination of employment;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	If the Optionee terminates
employment with the Company because of death or Disability, 5:00
p.m. on the first anniversary of the date the Optionee
terminates employment because of death or Disability;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	If the Optionee terminates
employment with the Company for Cause, 5:00 p.m. on the date of
such termination of employment;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	The close of business on the date
of a Change of Control;
	 
	 	(v)	 	5:00 p.m. on the day before the
tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant.

               (m) “Fair Market Value” means the Fair Market Value of a Share, as determined pursuant
to the Plan.

               (n) “Option” means the option to purchase Shares hereby granted.

               (o) “Option Price” means $20.61 per Share. In the event of any recapitalization,
Share distribution or dividend, Share split or combination, the Option Price shall be equitably and
proportionally adjusted. The Option Price shall also be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section
3(c) of the Plan.

               (p) “Shares” means the ___Common Shares which are the subject of the Option
hereby granted. In the event of any recapitalization, Share distribution or dividend, Share split
or combination, the number of Shares that remain subject to the Option shall be equitably and
proportionally adjusted. The number of Shares that remain subject to the Option shall also be
subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 3(c) of the Plan.

               (q) “Subsidiary” means, with respect to the Company, a subsidiary company, whether now
or hereafter existing, as defined in section 424(f) of the Code, and any other entity 50% or more
of the economic interests in which are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company.

          2. Grant of Option. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the
Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Optionee the Option to purchase any or all of the Shares.

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          3. Time of Exercise of Options.

               (a) Subject to Paragraph 3(b), the Option may be exercised after such time or times as set
forth below, and shall remain exercisable until the Expiration Date, when the right to exercise
shall terminate absolutely:

	 	(i)	 	The Option may be exercised for
one-third of the Shares subject to the Option on or after the
first anniversary of the Date of Grant.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	The Option may be exercised for
an additional one-third of the Shares subject to the Option on
or after the second anniversary of the Date of Grant.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	The Option may be exercised for
an additional one-third of the Shares subject to the Option on
or after the third anniversary of the Date of Grant.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the number of Shares available for exercise as determined under this
Paragraph 3 shall be rounded down to the nearest whole Share. No Shares subject to the Option
shall first become exercisable following the Optionee’s termination of employment.

               (b) Notwithstanding Paragraph 3(a), the Option shall become fully exercisable upon the
earliest of (i) the occurrence of a Change of Control, (ii) the death of the Optionee or (iii) the
Disability of the Optionee. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the
Plan, upon or in anticipation of any Change in Control, the Committee may, in its sole and absolute
discretion and without the need for the consent of the Optionee, take one or more of the following
actions contingent upon the occurrence of that Change in Control: (i) cause the Option to become
fully vested and immediately exercisable for a reasonable period in advance of the Change in
Control and, to the extent not exercised prior to that Change in Control, cancel the Option upon
closing of the Change in Control; (ii) cancel the Option, in whole or in part, in exchange for a
substitute option in a manner consistent with the requirements of Treas. Reg. §1.424-1(a) or any
successor rule or regulation (notwithstanding the fact that the original Option was not intended to
satisfy the requirements for treatment as an Incentive Stock Option); or (iii) cancel the Option,
in whole or in part, in exchange for cash and/or other substitute consideration with a value equal
to (A) the number of Shares subject to the Option, multiplied by (B) the difference, if any,
between the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of the Change in Control and the Option Price;
provided, that if the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of the Change in Control does not
exceed the Option Price of the Option, the Committee may cancel the Option without any payment of
consideration therefor. In the discretion of the Committee, any cash or substitute consideration
payable upon cancellation of the Option may be subjected to earn-out, escrow, holdback or similar
arrangements, to the extent such arrangements are applicable to any consideration paid to
shareholders in connection with the Change in Control.

          4. Payment for Shares. Full payment for Shares purchased upon the exercise of an
Option may be made in cash. In addition, this Option may be exercised through means of a

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“net settlement,” whereby the Option Price will be satisfied by cancellation of the Company’s
obligation to issue a number of Common Shares otherwise issuable upon such exercise, which number
of Common Shares will be equal to: (A) the total Option Price payable to acquire the number of
Shares as to which the Option is then being exercised divided by (B) the then current Fair Market
Value per Common Share. The number of Shares actually issuable upon such exercise will then be
equal to the difference between the number of Shares as to which the Option is then being exercised
and the number of Shares described in the preceding sentence. Without limiting the foregoing,
payment for Shares purchased upon the exercise of an Option may, at the election of the Optionee
and as the Committee may, in its discretion, approve, by surrendering Common Shares with an
aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate Option Price.

