Gensource Potash Applauds Federal Productivity Mega Deduction Announced in Toronto, Highlights Transformative Impact for Tugaske Project
Gensource Potash Applauds Federal
Productivity Mega Deduction Announced in
Toronto, Highlights Transformative Impact for
Tugaske Project
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan--(Newsfile Corp. - September 23, 2026) - Gensource Potash
Corporation (TSXV: GSP) (FSE: UGN) (OTC Pink: AGCCF) ("Gensource" or the "Company") today
welcomes the Canadian Federal Government's announcement of the
Productivity Mega Deduction
, a
landmark tax measure that will fundamentally improve the economics of major capital projects in
Canada, including the Company's flagship Tugaske Potash Project.
Productivity Mega Deduction: A Game-Changer for Canadian Mining
On September 15, 2026, at the first Canada Investment Summit in Toronto, Prime Minister Mark Carney
announced the Productivity Mega Deduction, expanding and making permanent the previous
Productivity Super-Deduction originally introduced in the Canadian Budget in early 2025. The new
measure allows businesses to
immediately deduct 100% of the cost of eligible capital
investments in the year the asset becomes available for use
, rather than depreciating those costs
over time under the traditional capital cost allowance system.
Critically for Gensource, the Productivity Mega Deduction expands eligible assets from approximately
15% to more than 65% of capital investments and
explicitly includes mining property
among the
newly covered asset classes. The government projects this will reduce Canada's marginal effective tax
rate on new business investment from roughly 13% to
6.4%
— the lowest rate in the G7 and less than
half the rate in the United States.
"The Productivity Mega Deduction announced by Prime Minister Carney in Toronto is precisely the kind
of bold, forward-looking policy that Canadian resource developers have needed," said Mike Ferguson,
President & CEO of Gensource. "By including mining property and making immediate expensing
permanent, the federal government has sent an unmistakable signal that Canada is open for major
project investment. For Gensource, this directly enhances the after-tax economics of the Tugaske Project
at the very moment we are finalizing our Technical Refresh and advancing project financing with our
ASEAN partner."
Direct Impact on the Tugaske Project
The Tugaske Potash Project is currently undergoing a comprehensive Technical Refresh targeting a
capacity of
500,000 tonnes per year
of premium Muriate of Potash (MOP), double the original 250,000
tonne-per-year design. The project's capital cost estimate at the original scale was (see NI 43-101 dated
November 2021) approximately
C$352 million
, with the Technical Refresh expected to update these
figures for the expanded production case.
Under the Productivity Mega Deduction, Gensource would be able to immediately expense eligible
capital expenditures for mining property, process plant equipment, site infrastructure, and related assets
acquired on or after September 15, 2026. This treatment would significantly accelerate the planned
SPV's (Special Purpose Vehicle) ability to recover capital costs, improving project cash flows to senior
lenders and shareholders during the critical early years of operation and enhancing overall project
returns.
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) welcomed the announcement, with President and CEO Pierre
Gratton stating: "Today's announcement by Prime Minister Carney is transformative. With these
announced new measures, Canada will become one of, if not the most, competitive mining tax
jurisdictions in the world".
Tugaske Project Highlights
The Tugaske Project is distinguished by:
A measured and indicated resource base of
360 million tonnes
of finished MOP product, with the
Tugaske Project footprint representing only 10% of Gensource's total mining lease area.
Offtake agreements in place for the full planned production, with product destined for U.S. and
Southeast Asian markets.
A proprietary solution mining process that
eliminates surface tailings
and avoids the need for
traditional brine or cooling ponds.
Strong project economics, even at the original smaller scale, and cash operating costs per tonne in
the bottom decile of the global cost curve.
The Technical Refresh is almost 90% complete, with finalization expected this fall. This report will serve
as part of the definitive basis for project financing and the anticipated Final Investment Decision - see
the Company's news release dated February 9, 2026 for further details.
About Gensource:
Gensource is a fertilizer development company based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and is on track
to become the next fertilizer production company in that province. With a modular and environmentally
leading approach to potash production, Gensource believes its technical and business model will be
the future of the industry. Gensource operates under a business plan that has two key components: (1)
vertical integration with the market to ensure that all production capacity built is directed, and pre-sold,
to a specific market, eliminating market-side risk; and (2) technical innovation which will allow for a
modular and economic potash production facility, that demonstrates environmental leadership within
the industry, producing no salt tailings, therefore eliminating decommissioning.
For further information on Gensource Potash, please contact:
Mike Ferguson - President & CEO
+1-306-974-6414
Further information on Gensource Potash Corporation can be found at
www.gensourcepotash.ca
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defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy
or accuracy of this release.
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This news release may contain forward looking information and Gensource cautions readers that
forward-looking information is based on certain assumptions and risk factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from the expectations of Gensource included in this news release. This news
release includes certain "forward-looking statements", which often, but not always, can be identified by
the use of words such as "believes", "anticipates", "expects", "estimates", "may", "could", "would", "will",
or "plan". These statements are based on information currently available to Gensource and Gensource
provides no assurance that the actual results will meet management's expectations.
Forward-looking statements include estimates and statements with respect to Gensource's future plans,
objectives or goals, to the effect that Gensource or management expects a stated condition or result to
occur, including any offering of securities by Gensource. Since forward-looking statements are based on
assumptions and address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks
and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated in such
statements for many reasons such as: failure to finance the Tugaske Project or other projects on terms
which are economic or at all; failure to settle a definitive agreement with a party and advance and finance
the Tugaske Project; changes in general economic conditions and conditions in the financial markets;
the ability to find and source off-take agreements; changes in demand and prices for potash; litigation,
legislative, environmental and other judicial, regulatory, political and competitive developments;
technological and operational difficulties encountered in connection with Gensource's activities; and
other matters discussed in this news release and in filings made with securities regulators. This list is not
exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of Gensource's forward-looking statements. These and other
factors should be considered carefully, and readers should not place undue reliance on Gensource's
forward-looking statements. Gensource does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that
may be made from time to time by Gensource or on its behalf, except in accordance with applicable
securities laws.
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