EXHIBIT 10.1

"Change of Control" means the occurrence of any one or more of the following events:

"Commitment Form" means the notice of grant of an Option delivered by the Corporation hereunder to an Optionee in the form of Schedule "A" attached hereto, or in such other form as the Compensation Committee may approve for any one or more Optionees or for a group of Optionees, as same may be amended from time to time;

"Eligible Person" means, subject to the administrative guidelines and other rules and regulations relating to the Plan and to all applicable law, any Employee, Officer, Director, or Consultant who is approved for participation in the Plan by the Compensation Committee;

an individual who works full-time for the Corporation or its Subsidiary providing services normally provided by an employee and who is subject to the same control and direction by the Corporation over the details and methods of work as an employee of the Corporation, but for whom income tax deductions are not made at source; or

an individual who works for the Corporation or its Subsidiary on a continuing and regular basis for a minimum amount of time per week providing services normally provided by an employee and who is subject to the same control and direction by the Corporation over the details and methods of work as an employee of the Corporation, but for whom income tax deductions are not made at source;

"Exchange" means the TSX Venture Exchange Inc. or any other stock exchange on which the Shares are then listed for trading;

"Exercise Period" means the period of time during which an Option granted under the Plan may be exercised (provided, however, that the Exercise Period may not exceed ten (10) years from the relevant Effective Date unless permitted under Section 4.4(b));

"Incapacity" of an Optionee means his total or substantially total mental, physical, natural or legal inability to perform regularly his day-to-day functions for a period of six (6) months, the whole as evidenced and determined by an independent medical expert chosen by the Compensation Committee or as determined by a final and definitive judgment rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction thereto;

"Merger and Acquisition Transaction" means (i) any merger; (ii) any acquisition; (iii) any amalgamation; (iv) any offer for Shares which if successful would entitle the offeror to acquire more than 50% of all Shares; (v) any arrangement or other scheme of reorganization; or (vi) any consolidation, that results in a Change of Control;

"person" or ''persons" means any individual, partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, syndicate, sole proprietorship, company or corporation with or without share capital, unincorporated association, trust, trustee, executor, administrator or other legal personal representative, regulatory body or agency, government or governmental agency, authority or entity however designated or constituted;

"Regulatory Approval" means the approval of any securities or other applicable regulatory agency (including the Exchange) which may have jurisdiction in the circumstances;

in the case of an Optionee whose employment or term of office with the Corporation or an Affiliate terminates in the circumstances set out in Section 4.10(b) or 4.10(c)(i), the date that is designated by the Corporation or the Affiliate, as the case may be, as the last day of such person's employment or term of office with the Corporation or the Affiliate, as the case maybe;

in the case of an Optionee whose employment or term of office with the Corporation or an Affiliate terminates in the circumstances set out in Section 4.10(c)(ii), _the date of the notice of termination of employment or term of office given by the Corporation or the Affiliate, as the case may be;

in the case of an Optionee whose employment or term of office with the Corporation or an Affiliate terminates in the circumstances set out in Section 4.10(c)(iii), the date of retirement;

in the case of an Optionee whose consulting arrangements (or, if applicable, those of its Consulting Company if the Optionee is an individual) are terminated by the Corporation or an Affiliate in the circumstances set out in Section 4.10(d), the date that is designated by the Corporation or the Affiliate, as the case may be, as the last day of the Optionee's consulting arrangements (or those of its Consulting Company) with the Corporation or the Affiliate, as the case may be;

in the case of an Optionee whose consulting arrangements (or, if applicable, those of its Consulting Company if the Optionee is an individual) are terminated in the circumstances set out in Section 4.10(e), the date of the notice of termination given to the Optionee (or, if applicable, those of its Consulting Company if the Optionee is an individual) or the expiry of the original term or any subsequent renewal term of the consulting arrangements,

The Compensation Committee will, subject to any terms and conditions the Board may prescribe from time to time, in accordance with the Plan, be responsible for the general administration of the Plan and the proper execution of its provisions, the interpretation of the Plan and the determination of all questions arising hereunder.

Subject to the limitations of the Plan, the Compensation Committee has the authority to: (i) grant Options to purchase Shares to Eligible Persons; (ii) determine the terms, including the limitations, restrictions and conditions, if any, upon such .grants; (iii) interpret the Plan and to adopt, amend and rescind such administrative guidelines and other rules and regulations relating to the Plan as it may from time to time deem advisable, subject to required Regulatory Approval; and (iv) make all other determinations and to take all other actions in connection with the implementation and administration of the Plan as it may deem necessary or advisable.

