Year ended December 31, 2019

2. Basis of preparation:

(a) Statement of compliance:

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and interpretations as issued by the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (“IFRIC”) of the IASB.

(b) Approval of the consolidated financial statements:

The consolidated financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on April 22, 2020.

(c) Basis of measurement:

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for the following:

• (i) Where held, financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss, are measured at fair value.

• (ii) The accrued benefit related to the Corporation’s unfunded defined benefit plan is actuarially determined and is measured at the present value of the defined benefit obligation.

(d) Functional and presentation currency:

These consolidated financial statements are presented in Canadian dollars, which is the Corporation's functional currency. All financial information presented in Canadian dollars has been rounded to the nearest thousand dollars.

(e) Use of estimates and judgements:

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from those estimates.