          5. Manner of Exercise. The Option shall be exercised by giving written notice of
exercise to:

Brandywine Realty Trust

555 East Lancaster Avenue

Suite 100

Radnor, PA 19087

Attention: General Counsel

All notices under this agreement shall be deemed to have been given when hand-delivered, telecopied
or transmitted electronically and shall be irrevocable once given.

          6. Nontransferability of Option. The Option may not be transferred or assigned by the
Optionee otherwise than as and to the extent permitted by Section 5(e) of the Plan; and any attempt
at assignment or transfer contrary to the provisions of the Plan or the levy of any execution,
attachment or similar process upon the Option shall be null and void and without effect. Any
exercise of the Option by a person other than the Optionee shall be accompanied by appropriate
proofs of the right of such person to exercise the Option.

          7. Securities Laws. The Committee may from time to time impose any conditions on the
exercise of the Option as it deems necessary or appropriate to comply with the then-existing
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, including Rule 16b-3 (or any similar rule) of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
If the listing, registration or qualification of Shares issuable on the exercise of the Option upon
any securities exchange or under any federal or state law, or the consent or approval of any
governmental regulatory body is necessary as a condition of or in connection with the purchase of
such Shares, the Company shall not be obligated to issue or deliver the certificates (if any)
representing the Shares otherwise issuable on the exercise of the Option unless and until such
listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained. If
registration is considered unnecessary by the Company or its counsel, the Company may cause a
legend to be placed on such Shares calling attention to the fact that they have been acquired for
investment and have not been registered.

          8. Issuance of Certificate at Closing; Payment of Cash. Subject to the provisions of
this Paragraph 8, the Closing Date shall occur as promptly as is feasible after the

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exercise of the Option. Subject to the provisions of Paragraphs 7 and 9 hereof, a certificate
for the Shares issuable on the exercise of the Option shall be delivered to the Optionee or to his
personal representative, heir or legatee at the Closing, provided that no certificates for
Shares will be delivered to the Optionee or to his personal representative, heir or legatee unless
the Option Price has been paid in full and provided further that the Company may elect to
provide for the issuance and delivery of the Shares via book entry or in uncertificated form.

          9. Rights Prior to Exercise. The Optionee shall not have any right as a shareholder
with respect to any Shares subject to his Options until the Option shall have been exercised in
accordance with the terms of the Plan and this Award and the Optionee shall have paid the full
purchase price for the number of Shares in respect of which the Option was exercised, provided
that in the event that the Optionee’s employment with the Company is terminated for Cause, upon
a determination by the Committee, the Optionee shall automatically forfeit all Shares otherwise
subject to delivery upon exercise of an Option but for which the Company has not yet delivered the
Share certificates or issued the Shares via book entry or in uncertificated form, upon refund by
the Company of the Option Price.

          10. Status of Option; Interpretation. The Option is intended to be a non-qualified
stock option. Accordingly, it is intended that the transfer of property pursuant to the exercise
of the Option shall be subject to federal income tax in accordance with section 83 of the Code.
The Option is not intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of section
422 of the Code. The interpretation and construction of any provision of this Option or the Plan
made by the Committee shall be final and conclusive and, insofar as possible, shall be consistent
with the intention expressed in this Paragraph 10.

          11. Option Not to Affect Employment. The Option granted hereunder shall not confer
upon the Optionee any right to continue in the employment of the Company or any Subsidiary.

          12. Miscellaneous.

               (a) The address for the Optionee to which notice, demands and other communications to be given
or delivered under or by reason of the provisions hereof shall be the address contained in the
Company’s personnel records.

               (b) This Award and all questions relating to its validity, interpretation, performance, and
enforcement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Maryland.

          13. Withholding of Taxes. Whenever the Company proposes or is required to deliver or
transfer Shares in connection with the exercise of the Option, the Company shall have the right to
(a) require the Optionee to remit to the Company an amount in cash or Common Shares (valued at the
then current Fair Market Value) sufficient to satisfy any federal, state and/or local withholding
tax requirements prior to the delivery or transfer of any certificate or certificates for such
Shares or (b) take whatever action it deems necessary to protect its interests with respect to tax
liabilities.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has granted this Award on the day and year first above
written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUST	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	BY:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	TITLE:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 

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    EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT

     

    THIS
AGREEMENT dated October 15, 2007 (the “Effective Date”).

