A mining exploration corporation (the "Purchaser") agreed with another mining exploration corporation (the "Vendor") to acquire an interest in the Vendor's unproven resource properties (the "Properties") in consideration for incurring specified exploration expenses. As part of this agreement, the Vendor also agreed to issue, for no significant consideration, warrants to the Purchaser to acquire treasury common shares. The Directorate stated:
Taking into account, among other things, the letter of intent and considering the final agreement as a whole, that there would be good arguments for concluding that a portion of the … expenses incurred by the Purchaser constituted consideration given by the taxpayer for a right in respect of a share of the Vendor. .. [T]hat consideration should be deducted by virtue of paragraph (j) … from Canadian exploration expenses otherwise computed. That portion of the costs incurred by the Purchaser would, however, be the cost to the Purchaser of the warrants … .