No securities regulatory authority has expressed an opinion about these securities and it is an offence

This short form prospectus is a base shelf prospectus. This short form prospectus has been filed under legislation in all provinces of Canada that permits certain information about these securities to be determined after this prospectus has become final and that permits the omission from this prospectus of that information. The legislation requires the delivery to purchasers of a prospectus supplement containing this omitted information within a specified period of time after agreeing to purchase any of these securities. No securities regulatory authority has expressed an opinion about these securities and it is an offence to claim otherwise. This short form prospectus constitutes a public offering of these securities only in those jurisdictions where they may be lawfully offered for sale and therein only by persons permitted to sell such securities. These securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and accordingly will not be offered, sold or delivered, directly or indirectly, within the United States of America, its possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction or to, or for the account or for the benefit of, a U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S under the 1933 Act) without the availability of an exemption from registration. See “Plan of Distribution”. Information has been incorporated by reference in this short form prospectus from documents filed with ...