Global Education Communities Corp.

Global Education Communities Corp. (GEC Corp.) is a prominent player in the Canadian education and student housing investment sector since 1994. GEC Corp.'s wide-ranging portfolio encompasses the ownership of business and language colleges, student-centric rental apartments, recruitment centers, and corporate offices at 41 locations in Canada and abroad. Its education subsidiaries, including Sprott Shaw College Corp. ("SSCC") (established in 1903), Sprott Shaw Language College ("SSLC"), Vancouver International College Career Campus ("VIC"), and CIBT School of Business & Technology Corp. ("CIBT China"), offer a diverse array of over 150 educational programs in sectors such as healthcare, business management, e-commerce, cyber-security, and language training, catering to over 13,000 domestic and international students in 2022. Furthermore, GEC Corp. owns Global Education City Holdings Inc. ("GECH"), an investment and development company with a substantial budget of nearly $1.3 billion, focused on education-related real estate, providing accommodation services to 92 schools in Metro Vancouver, serving 3,000 students from 71 countries. The company's unique offerings are further complemented by its ownership of Irix Design Group Inc. ("Irix Design"), a leading design and advertising company serving over one hundred corporate clients including CIBT. For further details, visit their website at www.gechq.com/.