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Consolidated Financial Statements 
December 31, 2009 and 2008 

March 30, 2010 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Genesis Land Development Corp. 

Consolidated Financial Statements 
December 31, 2009 and 2008 

Contents 

Management’s Report 

Auditors’ Report 

Consolidated Balance Sheets 

Consolidated Statements of Earnings, Comprehensive Income and Retained Earnings 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6-36 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Management’s Report 

To the Shareholders of  
Genesis Land Development Corp.
. 

The consolidated financial statemen
the  responsibility  of  management
management  in  accordance  with 
statements.  In  the  opinion  of  man
within acceptable limits of materiality
principles  appropriate  in  the  circum
Discussion and Analysis has been 
statements. 

ts and all information in the Management’s Discussio
t.  The  consolidated  financial  statements  have  b
the  accounting  policies  in  the  notes  to  the  con
agement,  the  consolidated  financial  statements  ha
y, and are in accordance with Canadian generally ac
mstances.  The  financial  information  elsewhere  in  t
reviewed to ensure consistency with that in the con

on and Analysis are 
been  prepared  by 
nsolidated  financial 
ave  been  prepared 
ccepted accounting 
the  Management’s 
nsolidated financial 

Management  maintains  appropriate
give reasonable assurance that tran
records  properly  maintained  to  pro
statements. 

e  systems  of  internal  control.  Policies  and  procedure
nsactions are properly authorized, assets are safegua
ovide  reliable  information  for  the  preparation  of  con

es  are designed  to 
arded and financial 
nsolidated  financial 

The  consolidated  financial  statemen
Audit Committee which meets regul
The Audit Committee, which is comp

nts  have  been  further  examined  by  the  Board  of  D
arly with the auditors and management to review the
prised of three independent directors, reports to the B

Directors  and  by  its 
e activities of each. 
Board of Directors. 

Meyers  Norris  Penny  LLP,  an  ind
consolidated financial statements in
provide an independent auditors’ op

dependent  firm  of  chartered  accountants,  was  eng
 accordance with Canadian generally accepted audi
inion. 

gaged  to  audit  the 
ting standards and 

Gobi Singh
President and Chief Executive Office

er  

Simon Fletcher 
Chief Financial Officer

March 30, 2010 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Auditors' Report 

To the Shareholders of  
Genesis Land Development Corp.
. 

We have audited the consolidated b
as at December 31, 2009 and the co
for  the  year  then  ended.  These
management. Our responsibility is to

balance sheet of Genesis Land Development Corp.
onsolidated statements of income and retained earnin
e  financial  statements  are  the  responsibility  of 
o express an opinion on these financial statements ba

(the “Corporation”) 
ngs and cash flows 
the  Corporation’s 
ased on our audit. 

We  conducted  our  audit  in  accord
standards require that we plan and 
statements  are  free  of  material  mi
supporting the amounts and disclos
accounting  principles  used  and  sig
overall financial statement presentat

dance  with  Canadian  generally  accepted  auditing 
perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance wh
isstatement.  An  audit  includes  examining,  on  a  te
sures in the financial statements. An audit also inclu
gnificant  estimates  made  by  management,  as  well 
tion. 

standards.  Those 
hether the financial 
st  basis,  evidence 
udes assessing the 
as  evaluating  the 

In our opinion, these consolidated f
position of the Corporation as at De
the year then ended in accordance w

financial statements present fairly, in all material res
cember 31, 2009 and the results of its operations an
with Canadian generally accepted accounting principl

pects, the financial 
d its cash flows for 
les. 

The consolidated financial statemen
by other auditors who expressed an 
dated April 28, 2009. 

nts as at December 31, 2008 and for the year then e
opinion without reservation on those financial statem

ended were audited 
ments in their report 

Chartered Accountants 

Calgary, Canada 
March 30, 2010 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
. 
Genesis Land Development Corp.
Consolidated Balance Sheets 
As at December 31, 2009 and 2008
8 

Assets
Real estate held for development and s
Amounts receivable (note 7)
Other operating assets (note 8)
Future income taxes (note 9)
Cash and cash equivalents

ale (note 5)

est

Liabilities and Non-controlling Inter
Financings (note 10)
Customer deposits 
s
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Income taxes payable
Land development service costs
Non-controlling interest (note 6)

Shareholders’ Equity
Share capital (note 11)
Contributed surplus (note 12)
Retained earnings

2009
$

2008
$

305,027,723
15,383,913
17,567,930
2,212,878
4,577,946
344,770,390

117,639,385
4,985,306
8,349,995
11,138,385
8,300,474
61,084,241
211,497,786

54,097,099
4,120,181
75,055,324
133,272,604

285,574,479
29,498,202
45,100,539
778,245
4,502,984
365,454,449

132,704,174
3,515,293
24,203,111
9,586,835
4,565,635
64,295,603
238,870,651

54,163,936
4,120,469
68,299,393
126,583,798

344,770,390

365,454,449

Commitments and contingencies (note 
Subsequent events (notes 6(b), 16 and 
Related party transactions (note 18)
See accompanying notes to the consoli

14)
18)

dated financial statements

Gobi Singh
President and Chief Executive Officer 

Simon Fletcher 
Chief Financial Officer 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Genesis Land Development Corp. 
Consolidated Statements of Earnings, Comprehensive Income and Retained Earnings 
Years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

Revenues

Residential lot sales
Residential home sales
Interest and other income

Expenses
Cost of sales:

Residential lots
Residential homes

Write-down of real estate held for development and sale and other (note 5)
General and administrative
Bad debt expense (recovery) (note 15)
Interest
Stock-based compensation (notes 12 and 13)
Amortization
Loss on disposal of property and equipment

2009
$

2008
$

23,138,346
62,712,690
710,781
86,561,817

31,797,919
50,759,835
1,272,884
83,830,638

12,729,206
48,545,359
7,642,349
10,946,474
(593,949)
1,469,857
(6,084)
218,151
5,202
80,956,565

11,708,740
31,315,992
6,961,905
11,026,110
13,408,182
638,721
814,422
271,034
32,528
76,177,634

Earnings before income taxes and non-controlling interest

5,605,252

7,653,004

Provision for income taxes (note 9)
Current
Future

Earnings before non-controlling interest
Non-controlling interest (note 6)
Net earnings, being comprehensive income
Retained earnings, beginning of year
Reduction on common shares purchased for cancellation (note 11(b))
Retained earnings, end of year
Net earnings per share – basic and diluted (note 11)

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements 

5,013,725
(1,434,633)
3,579,092

8,975,391
(5,876,345)
3,099,046

2,026,160
(4,729,771)
6,755,931
68,299,393
- 
75,055,324
0.15

4,553,958
(4,730,223)
9,284,181
59,277,192
(261,980)
68,299,393
0.20

 
 
 
 
 
 
Genesis Land Development Corp. 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 
Years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

Funds provided from (used for):
Operating activities

Net earnings
Items not involving cash:

Stock-based compensation 
Amortization
Write-down of real estate held for development and sale
Loss on disposal of property and equipment
Future income taxes
Non-controlling interest

Decrease (increase) in real estate held for development and sale
Decrease (increase) in amounts receivable
Decrease (increase) in other operating assets
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities and land
development service costs
Increase (decrease) in customer deposits 
Increase (decrease) in income taxes payable

Financing activities

Advances from financings
Repayments of financings
Increase in non-controlling interest 
Non-controlling interest capital repayments
Purchase of share capital
Issue of share capital

Investing activities

Acquisition of property and equipment
Change in restricted cash
Proceeds on disposal of property and equipment

Net change in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

Supplemental cash flow information:

Interest paid
Interest received
Income taxes paid

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements

2009
$

2008
$

6,755,931

9,284,181

(6,084)
218,151
7,642,349
5,202
(1,434,633)
(4,729,771)
8,451,145

8,792,773
14,114,289
(2,809,870)

(12,118,277)
1,470,013
1,551,550
19,451,623

87,256,995
(102,321,784)
2,834,408
(1,315,999)
(61,041)
- 
(13,607,421)

(34,903)
(5,734,337)
- 
(5,769,240)
74,962
4,502,984
4,577,946

814,422
271,034
6,961,905
32,528
(5,876,345)
(4,730,223)
6,757,502

(70,311,324)
18,089,248
(22,856,404)

(549,491)
318,867
7,806,231
(60,745,371)

94,849,623
(47,305,354)
11,342,801
(1,193,500)
(2,554,588)
46,110
55,185,092

(156,504)
(789,000)
1,625
(943,879)
(6,504,158)
11,007,142
4,502,984

9,883,664
266,574
2,952,875

7,636,788
271,034
1,169,000

 
 
 
 
 
 
Genesis Land Development Corp. 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

1. 

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS 

Genesis Land Development Corp. (the “Corporation” or “Genesis”) was incorporated as 
Genesis  Capital  Corp.  under  the  Business  Corporation  Act  (Alberta)  on  December  2, 
1997 and Genesis Land Development Corp. resulted from an amalgamation on January 
1, 2002. 

The  Corporation  is  engaged  in  the  acquisition,  development,  subdivision,  construction, 
sale and leasing of land, residential lots and homes and commercial property in Alberta 
and  British  Columbia.  The  Corporation  reports  its  activities  as  two  business  segments: 
land  development  and  home  building,  both  operating  in  one  geographic  area.  All 
business  activities  of  Genesis  are  conducted  in  Western  Canada  and  therefore  are 
subject  to  local  economic  and  weather  conditions.  Seasonality  affects  the  land 
development  segment  as  construction  activities  during  freezing  temperatures  limit  the 
completion  of  underground  and  surface  work.  Within  home  building,  construction  in 
winter months may be limited to situations where concrete foundations are in place. 

