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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-26-201339
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8 POS
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20260501
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20260501
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20260501

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SunOpta Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000351834
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BEVERAGES [2080]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	04 Manufacturing
		EIN:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			Z4
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0103

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8 POS
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-218515
		FILM NUMBER:		26932233

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7078 SHADY OAK ROAD
		CITY:			EDEN PRAIRIE
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55344
		BUSINESS PHONE:		952-820-2518

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7078 SHADY OAK ROAD
		CITY:			EDEN PRAIRIE
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55344

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SUNOPTA INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20031107

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	STAKE TECHNOLOGY LTD
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940901
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;1, 2026 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-281352</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-273899</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-242507</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-233202</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-218515</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-211873</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-191777</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-176675</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-161662</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-144827</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-124911</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-73722</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;
</DIV><DIV STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549 </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center><DIV STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</DIV></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-281352 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-273899 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-242507 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-233202 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-218515 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-211873 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-191777 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-176675 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-161662 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-144827 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-124911 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-73722 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center><DIV STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</DIV></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SunOpta Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Canada</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Not Applicable</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>7078 Shady Oak Road </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Eden Prairie, Minnesota&nbsp;55344 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Inducement Restricted Stock Units </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Inducement Option Award </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Inducement Performance Share Units </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amended 2013 Stock Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2013 Stock Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2002 Stock Option Plan, as Amended and Restated May 2011 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Employee Stock Purchase Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2002 Stock Option Plan, as Amended and Restated April 2007 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2002 Stock Option and Employee Stock Purchase Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2001 Stock Option Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full titles of the plans) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copy to: </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Greg Gaba</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief Financial Officer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>7078 Shady Oak Road</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Eden
Prairie, MN 55344</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(952) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">820-2518</FONT></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address and telephone number</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>including area code, of agent for service)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Eric Zhi</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Simpson Thacher&nbsp;&amp; Bartlett LLP</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1000 Main Street, Suite 2900</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Houston, TX 77002</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(713) <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">423-8732</FONT></B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT>
filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#8220;large accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;smaller reporting company,&#8221; and &#8220;emerging growth company&#8221; in
Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&#8194;&#9744; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">These Post-Effective Amendments (these &#8220;Post-Effective Amendments&#8221;) filed by SunOpta Inc. (the &#8220;Registrant&#8221;) relate to
the following registration statements on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (together, the &#8220;Registration Statements&#8221;): </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-281352,</FONT> registering an aggregate of 1,026,824 shares of the
Registrant&#8217;s common stock, no par value per share (the &#8220;Common Stock&#8221;), comprised of (i) 144,404 shares of Common Stock issuable under an inducement award of restricted stock units, (ii) 230,804 shares of Common Stock issuable
under an inducement stock option award, (iii) 577,616 shares of Common Stock issuable under an inducement award of performance share units and (iv) 74,000 shares of Common Stock issuable under an additional inducement award of restricted stock
units, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) on August&nbsp;8, 2024; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.
Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-273899,</FONT> registering an aggregate of 4,500,000 shares of Common Stock issuable under the Registrant&#8217;s Amended 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, which was filed with the
Commission on August&nbsp;11, 2023; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-242507,</FONT> registering an
aggregate of 3,500,000 shares of Common Stock and attached purchase rights issuable under the Registrant&#8217;s Amended 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, which was filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;7, 2020; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-233202,</FONT> registering an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of Common
Stock and attached purchase rights issuable under the Registrant&#8217;s Amended 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, which was filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;9, 2019; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5. Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-218515,</FONT> registering an aggregate of 3,800,000 shares of Common
Stock and attached purchase rights issuable under the Registrant&#8217;s Amended 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, which was filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;5, 2017; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6. Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-211873,</FONT> registering an aggregate of 1,750,000 shares of Common
Stock and attached purchase rights issuable under the Registrant&#8217;s Amended 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, which was filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;6, 2016; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7. Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-191777,</FONT> registering an aggregate of 2,117,031 shares of Common
Stock issuable under the Registrant&#8217;s 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, which was filed with the Commission on October&nbsp;17, 2013; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8.
Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-176675,</FONT> registering an aggregate of 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock issuable under the Registrant&#8217;s 2002 Stock Option Plan, as Amended and Restated May 2011, which
was first filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;2, 2011 and amended on October&nbsp;17, 2013; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">9. Registration Statement <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-161662,</FONT> registering an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable under the Registrant&#8217;s Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which was filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;1, 2009;
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10. Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-144827,</FONT> registering an aggregate of 2,074,960 shares of
Common Stock issuable under the Registrant&#8217;s 2002 Stock Option Plan, as Amended and Restated April 2007, which was first filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;24, 2007 and amended on October&nbsp;17, 2013; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">11. Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-124911,</FONT> registering an aggregate of 4,000,000 shares of Common
Stock issuable under the Registrant&#8217;s 2002 Stock Option and Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which was first filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;13, 2005 and amended on October&nbsp;17, 2013; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">12. Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-73722,</FONT> registering an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of Common
Stock issuable under the Registrant&#8217;s 2001 Stock Option Plan, which was filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;20, 2001. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On
May&nbsp;1, 2026, pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement, dated February&nbsp;6, 2026 (the &#8220;Arrangement Agreement&#8221;) by and among the Registrant, Pegasus BidCo B.V., a private company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of
the Netherlands (&#8220;Parent&#8221;), and 2786694 Alberta Ltd., a corporation formed under the laws of the Province of Alberta and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (&#8220;Purchaser&#8221;), Purchaser acquired all of the issued and outstanding
common shares of the Company, including the common shares issuable on the exchange of the Company&#8217;s issued and outstanding shares of Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock, by way of a court-approved statutory plan
of arrangement under the<I>&nbsp;Canada Business Corporations Act</I>. As a result of the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement, the Registrant has terminated any and all offerings and sales of securities pursuant to the
Registration Statements. In accordance with the undertakings made by the Registrant in each of the Registration Statements to remove from registration, by means of a post-effective amendment, any of the securities of the Registrant registered under
such Registration Statement which remain unsold at the termination of the offering, the Registrant hereby terminates the effectiveness of the Registration Statements and removes from registration all of the securities that remain unsold under the
Registration Statements as of the date hereof, if any. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant is filing these Post-Effective Amendments to withdraw and remove
from registration all securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statements that remain unsold as of the date hereof. The Registration Statements are hereby amended, as appropriate, to reflect the deregistration of such securities. After
giving effect to these Post-Effective Amendments, there will be no remaining securities registered by the Registrant pursuant to the Registration Statements. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Greg Gaba</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title: Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to Rule 478 under the Securities Act of 1933, no other person is required to sign these
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