Any decision, interpretation or other action made or taken in good faith by or at the direction of the Corporation, the Board or the Compensation Committee (or any of its members) arising out of or in connection with the Plan shall be within the absolute discretion of all and each of them, as the case may be, and shall be final, binding and conclusive on the Corporation and Optionees and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns and all other persons.

The day-to-day administration of the Plan may be delegated to such officers and employees of the Corporation or of an Affiliate as the Board or the Compensation Committee determines.

The maximum number of Shares reserved for issuance under tile Plan and all of the Corporation's other security based compensation arrangements at any given time is equal to 10% of the issued and outstanding Shares as at the date of grant of an Option under the Plan, subject to adjustment or increase of such number pursuant to Section 4.13. The Plan is an "evergreen" plan. Any Shares subject to an Option which has been granted under the Plan, and which has been canceled, expired or terminated in accordance with the terms of the Plan, without having been exercised, will again be available under the Plan. Any increase in the issued and outstanding Shares will result in an increase in the available number of Shares issuable under the Plan, and any exercises of Options will make new grants available under the Plan, effectively resulting in a re-loading of the number of Options available to grant under the Plan.

The aggregate number of Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to Options granted to any one person within any twelve-month period shall not exceed 5% of the issued and outstanding Shares at the time of the grant of the Option. The aggregate number of Shares issued to Insiders of the Corporation within any twelve-month month period, or issuable to Insiders of the Corporation at any time, under the Plan and any other security based compensation arrangements of the Corporation may not exceed 10% of the total number of issued and outstanding Shares at such time.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) no more than 2% of the issued and outstanding Shares may be granted to any one Consultant in any 12 month period; and (ii) no more than an aggregate of 2% of the issued and outstanding Shares may be granted to all Employees conducting investor relations activities in any 12 month period.

Subject to any accelerated termination as set forth in the Plan, all Options granted pursuant to the Plan will expire on the date (the "Expiry Date") as determined by the Compensation Committee at the date of grant provided that no Option may be exercised beyond ten (10) years from the Effective Date.

Notwithstanding the above, if the Expiry Date for any Option falls within a Blackout Period or within 10 business days from the expiration of a Blackout Period (such Options to be referred to as "Restricted Options"), the Expiry Date of such Restricted Options shall be automatically extended to the date that is the 10th business day following the end of the Blackout Period, such 10th Business Day to be considered the Expiry Date for such Restricted Options for all purposes under the Plan.

Subject to Subsection (b) below, the Compensation Committee may determine when any Option will become exercisable and may determine that the Option will be exercisable in installments or pursuant to a vesting schedule. Such terms shall be set out in the Commitment Form evidencing the grant of such Option. Subject to the other provisions of the Plan, Options issued will be subject to a vesting schedule as provided for in the Commitment Form attached herewith as Schedule "A".

Options issued to Consultants performing investor relations activities must vest in stages over 12 months with no more than one-quarter of the Options vesting in any three month period.

the executor or administrator of the Optionee's estate or the Optionee, as the case may be, may exercise any Options of the Optionee to the extent that the Options were exercisable at the date of such death or Incapacity and the right to exercise the Options terminates on the earlier of: (i) the date that is twelve months from the date of the Optionee's death, if the Optionee has died, or 30 days after the six month period referred to in the definition of "Incapacity", in the event of Incapacity; and (ii) the date on which the Exercise Period of the particular Option expires. Any Options held by the Optionee that were not exercisable at the date of death or Incapacity immediately expire and are cancelled on such date; and

such Optionee's eligibility to receive further grants of Options under the Plan ceases as of the date of the Optionee's death or Incapacity, as the case may be.

In the event an Optionee's employment or consulting arrangements (or, if applicable, those of its Consulting Company if the Consultant who is an Optionee is an individual) or term of office with the Corporation or an Affiliate ceases by reason of the Optionee's death or Incapacity, then the provisions of Section 4.9 will apply.

In the event an Optionee's consulting arrangements (or, if applicable, those of its Consulting Company if the Optionee is an individual) with the Corporation or an Affiliate are terminated by the Corporation or an Affiliate for breach of agreement prior to the expiry of the original term or any subsequent renewal term of such arrangements, then any Options held by the Optionee (or, if applicable, those of its Consulting Company if the Optionee is an individual), whether or not such Options are exercisable at the applicable Termination Date, immediately expire and are cancelled on the Termination Date at a time determined by the Compensation Committee, at its discretion.

In the event an Optionee's consulting arrangements (or, if applicable, those of its Consulting Company, if the Optionee is an individual) with the Corporation or an Affiliate are terminated in circumstances other than those referred to in Section 4.10(d), any Options held by the Optionee that are exercisable at the Termination Date continue to be exercisable by the Optionee until the earlier of: (i) the date that is 90 days from the Termination Date; and (ii) the date on which the Exercise Period of the particular Option expires. Any Options held by the Optionee that are not exercisable at the Termination Date immediately expire and are cancelled upon the Termination Date.

