WorkGroup Designs Ltd. - ss. 83.1(1)

INTHE MATTER OF

THESECURITIES ACT,

R.S.O.1990, CHAPTER S. 5, AS AMENDED (the "Act")

AND

INTHE MATTER OF

WORKGROUPDESIGNS LTD.

ORDER

(Subsection83.1(1))

UPONthe application of WorkGroup Designs Ltd. ("WorkGroup") foran order pursuant to subsection 83.1(1) of the Act deeming WorkGroupto be a reporting issuer for the purposes of Ontario securitieslaw; AND UPONconsidering the application and the recommendation of the staffof the Commission; AND UPONWorkGroup representing to the Commission as follows: 1. WorkGroup wasincorporated on April 12, 2000 under the Business CorporationsAct (Alberta) under the name ebisdot.com inc. On November 12,2001 the name of the company was changed to its current namein connection with the completion of a Qualifying Transaction,as defined in Canadian Venture Exchange Inc. ("CDNX") Policy2.4. 2. The head officeof WorkGroup is located in Vaughan, Ontario. 3. WorkGroup hasbeen a reporting issuer under the Securities Act (Alberta) (the"Alberta Act") since December 1, 2000 when it received a receiptfor its CPC Prospectus, as defined in CDNX Policy 2.4, and underthe Securities Act (British Columbia) (the "BC Act") since March26, 2001 when its common shares were listed and posted on CDNX,and is not in default of any of the requirements of the AlbertaAct or the BC Act or the regulations made thereunder. WorkGroupis not a reporting issuer or equivalent under the securitieslegislation of any other jurisdiction in Canada. 4. The continuousdisclosure requirements of the Alberta Act and the BC Act aresubstantially the same as the requirements under the Act. 5. The continuousdisclosure materials filed by WorkGroup under the Alberta Actand the BC Act since July 28, 2000 are available on the Systemfor Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval ("SEDAR").

6.The authorized share capital of WorkGroup consists of an unlimitednumber of common shares and an unlimited number of first andsecond preferred shares, of which 14,999,336 common shares andno first or second preferred shares were issued and outstandingas of January 10, 2002. 7.WorkGroup has a significant connection to Ontario in that: (i)its head office is situated in Ontario; (ii) all directors andofficers, with the exception of one director, are resident inOntario; and (iii) as at January 10, 2002, 13,299,336 commonshares, or approximately 89% of the number of common sharesissued and outstanding, were registered in the names of shareholderswhose last address on the company's register of shareholderswere in Ontario.