2. 

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND FUTURE OPERATIONS 

The  consolidated  financial  statements  are  prepared  in  accordance  with  Canadian 
generally  accepted  accounting  principles.  The  preparation  of  consolidated  financial 
statements  in  accordance  with  Canadian  generally  accepted  accounting  principles 
requires  management  to  make  estimates  and  assumptions  that  affect  the  reported 
amounts of assets and liabilities and revenues and expenses during the reporting period. 
Actual  results  could  differ  from  these  estimates.  Such  estimates  include  the  amounts 
relating to the determination of liabilities and accruals, in particular the provision for land 
development service costs, and the potential impairment of amounts receivable and real 
estate  held  for  development  and  sale.  By  their  nature  these  amounts  are  subject  to 
measurement  uncertainty  and  changes  in  such  estimates  may  affect  the  financial 
statements in future years. 

At December 31, 2009, Genesis has obligations due within the next 12 months of $127 
million  (see  note 15(ii) - liquidity  risk).  If Genesis  is  unable to generate  sufficient  sales, 
renew  existing  or  secure  additional  financing,  it  will  impact  the  Corporation’s  ability  to 
meet  its  obligations  as  they  become  due.  Based  on  Genesis’  operating  history,  its 
relationship  with  its  lenders  and  committed  sales  contracts,  Management  believes  that 
the Corporation has the ability to continue to renew or repay its financial obligations as 
they come due. 

(a)  Principles of consolidation 

These  consolidated  financial  statements  include  the  accounts  of  the  Corporation,  
its  wholly-owned  subsidiaries  and  a  variable  interest  entity  (“VIE”),  as  well  as  the 
consolidated  assets,  liabilities,  revenues,  expenses  and  cash  flows  of  limited 
partnership entities which the Corporation controls. 

Where  audited  financial  accounts  are  not  coterminous  with  those  of  the 
Corporation’s consolidated presentation, the financial information of the VIE has  

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Genesis Land Development Corp. 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

2. 

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND FUTURE OPERATIONS (continued) 

been derived from the last audited accounts available and unaudited management 
accounts for the period up to the Corporation’s balance sheet date. All intra-group 
transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated on consolidation. 

(b)  Revenue recognition 

The  Corporation’s  revenue  recognition  policies  for  residential  lot  and  home  sales 
and development land sales are: 

(i)  Residential lot and development land sales 

Land and lot sales to third parties are recognized when the Corporation has 
substantially performed and supplied all of the agreed-to services pertaining 
to  the  property,  the  Corporation  has  received  a  minimum  15%  non-
refundable  deposit  and  the  collection  of  the  remaining  unpaid  balance  is 
reasonably  assured.  Deposits  received  from  builders  upon  signing  of 
contracts for purchases of lots on which revenue recognition criteria have not 
been met are recorded as customer deposits. 

(ii)  Residential home sales 

Revenue is recognized when an agreement is signed and the completed unit 
is  conveyed  to  the  purchaser,  at  which  time  all  proceeds  are  received  or 
collection  is  reasonably  assured.  Deposits  received  from  customers  upon 
signing  of  contracts  for  purchases  of  completed  units  for  which  revenue 
recognition criteria have not been met are recorded as customer deposits. 

(c)  Real estate held for development and sale 

Land  under  development,  land  held  for  future  development  and  housing  projects 
under  construction  are  recorded  at the  lower  of cost  and  estimated  net realizable 
value  on  a  project  specific  basis.  An  impairment  loss  is  recognized  to  the  extent 
that the carrying value of a project exceeds the fair value of that project, or the cost 
of construction exceeds the contracted sales price. Cost includes land acquisition 
costs, other direct costs of development and construction, interest on debt used to 
finance  specific  projects,  property  taxes  and  legal  costs.  Fair  value  is  estimated 
using  comparisons  of  recent  sales  of  similar  or  adjacent  lands  in  the  same 
geographic area. Land acquisition costs are pro-rated to a phase of a project on an 
acreage basis. 

At the time that a lot sale from a phase is made, any remaining estimated servicing 
and development costs in respect of the sold lot are recorded as costs of sale and 
a liability is classified as “land development service costs.” The land development 
service  costs  are  reviewed  on  a  phase  by  phase  basis.  When  the  estimate  is 
known to be different from the actual costs incurred or expected to be incurred, an 
adjustment is made to the provision for estimated land development service costs  

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Genesis Land Development Corp. 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

2. 

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND FUTURE OPERATIONS (continued) 

and a corresponding adjustment is made to land under development and/or cost of 
sales. 

No  other  general  and  administration  costs  are  capitalized  to  real  estate  held  for 
development and sale. 

(d)  Property and equipment 

Property  and  equipment  consisting  of  office  equipment,  computer  hardware, 
software and vehicles is stated at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization 
is  calculated  on  a  declining  balance  basis  at  annual  rates  ranging  from  20%  to 
30% per annum. 

(e) 

Income taxes 

Income  taxes  are  recorded  using  the  asset  and  liability  method  of  accounting. 
Under  this  method,  income  taxes  are  recorded  for  the  effect  of  any  difference 
between  the  accounting  and  income  tax  basis  of  an  asset  or  liability,  using 
substantively  enacted  income  tax  rates.  Accumulated  future  income  tax  balances 
are adjusted to reflect changes in income tax rates that are substantively enacted 
with the adjustment being recognized in net earnings in the period that the change 
occurs. 

Future income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the tax laws and 
rates that are anticipated to apply in the period of realization. A valuation allowance 
is recorded to the extent that there is uncertainty regarding utilization of future tax 
assets. 

(f)  Cash and cash equivalents 

Cash  and  cash  equivalents  consist  of  cash  held  with  banks  and  lawyers’  trust 
accounts. 

(g)  Earnings per share calculations 

Basic  net  earnings  per  share  are  calculated  by  dividing  the  net  earnings  by  the 
weighted average number of shares outstanding for the year. Diluted net earnings 
per  share  amounts  are calculated giving  effect to  the  potential  dilution  that  would 
occur  if  stock  options  were  exercised.  The  treasury  stock  method  is  used  to 
determine the dilutive effect of stock options. The treasury stock method assumes 
that proceeds received from the exercise of in-the-money stock options are used to 
repurchase common shares at the average market price over the year. 

(h)  Stock-based compensation 

The  Corporation  has  a  share  option  plan  for  employees,  officers,  directors  and 
contractors, which is described in note 13. The Corporation calculates the fair  

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Genesis Land Development Corp. 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

2. 

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND FUTURE OPERATIONS (continued) 

value of stock-based compensation using the Black-Scholes Option-Pricing Model. 
The fair value of options granted are expensed and credited to contributed surplus 
over  the  related  vesting  period  of  the  options.  Any  consideration  paid  on  the 
exercise  of  stock  options,  together  with  any  contributed  surplus  recorded  at  the 
date the options vested, is credited to share capital. 

(i) 

Financial instruments 

A  financial  instrument  is  any  contract  that  gives  rise  to  a  financial  asset  of  one 
entity  and  a  financial  liability  or  equity  instrument  to  another  entity.  Upon  initial 
recognition  all  financial  instruments,  including  derivatives,  are  recognized  on  the 
balance  sheet  at  fair  value.  Subsequent  measurement  is  then  based  on  the 
financial  instruments  being  classified  into  one  of  five  categories:  held  for  trading, 
held to maturity, loans and receivables, available for sale and other liabilities. The 
Corporation has designated its financial instruments into the following categories: 

Financial Instrument

Category

Measurement Method

Cash and cash equivalents
Deposits and restricted cash
Amounts receivable
Accounts payable and
 accrued liabilities
Financings

Held for trading
Held for trading
Loans and receivables

Other liabilities
Other liabilities

Fair value
Fair value
Amortized cost

Amortized cost
Amortized cost

Transaction  costs  for  held-for-trading  assets  are  immediately  recognized  in  net 
income.  Transaction  costs  of  the  loans  and  receivables  and  other  financial 
liabilities  are  included  in  net  income  or  netted  with  the  fair  value  of  the  financial 
instruments at initial measurement, and tested for impairment. 

The  Corporation  will  assess  at  each  reporting  period  whether  there  is  a  financial 
asset,  other  than  those  classified  as  held  for  trading,  that  is  impaired.  An 
impairment loss, if any, is included in net earnings. As at December 31, 2009, an 
impairment  of  amounts  receivable  of  approximately  $12,891,000  (December  31, 
2008 - $18,845,000) has been recognized. 

The Corporation measures and recognizes embedded derivatives separately from 
the  host  contracts  when  the  economic  characteristics  and  risks  of  the  embedded 
derivative  are  not  closely  related  to  those  of  the  host  contract,  when  it meets  the 
definition of a derivative and when the entire contract is not measured at fair value. 
Embedded  derivatives  are  recorded  at  fair  value.  As  at  December  31,  2009  and 
2008, the Corporation does not have any contracts with embedded derivatives that 
require separation. 

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Genesis Land Development Corp. 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

2. 

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND FUTURE OPERATIONS (continued) 

The  Corporation’s  risk  management  policies  are  established  to  identify  and 
analyze  the  risks  faced  by  the  Corporation,  to  set  risk  limits  and  controls,  and  to 
monitor risks and adherence to market conditions and the Corporation’s activities. 
The Corporation immediately expenses any transaction costs incurred in relation to 
the acquisition of a financial asset or liability. 