An Optionee's eligibility to receive further grants of Options under the Plan ceases as of the applicable Termination Date.

the number of Shares or other securities that may be acquired on the exercise of any outstanding Options; or

In the event of an amalgamation, combination, merger or other reorganization involving the Corporation, by exchange of shares, by sale or lease of assets, or otherwise, that, in the opinion of the Compensation Committee, acting reasonably and in good faith, warrants the replacement or amendment of any existing Options in order to adjust:

the number of Shares or other securities that may be acquired on the exercise of any outstanding Options; or

Except as expressly provided in Sections 4.13(a) and 4.13(b), neither the issue by the Corporation of shares of any class or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of any class, nor the conversion or exchange of such shares or securities, affects, and no adjustment by reason thereof is to be made with respect to: (i) the number of Shares that may be acquired on the exercise of any outstanding Options; or (ii) the Exercise Price of any outstanding Options.

The Corporation will not be required to issue fractional Shares in satisfaction of its obligations hereunder and any fractional interest in a Share that would, except for the provisions of this Section

The Corporation is not obligated to grant any Options, issue any Shares or other securities, make any payments or take any other action, if in the opinion of the Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, such action would constitute a violation by an Optionee or the Corporation of any provision of any applicable law, including any statutory or regulatory enactment of any government or government agency. Optioned Shares shall not be issued with respect to an Option unless the exercise of such Option and the issuance and delivery of such Optioned Shares shall comply with all relevant provisions of law, including, without limitation, any applicable provincial, state or federal securities laws, and the requirements of the Exchange, and such issuance shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Corporation with respect to such compliance. The inability of the Corporation to obtain from any regulatory body the authority deemed by the Corporation to be necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of any Optioned Shares under the Plan, or the inability of the Corporation to lawfully issue, sell, or deliver any Optioned Shares, shall relieve the Corporation of any liability with respect to the non-issuance, sale or delivery of such Optioned Shares.

Delivery of the Shares, upon exercise of Options, is subject to the satisfaction of all applicable federal, state, provincial, local and foreign tax obligations, including obligations to make withholdings or deductions in respect of the benefits arising hereunder. The Corporation will have the power and right to require the Optionee to remit to the Corporation an amount sufficient to satisfy any applicable tax or withholding obligations required by law. Further, the Corporation may require the Optionee to satisfy, in whole or in part, such tax or withholding obligations by instructing the Corporation to withhold Shares that would otherwise be received by the Optionee upon exercise, sell such Shares on behalf of the Optionee and remit the proceeds of such sale to the relevant taxing authority in satisfaction of the tax or withholding obligations.

Upon grant of an Option hereunder to an Optionee, a senior officer of the Corporation designated by the Compensation Committee will deliver to the Optionee a Commitment Form detailing the terms of the Option.

Upon the occurrence of an event to which Section 4.13(a) or 4.13(b) applies, a senior officer of the Corporation designated by the Compensation Committee may deliver to any Optionee with respect to any Option, a revised Commitment Form identified as such, with respect to Shares as to which the Option has not been exercised, reflecting the application of Section 4.13(a) or 4.13(b), as applicable, by reason of that event.

minor changes of a ''house-keeping nature", including, without limitation, any amendment for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, error or omission in the Plan, or to correct or supplement any provision of the Plan that is inconsistent with any other provision of the Plan;

amending Options under the Plan, including with respect to the Exercise Period (provided, however, that the Exercise Period may not exceed ten (10) years from the relevant Effective Date unless permitted under Section 4.4(b)), vesting period, exercise method and frequency, exercise price and method of determining the Exercise Price, assignability and the effect of termination of an Optionee's employment or consulting arrangements (or, if applicable, those of its Consulting Company if the Optionee is an individual), or cessation of an Optionee's directorship, as applicable; provided that such amendment does not adversely alter or impair any Option previously granted to an Optionee without the consent of such Optionee;

advancing the date on which any Option may be exercised or extending the Expiry Date of any Option (provided, however, that the Exercise Period may not exceed ten (10) years from the relevant Effective Date unless permitted under Section 4.4(b));

adding or changing the terms and conditions of any financial assistance which may be

amendments necessary to comply with the provisions of applicable law or the applicable rules of the Exchange, including with respect to the treatment of Options granted under the Plan;

any other amendment, fundamental or otherwise, not requiring shareholder approval under applicable laws or the applicable rules of the Exchange.

To the extent a provision of the Plan requires regulatory approval which is not received, such