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6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
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Share-based payments

Share options

Effective May 20, 2020, the Company adopted amendments to the share option plan (the Share Option Plan). The aggregate maximum number of common shares that may be issued under the Share Option Plan, together with all other security-based compensation arrangements of the Company, is limited to 13% of the issued and outstanding common shares. The current maximum number of common shares reserved for issuance under the share option plan together with the long-term incentive plan is 4,749,237 common shares (or such other number as may be approved by the holders of the voting shares of the Company).

As of June 30, 2026, 2,151,048 (December 31, 2025 – 2,142,522) options were outstanding. Each share option granted allows the holder to purchase one common share, at an exercise price not less than the lesser of the closing trading price of the common shares on the TSX (or other exchange where the common shares are listed), on the date a share option is granted and the volume-weighted average price of the common shares for the five trading days immediately preceding the date the share option is granted. Share options granted under the Share Option Plan generally have a maximum term of ten years and vest over a period of up to four years.

A summary of the share option activity during the period presented and the total number of share options outstanding as of those dates are set forth below:

Weighted average 

Number

exercise price 

  ​ ​ ​

of options

  ​ ​ ​

C$

Balance - December 31, 2025

 

2,142,522

 

13.53

Granted

 

121,600

 

8.29

Forfeited/expired

 

(113,074)

 

15.69

Balance - June 30, 2026

 

2,151,048

 

13.12

Exercisable - June 30, 2026

 

1,450,606

 

14.49

Expected to vest - June 30, 2026

 

2,151,048

 

13.12

The Company estimated the fair value of the share options granted during the period using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the weighted average assumptions below. The Company estimated the expected future stock price volatility for its common stock by using its historical volatility based on daily price observations for the most recent historical period equal to the length of the instrument’s expected life of options.

March 17,

May 19,

June 11,

Grant date

  ​ ​ ​

2026

2026

2026

 

Exercise price

 

C$7.58

C$9.63

C$9.41

Expected volatility

 

68

%

67

%  

67

%

Expected life of options

 

6 years

6 years

6 years

Risk-free interest rate

 

3.00

%

3.45

%  

3.32

%

Dividend yield

 

The weighted average grant date fair values of share options granted for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 were C$5.78 and C$5.40, respectively (three and six months ended June 30, 2025 - C$4.59 and C$4.82).

Long-term incentive plan

Effective May 17, 2023, the Company adopted the amended long term incentive plan (the LTIP). The LTIP is an incentive-based equity compensation plan that provides for the grant of restricted share units (the RSUs) and deferred share units (the DSUs, together with the RSUs, the Units). The aggregate maximum number of common shares that may be reserved for issuance under the LTIP in respect of grants of RSUs and DSUs is limited to 4.9% of the issued and outstanding common shares on a non-diluted basis, provided that, the maximum number of common shares which may be reserved for issuance pursuant to all of the Company’s security-based compensation arrangements shall not in the aggregate exceed 13% of the issued and outstanding common shares on a non-diluted basis. The Company may grant RSUs to officers, directors, employees, or consultants of the Company or any of its affiliates and any such person’s personal holding company, as designated by the Board in a resolution upon the terms and conditions set forth in a grant agreement. DSUs may be granted to any director of the Company who has been designated by the Company for participation in the LTIP and who has agreed to participate in the LTIP Each Unit represents the right to receive one common share in accordance with the terms of the LTIP. The number of Units granted at any particular time will be calculated by dividing the dollar amount of such grant by the market value of a common share on the applicable grant date, which is equal to the volume weighted average trading price of all common shares traded on the TSX (or other exchange where the common shares are listed) for the five trading days immediately preceding such date. RSUs and DSUs granted under the LTIP vest over a period of up to three years, subject to DSU deferral features.

The following table summarizes RSUs activities:

Weighted

average grant

date fair value 

Number of 

per share 

  ​ ​ ​

RSUs

  ​ ​ ​

C$

Balance - December 31, 2025

 

859,335

 

9.23

Granted

 

97,430

8.29

Vested

 

(212,826)

9.18

Forfeited

 

(82,003)

9.19

Balance - June 30, 2026

 

661,936

9.11

A summary of the DSUs changes during the period are set forth below:

Weighted

average grant

date fair value 

Number of 

per share 

  ​ ​ ​

DSUs

  ​ ​ ​

C$

Balance - December 31, 2025

 

135,490

 

9.39

Granted

51,324

9.36

Vested

 

(26,128)

8.84

Forfeited

 

(17,098)

9.37

Balance - June 30, 2026

 

143,588

9.48

Share-based compensation expense

The following table presents the components and classification of share-based compensation recognized for share options, RSUs, and DSUs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:

Three Months Ended June 30, 

Six Months Ended June 30, 

2026

2025

2026

2025

  ​ ​ ​

$

  ​ ​ ​

$

  ​ ​ ​

$

  ​ ​ ​

$

Share options

 

295

125

647

 

758

RSUs

 

521

627

1,204

 

869

DSUs

 

58

699

71

 

813

Share-based compensation

 

874

1,451

1,922

 

2,440

Cost of sales

 

(26)

7

(19)

 

10

Research and development

 

219

315

422

 

588

Selling, general and administrative

 

681

1,129

1,519

 

1,842

Share-based compensation

 

874

1,451

1,922

 

2,440