3. 

CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

Effective  January  1,  2009, the  Corporation  adopted  the  CICA  Handbook Section  3064, 
Goodwill  and  Intangible  Assets,  which  replaced  the  existing  Goodwill  and  Other 
Intangible  Assets  standard.  The  new  standard  revises  the  requirement  for  recognition, 
measurement,  presentation  and  disclosure  of  intangible  assets.  The  adoption  of  this 
standard did not have a material impact on Genesis’ consolidated financial statements. 

Effective January 1, 2009, the Corporation retrospectively adopted the recommendations 
of Emerging Issues Committee abstract 173 “Credit Risk and the Fair Value of Financial 
Assets and Financial Liabilities,” which was issued in January 2009, without restatement 
of prior periods. The abstract requires that an entity’s own credit risk and the credit risk 
of the counterparty are taken into account in determining the fair value of financial assets 
and liabilities, including derivative instruments, for presentation and disclosure purposes. 
The  adoption  of the  abstract  did  not significantly  impact the  Corporation’s  consolidated 
financial statements. 

CICA  revised  standards  under  Handbook  Section  3855  Financial  Instruments  - 
Recognition  and  Measurement.  The  changes  bring  greater  consistency  between 
Canadian  GAAP  and  IFRS  regarding  the  timing  of  impairment  recognition  for  debt 
instruments. The amendments allow more debt instruments to be classified as loans and 
receivables.  In  addition,  the  amendments  require  reversal  of  previously  recognized 
impairment  losses  on  available-for-sale financial assets  in  specified  circumstances  and 
require that loans and receivables that an entity intends to sell immediately or in the near 
term  be  classified  as  held  for  trading.  The  transitional  provisions  are  complex  and  are 
accompanied  by  disclosure  requirements  to  explain  any  reclassifications  made  on 
adopting the amendments. The amendments did not have a material impact on Genesis’ 
consolidated financial statements. 

CICA  revised  standards  under  Handbook  Section  3862  Financial  Instruments  - 
Disclosures.  The  amendments  require  improved  and  consistent  disclosures  about  fair 
value  measurements  of  financial  instruments  and  liquidity  risk.  The  amendments  apply 
to annual financial statements relating to fiscal years ending after September 30, 2009. 
In the first fiscal year of application, an entity need not provide comparative information 
for the disclosures required by the amendments. 

4. 

CHANGES TO FUTURE ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

In  October  2009,  the  Accounting  Standards  Board  (“AcSB”)  issued  a  third  and  final 
International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) Omnibus Exposure Draft confirming 
that publicly accountable enterprises will be required to apply IFRS, in full and without  

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Genesis Land Development Corp. 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

4. 

CHANGES TO FUTURE ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) 

modification, on January 1, 2011. The adoption date of January 1, 2011 will require the 
restatement,  for  comparative  purposes,  of  amounts  reported  by  the  Corporation  for  its 
year  ended  December  31,  2010,  including  the  opening  balance  sheet  as  at  January  1, 
2010.  The  AcSB  proposes  that  CICA  Handbook  Section  1506  “Accounting  Changes”, 
which would require an entity to disclose information relating to a new primary source of 
GAAP that  has  been  issued  but  is  not  yet  effective  and  that  the  entity  has  not  applied, 
not  be  applied  with  respect  to  the  IFRS  Omnibus  Exposure  Draft.  Consequently,  the 
Corporation does not intend to disclose the full impact of the transition to IFRS in publicly 
available financial statements prior to 2011. The Corporation is continuing to assess the 
financial reporting impacts of adopting IFRS in 2010.  

The  Corporation  does  not  expect  to  derecognize  amounts  previously  recorded  as 
impairment  charges,  nor  does  it  expect  to  change  the  manner  in  which  it  will  measure 
and recognize real estate held for development and sale and other operating assets. The 
Corporation  does  anticipate  a  significant  increase  in  disclosure  resulting  from  the 
adoption of IFRS and is continuing to assess the level of disclosure required as well as 
systems changes that may be necessary to gather the required information. 

5. 

REAL ESTATE HELD FOR DEVELOPMENT AND SALE 

Land held for future development
Land under development
Housing projects under development

Less write-down

December 31, 2009
$

December 31, 2008
$

181,074,355
119,073,495
19,436,491
319,584,341
(14,556,618)
305,027,723

130,026,407
123,124,339
38,425,004
291,575,750
(6,001,271)
285,574,479

During the year ended December 31, 2009, interest of $6,288,000 (2008 - $7,189,000) 
and other carrying costs of $1,753,000 (2008 - $961,000), respectively, were capitalized 
to land held for future development. 

As at December 31, 2009, land held for future development of $62,919,000 (December 
31,  2008  -  $43,539,000)  and  land  under  development  of  $15,796,000  (December  31, 
2008  -  $22,260,000)  are  held  in  limited  partnerships  controlled  by  Genesis  (see  note 
6(a)).  Land  under  development  of  $7,542,000  at  December  31,  2009  (December  31, 
2008 - $5,129,000) is held in a variable interest entity (see note 6(b)). 

The  Corporation  previously  disclosed  an  agreement  to  sell  commercial  land  to  a  large 
anchor  store  in  the  Sage  Hill  Crossing  Shopping  Centre  for  $22,000,000  with  the  sale 
originally  expected  to  close  in  the  second  quarter  of  2009.  The  sale  was  subject  to 
obtaining  permits  and  other  closing  conditions  that  were  not  met  by  the  large  anchor 
store prior to the closing deadline. The agreement has not been renewed. While the  

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

5. 

REAL ESTATE HELD FOR DEVELOPMENT AND SALE (continued) 

anchor  store  continues  to  express  interest  in  the  land  and  is  in  discussions  with  the 
Corporation,  the  Corporation  has  been  in  contact  with  another  anchor  store  and 
commercial developers that have also shown interest in this land. 

During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2009,  the  Corporation  closed  the  $30,258,000 
purchase of 1,476 acres of residential land at Delacour in the Municipal District of Rocky 
View,  northeast  of  Calgary.  Prior  to  closing,  the  Corporation  had  made  non-refundable 
deposits totaling $24,629,000 which were transferred from other assets to land held for 
future development upon closing. A write-down of $732,000 recognized at December 31, 
2008  relating  to  impairment  of  incurred  land  pre-acquisition  costs  was  increased  by 
$167,000  during  the  year  ended  December  31,  2009  as  a  result  of  the  closing  of  the 
Delacour  land  purchase.  Additionally,  further  write-downs  totaling  $1,634,000  were 
recorded during the year ended December 31, 2009 based on updated land appraisals. 

During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2009,  the  Corporation  closed  the  $20,733,000 
purchase  of  319  acres  of  residential  land  at  Airdrie.  The  Corporation  had  made  non-
refundable  deposits  totaling  $12,200,000  which  were  transferred  from  other  assets  to 
land  held  for  future  development  upon  closing  (see  note  6(a)(i)).  A  write-down  of 
$961,000 recognized at December 31, 2008 relating to impairment of land carrying costs 
was increased by $672,000 during the year ended December 31, 2009 as a result of the 
closing of this purchase and subsequently transferred from other assets to land held for 
future development. Additionally, a further write-down of $1,914,000 (2008 - $5,149,000) 
was  recorded  during  the  year  ended  December  31,  2009  based  on  an  updated  land 
appraisal. 

During the year ended December 31, 2009, write-downs of carrying value of certain LP 6 
lands (see note 6(a)) relating to land under development in the amount of $762,000 and 
housing projects under construction in the amount of $1,676,000 were required. 

During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Corporation recognized a write-down of 
$680,000  relating  to  impairment  of  carrying  value  of  certain  lands  held  for  future 
development. 

During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2009,  the  Corporation  recognized  miscellaneous 
write-downs  relating  to  lands  under  development  in  the  amount  of  $137,000  (2008  - 
$121,000). 

In  determining  if  there  is  an  impairment  of  real  estate  assets,  the  carrying  values  are 
compared  to  the  estimated  net  realizable  value  on  a  project  by  project  basis.  Net 
realizable value is determined using the expected selling price of comparative properties 
sold  in  the  normal  course  of  business  less  closing  costs.  These  estimates  of  market 
price may change materially in the future. 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

6. 

NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST 

(a)  Limited Partnerships 

The  Corporation  is  the  general  partner  in  four  limited  partnership  arrangements. 
Genesis ultimately controls each of the limited partnerships thereby requiring their 
consolidation  within  the  accounts  of  the  Corporation  and  recognition  of  a  non-
controlling interest. Additionally, any profit or charges between the Corporation and 
the limited partnerships are eliminated on consolidation. 

The limited partnership units are non-redeemable and share in the profits, if any, of 
the  associated  development  held  by  the  partnership.  Limited  partners  cannot  be 
cash-called for further funding with respect to the development.  

Details of each of the limited partnerships are as follows: 

Limited partnerships 4/5 (LP 4/5): 

LP  4/5  holds  land  held  for  future  development  located  east  of  Calgary  in  the 
Municipal District of Rocky View, adjacent to the Corporation’s Taralake lands, with 
a  carrying  value  of  $7,765,000  as  at  December  31,  2009.  No  capital  repayments 
are required with respect to LP 4/5. 

Genesis is entitled to a management fee of 10% of the future development service 
costs payable on a per-lot basis as lots are sold. 

Limited partnerships 6/7 (LP 6/7): 

LP  6/7  holds  land  under  development  located  in  Taralake  and  Airdrie  with  a 
carrying  value  of  $15,796,000  as  at  December  31,  2009.  All  required  capital 
repayments have been made to unit holders in LP 6/7. 