     

    BETWEEN:

     

    CANADIAN
ZINC CORPORATION., a company duly incorporated under the laws of British
Columbia having its principal offices at Suite 1710 - 650 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 4N9

     

    (hereinafter
called the “Company”)

    OF THE
FIRST PART

     

    AND:

     

    MARTIN
RIP, of North Vancouver, BC

     

    (hereinafter
called the “Executive”)

    OF THE
SECOND PART

     

     

    WITNESSES
THAT WHEREAS:

     

    A. The
Company is incorporated under the laws of British Columbia and carries on the
business of mineral exploration;

     

    B. The
Company wishes to employ the Executive as its Vice President, Finance and Chief
Financial Officer; and

     

    C. The
Executive wishes to accept such employment.

     

    NOW THEREFORE in consideration
of the premises and mutual covenants herein, and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by
both parties, the parties hereby covenant and agree with each other as
follows:

     

     

    1. EMPLOYMENT

     

    1.1 Effective
Date.  This Agreement shall be effective on the Effective
Date.

     

    1.2 Position
and Term.  The Company
agrees to continue to employ the Executive and the Executive agrees to serve the
Company as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. The term of this
Agreement and employment is indefinite, but the employment and this Agreement
may be terminated by either party as provided herein.

     

    1.3 Duties
and Reporting.  The Executive
shall report to and be directly responsible to the President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company. The Executive will have the duties and authorities set
out in Schedule “A”, and those commonly associated with the Executive’s office
and such other duties reasonably related thereto as may be assigned by the
Company from time to time.  The Executive shall work full-time for the
Company and not engage in any other employment or self-employment without the
written consent of the Company, such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld.

     

     

    2. COMPENSATION

     

    2.1 Salary.  The Company will
pay the Executive an annual salary of (CDN) $144,000.00, less lawful deductions,
payable by equal semi-monthly instalments.  For all purposes of this
Agreement, “Salary” means the remuneration described in this section (subject to
adjustment under sub-section below), and does not include any other payments
such as bonuses, share options, benefits, or amounts of a similar
nature.

     

    2.2 Review.  The Company will
review the Salary annually and will make any adjustments it determines are
reasonable in the sole opinion of the Company, who shall take into account, but
shall not be limited to considering, the Executive’s performance, the financial
and operating success of the Company in the preceding twelve (12) months and
salaries for comparable positions in the marketplace. The Salary shall not be
reduced, except with the written consent of the Executive.

     

    2.3 Benefits.  The Executive
shall be entitled to participate in all Executive benefit programs if and when
the benefits program is implemented and offered to the Company’s executives, in
accordance with and on the terms and conditions generally provided from time to
time by the Company.  The Executive agrees that the Company may
substitute or modify the terms of the Benefits on comparable terms and
conditions without notice.  All insured benefits shall be governed by
the terms of the insurance policies in force.

     

    2.4 Stock
Options. On or
before October 31, 2007, the Executive shall be granted options to acquire
300,000 shares of common stock of the Company (the “Shares”), provided the
Executive is employed by the Company on the grant date (the “Options”). The
Options shall have a term of five years and shall have an exercise price of
equal to the market price on day of grant. The Option will vest and become
exercisable as to two-thirds of the total number of Shares subject to the Option
on the fourth month anniversary of the Effective Date and thereafter, the Option
will vest and become exercisable as to one-third of the total number of Shares
subject to the Option on the twelfth month anniversary of the Effective Date.
The Options will be subject to the terms of the Company’s standard form of Stock
Option Agreement.

     

    Notwithstanding
the provision of any plan or agreement, but subject to any required approval of
the Toronto Stock Exchange;

     

    
      	
              (a)  

            	
              upon
      the formal proposal or offer of any form of transaction which, if
      completed, would constitute a Change of Control (as defined herein) and
      under which shares of the Company are to be exchanged or acquired,
      including a takeover bid, all granted share options of the Executive which
      have not vested shall be deemed to be fully vested and exercisable so as
      to permit the Executive, if he so elects, to exercise such options and
      participate in the Change of Control transaction in respect of the shares
      thereby acquired; and

            

    

     

    
      	
              (b)  

            	
              on
      completion of any other form of Change of Control, all granted share
      options of the Executive which have not vested shall be deemed to be fully
      vested and exercisable.

