YAMANA GOLD INC. 200 Bay Street Royal Bank Plaza, North Tower Suite 2200 Toronto, ON M5J 2J3 Tel: +17788065215
OFFICE OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR

Employment Confirmation Letter (Terms and benefits)

Yamana Gold Inc. Canada is pleased to offer you the position as stipulated in your Appointment letter by our organization. We are excited about the potential that you bring to our Company.
Job Location: 200 Bay Street Royal Bank Plaza, North Tower Suite 2200 Toronto, ON M5J 2J3.
Approval Year: 2015
Starting Date: Flexible

You are to report according to the said date in your appointment letter 9:30AM at the Human Resources Department at the Company premises, where you will be provided with package containing information on Yamana Gold Inc. Canada Your job commences immediately after the orientation for new executives. Should you accept this job offer, per Company policy you'll be eligible to receive the following:

• Salary: Monthly Net starting salary of Eight Thousand Three Hundred Canadian Dollar ($8,300.00CAD) paid in biweekly installments by your choice of cheque or direct deposit (This salary is take home after TAX deduction). Salary increases will be negotiated to take effect at the beginning of each renewal period. * Performance Bonuses: Up to three percent of your monthly net salary, paid quarterly by your choice of cheque or direct deposit

• Duties and Responsibilities: Your job profile remains the same as stated on your Resume/Questionnaire, which we have used as a basis of selecting you to work for us. The full breakdown of your job duties and responsibilities will be made known to you on resumption of duty. The management will be conducting a seminar for all foreign/international employees joining our services, to enlighten them more about our Company, their job profile, and to enable every employees get to know each other.

• Work Schedule: Yamana Gold Inc. Canada, policies on standard hours, overtime and compensatory time apply to this position; the standard hours of work for the employee are 40 hours per week. The employee will be compensated for work time that exceeds standard hours at a rate of 1.5 times their regular hourly rate, provided that overtime work is approved in advance by employer. Salary and contract period shall also be liable to increments with time and employee official promotions and position in service.

• Contract Duration: 5 Years (Renewable)

• Benefits: Standard, Yamana Gold Inc. Canada, provide benefits for salaried-exempt employees, including the following: o 401(k) retirement account o Annual stock options o Child daycare assistance o Education assistance o Health, dental, life and disability insurance o Profit sharing o Sick leave o Vacation and personal days: Yamana Gold Inc. Canada have 30 working days annual leave, which is additional to public/religious holidays and sick leaves and can be taken at any time during the year (subject to approval). During any of your vacations, Yamana Gold Inc. Canada shall pay for your flight ticket. $5,808CAD Dollar as leave allowance and as well pay you $4,721CAD Dollar flat rate travel/entertainment allowance. o Accommodation (Four-Bed-Room Apartment for married staffs relocating with their family and One-Bed-Room Apartment for single staffs, this accommodation is free) o One official car and car allowance o Free meal according to your choice dietary o Payment of your initial Six (6) months upfront salary upon completion of the employment Process o Comprehensive healthcare delivery

Joining us

Residence Permit / Visa: Applicants are required to secure their active Canadian Immigration Entrance Clearance Certificate (CIECC) from the office of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). On no account should the employee request the employer to process his/her work permit without the provision of (CIECC), which will automatically disqualify the job applicant. Currently, the Canadian Government has implemented a new law for recruitment as they discovered that Terrorist and those with bad records migrate into Canada through employment exercise as the easiest means to bypass the immigration stress and carry out their activities here in the country by submitting fake CV, compelling employers to process their travel papers. In other to confirm the eligibility of employee proving that they have no criminal record, not into terrorist act or drug peddling and addiction, the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) refers to the employee's to obtain Canadian Immigration Entrance Clearance Certificate (CIECC) for records before approving applicants, only then can we the employer pay and procure for the entire processing of applicants travel papers as well reimburse the expenditure incurred for the obtainment of Canadian Immigration Entrance Clearance Certificate (CIECC).

2. Flight Ticket: We will send your flight ticket to the concern Canadian Embassy in charge of visa endorsement of appointee and traveling documents after approved by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), order by the management of Yamana Gold Inc. Canada to avoid delay; also, family flight tickets will be issue as well, if we are aware that you are relocating with the members of your family.

3. Accommodation: Yamana Gold Inc. Canada a* will provide accommodation to all foreign nationals at the Government reserved area; both singles and family accommodation are available, depending on your family status.

4. Reimbursement: You shall be provided with our Reimbursement Application Form where you are expected to fill out all expenses incurred by you while completing the processing of your work permit papers and every other expenses you absorbed in the course of joining us. While submitting the form back, you are to attach receipts of these expenses you mentioned in the reimbursement form as valid proof that such expenses were actually made by you.

5. Upfront Salary: Payment of your initial six (6) months upfront salary upon completion of the procurement of your Residence and Work Permit / Visa. The first six months upfront salaries shall be paid in advance before employees embark on journey to assume duty. This is to enable employees settle all domestic needs before traveling. As such, no excuses will be entertained on assumption of duty relating to default.

Termination of Agreement * Termination on Resignation: The employee may terminate this agreement by giving the employer six months prior written notice of resignation. * Termination on Retirement: This agreement shall be terminated by the employee voluntary retirement, that retirement shall be effective on the last day of any fiscal year, provided that the effective date of retirement occurs after the employee 60th birthday, and that the employee gives the employer six months prior written notice. * Termination on Disability: If during the period of employment, the employee becomes unable due to mental or physical illness or injury to perform his / her duties under this agreement in his / her normal and regular manner, this agreement shall be then. * Termination upon Death: If the employee dies during the period of employment, this agreement shall then be terminated.