Genesis  is  entitled  to  management  fees  of  5%  to  10%  of  land  costs  to  LP  6/7 
payable  to Genesis  as  lands  and  lots  are  sold. Genesis  also  owns  11.65%  of LP 
6/7’s units and participates proportionately in the profits of the partnership. 

Genesis is engaged in two joint ventures with the respect to the partnership lands. 
The first involves 32 single-family lots in the Corporation’s Taralake development, 
whereby  LP  6/7  contributes  a  lot  and  the  Corporation  constructs  a  single-family 
home.  The  profits  on  the  construction  are  split  equally  between  LP  6/7  and  the 
Corporation. The second joint venture is the multi-family project in Airdrie. LP 6/7 
contributed  certain  lands  and  Genesis  performed  construction  and  arranged 
financing. The financing is secured by the building and land of the project, as well 
as by certain of the Corporation’s land under development. 

Limited partnerships 8/9 (LP 8/9): 

L/P  8/9  holds,  among  other  things,  1,140  acres  of  raw  land  near  Radium,  British 
Columbia at a cost of $5,700,000. Genesis held a purchase right to acquire all LP  

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

6. 

NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST (continued) 

8/9  units  by  February  28,  2009,  which  it  did  not  exercise.  Therefore,  all  LP  unit 
holders  are  entitled  to  share  in  the  profits  of  the  development.  A  final  capital 
repayment  of  $298,000 was  paid  on February  28,  2009. Genesis  has  contributed 
$25,000 in refundable capital to the project. 

The project lands have approval for 272 single-family home sites on 53 acres and 
143  acres  have  been  set  aside  for  a  golf  course.  Upon  achieving  and  exceeding 
50%  gross  return  to  the  LP  8/9  unit  holders,  Genesis  is  entitled  to  50%  of  the 
remaining profits on the single-family lots. Genesis is also entitled to 100% of the 
profit on the golf course, and retains the right to purchase the balance of the lands 
at  the  conclusion  of  the  project  for  a  nominal  amount.  Additionally,  Genesis  is 
responsible for securing financing for the project development. 

Limited partnerships 2007 (LPLP 2007): 

On  June  29,  2007,  the  Land  Pool  Limited  Partnership  2007  was  created  to  raise 
funds to secure funding for various land acquisitions. At February 28, 2009, LPLP 
2007  closed  and  had  raised  gross  proceeds  of  approximately  $44,119,000. 
Agreements entered with respect to land acquisitions are as follows: 

(i)  On  May  29,  2007,  the  Corporation  entered  into  an  agreement  to  purchase 
319  acres  of  land  west  of  Airdrie  for  $20,733,000.  Prior  to  closing,  the 
Corporation  made  a  non-refundable  deposit  of  $12,200,000.  On  April  9, 
2009, the final payment of $8,533,000 plus accrued interest of $52,000 was 
made  on  closing.  On  April  16,  2009,  the  Corporation  used  the  land  as 
security to obtain a financing of $5,100,000 (see notes 10(I) and 18). 

(ii)  On  October  15,  2007,  the  Corporation  purchased  617  acres  of  residential 
land  at  Delacour  in  the  Municipal  District  of  Rocky  View,  northeast  of 
Calgary,  for  $31,386,000.  The  Corporation  received  financing  totaling 
$18,830,000  bearing  interest  at  the  greater  of  9.5%  and  prime  plus  3%  per 
annum.  The  loan  is  secured  by  the  land  and  commencing  December  2008 
requires  monthly  principal  repayments  of  $500,000  plus  interest  with  the 
balance  due  October  31,  2009.  On  September  29,  2009,  the  Corporation 
renewed the loan by extending the due date to May 1, 2011 (see note 10(I)), 
while  substantially  retaining  all  other  terms  of  the  original  agreement.  As  at 
December 31, 2009, $10,510,000 of the loan has been repaid. 

(iii)  On July 31, 2008, the Corporation, borrowed $7,000,000 from LPLP 2007 at 
an interest rate of prime plus 3% per annum. On April 9, 2009, the principal 
loan  amount  and  accrued  interest  of  $461,000  was  repaid  by  virtue  of 
Genesis funding $8,533,000 to complete a land acquisition closing on behalf 
of LPLP 2007 (see note 6(a)(i)). 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  offering  on  February  28,  2009,  LPLP  2007  had  raised 
insufficient  funds  to  close  out  the  purchase  of  the  lands  and  settle  the  land 
acquisition loan it used to acquire the Delacour Lands. As a result, Genesis has  

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

6. 

NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST (continued) 

completed the transaction with its own funds and assumed the loan obligations of 
LPLP 2007. 

Additionally,  Genesis  can  earn  management  fees  of  up  to  50%  of  the  remaining 
profits of the project upon achieving and exceeding 50% gross return to the LPLP 
2007 external unit holders. 

As at December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Corporation recognized a non-controlling 
interest liability comprised as follows: 

LP 4/5

LP 6/7

LP 8/9

LPLP 2007

$

$

$

$

VIE

$

TOTAL LP

$

Balance - December 31, 2007

(7,979,614)

(19,020,456)

(8,280,721)

(23,595,734)

- 

(58,876,525)

Contributions, net of capital 
repayments

Issuance costs incurred 

Net earnings allocation on 
sale of real estate held for 
development and sale

Market value write-down

Cash paid out

Net general and 
administrative expenses 
(recoveries)

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(488,225)

1,100,588

(15,394,013)

86,577

2,673

1,225,087

(3,212,200)

- 

3,318,011

- 

- 

- 

- 

6,109,414

- 

(118,189)

29,570

121,969

1,799,660

Balance - December 31, 2008

(8,097,803)

(19,286,723)

(7,055,491)

(29,855,586)

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(14,781,650)

1,314,337

(3,212,200)

6,109,414

3,318,011

1,833,010

(64,295,603)

Contributions, net of capital 
repayments

Issuance costs incurred 

Net earnings allocation on 
sale of real estate held for 
development and sale

Market value write-down

Cash paid out

Net general and 
administrative expenses 
(recoveries)

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(966,287)

2,438,000

1,017,624

298,375

(426,087)

(2,451,739)

(2,579,451)

- 

- 

- 

- 

43,418

(39,181)

2,585,984

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

43,418

(1,005,468)

5,023,984

1,017,624

64,277

81,293

61,046

172,973

331,666

711,255

Balance - December 31, 2009

(8,033,526)

(16,716,093)

(6,696,070)

(27,518,479)

(2,120,073)

(61,084,241)

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

6. 

NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST (continued) 

The real estate held within the limited partnerships is as follows: 

Limited Partnership 4&5
Limited Partnership 6&7
Limited Partnership 8&9
Limited Partnership Land Pool 2007

Less write-down (LPLP 2007 and LP 6&7)

(b)  Variable Interest Entity 

December 31, 2009
$

December 31, 2008
$

7,764,520
18,234,432
6,721,978
57,127,577
89,848,507
(11,133,398)
78,715,109

7,779,674
22,259,898
6,519,530
34,388,779
70,947,881
(5,148,779)
65,799,102

On September 29, 2008, the Corporation entered into an agreement to sell certain 
land  under  development  in  Airdrie  to  an  entity  for  gross  proceeds  totalling 
$23,000,000.  The  entity  paid  an  initial  deposit  of  $4,500,000  which  was  financed 
through a loan (see note 10(IV)) in the amount of $5,000,000. 

On  January  20,  2009,  the  Corporation  and  this  entity  amended  the  purchase 
agreement to include an additional parcel of land in Airdrie for $6,650,000 for total 
proceeds  to  Genesis  of  $29,650,000.  No  additional  deposits  were  received,  but 
$1,000,000 of the original deposit of $4,500,000 was redistributed to this additional 
parcel of land. 

In  February  2010,  Genesis  entered  into  an  agreement  to  cancel  the  sale 
transaction  as  stated  above  and  to  take  over  the  loan  ($4,000,000  at  December 
31, 2009) that was originally obtained to finance the initial deposit under the terms 
of the transaction. This transaction closed on March 26, 2010 (see note 16). 

At December 31, 2009, the entity had not engaged in any business activities other 
than  securing  financing  and  raising  capital  for  the  acquisition  of  the  lands.  The 
entity  represents  a  VIE  to  Genesis  by  virtue  of  subordinated  financial  support 
provided  by  the  Corporation.  As  Genesis  is  primarily  at  risk  for  any  losses,  the 
Corporation is required to consolidate the accounts of the entity. 

The  carrying  value  of  the  land  under  development  sold  to  the  VIE  totalled 
approximately  $7,542,000  (2008  -  $5,129,000)  as  at  December  31,  2009.  The 
Corporation’s exposure to a potential loss as at December 31, 2009 is the carrying 
value of the real estate held for development and sale which has been pledged as 
security for the loan. 

During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2009,  the  VIE  issued  share  capital  of 
approximately $2,452,000 (2008 - $Nil) (see note 6(a)) through third party  

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

6. 

NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST (continued) 

subscriptions  which  has  been  reclassified  to  non-controlling  interest  in  these 
consolidated  financial  statements.  Additionally,  during  the  year  ended  December 
31, 2009, $332,000 (2008 - $Nil) of net general and administrative expenses was 
applied to reduce the non-controlling interest liability to third party contributors. 

7. 