            

    

     

    2.5 Vacation.  The Executive
shall be entitled to 4 weeks’ paid vacation each calendar year, at such time or
times as shall be agreed between the Executive and the
Company.  Unused vacation may only be carried over for one year,
unless otherwise agreed. On the fourth anniversary of the Effective date the
Executive shall be entitled to one additional weeks’ paid vacation.

     

    2.6 Professional
Dues and
Development. The
Company will, upon submission of appropriate receipts, reimburse the Executive
for annual professional Chartered Accountant dues. Subject to the Company’s
written approval, the Company will pay the reasonable costs for the Executive to
attend educational or professional conferences which will be of mutual benefit
to the Company and the Executive.

     

    2.7 Expenses.  The Executive
shall be reimbursed by the Company for all out-of-pocket expenses actually,
necessarily and properly incurred by the Executive in the discharge of duties
for the Company.  The Executive agrees that such reimbursements shall
be due only after the Executive has rendered an itemized expense account showing
all monies actually expended on behalf of the Company and such other information
as may be required and requested by the Company.

     

     

    3. ADDITIONAL
OBLIGATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE

     

    3.1 Other
Permitted Activities.  The Executive
will not become a director of any other company without the prior consent of the
Company, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.  The Company’s
consent herein shall not permit any appropriation or diversion by the Executive
of any business opportunity coming to the Executive in the Executive’s capacity
as an Executive of the Company or otherwise in the course of the Company’s
business.

     

    3.2 Confidentiality.  The Executive
will not, at any time, or in any manner, during the continuance of the
Executive’s employment hereunder or thereafter, divulge any of the confidential
information or secrets of the Company, including confidential information about
mineral properties in which the Company or its affiliates has or is proposing to
acquire an interest (collectively, the “Confidential Information”), to any
person or persons, except as required to carry out the Executive’s duties or if
required to do so by law, without the previous consent in writing of the
Company. During the continuation of the Executive’s employment or thereafter,
the Executive shall not use or attempt to use any Confidential Information which
the Executive may acquire in the course of this employment for the Executive’s
own benefit or that of any other person, directly or indirectly.

     

    3.3 Business
Opportunities.  The Executive
agrees to communicate at once to the Company all material business opportunities
which come to the Executive in the course of the Executive’s employment or
otherwise in the course of the Company’s business and to deliver to and assign
ownership of to the Company all inventions and improvements in the nature of the
business of the Company which, in the course of the Company’s business the
Executive may conceive, make or discover, become aware directly or indirectly or
have presented to the Executive and such business opportunities, inventions, and
improvements shall become the exclusive property of the Company without any
obligation on the part of the Company to make any payment for the
same.

     

     

    4. INDEMNIFICATION

     

    4.1 Definitions.  Except as
otherwise expressly provided:

     

     

    
      	
              (a)  

            	
               “Associated
      Corporation” means a corporation or entity referred to in sub-paragraph
      (c)(ii) and (iii);

            

    

     

    
      	
              (b)  

            	
               “Act”
      means the Business
      Corporations Act (British Columbia), as amended from time to time
      or any successor legislation;

            

    

     

    
      	
              (c)  

            	
              the
      terms “Director” and “Officer”
include:

            

    

     

    
      	
              i.  

            	
              the
      Executive’s service as a director or officer of the
    Company;

            

    

     

    
      	
              ii.  

            	
              the
      Executive’s service as a director or officer of another
      corporation:

            

    

     

    
      	
              (A)  

            	
              at
      a time when such corporation is or was an affiliate of the Company as
      defined in the Act; or

            

    

     

    
      	
              (B)  

            	
              at
      the request of the Company; or

            

    

     

    
      	
              iii.  

            	
              at
      the request of the Company, the Executive’s service in a position
      equivalent to that of a director or officer of a partnership, trust, joint
      venture or other unincorporated
entity;

            

    

     

    
      	
              (d)  

            	
               “Eligible
      Penalty” means a judgment, penalty or fine awarded or imposed in, or an
      amount paid in settlement of, an Eligible Proceeding (as defined
      below);

            

    

     

    
      	
              (e)  

            	
              “Eligible
      Proceeding” means a Proceeding in which the Executive, or any of his heirs
      and personal or other legal representatives of the Executive, by reason of
      the Executive being or having been a Director or Officer of, or holding or
      having held a position equivalent to that of a Director or Officer of, the
      Company or an Associated
Corporation

            

    

     

    
      	
              i.  

