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WMC.CN ·

Westmount Minerals Grants Options

Share Capital & Compensation

Suite 520 – 470 Granville St

Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 1V5

Telephone: 604-683-1991

Fax: 604-683-8544

www.westmountminerals.com

[email protected]

WESTMOUNT MINERALS GRANTS OPTIONS

Vancouver, British Columbia, April 14, 2022: Westmount Minerals Corp. ( "Westmount" or the

"Company") (CSE: WMC) announces, that in compliance with the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan,

the Board of Directors has granted 300,000 options exercisable for up to 5 years at $0.10 to a

director and a consultant of the Company.

About Westmount Minerals Corp.

Westmount is a newly listed company focused on gold exploration in Canada. The Company is

advancing the Douay East property to the drill stage and is evaluating other gold exploration

opportunities.

About the Douay East Property

The Douay East Property (the “Property”) covers an area of 4,868 Ha located in the Abitibi

Greenstone Belt (“AGB”), western Québec. With over 100 years of mineral production, the AGB

remains a very prolific gold mining district. The Property is located w ithin the Casa Berardi

Deformation Zone which hosts the currently producing Casa Berardi Gold Mine, past producing gold

mines, and several active gold exploration projects. The Casa Berardi Gold Mine, located

approximately 105 kilometres (“km”) west of th e Property, has produced greater than 2 million

ounces (“oz”) Au, and has annual production of approximately 125,000 oz Au. The Property is

contiguous to the west with Maple Gold Mines Ltd’s Douay Project which contains an estimated

422,000 oz Au of indic ated resources and 2,352,000 oz Au of inferred resources. The Vezza Gold

Project, located approximateky 1.5 km from the northern boundary of the Property, contains an

estimated 327,000 oz Au in the measured and indicated categories and estimated inferred

resources of 68,500 oz Au.

Qualified Person

Jamie Lavigne, P. Geo, a Qualified Person as defined in NI43-101 has reviewed and approved the

technical information in this press release.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors

David Tafel

Chief Executive Officer and Director

For further information, please contact:

David Tafel

Chief Executive Officer and Director

(604) 683-1991

Forward-Looking Statements:

This news release includes certain forward -looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively, "forward -

looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than

statements of historical fact, included herein including, without limitation, statements regarding the commencement of

trading of the Company’s common shares on the Canadian Securities Exchange, future capital expenditures, anticipated

content, commencement, and cost of exploration programs in respect of the Company's projects and mineral prop erties,

anticipated exploration program results from exploration activities, resources and/or reserves on the Company's projects

and mineral properties, and the anticipated business plans and timing of future activities of the Company, are forward -

looking statements. Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that

such expectations will prove to be correct. Often, but not always, forward looking information can be identified by words

such as "pro forma", "p lans", "expects", "will", "may", "should", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts",

"intends", "anticipates", "believes", "potential" or variations of such words including negative variations thereof, and

phrases that refer to certain actions, events or results that may, could, would, might or will occur or be taken or achieved.

In making the forward -looking statements in this news release, the Company has applied several material assumptions,

including without limitation, that market fundamentals will result in sustained precious and base metals demand and

prices, the receipt of any necessary permits, licenses and regulatory approvals in connection with the future exploration

of the Company's properties, that the COVID-19 global pandemic will not affect the ability of the Company to conduct the

exploration program on the Douay East Project, the availability of financing on suitable terms, and the Company's ability

to comply with environmental, health and safety laws.

Forward-looking statements invo lve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the

actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to differ materially from any future results, performance or

achievements expressed or implied by the forward -looking statements. Such risks and other factors include, among

others, statements as to the anticipated business plans and timing of future activities of the Company, including the

Company's option to acquire the Douay East Project, the proposed expenditures f or exploration work thereon, the ability

of the Company to obtain sufficient financing to fund its business activities and plans, delays in obtaining governmental

and regulatory approvals (including of the Canadian Securities Exchange), permits or financin g, changes in laws,

regulations and policies affecting mining operations, risks relating to epidemics or pandemics such as COVID–19, including

the impact of COVID–19 on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations, the Company's li mited

operating history, currency fluctuations, title disputes or claims, environmental issues and liabilities, as well as those

factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's prospectus dated February 14, 2022, and other filings

of the Company with the Canadian Securities Authorities, copies of which can be found under the Company's profile on

the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation

to update any of the forward-looking statements in this news release except as otherwise required by law.