AMOUNTS RECEIVABLE 

Agreements receivable
Other receivables

Allowance for doubtful accounts

December 31, 2009
$

December 31, 2008
$

27,520,761
754,180
28,274,941
(12,891,028)
15,383,913

44,889,194
3,454,064
48,343,258
(18,845,056)
29,498,202

Agreements  receivable  are  secured  by  the  underlying  real  estate  assets  and  have 
various  terms  of  repayment.  Purchasers  generally  have  between  six  months  and  one 
year  to  pay  the  balance  owing  for  purchased  lots.  At  December  31,  2009,  no  amounts 
receivable (December 31, 2008 - $4,709,000) are contractually due beyond one year. 

The Corporation has reviewed its agreements receivable and associated interest terms 
and  determined  that  the  fair  value  of  amounts  receivable  approximates  their  carrying 
value  as  at  December  31,  2009  and  2008,  respectively.  Agreements  receivable  relate 
entirely  to  land  sales  in  Alberta;  accordingly,  collection  risk  is  related  to  the  economic 
conditions of the region. 

8. 

OTHER OPERATING ASSETS 

Property and equipment, net

Non-refundable deposits paid on future land
 acquisitions
Deposits
Restricted cash

Less write-down of non-refundable deposits

December 31, 2009
$

December 31, 2008
$

568,433

756,883

- 
16,144,635
854,862
17,567,930
- 
17,567,930

36,849,000
7,976,988
478,302
46,061,173
(960,634)
45,100,539

At  December  31,  2009,  property  and  equipment  is  carried  at  a  cost  of  approximately 
$1,977,000  (December  31,  2008  -  $2,013,000),  net  of  accumulated  amortization  of 
$1,409,000 (December 31, 2008 - $1,256,000). 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

8. 

OTHER OPERATING ASSETS (continued) 

Deposits  include  amounts  paid  to  development  authorities  as  security to guarantee the 
completion  of  construction  of  projects  under  development  and  deposits  on  future  land 
acquisitions.  The  deposits  are  refundable  upon  completion  of  the  related  project  and 
earn interest at rates approximating those earned on guaranteed investment certificates.  

Of the amounts included in the non-refundable deposits paid on future land acquisitions 
at  December  31,  2008,  $24,629,000  was  applied  to  the  land  purchase  that  closed 
February 4, 2009 (see note 5), and $12,200,000 was applied to the land purchase that 
closed April 9, 2009 (see note 6(a)(i)). 

Restricted cash is held in trust accounts and also included in customer deposits liability 
and  represents  funds  owed  to  the  Corporation,  at  a  future  indeterminable  date,  when 
development of specific lands commences. 

9. 

INCOME TAXES 

(a)  The  components  of  the  future  income  tax  asset  (liability)  at  December  31,  2009 

and 2008 are as follows: 

Real estate held for development and sale
Non-capital loss carry-forwards*
Reserves from land sales
Unamortized financing costs
Other temporary differences

December 31, 2009
$

December 31, 2008
$

3,550,439
103,307
(1,479,678)
49,666
(10,856)
2,212,878

4,455,086
195,222
(3,890,426)
28,200
(9,837)
778,245

*Non-capital loss carry-forward amounts begin to expire in 2028.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

9. 

INCOME TAXES (continued) 

(b) 

Income  tax  expense  differs from that  which  would  be  expected from  applying the 
combined  effective  Canadian  federal  and  provincial  income  tax  rates  of  29.41% 
(2008  -  29.57%)  to  income  before  income  taxes.  The  difference  results  from  the 
following: 

Expected income tax expense
Change in future income taxes resulting
 from tax rate reduction
Stock-based compensation
Variable interest entity losses not included
 in future income taxes
Other non-deductible expenses and other
Non-controlling Interest

2009
$

2008
$

1,648,291

2,263,307

(209,443)
106,401

- 
642,998
1,390,845
3,579,092

15,836
240,858

128,089
(947,965)
1,398,921
3,099,046

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

10. 

FINANCINGS 

Secured by land held for future development

I.

II.

Land loans, maturing from April 1, 2010 to May 1,
2011, bearing interest at rates between the greater
of prime plus 3% and 14.5% per annum, secured
by land held for development and sale with a
carrying value of $78,522,000.

Other mortgages payable, bearing interest at rates
between 7% and 14% per annum, payable on
demand.

Secured by land under development and
 agreements receivable

III.

Land project
loans, payable on collection of
agreements receivable, bearing interest at rates
ranging from prime plus 2% to the greater of a
combined 8% preferred coupon and 12% regular, or 
prime plus 7% per annum, secured by land held for
development and sale with a carrying value of
$136,100,000, due between January 31, 2010 and
November 30, 2012.

IV. Other mortgage payable, bearing interest at

the
greater of 10.25% or prime plus 3.25% per annum,
secured by land with a carrying value of $7,542,000
due October 1, 2010 (see note 6(b)).

Secured by housing projects under development

V. Demand operating line of credit up to $7,500,000
subject to certain levels of assets with a sublimit of
$1,561,000, bearing interest at prime plus 1% per
annum, secured by a general security agreement
over assets of the home building division.

VI. Project

loans, payable on collection of closing
proceeds, bearing interest at rates ranging from
prime plus 2.5% to 9.75% per annum, secured by
property with a carrying value of $10,869,000, due
between May 31, 2010 and June 1, 2010.

December 31, 2009
$

December 31, 2008
$

21,420,000

28,830,000

839,229

800,504

81,127,576

73,467,208

4,000,000

5,000,000

- 

2,173,000

10,252,580

22,433,462

117,639,385

132,704,174

Land loans include $8,320,000 on behalf of LPLP 2007 due on May 1, 2011. This loan 
requires  the  Corporation,  the  general  partner,  to  make  monthly  principal  payments  of 
$500,000 plus interest commencing on December 1, 2008 (see note 6(a)(ii)), which was 
increased to $520,000 effective December 1, 2009 upon loan renewal on September 29, 
2009 (see below). 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

10. 

FINANCINGS (continued) 

facilities.  Such  covenants 

The  Corporation has  various  covenants  in  place with  its  lenders  with  respect to  certain 
contracted  credit 
include  among  other  credit  usage 
restrictions,  cancellation,  prepayment,  confidentiality  and  cross  default  clauses,  as  well 
as  sales  coverage  requirements,  conditions  precedent  for  funding,  and  other  general 
understandings  such  as but  not  limited to maintaining  contracted  lot  prices,  restrictions 
on encumbrances, liens and charges, material changes to project plans, and changes in 
the Corporation’s ownership structure. As at December 31, 2009, the Corporation is not 
in violation of any covenants with its lenders. 

The Corporation’s financings are to be repaid, based on the contractual terms, within the 
following time periods: 

January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010
January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011
January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012
Subsequent

$

101,802,465
6,473,731
9,363,189
- 
117,639,385

Secured by land held for future development 

On  February  2,  2009,  Genesis  entered  into  a  loan  agreement  in  the  amount  of 
$5,629,000,  due  January  31,  2010.  The  funds  were  advanced  February  13,  2009.  The 
loan bears interest at a rate of the greater of 12% or prime + 4% per annum for the first 
nine  months,  and  the greater  of  15%  or  prime +7%  per  annum for the remaining three 
months  and  is  secured  by  the  lands  purchased  for  $30,258,000  on  February  4,  2009 
(see note 5), as well as existing real estate under development. The loan was paid off in 
accordance with the agreement. 

$12,000,000  of  the  total  amount  of  land  loans,  stated  in  Note  10(I),  was  renewed  by 
Genesis  on  March  10,  2009  through  a  mortgage  renewal  agreement  maturing  May  1, 
2010. The mortgage loan bears interest at a rate of the greater of 10.5% or prime + 3% 
per annum and is secured by existing real estate held for development and sale. 

On  April  16,  2009,  the  Corporation  entered  into  a  mortgage  loan  agreement  in  the 
amount  of  $5,100,000  (note  18)  bearing  interest  at  14.5%  per  annum  from  the  date  of 
the  first  advance  to  April  1,  2010  and  interest  at  19.5%  per  annum  thereafter,  with 
principal and any unpaid interest due on or before May 1, 2010. The loan is secured by 
certain LPLP 2007 land held for future development. 

On September 29, 2009, the Corporation entered into a mortgage renewal agreement in 
the amount of $12,830,000 by extending the due date to May 1, 2011 with the renewed 
loan  facility  bearing  interest  at  the  greater  of  10.5%  or  prime  +  3.5%  per  annum  while 
substantially retaining all other terms of the original agreement. 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

10. 

FINANCINGS (continued) 

Loans secured by land under development and agreements receivable 

On  March  26,  2009,  Genesis  entered  into  an  inventory  loan  facility  agreement  in  the 
amount  of  $8,500,000.  Under  this  facility,  drawn  amounts  including  interest  are  due 
within  12  months  of  the  first  day  of  the  month  following  the  first  advance  of  funds. 
Approximately  $6,090,000  was  advanced  on  April  9,  2009.  The  loan  facility  bears 
interest  at  a  rate  of  the  greater  of  9%  or  prime  +  4%  per  annum  and  is  secured  by 
existing  real  estate  under  development.  The  loan  facility  stipulated  a  payment  in  the 
amount of $2,200,000 due May 8, 2009, which was satisfied through land sale closings 
pursuant  to  the  agreement  as  scheduled.  Additionally,  on  June  17,  2009,  the 
Corporation  entered  into  an  amendment  agreement  to  increase  loan  availability  under 
the facility receiving a second advance of approximately $3,300,000 on June 19, 2009. 

