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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001753926-23-001084
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230818
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230818

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology Ltd.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001935418
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MISCELLANEOUS METAL ORES [1090]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			A1
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-A12B/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-41769
		FILM NUMBER:		231185911

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SUITE 250, 750 W. PENDER STREET
		CITY:			VANCOUVER
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			V6C 2T7
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(604) 330-8067

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SUITE 250, 750 W. PENDER STREET
		CITY:			VANCOUVER
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			V6C 2T7

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Foremost Lithium Resources & Technology Ltd.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20220627
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8-A</B>&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(Amendment No. 1)&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>FOR
REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES </B></FONT></P>

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TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g)&nbsp;OF </B></FONT></P>

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SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 &nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>FOREMOST
LITHIUM RESOURCE &amp; TECHNOLOGY LTD.</B></FONT></P>

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name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B>&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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    Columbia</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Not
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    Employer Identification No.)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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                                    West Georgia Street</B></FONT></P>
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    of principal executive offices)</B></FONT></TD>
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    Code)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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to be registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Act:</B></FONT></P>

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  of each class <BR>
  to be so registered</B></FONT></TD>
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  <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; width: 49%"><B>Name of each exchange on which <BR>
  to be registered</B></TD></TR>
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  <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><B>Common Shares, no par value<BR>
  Warrants to purchase Common Shares</B></TD>
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  <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><B>The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC<BR>
  The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC</B></TD></TR>
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this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective
pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: left; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective
pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box. &#9744;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Securities
Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: File No.&nbsp;333-266897</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Securities
to be registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Act:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>None
</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>(Title
of Class)</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">This Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A amends and supplements the information set forth in the
Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-41769) (the &ldquo;Initial Form 8-A&rdquo;) filed by Foremost Lithium Resource &amp;
Technology Ltd. (the &ldquo;Registrant&rdquo;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;Commission&rdquo;) on August 2,
2023 in connection with the Registrant&rsquo;s common shares, no par value (the &ldquo;Common Shares&rdquo;). The Initial Form 8-A is
being amended hereby to include both Common Shares and warrants to purchase Common Shares (the &ldquo;Common Share Purchase Warrants&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
description of the Common Shares and the Common Share Purchase Warrants of the Registrant under the sections entitled &#8220;Description
of Share Capital&#8221;, &#8220;Financial Statements&#8221;, and &#8220;Material United States and Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations&#8221;,
in the prospectus included in the Registrant&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-272028), as initially filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2023, including exhibits, and as subsequently amended (the &#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;),
is hereby incorporated by reference. Any form of prospectus that constitutes part of the Registration Statement and is subsequently filed
by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, shall be deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein.&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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  <TD STYLE="width: 90%"><B>Exhibits.</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the Instructions as to Exhibits for Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed because no other securities of the Registrant are
registered on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the requirements of Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.</FONT></P>

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  <TD>Date: August 18, 2023</TD>
  <TD COLSPAN="2"><B>Foremost Lithium Resource &amp; Technology Ltd.</B></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">
  <TD STYLE="width: 60%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD STYLE="width: 4%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD STYLE="width: 36%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD>By:</TD>
  <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/
                                    <I>Jason Barnard</I></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD>Jason
                                    Barnard</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD>President
    and Chief&nbsp;Executive&nbsp;Officer</TD></TR>
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