            	
              is
      or may be joined as a party; or

            

    

     

    
      	
              ii.  

            	
              is
      or may be liable for or in respect of a judgment, penalty or fine in, or
      expenses related to, the
proceeding;

            

    

     

    
      	
              (f)  

            	
              the
      term “Expenses” includes costs, charges and expenses, including without
      limitation legal fees (on a solicitor and his own client basis) and any
      other fees incurred (directly or indirectly) in defending an Eligible
      Proceeding, but does not include judgment, penalties, fines or amounts
      paid in settlement of a proceeding; provided that if the Company itself
      has retained a solicitor to act on behalf of the Company, and/or on behalf
      of its directors and officers including the Executive, “Expenses” shall
      not include separate legal fees incurred by the Executive unless such
      separate legal representation of the Executive has been approved by the
      Company or there is a clear conflict of  interest as between the
      Company and the Executive; and

            

    

     

    
      	
              (g)  

            	
              the
      term “Proceeding” includes any legal proceeding or investigative action,
      whether current, threatened, pending or
  completed.

            

    

     

    

    4.2 Indemnity
of Director or Officer. Subject only to the limitations set forth in
sub-section 4.3, the Company shall, to the full extent permitted by law,
indemnify the Executive against each Eligible Penalty to which the Executive is
or may be liable and, after the final disposition of an Eligible Proceeding,
shall pay the Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Executive in
respect of that proceeding.

     

    4.3 Limitations
on Indemnity. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the
Company shall not indemnify the Executive against any Eligible Penalty or pay
any Expenses of the Executive:

     

     

    
      	
              (a)  

            	
              if
      the indemnity or payment is made under an earlier agreement to indemnify
      or pay Expenses and, at the time that the agreement to indemnify or pay
      Expenses was made, the Company was prohibited from giving the indemnity or
      paying the Expenses by its Notice of Articles or
  Articles;

            

    

     

    
      	
              (b)  

            	
              if
      the indemnity or payment is made otherwise than under an earlier agreement
      to indemnify or pay Expenses and, at the time that the indemnity or
      payment is made, the Company is prohibited from giving the indemnity or
      paying the Expenses by its Notice of Articles or
  Articles;

            

    

     

    
      	
              (c)  

            	
              if,
      in relation to the subject matter of an Eligible Proceeding, the Executive
      did not act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests
      of the Company or the Associated Corporation, as the case may
      be;

            

    

     

    
      	
              (d)  

            	
              in
      the case of an Eligible Proceeding other than a civil proceeding, if the
      Executive did not have reasonable grounds for believing that the
      Executive's conduct in respect of which the proceeding was brought was
      lawful; or

            

    

     

    
      	
              (e)  

            	
              if
      the Company is prohibited by the Act or any applicable law from making
      such payments.

            

    

     

    

    4.4 Advance
Payment of Expenses. Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-section 4.2
and subject to the provisions set forth in sub-section 4.3 the Company shall
pay, as they are incurred in advance of the final disposition of an Eligible
Proceeding, Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by an Executive in respect
of that proceeding. The Executive hereby agrees and undertakes to repay to the
Company such amounts advanced if it is ultimately determined that the Executive
is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company pursuant to sub-section
4.3.

     

    4.5 Mandatory
Payment of Expenses. The Company shall, after the final disposition of an
Eligible Proceeding, pay the Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the
Executive in respect of that proceeding if the Executive:

     

     

    
      	
              (a)  

            	
              has
      not been reimbursed for those Expenses,
and

            

    

     

    
      	
              (b)  

            	
              is
      wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the outcome of the
      Eligible Proceeding or is substantially successful on the merits in the
      outcome of the Eligible Proceeding.

            

    

     

    

    4.6 Indemnification
Hereunder Not Exclusive. Nothing herein shall be deemed to diminish or
otherwise restrict the Executive’s right to indemnification under any provision
of the Notice of Articles or Articles of the Company or under applicable
corporate law.

     

    4.7 Continuation
of Indemnification. The indemnification under this Agreement shall
continue as to the Executive even though the Executive may have ceased to be a
Director or Officer and shall enure to the benefit of the heirs and personal
representatives of the Executive.