On  June  2,  2009,  the  Corporation  entered  into  a  renewal  agreement  with  a  lender 
holding  a  land  project  loan  in  the  amount  of  $1,837,000  by  extending  the  due  date  to 
November 1, 2009 with the renewed loan facility bearing interest at the greater of 8% or 
prime  +  2%  per  annum  while  substantially  retaining  all  other  terms  of  the  original 
agreement.  On  July  27,  2009,  the  Corporation  amended  such  renewal  agreement  by 
increasing  loan  availability  to  $6,010,000  secured  by  existing  real  estate  under 
development. The amended mortgage loan bears interest at the greater of 10% or prime 
plus 2% per annum with principal due no later than November 1, 2010 and interest due 
monthly from date of advance. 

Also on June 2, 2009, the Corporation entered into a renewal agreement with a lender 
holding  a  land  project  loan  in  the  amount  of  $1,579,000  by  extending  the  due  date  to 
November 1, 2009 with the renewed loan facility bearing interest at the greater of 7% or 
prime  +  0.75%  per  annum  while  substantially  retaining  all  other  terms  of  the  original 
agreement. On  November  9,  2009, the  Corporation  amended  such  renewal  agreement 
by  extending  the  due  date  to  September  1,  2010  while  substantially  retaining  all  other 
terms of the original agreement. 

On  June  12,  2009,  the  Corporation  entered  into  a  renewal  agreement  with  a  lender 
holding  a  land  project  loan  in  the  amount  of $15,390,000  by  extending the  due  date to 
January 1, 2011 with the renewed loan facility bearing interest at the greater of 6.5% or 
prime  +  3%  per  annum  while  substantially  retaining  all  other  terms  of  the  original 
agreement. 

On July 27, 2009, the Corporation entered into a mortgage loan commitment agreement 
in the amount of $4,750,000 to provide working capital financing secured by existing real 
estate under development. Under the agreement, funds borrowed will bear interest at the 
greater of 9.5% or prime plus 3% per annum with principal due in 18 months and interest 
due  monthly  from  the  interest  adjustment  date.  On  August  11,  2009,  the  Corporation 
entered into an amendment agreement to this mortgage loan commitment reducing the 
loan amount to $4,200,000 with principal due March 1, 2011 while substantially retaining 
all other terms of the original agreement. 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

10. 

FINANCINGS (continued) 

On  September  8,  2009,  the  Corporation  entered  into  a  mortgage  loan  commitment 
agreement in the amount of $2,675,000 to provide working capital financing secured by 
existing real estate under development. Under the agreement, funds borrowed will bear 
interest  at  the  greater  of  6.5%  or  prime  plus  2%  per  annum  with  principal  and  interest 
due no later than December 1, 2010. 

On October 1, 2009, the loan in the amount of $4,000,000 secured by the lands of the 
VIE was extended to October 1, 2010. The loan bears interest at the greater of 10.25% 
or prime plus 3.25% per annum and requires interest only payments each month. 

On  November  2,  2009,  the  Corporation  entered  into  a  mortgage  loan  commitment 
agreement in the amount of $1,681,000 to provide working capital financing secured by 
existing real estate under development. The loan bears interest at the greater of 6.75% 
or prime plus 2% per annum with principal and interest due December 1, 2010. 

On November 5, 2009 the Corporation entered into a commitment letter for $28,000,000 
of  financing  using  certain  of  its  lands  as  security.  Under  the  terms  of  the  financing 
commitment, the Corporation would be required to pay down $10,000,000 of the loan by 
April  30,  2010,  with  the  remainder  due  on  the  earlier  of  the  anniversary  date  of  the 
advance  or  November  30,  2010.  Interest  on  this  financing  is  12.25%  per  annum.  The 
Corporation  has  executed  a  conditional  sale  to  dispose  of  certain  assets  to  meet  the 
payment requirements for this loan. 

On November 18, 2009, the Corporation entered into a renewal agreement with a lender 
holding  a  land  project  loan  in  the  amount  of  $1,040,000  by  extending  the  due  date  to 
May 1, 2010 with the renewed loan facility bearing interest at the greater of 6% or prime 
+ 2% per annum while substantially retaining all other terms of the original agreement. 

On  November  23,  2009,  the  Corporation  entered  into  a  mortgage  loan  commitment 
agreement in the amount of $15,500,000 to provide working capital financing secured by 
certain  lands  and  existing  real  estate  under  development.  The  loan  facility  bears  a 
preferred interest at 8% per annum paid monthly on the loan outstanding balance plus a 
regular  interest  at  12%  per  annum  due  with  principal  on  December  1,  2012.  The 
Corporation received the initial advance of $9,300,000 on November 27, 2009. 

Secured by housing projects under development 

On  May  14,  2009,  the  Corporation  received  an  extension  from  a  lender  representing  a 
housing project loan in the amount of $25,317,000. The Corporation also extended the 
loan availability date to October 31, 2009 up to which time it could draw additional funds 
for project completion. Under the extension agreement, the Corporation was required to 
repay  either  from  closings  or  corporate  funds  cumulative  amounts  of  $9,817,000  by 
August  31,  2009;  $14,817,000  by  November  30,  2009;  $19,817,000  by  February  28, 
2010  with  the  balance  due  on  May  31,  2010. The  Corporation  satisfied  the  August  31, 
2009,  November  30,  2009  and  February  28,  2010  repayment  conditions  as  agreed. 
During the period from May 14 to December 31, 2009, the Corporation reduced the  

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

10. 

FINANCINGS (continued) 

outstanding balance under the loan by $15,091,000 through closings of the multi-family 
home project secured under the credit facility. 

11. 

SHARE CAPITAL 

(a)  Authorized: 

Unlimited number of common shares 
Unlimited number of preferred shares 

(b) 

Issued: 

Common shares
Balance - December 31, 2007
Issued for cash from options exercised
Transferred from contributed surplus on
 exercise of options
Purchased through normal course issuer bid
Balance - December 31, 2008
Purchased through normal course issuer bid*
Balance - December 31, 2009

Number

Stated Value

46,021,190
14,500

$ 56,383,315
46,110

- 
(1,619,171)
44,416,519
(304,762)
44,111,757

27,119
(2,292,608)
$ 54,163,936
(66,837)
$ 54,097,099

*includes 250,262 shares purchased in prior year, but not cancelled until 2009.

1,462,147  common  shares  were  released  from  escrow  October  29,  2009.  No 
shares are held in escrow at December 31, 2009. 

On September 19, 2008, the Corporation commenced a normal course issuer bid 
to  purchase  for  cancellation  2,301,784  of  its  common  shares.  During  the  year 
ended  December  31,  2008,  1,869,433  common  shares  were  acquired  at  an 
average  cost  of  $1.37  of  which  1,619,171  were  cancelled  prior  to  December  31, 
2008. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the remaining 250,262 common 
shares acquired pursuant to this issuer bid were cancelled. Additionally, during the 
year  ended  December  31,  2009,  54,500  common  shares  were  acquired  and 
cancelled  pursuant  to  this  issuer  bid  at  an  average  cost  of  $1.12.  No  additional 
shares were acquired under this issuer bid prior to its expiration on September 22, 
2009. 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

11. 

SHARE CAPITAL (continued) 

Net earnings per share 

The following table sets forth the weighted average number of shares outstanding for net 
earnings per share purposes for the year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008: 

Basic
Effect of dilutive securities - stock options
Diluted

Year ended 
December 31

2009

2008

44,123,071
15,126
44,138,197

45,783,743
70,200
45,853,943

In  calculating  diluted  earnings  per  share  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2009,  the 
Corporation excluded 699,563 options (2008 - 1,621,000), respectively, as the exercise 
price was greater than the average market price of its shares during those years. 

12.   CONTRIBUTED SURPLUS 

Balance - beginning of period
Stock based compensation, net of forfeitures
Normal course issuer bid
Fair value of options exercised
Balance - end of period

13.   STOCK OPTIONS 

December 31, 2009
$

December 31, 2008
$

4,120,469
(6,084)
5,796
- 
4,120,181

3,333,166
814,422
- 
(27,119)
4,120,469

The  Corporation  has  established  a  stock  option  plan  for  certain  employees,  officers, 
directors  and  contractors  of  the  Corporation  to  purchase  common  shares.  Vesting 
provisions and exercise prices are set at the time of issuance by the Board of Directors. 
Options vest over a number of years on various anniversary dates from the date of the 
original grant. 

The options must be issued at not less than the fair market value of the common shares 
at the date of grant and are issued with terms generally not exceeding 5 years from the 
date of grant. Pursuant to the plan, there are 2,448,426 additional options which may be 
granted to purchase common shares. 

For  the  year  ended  December  31,  2009,  compensation  recovery  of  $6,000  (2008  - 
$814,000  expense)  has  been  applied  to  contributed  surplus,  net  of  $789,000  (2008  - 
$764,000) reversed on the forfeiture of unvested options. No options (2008 - 14,500)  

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

13.   STOCK OPTIONS (continued) 

were  exercised  during  the  period.  A  total  of  1,196,250  (2008  -  165,000)  stock  options 
were  granted  during  the  year  ended  December  31,  2009  at  a  fair  value  of  $1,184,000 
and a total of 1,209,500 (2008 - 1,087,314) stock options were forfeited during the same 
period. 

