In respect of each issue of securities of the registrant registered, a brief statement as to:

The general effect of any material modifications, not previously reported, of the rights of the holders of such securities.

The title and the material provisions of any law, decree or administrative action, not previously reported, by reason of which the security is not being serviced in accordance with the terms thereof.

The circumstances of any other failure, not previously reported, to pay principal, interest, or any sinking fund or amortization installment.

A statement as of the close of the last fiscal year of the registrant giving the total outstanding of:

Internal funded debt of the registrant. (Total to be stated in the currency of the registrant. If any internal funded debt is payable in foreign currency, it should not be included under this paragraph (a) but under paragraph (b) of this item.)

External funded debt of the registrant. (Totals to be stated in the respective currencies in which payable. No statement need be furnished as to intergovernmental debt.)

A statement giving the title, date of issue, date of maturity, interest rate and amount outstanding, together with the currency or currencies in which payable, of each issue of funded debt of the registrant outstanding as of the close of the last fiscal year of the registrant.

As to each issue of securities of the registrant which is registered, there should be furnished a breakdown of the total amount outstanding, as shown in Item 3, into the following:

Total amount held by or for the account of the registrant.

Total estimated amount held by nationals of the registrant (or if registrant is other than a national government, by the nationals of its national government); this estimate need be furnished only if it is practicable to do so.

Total amount otherwise outstanding.

If a substantial amount is set forth in answer to paragraph (a)(1) above, describe briefly the method employed by the registrant to reacquire such securities.

A statement as of the close of the last fiscal year of the registrant giving the estimated total of:

Internal floating indebtedness of the registrant. (Total to be stated in the currency of the registrant.)

External floating indebtedness of the registrant. (Total to be stated in the respective currencies in which payable.)

Statements of the receipts, classified by source, and of the expenditures, classified by purpose, of the registrant for each fiscal year of the registrant ended since the close of the latest fiscal year for which such information was previously reported. These statements should be so itemized as to be reasonably informative and should cover both ordinary and extraordinary receipts and expenditures; there should be indicated separately, if practicable, the amount of receipts pledged or otherwise specifically allocated to any issue registered, indicating the issue.

If any foreign exchange control, not previously reported, has been established by the registrant (or if the registrant is other than a national government, by its national government), briefly describe such foreign exchange control.

If any foreign exchange control previously reported has been discontinued or materially modified, briefly describe the effect of any such action, not previously reported.

Brief statements as of a date reasonably close to the date of the filing of this report (indicating such date) in respect of the note issue and gold reserves of the central bank of issue of the registrant, and of any further gold stocks held by the registrant.

Statements of imports and exports of merchandise for each year ended since the close of the latest year for which such information was previously reported. Such statements should be reasonably itemized so far as practicable as to commodities and as to countries. They should be set forth in terms of value and of weight or quantity; if statistics have been established only in terms of value, such will suffice.

The balances of international payments of the registrant for each year ended since the close of the latest year for which such information was previously reported. The statements of such balances should conform, if possible, to the nomenclature and form used in the “Statistical Handbook of the League of Nations.” (These statements need be furnished only if the registrant has published balances of international payments.)

The cover page and pages numbered 2 to 7 consecutively.

The following exhibits:

Unless otherwise indicated, all dollar amounts quoted herein and in the Exhibits hereto are in Canadian dollars. On December 1, 2023 the daily average rate of the Bank of Canada for conversion of Canadian dollars (“CAD” or “$”), to United States dollars (“USD” or “U.S.$”) was USD 1.00 = CAD 1.3507.