     

    4.8 Coverage
of Indemnification. The indemnification under this Agreement shall cover
the Executive’s service as a Director or Officer after the date of the
Agreement.

     

     

    5. TERMINATION

     

    5.1 Resignation.  The Executive may
terminate this Agreement without Good Cause by giving the Company 2 months’
advance written notice, in which event, subject to section 5.4, the
Executive shall not be entitled to any severance payment, but shall be entitled
to receive Salary and vacation pay earned to the date of termination and payment
of any reimbursable expenses.

     

    5.2 Termination
Without Cause.  The Company may
terminate this Agreement and the employment of the Executive without cause at
any time by notice in writing stating the last day of employment (the
“Termination Date”), in which events the Company shall be obligated to provide
the Executive, on the Termination Date, an amount equal to:

     

    (a) 3
months Salary, as at that date, if the Executive has been employed with the
Company for 12 months or less; or

     

    (b) 6
months Salary, as at that date, if the Executive has been employed with the
Company for more than 12 months and less than 48
months;  or

     

    (c) 12
months Salary, as at that date, if the Executive has been employed with the
Company for more than 48 months,

     

    less
lawful deductions. The Executive may direct the Company to pay the amounts above
in a lump sum or in instalments on regular paydays of the Company.

     

    The
compensation and benefits set out in this sub-section shall be collectively
referred to as the “Severance”.

     

    5.3 Termination
for Cause. The
Company may at any time terminate the employment of the Executive and this
Agreement for cause. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, cause
shall include but not be limited to:

     

    
      	
              (a)  

            	
              any
      act of fraud or material
dishonesty;

            

    

     

    
      	
              (b)  

            	
              wilful
      neglect of duties to a material
degree;

            

    

     

    
      	
              (c)  

            	
              personal
      conduct on the Executive’s part which is of such a serious and substantial
      nature that it will injure the reputation of the Employer if the Executive
      was retained as an Executive;

            

    

     

    
      	
              (d)  

            	
              if
      the conduct of the Executive is determined by the Company, which
      determination shall be made in a bona fide and reasonable manner, to be
      detrimental to the business of the Company and if the Executive persists
      in such conduct after being informed of the Company’s determination;
      or

            

    

     

    
      	
              (e)  

            	
              any
      and all commissions or other conduct which would constitute just cause at
      law, in addition to the specified causes noted
  above.

            

    

     

    In such
event, the Executive shall not be entitled to any Severance, compensation or
notice, but shall be entitled to receive the Salary and vacation pay earned to
the termination date and payment of any reimbursable expenses.

     

    5.4 Termination
After a Change of Control. Notwithstanding any other
provision in this Agreement, if within 12 months following a Change of Control
of the Company (as defined below), the Executive’s employment is terminated by
the Company without cause at any time within 12 months after a Change of
Control, he will receive in addition to any Severance, an amount equal to 6
months Salary as at that date, less lawful deductions; provided that a
significant change in the the Executive duties and responsibilities so as to
materially adversely change the nature of the Executives employment and position
with the Company (other than a change in job title) arising without the consent
of the Executive at any time within 12 months following a Change of Control will
be deemed to be constructive termination without cause. 

     

    5.5 Change of
Control Defined:  For all purposes
of this Agreement, “Change of Control” means:

     

    
      	
              (a)  

            	
              the
      acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any person or group of persons
      acting jointly or in concert, as such terms are defined in the Securities Act, British
      Columbia, of common shares of the Company which, when added to all other
      common shares of the Company at the time held directly or indirectly by
      such person or persons acting jointly or in concert, constitutes for the
      first time in the aggregate 20% or more of the outstanding common shares
      of the Company and such shareholding exceeds the collective shareholding
      of the current directors of the Company, excluding any directors acting in
      concert with the acquiring party; provided that the acquisition in the
      aggregate of 20% or more of the outstanding common shares of the Company
      by institutional  investors or managed funds or accounts held
      for investment purposes only shall not constitute a Change of Control so
      long as said investors, funds or accounts do not take or attempt to take
      an active role in the management or direction of the Company;
      or

            

    

     

    
      	
              (b)  

            	
              the
      removal, by extraordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company,
      of more than 51% of the then incumbent Board of the Company, or the
      election of a majority of Board members to the Company’s board who were
      not nominees of the Company’s incumbent board at the time immediately
      preceding such election; or

            

    

     

    
      	
              (c)  

            	
              the
      consummation of a reorganization, plan of arrangement, merger or other
      transaction which has substantially the same effect as (a) or b)
above.