Details of outstanding stock options are as follows: 

Year ended
December 31, 2009

Year ended
December 31, 2008

Number of 
Options

1,976,000
1,196,250
- 
- 
(1,209,500)
1,962,750
774,563

Weighted 
Average 
Exercise Price

$ 5.54
$ 1.85
- 
- 
$ 5.18
$ 3.51
$ 3.79

Number of 
Options

2,937,814
165,000
(14,500)
(25,000)
(1,087,314)
1,976,000
672,000

Weighted 
Average 
Exercise Price

$ 6.02
$ 3.98
$ 3.18
$ 5.00
$ 6.77
$ 5.54
$ 4.43

Outstanding - beginning of period
Options granted
Options exercised
Options expired
Options forfeited
Outstanding - end of period
Exercisable - end of period

Outstanding

Exercisable

Range  of 
Exercise 
Prices ($)

Number at 
December 31, 
2009

Weighted 
Average 
Exercise Price

Number at 
December 31, 
2009

Weighted 
Average 
Exercise Price

0.90 - 2.00
2.01 - 4.00
4.01 - 6.00
6.01 - 8.00
8.01 - 10.00
10.01 - 10.48

240,000
1,121,250
235,500
221,000
123,000
22,000
1,962,750

$ 1.20
$ 2.19
$ 5.20
$ 7.27
$ 8.85
$ 10.17
$ 3.51

75,000
379,063
188,500
117,000
15,000
- 
774,563

$ 1.17
$ 2.47
$ 5.02
$ 7.22
$ 8.16
- 
$ 3.79

Weighted 
Average 
Remaining 
Contractual 
Life in Years

4.40
4.57
2.11
2.41
2.77
2.49
3.88

The  weighted  average  fair  market  value  of  options  granted  during  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2009 was $0.99 (2008 - $1.37) per option.  

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

13.   STOCK OPTIONS (continued) 

The  fair  value  of  each  option  granted  was  estimated  on  the  date  of  grant  using  the 
Black-Scholes Option-Pricing Model with the following assumptions: 

Risk-free interest rate         
Estimated term period prior to exercise (years)                 
Volatility  in  the  price  of  the  Corporation’s  common 

shares 
Forfeiture rate 
Dividend yield rate 

14.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES 

December 31,  
2009 

December 31, 
2008 

1.78% - 2.57%
5

3.49% - 3.86%
 4.47 - 5

56.6% - 61.8%
0.00%
0.00%

35.1% - 37.4%
0.00%
0.00%

(a)  The Corporation has been named as a co-defendant to a lawsuit that commenced 
on  December  6,  2001.  The  lawsuit  seeks  damages  of  $8,000,000  plus  punitive 
damages  of  $1,000,000.  The  statement  of  claim  asserts  the  share  price  used  to 
convert  certain  debts  of  the  Corporation  into  common  shares  of  the  Corporation 
was overstated. The outcome of the claim is unknown at this time and no amounts 
have  been  accrued  in  these  consolidated  financial  statements  relating  to  this 
matter. 

(b) 

In  2007,  the  Corporation  was  served  with  a  statement  of  claim  in  the  amount  of 
$3,500,000  relating  to  a  dispute  with  a  customer.  The  statement  of  claim  seeks 
specific  performance  from  Genesis.  The  outcome  of  the  claim  is  unknown  at  this 
time  and  no  amount  has  been  accrued  within  these  consolidated  financial 
statements relating to this matter. 

to  service  agreements  with  municipalities 

(c)  At December 31, 2009, The Corporation has certain obligations and commitments 
totaling  $14,161,000 
pursuant 
(December  31,  2008  -  $15,351,000)  of  which  $8,300,000  (December  31,  2008  - 
$4,566,000)  have  been  accrued  in  the  consolidated  financial  statements  as  land 
development  service  costs.  Pursuant  to  these  obligations,  the  Corporation  has 
granted irrevocable standby letters of credit, issued by financial institutions, to the 
municipalities to indemnify them in the event the Corporation does not perform its 
contractual obligations. As of December 31, 2009, the letters of credit amounted to 
$17,259,000 (December 31, 2008 - $20,869,000), of which $4,771,000 (December 
31, 2008 - $5,704,000) is in respect of the commitment disclosed in note 14(d). 

(d) 

In  respect  of  the  commitments  disclosed  in  note  14(c)  to  the  municipalities,  the 
Corporation has agreed to finance and pay for certain transportation improvements 
undertaken by a municipality. The Corporation has agreed to advance funds to the 
municipality to allow it to undertake certain additional transportation improvements. 
The  advance  is  refundable  without  interest  no  later  than  June  30,  2012  up  to  a 
maximum  of  $4,346,000,  with  any  excess  thereto  being  non-refundable.  The 
municipality has commenced construction of the improvements and it is anticipated  

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

14.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (continued) 

that the Corporation will provide upfront financing to the municipality not exceeding 
$4,346,000. 

(e)  Pursuant to the terms of a participating mortgage that was repaid during 2002, the 
former  mortgage  holders  have  the  right  to  a  20%  participation  in  the  profits  from 
the  development  of  approximately  39  acres  of  land  under  development.  At 
December 31, 2009, a liability of approximately $1,697,000 (December 31, 2008 - 
$1,500,000) has been accrued in the records of Genesis in respect of this liability. 

(f)  Genesis  has  entered  into  a  memorandum  of  understanding  with  a  community 
society, whereby Genesis will contribute $5,000,000 over ten years for the naming 
rights  to  a  recreation  complex.  Negotiations  are  underway  to  determine  when 
payments will commence. 

(g)  On February 19, 2008 Genesis entered into an agreement with the City of Airdrie, 
whereby Genesis will contribute $2,000,000 ($200,000 each year, terminating June 
1,  2017)  for  the  naming  rights  to  a  recreation  complex.  The  first  two  installments 
totaling $400,000 were made through 2009. 

(h)  The  Corporation  has  office  and  other  operating  leases  with  the  following  annual 

payments: 2010 - $541,000; 2011 - $531,000; 2012 - $273,000; thereafter - $Nil. 

15. 

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS 

(a)  Risks associated with financial instruments 

The  Corporation  has  exposure  to  the  following  risks  from  its  use  of  financial 
instruments: 

•  Credit risk 
•  Liquidity risk 
•  Market risk 

This  note  presents  information  about  the  Corporation’s  exposure  to  each  of  the 
above  risks,  the  Corporation’s  objectives,  policies  and  processes  for  measuring 
and  managing  risk,  and  the  Corporation’s  management  of  capital.  Further 
quantitative disclosures are included throughout these financial statements. 

The  Board  of  Directors  has  overall  responsibility  for  the  establishment  and 
oversight  of  the  Corporation’s  risk  management  framework.  The  Board  has 
implemented and monitors compliance with risk management policies. 

(i)  Credit Risk 

Credit  risk  is  the  risk  that  one  party  to  a  financial  instrument  will  fail  to 
discharge an obligation and cause the other party to incur a financial loss.  

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

15. 

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued) 

The carrying values of amounts receivable, cash and cash equivalents, and 
restricted  cash  and  deposits  represent  maximum  credit  exposure.  The 
Corporation  carries  an  allowance  for  doubtful  accounts  and  monitors 
collectability on an on-going basis to determine collectability risk. 

The  Corporation  sells  its  residential  lots  in  the  Provinces  of  Alberta  and 
British Columbia to residential home builders.  

to  credit  risk  associated  with 

The  Corporation’s  exposure 
the  non-
performance  of  home  builders  can  be  directly  impacted  by  economic 
conditions,  which  could  impair  the  customers’  ability  to  satisfy  their 
obligations  to  the  Corporation.  As  at  December  31,  2009,  the  Corporation 
carried  an  allowance  for  doubtful  accounts  of  approximately  $12,891,000 
(December  31,  2008  -  $18,845,000).  The  Corporation  removed  $4,550,000 
of  receivable  and  allowance  for  doubtful  accounts  related  to  18  lots 
previously  written  down  that  were  resold  to  another  builder  during  the  year 
ended  December  31,  2009.  Other  net  reversals  to  allowance  for  doubtful 
accounts were approximately $1,404,000 (see below). 

The  Corporation  recognizes  bad  debt  expense  or  recovery  relating  to 
amounts  receivable  on  sold  lots  net  of  the  return  of  the  real  estate  held  for 
development  and  sale,  whereby  lots  for  which  allowance  for  doubtful 
accounts is established are taken back into the Corporation’s lot inventory. 

Additionally, lots that have been recovered subsequent to being allowed for 
are relieved from the Corporation’s lot inventory if not resold. The difference 
between  an  allowance  for  doubtful  accounts  and  the  related  bad  debt 
expense  or  recovery  is  the  cost  of  a  lot  for  which  an  allowance  has  been 
provided. 

For  the  year  ended  December  31,  2009,  the  Corporation  recognized  a  net 
bad  debt  recovery  of  approximately  $594,000  (net  of  the  return  of  the  real 
estate  held  for  development  and  sale)  resulting  from  the  collection  of 
$1,609,000  ($2,407,000  –  allowance  for  doubtful  accounts)  for  17  sold  lots 
that  were  written  down  at  December  31,  2008  and  the  collection  of  an 
additional  $106,000  ($164,000  –  allowance  for  doubtful  accounts)  deposit 
pertaining  to  6  lots  written  down  during  the  first  quarter  of  2009,  offset,  in 
part,  by  the  $620,000  write-down  ($1,067,000  –  allowance  for  doubtful 
accounts)  of  the  6  lots  as  stated  above,  a  $100,000  partial  write-down 
($100,000 – allowance for doubtful accounts) of one specific lot to reflect an 
amendment to the related contract, a bad debt expense of $369,000 incurred 
on collection of 59 lots for which no previous allowance had been established 
and a miscellaneous bad debt expense of $32,000. 

Further  allowances  may  be  necessary.  In  order  to  mitigate  credit  risk,  the 
Corporation retains title to sold residential lots until full payment is received. 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

15. 

