QIMC launches expanded 2026 Ontario natural hydrogen program in Témiscamingue Graben

QIMC Launches Expanded 2026 Ontario Natural Hydrogen Program in the Témiscamingue Graben

823 Densified Soil-Gas Stations, More Than 1,100 Gravity Stations and District-Wide Mobile Gamma-Ray Spectrometry Designed to Define Drill and Seismic Targets

Montreal, Quebec--(Newsfile Corp. - September 17, 2026) - Québec Innovative Materials Corp. (CSE: QIMC) (OTCQB: QIMCF) (FSE: 7FJ) ("QIMC" or the "Company") is pleased to announce an expanded 2026 natural hydrogen exploration program in the Ontario extension of the Témiscamingue Graben, designed to advance target definition for Ontario 2D seismic surveys and drilling.

The Ontario program is being launched in parallel with QIMC's previously announced 78-line-kilometre 2D Vibroseis seismic campaign, including approximately 36 line-kilometres in Témiscamingue, Québec at Ville-Marie / St-Bruno-de-Guigues, with the balance in Nova Scotia. QIMC intends to integrate the Ontario datasets with the Québec seismic results to guide follow-up development.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Expanded soil-gas coverage: 823 new stations at 100-metre spacing over approximately 80 line-kilometres, bringing the Ontario database to approximately 1,733 stations and more than 125 line-kilometres.

Geophysical coverage: More than 1,100 gravimetric stations, district-wide mobile gamma-ray spectrometry and radon-thoron measurements alongside an audiomagnetotelluric (AMT) survey.

Technical leadership: Program design led by Prof. Marc Richer-Laflèche, Ph.D., of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), integrating the Ontario datasets into QIMC's proprietary R2G2™ exploration framework.

MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY

"Ontario is one of the most strategic assets of QIMC's clean hydrogen portfolio, and this program is about turning reconnaissance into conviction. Our objective is clear: convert what we've found on the ground into a ranked, drill-ready set of targets for the next stage of development. Advancing Ontario in lockstep with our Québec seis