            

    

     

    5.6 No
Mitigation.  The Executive
shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payments provided for in
sub-sections 5.2 or 5.4 by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the
amount of any payment provided for in this section be reduced by any
compensation earned by the Executive as the result of employment by another
employer after the date of termination, or otherwise.

     

    5.7 Benefit
Termination. If the Executive’s
employment under this Agreement terminates under this section 5, the Company
shall not be required to provide continuation of any benefit coverage which may
be in place beyond the termination date and the Employer will not be liable for
any losses that may be suffered by the Executive as a result of his
ineligibility for benefit coverage.

     

    5.8 Satisfaction. The Executive
acknowledges and agrees that the payments provided in sub-sections 5.2 and 5.4
of this Agreement are inclusive of any compensation or payments, including, but
not limited to, benefits, notice and pay in lieu of notice or severance payments
to which the Executive may be entitled under any employment legislation or
otherwise at law. However, the Executive shall receive, in addition to any
amounts specified in that sections 5.2 or 5.4, all Salary and accrued vacation
earned to the date of the Termination Date and reimbursement for all appropriate
expenses incurred on behalf of the Company.

     

    5.9 Return of
Property.  On the cessation
of employment for any reason, the Executive agrees to deliver to the Company
(without retaining any copies) all documents, financial statements, records,
plans, drawings, papers and electronic data of every nature, in any way relating
to the affairs of the Company which are in the Executive’s possession or
control.

     

    5.10 Right to
Deduct.  The Company shall
have the right to offset any money properly due by the Executive to the Company
against any amounts payable by the Company to the Executive under this
Agreement.

     

    5.11 Options
on Resignation.  If permitted by applicable laws and regulatory
authorities (which consent the Company will attempt to obtain but without
warranty that such consent is obtainable) all stock option agreements between
the Company and the Executive will provide that share options vested at the
effective date of resignation under section 5.1 by the Executive may be exercised at any time and
from time to time within 90 days after such date.

     

    5.12 Incapacity.  If the Executive
becomes:

     

    
      	
              (a)  

            	
              temporarily
      disabled before termination of his employment hereunder, the Company will
      pay the Executive his Salary and Benefits to which he is otherwise
      entitled pursuant to his employment provided the Executive exercises
      reasonable efforts to return to employment as soon as practicable until
      such time as the Executive is eligible for Long Term Disability Benefits,
      or

            

    

     

    
      	
              (b)  

            	
              permanently
      disabled (which shall refer to any disability resulting in the Executive
      being unable to perform substantially all his employment duties for more
      than 120 consecutive days or more than 120 days in any calendar
      year),

            

    

     

    the
Company may forthwith terminate the Executive’s employment, and the Executive
will thereafter be paid (by the Company or by a corporation entitled to issue
annuity contracts engaged by the Company), for the one-year period commencing on
such termination, on the last business day of each month following the date of
termination of the employment, an amount equal to one-twelfth of the Executive’s
Salary at the time of such termination. Such payments shall be in lieu of all
amounts otherwise payable to the Executive, including under section 5.2 above.

     

     

    6. SUCCESSORS
OR ASSIGNS

     

    6.1 Successors.  This Agreement
shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon and shall be enforceable by
the Company and the successors and assigns of the Company.  The
Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase,
amalgamation, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the
business and/or assets of the Company to assume liability, jointly and severally
with the Company for the performance by the Company of its obligations under
this Agreement.

     

    6.2 Assignment.  The Company shall
be entitled to assign this agreement without the Executive’s consent to any
affiliate of the Company (as defined in the B.C. Business Corporations Act) on
written notice to the Executive, provided there is no material change to the
Executive’s terms of employment.  The Company shall remain jointly and
severally liable to the Executive with such assignee.  The Executive
shall not be entitled to assign, pledge or grant a security interest in any
obligation of the Company to make payment hereunder.

     

    6.3 Benefit
Binding.  This Agreement
shall enure to the benefit of, shall be binding upon, and shall be enforceable
by the Executive’s legal representatives, executors, administrator, successors,
heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees.  If the Executive dies
while any amounts are still payable to the Executive under this Agreement, all
such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement to such legal representatives, executors,
administrator, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees or to the
Executive’s estate.