CG Public/Work Safety Law 2003 .
All Canadian Employer's employing expatriates has been tasked by the ( CPWS) to make sure that all prospective employees pass through the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), to secure the (CIECC) according to the CG Public/work safety (CGPWS) Law 2003. This Law was established to provide machinery for eradication of terrorism/applicants with criminal record as well as drug peddling and addiction from migrating into Canada without the so called (CIECC). Also, this is in relation and to assist in the resolution of employment disputes, and for incidental and connected purposes. The (Canadian Embassy) will not approve the processing of your traveling documents if you fail to obtain the (CIECC) from the office of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to approve and confirm you eligible to carry out employment in Canada Contact the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) with the details below:

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Canada Local Address: The Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Canada Border Services Agency 2323 Riverside Dr Ottawa, ON K1H 8L5, Canada Contact Barrister. Wellington Michael in CBSA Tel: (+1613)-6863806 Email: barrwellingtonmichbsa@zoho.com

Kindly forward the scan copies of the below documents to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) via email: barrwellingtonmichbsa@zoho.com For the procurement of your 5years Canadian working Visa Permit/your (CIECC) Certificate 1. Scan copy of your id proof 2. Scan copy of your duly Signed Job Offer Letter 3. Scanned Copy of International Passport (Data Page) 4. Scanned Copy of Passport Photograph (Colored)

NOTE: Any fee payable to (Canada Border Services Agency) for the completion of your (CIECC) is solely your responsibility, as this is employee responsibility and we are not concerned with it. However, this fee will be reimburse back to you by management on completion of the procurement of your Canadian Work and Residence Permit/Visa; Your (CIECC) should be completed on or before one week of confirmation of your contract offer for speedy processing of your Canadian Work and Residence Permit/Visa.Upon receipt of the above mentioned documents from your side, Yamana Gold Inc. Canada will procure your Residence Permit and courier your appointment letter hard copies and other relevant documents to your place of Residence. You shall be endorse with five (5) years Canadian working Visa permit. We look forward to your arrival, and we are confident that you will play a key role in our Company's expansion into national and international markets. Best Regards, Dr. Richard C. Campbell HR Director-Human Resources Department YAMANA GOLD INC. CANADA
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ACCEPT JOB OFFER
By signing and dating this letter below, I, _________, Accept the job offer by ________ Signature: ________ Date: __

We officially welcome you to Canada Border service Agency Home Office IMPORTANT NOTICE:

ALL APPLICANTS ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM CBSA TO ENHANCE SUCCESS IN HIS/HER TRAVELING DOCUMENTS AND APPROVAL: WE ONLY ATTEND TO SERIOUS APPLICANTS

PROCEDURES OF 5YRS CANADIAN WORKING VISA PERMIT/ CANADIAN IMMIGRATION ENTRANCE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE (CIECC).

KIND ATTENTION:

Read Carefully, Fill the Visa Application /Canadian Immigration Entrance clearance Certificate Forms and Send Me A Scan Copies of each. I hereby acknowledge the receipt of your Appointment letter from YAMANA GOLD INC. Canada, regarding your Five years Canadian working visa Permit/ Canadian Immigration Entrance clearance certificate, and I took my time to Verified if you are truly one of the new staff which it was confirmed to me by the HR. Manager Dr. Richard C. Campbell, kindly make a PRINT OUT of the attached visa/ CIECC forms fill it and send it back via email attachment along with the application fee. By filling the application forms, all applicants are entitled to pay Application/Registration fee $980CAD. Kindly note down the following details:-

(1) Make a print out of the Application FORMS of each attached below to the mail, Fill it and send it back via email along with the application fee.

(2) Processing of your five years Canadian working visa approval documents and Canadian Immigration clearance certificate will take 3-4 working days from the date of application.

(3) There is "NO" Interview needed from you, YAMANA GOLD INC. Canada, has signed your invitation and you have been found qualify 100% Guarantee for 5years Canadian working visa endorsement.

(4) As soon as your visa processing is completed, we shall give you directives for your 5yrs Canadian working visa permit endorsement with our affiliated consulate office along with a hard copy of your International Passport for final visa stamp in your present country.

(5) Your Flight Ticket will be send direct to you and Canadian Embassy as soon as your visa approval documents are ready, I will inform you when and where to receive your visa in your present country and consular in charge with details.
You are to conduct HIV health status check up report from any reputable government or private hospital in your Country, and send a scan copy of such report to us in care of your visa processing via email and present the original copy on request.

(6) Application/Registration fee payments are required after filling the application forms.

Visa application /Immigration clearance forms has to be dully filled.
 NOTE: Kindly download the attached file to see the visa application/Immigration clearance forms, fill it as directed. If there is any question you do not understand in the forms, leave the space and I will complete it here in my office 
 IMPORTANT INFORMATION: All charges have to be paid to our cashier Officer Correspondent payment details, which will be send to you later and a payment receipt is needful for official record.

Best Regards, BARRISTER: WELLINGTON MICHAEL, VISA AND IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT, CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY (CANADA) OTTAWA, ONTARIO. TEL: (+1613)-6863806 The Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), 2323 Riverside Dr, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L5, Canada.