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Long-term Incentive Plans
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2026
Long-term Incentive Plans  
Long-term Incentive Plans

11. Long-term Incentive Plans

 

Effective October 1, 2019, the Company adopted a long-term incentive plan. Under this plan, the Company may grant share purchase options, RSUs, PSUs or deferred share units to its directors, officers, employees and consultants up to an amount as determined by the Company and will be no more than 10% of its outstanding common shares on a fully-diluted basis. RSUs, PSUs and deferred share units are settled in common shares. The exercise price of the share purchase options will be determined by the Company and will be no less than market price on grant date.

 

Effective June 29, 2018, the Company’s subsidiary, MedMelior, adopted a stock option plan. Under this plan, MedMelior may grant options to its directors, officers, employees and consultants up to an amount as determined by MedMelior. The exercise price of the stock options will be determined by MedMelior.

 

(a) Performance Stock Units

 

The following table summarizes the continuity of the Company’s PSUs:

 

 

 

Number

of PSUs

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, January 31, 2024 and 2023

 

 

25,000

 

Granted (Note 14)

 

 

6,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, January 31, 2025

 

 

6,025,000

 

Forfeited (Note 14)

 

 

800,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, January 31, 2026

 

 

5,225,000

 

 

At January 31, 2026, the following PSUs were outstanding:

 

Number of PSUs

 

 

Vesting Provisions

 

 

 

 

 

25,000

 

 

Vested on March 31, 2021

 

5,200,000

 

 

Volume weighted average common share price for five consecutive dates:

$0.30 – 33.33%; $0.50 – 33.33%; $1.00 – 33.34%

 

5,225,000

 

 

 

 

For the year ended January 31, 2026, share-based payments related to PSUs totaled $123,292 (2025 - $47,810: 2024 - $nil) and have been recorded in the Company’s consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss. 

 

PSUs are settled by delivery of a notice of settlement by the PSU holder. At January 31, 2026, 25,000 PSUs were vested but not yet settled (January 31, 2025 – 25,000). 

 

The fair value of share-based payment expense was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the following assumptions:

 

 

 

January 31,

2026

 

 

January 31,

2025

 

Date of grant or valuation

 

January 31, 2026

 

 

December 16, 2024

 

Risk free interest rate

 

 

2.56%

 

 

2.96%

Volatilities

 

 

119%

 

 

114%

Fair value of common shares on grant date

 

$0.05

 

 

$0.11

 

Expected dividends

 

Nil%

 

Nil%

Expected life

 

1.87 years

 

 

Three (3) years

 

Fair value of PSUs on grant date

 

$0.05

 

 

$0.08

 

 

(c) Share Purchase Options

 

The following table summarizes the continuity of the Company’s share purchase options:

 

 

 

Number

of Options

 

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

 

 

Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)

 

Outstanding, January 31, 2023

 

 

6,270,000

 

 

 

0.38

 

 

 

1.93

 

Granted (Note 14)

 

 

6,045,000

 

 

 

0.07

 

 

 

3.00

 

Forfeited/expired (Note 14)

 

 

(2,100,000)

 

 

(0.60)

 

 

 

Outstanding, January 31, 2024

 

 

10,215,000

 

 

 

0.15

 

 

 

1.94

 

Granted (Note 14)

 

 

2,150,000

 

 

 

0.14

 

 

 

3.00

 

Expired

 

 

(20,000)

 

 

(0.16)

 

 

 

Outstanding, January 31, 2025

 

 

12,345,000

 

 

 

0.15

 

 

 

1.24

 

Granted (Note 14)

 

 

900,000

 

 

 

0.09

 

 

 

4.33

 

Forfeited/expired (Note 14)

 

 

(4,150,000)

 

 

(0.27)

 

 

 

Outstanding, January 31, 2026

 

 

9,095,000

 

 

 

0.09

 

 

 

0.94

 

 

Additional information regarding share purchase options as of January 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

Options Outstanding

 

 

Options Exercisable

 

 

Exercise Price

$

 

 

Expiry Date

 

Vesting Terms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,595,000

 

 

 

5,595,000

 

 

 

0.075

 

 

May 1, 2026

 

25% every six months

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

0.07

 

 

June 19, 2026

 

25% every six months

 

 

250,000

 

 

 

250,000

 

 

 

0.07

 

 

July 31, 2026

 

40% on grant date; 20% every two months thereafter

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

0.08

 

 

April 7, 2027

 

25% every six months

 

 

2,150,000

 

 

 

2,150,000

 

 

 

0.14

 

 

October 7, 2027

 

100% on grant date

 

 

700,000

 

 

 

350,000

 

 

 

0.09

 

 

July 1, 2030

 

25% every six months

 

 

9,095,000

 

 

 

8,645,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The fair value of share-based payment expense was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the following assumptions:

 

 

 

January 31,

2026

 

January 31,

2025

 

 

January 31,

2024

 

Dates of grant or valuation

 

April 8, 2025 to January 31, 2026

 

October 8, 2024

 

 

May 2, 2023 to January 31, 2024

 

Risk free interest rates

 

2.45% to 2.91%

 

3.03%

 

3.48% to 4.63%

 

Volatilities

 

110% to 129%

 

112%

 

109% to 144%

 

Fair values of common shares on grant or valuation dates

 

$0.05 to $0.09

 

$0.145

 

 

$0.065 to $0.08

 

Expected dividends

 

Nil%

 

Nil%

 

 

Nil%

 

Expected lives

 

Two (2) and five (5) years

 

Three (3) years

 

 

1.95 years to three (3) years

 

Exercise prices

 

$0.08 and $0.09

 

$0.14

 

 

$0.07 to $0.16

 

Fair values of options on grant or valuation dates

 

$0.019 to $0.077

 

$0.10

 

 

$0.04 to $0.17

 

 

For the year ended January 31, 2026, share-based payments related to share purchase options totaled $46,460 (2025 - $301,860; 2024 - $444,023) and have been recorded in the Company’s consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss. $14,633 of share-based payment expense has yet to be recognized and will be recognized in future periods.

 

(d) Share Purchase Options of MedMelior

 

The following table summarizes the continuity of MedMelior’s share purchase options:

 

 

 

Number

of Options

 

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

 

 

Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, January 31, 2024 and 2023

 

 

1,100,000

 

 

 

0.10

 

 

0.91 / 1.91 / 2.91

 

Granted (Note 14)

 

 

2,200,000

 

 

 

0.10

 

 

 

1.50

 

Expired (Note 14)

 

 

(1,100,000)

 

 

(0.10)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, January 31, 2025

 

 

2,200,000

 

 

 

0.10

 

 

 

0.73

 

Expired (Note 14)

 

 

(2,200,000)

 

 

(0.10)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, January 31, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At January 31, 2026, there were no share purchase options of MedMelior outstanding. The fair value of share-based payment expense was estimated on grant date during the year ended January 31, 2025 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the following assumptions:

 

 

 

January 31,

2025

 

Date of grant

 

April 25, 2024

 

Risk free interest rate

 

 

4.44%

Volatility

 

 

99%

Fair value of common shares on grant date

 

$0.86

 

Expected dividends

 

Nil%

Expected life

 

1.5 years

 

Exercise price

 

$0.10

 

Fair value of options on grant date

 

$0.77

 

 

For the year ended January 31, 2026, share-based payments related to share purchase options totaled $nil (2025 - $1,700,255; 2024 - $56,240) and have been recorded in the Company’s consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss. There is no share-based payment expense that has yet to be recognized in future periods.