     

     

    7. MISCELLANEOUS

     

    7.1 Applicable
Laws.  This Agreement
and the employment of the Executive shall be governed, interpreted, construed
and enforced according to the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the
laws of Canada applicable therein.

     

    7.2 Time.  Time shall be of
the essence of this Agreement.

     

    7.3 Consideration. The parties acknowledge and
agree that this Agreement has been executed by each of them in consideration of
the mutual premises and covenants herein contained, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged.
The parties waive any and all defences relating to an alleged failure or lack of
consideration in connection with this Agreement.

     

    7.4 Entire
Agreement.  This Agreement
represents the entire Agreement between the Executive and the Company concerning
the subject matter hereof and supersedes any previous oral or written
communications, representations, understandings or agreements with the Company
or any officer or agent thereof.  This Agreement may only be amended
or modified in writing signed by the parties.

     

    7.5 Notices.  Any notice,
acceptance or other document required or permitted hereunder shall be considered
and deemed to have been duly given if delivered by hand or mailed by postage
prepaid and addressed to the party for whom it is intended at the party’s
address above or to such other address as the party may specify in writing to
the other, or in the case of the Executive to the residential address of the
Executive as recorded on the Company’s files, and shall be deemed to have been
received if delivered, on the date of delivery, and if mailed as aforesaid, then
on the second business day following the date of mailing thereof, provided that
if there shall be at the time of mailing or within two business days thereof a
strike, slowdown or other labour dispute which might affect delivery of notice
by the mails, then the notice shall only be effective if actually
delivered.

     

    7.6 Waiver.  The waiver by the
Executive or by the Company of a breach of any provision of this Agreement by
the Company or by the Executive shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of
any subsequent breach by the Company or by the Executive.

     

    IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Agreement on September 17,
2007.

     

    
      	
              The
      Corporate Seal of Canadian Zinc Corporation was hereunto affixed in the
      presence of:

              /s/ Alan
      Taylor                                                                

              Authorized
      Signatory

               

              Authorized
      Signatory

            	
              )

              )

              )

              )

              )                                    c/s

              )

              )

              )

            
	 
      	 
      
	
              SIGNED,
      SEALED AND DELIVERED by Martin Rip in the presence of:

              /s/ Tracy
      MacKinnon                                                                

              Name

              North Vancouver,
      BC                                                                

              Address

              Chartered
      Accountant                                                                

              Occupation

            	
              )

              )

              )

              )

              )

              )

              )           /s/ Martin Rip

              )           MARTIN
      RIP

              )

              )

              )

            

    

    
      
        
          General/004129.001/161974.1

           

        

         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

    SCHEDULE
“A”

     

    

     

    Highlights
(but not limited to) Executive Duties and Responsibilities usually performed by
the Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer:

     

    
      	
              (a)  

            	
              prepare
      Annual U.S. GAAP financial statements and manage audit at year
      end;

            

    

     

    
      	
              (b)  

            	
              prepare
      interim financial statements and
MD&A;

            

    

     

    
      	
              (c)  

            	
               evaluate,
      assess, document and develop internal control
  systems;

            

    

     

    
      	
              (d)  

            	
              evaluate,
      assess, document and develop internal controls systems and provide
      conclusions, recommendations for U.S. Securities and Exchange
      Commission  compliance
  [Sarbanes-Oxley];

            

    

     

    
      	
              (e)  

            	
              prepare
      the Annual Information Form (AIF);

            

    

     

    
      	
              (f)  

            	
              prepare
      the Form 20-F;

            

    

     

    
      	
              (g)  

            	
              prepare
      Annual Budget and updates as
required;

            

    

     

    
      	
              (h)  

            	
              Cash
      Management, Control and Reporting
Systems;

            

    

     

    
      	
              (i)  

            	
              assist
      the Company with project or acquisition evaluation and
      assessment;

            

    

     

    
      	
              (j)  

            	
              assist
      the Company in whatever other matters that need to be addressed, to the
      best of his ability;

            

    

     

    
      	
              (k)  

            	
              attend
      Board meetings as required; and

            

    

     

    
      	
              (l)  

            	
              keep
      the Board members informed of O.S.C., U.S. SEC and BCSC regulatory
      updates.

            

    

     

    

     

    
      
        
          General/004129.001/161974.1

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