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued) 

Aging  of  amounts  receivable  as  at  December  31,  2009  and  2008  is  as 
follows: 

Aging

Not past due
Past due 0-30 days
Past due 31-60 days
Past due 61-90 days
Past due 91-120 days
Past due 121-270 days
Past due > 270 days

Allowance for doubtful accounts

December 31, 2009
$

December 31, 2008
$

15,483,913
- 
- 
- 
5,774,341
1,680,655
5,336,032
28,274,941
(12,891,028)
15,383,913

41,426,136
1,320,560
1,231,384
912,020
862,939
861,319
1,728,900
48,343,258
(18,845,056)
29,498,202

There  is  a  risk  that  the  Corporation  may  not  fully  collect  all  of  its  amounts 
receivable. 

As  of  March  30,  2010,  an  additional  $2,935,000  of  amounts  receivable 
balances  outstanding  at  December  31,  2009  became  past  due  which  has 
been collected in full through March 30, 2010. 

Individual balances due from customers which comprise greater than 10% of 
total amounts receivable as at December 31, 2009 are noted in the following 
table. 

Customer A
Customer B
Customer C
Customer D

Allowance for doubtful accounts

December 31, 2009
$

December 31, 2008
$

- 
3,399,196
6,629,481
3,592,100
13,620,777
(10,028,677)
3,592,100

11,077,191
9,039,981
6,785,728
2,426,782
29,329,682
(14,784,170)
14,545,512

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

15. 

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued) 

The  allowance  for  doubtful  accounts  of  $10,029,000  consists  of  $3,399,000 
representing 17 lots for customer B and $6,629,000 representing 34 lots for 
customer  C. These  balances  are  included  in  the Corporation’s  $12,891,000 
(December  31,  2008  -  $18,845,000)  allowance  for  doubtful  accounts  as  at 
December 31, 2009. 

(ii) 

Liquidity Risk 

Liquidity  risk  is  the  risk  that  the  Corporation  will  not  be  able  to  meet  its 
financial  obligations  as  they  become  due.  The  Corporation’s  Management 
monitors liquidity risk on an on-going basis to ensure that the Corporation will 
have  sufficient  cash  available  to meet its financial  obligations  as they  come 
due.  Financial  obligations  include  accounts  payable,  taxes  payable,  loans 
due within one year, and commitments under contract. 

Management  of  the  Corporation  uses  budgets  to  estimate  cash  needs  for 
projects,  construction  costs  and  ongoing  operations.  Actual  performance  is 
measured  against  these  budgets  on  an  on-going  basis  and  Management 
adjusts its strategies based on operating experience and market trends. 

In  the  case  of  a  loan  coming  due,  Management  may  also  negotiate  an 
extension  or 
re-finance  an  existing  obligation,  pursue  alternate  or 
replacement  financing,  and  where  appropriate  to  the  overall  corporate 
strategy,  seek  to  strategically  dispose  of  its  real  estate  assets  to  secure 
additional cash flows. 

The  following  are  the  contractual  maturities  of  financial  liabilities  and  other 
commitments as at December 31, 2009: 

Financial Liabilities
Accounts payable and
 accrued liabilities

Income taxes payable
Customer deposits
Financings (note 10)

Commitments
Lease obligations
Naming rights

< 1 Year
$

> 1 Year
$

Total
$

8,350,000
11,138,000
4,985,000
101,802,000
126,275,000

541,000
200,000
127,016,000

- 
- 
- 
15,837,000
15,837,000

8,350,000
11,138,000
4,985,000
117,639,000
142,112,000

804,000
1,400,000
18,041,000

1,345,000
1,600,000
145,057,000

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Genesis Land Development Corp. 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

15. 

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued) 

Land  development  service  costs  of  $8,300,000  (2008  -  $4,566,000)  at 
December 31, 2009 have not been included in the table stated above due to 
uncertainties of timing of the related payments. 

(iii)  Market Risk 

Market  risk  is  the  risk  that  changes  in  market  prices,  such  as  foreign 
exchange  rates,  commodity  prices,  and  interest  rates  will  affect  the 
Corporation’s  net  earnings  or  the  value  of  financial  instruments.  The 
objective  of  market  risk  management  is  to  manage  and  control  market  risk 
exposures within acceptable limits, while maximizing returns. 

The  Corporation  is  exposed  to  market  risk  in  terms  of  its  reliance  on  the 
strength  of  the  local  economies  in  which  it  operates.  The  majority  of  real 
estate  assets  the  Corporation  holds  is  within  the  Calgary  Metropolitan  Area 
and  therefore  is  subject  to  the  economic  conditions  of  the  region.  The 
Corporation endeavors to monitor economic indicators to position itself in the 
market  place  to  ensure  it  can  meet  its  financial  obligations,  both  short  term 
and long term. 

Interest rate risk is the risk that future cash flows will fluctuate as a result of 
changes in market interest rates. The Corporation is exposed to interest rate 
risk  to  the  extent  that  certain  agreements  receivable  and  certain  financings 
are at a floating rate of interest. The Corporation is also exposed to fair value 
risk  to  the  extent  that  certain  financings,  mortgages  receivable  and  loans 
receivable are at a fixed rate of interest. A 1% change in interest rates would 
result in a change in interest incurred of approximately $743,000 on floating 
rate loans, with approximately $9,000 impacting pre-tax net earnings. 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

15. 

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued) 

(b)  Fair value of financial instruments 

The fair  value  of  cash  and  cash  equivalents,  amounts  receivable, restricted  cash, 
deposits  and  accounts  payable  and  accrued  liabilities  approximate  their  carrying 
values  due  to  the  relatively  short  periods  to  maturity.  The  fair  value  of  the 
Corporation’s  financings  were  estimated  by  comparing  future  cash  flows  of  each 
financing at their interest rate compared to cash flows that would be incurred if the 
Corporation was to refinance these facilities at current market rates. 

December 31, 2009

December 31, 2008

Carrying 
value
$

Estimated 
Fair Value
$

Carrying 
value
$

Estimated 
Fair Value
$

4,577,946
16,144,635
854,862

4,577,946
16,144,635
854,862

4,502,984
7,976,988
478,302

4,502,984
7,976,988
478,302

Held for trading

Cash and cash equivalents
Deposits
Restricted cash

Loans and receivables

Amounts receivable

15,383,913

15,383,913

29,498,202

29,498,202

Other liabilities

Accounts payable and
 accrued liabilities
Financings

(c)  Capital management  

8,349,995
117,639,385

8,349,995
115,747,433

24,203,111
132,704,174

24,203,111
131,134,221

The  Corporation’s  policy  is  to  maintain  a  strong  capital  base  so  as  to  maintain 
investor, creditor and market confidence and to sustain the future development of 
the  business.  The  Corporation 
imposed  capital 
is  subject 
requirements.  The  Corporation  failed  to  have  the  audit  of  the  annual  financial 
statements for one of the limited partnerships under its control performed on time 
in accordance with the requirements set forth in the related offering memorandum 
due  to  delay  in  completing  the  audit;  the  audit  is  in  progress  and  close  to 
completion. 

to  externally 

The Corporation manages its capital structure and makes adjustments to it in light 
of  changes  in  regional  economic  conditions  and  the  risk  characteristics  of  the 
underlying  real  estate  industry  within  that  region.  The  Corporation  considers  its 
capital structure to specifically include shareholders’ equity, non-controlling interest 
and financings,  which  is  a  more focused  view  of  its  capital  structure  compared to 
prior year. In order to maintain or adjust its capital structure, the Corporation may 
adjust its capital spending to manage current and projected debt levels. 

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Genesis Land Development Corp. 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

15. 

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued) 

The  Corporation  continues  to  evaluate  the  need  to  leverage  its  land  assets  to 
secure  sufficient financings  to  ensure  the  Corporation  is  able to meet  its financial 
obligations as they come due. 

16. 

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS 

On  January  8,  2010,  the  Corporation  entered  into  a  renewal  agreement  with  a  lender 
holding  a  land  project  loan  in  the  amount  of  $Nil  by  increasing  loan  availability  by 
$5,075,000  and  extending  the  due  date  to  November  1,  2010  while  substantially 
retaining all other terms of the original agreement. 

On  February  1,  2010,  the  Corporation  entered  into  a  renewal  agreement  with  a  lender 
holding a land project loan in the amount of $374,000 by increasing loan availability by 
$3,700,000 and extending the due date to March 1, 2011 while substantially retaining all 
other terms of the original agreement. 

On  March  8,  2010,  the  Corporation  entered  into  a  mortgage  loan  agreement  in  the 
maximum  amount  of  $10,000,000  to  provide  working  capital  financing  secured  by 
existing  real  estate  under  development.  The  loan  bears  interest  of  7.5%  per  annum 
through February 28, 2011 and 15% per annum thereafter with interest due monthly and 
principal due March 31, 2011. On March 26, 2010, proceeds from the initial advance of 
$8,000,000  were  used  to  repay  the  Corporation’s  existing  loan  in  the  amount  of 
$4,000,000 secured by the lands of the VIE (see note 10). 

17. 

SEGMENTED INFORMATION 

The  Corporation  operates  in  two  reportable  segments,  land  development  and  home 
building,  which  represent  separately  managed  strategic  business  units  with  distinct 
marketing  strategies.  The  Corporation  evaluates  segment  performance  based  on  profit 
or loss from operations before income taxes. Inter-segment sales are accounted for as if 
the  sale  were  to  third  parties  at  current  market  prices.  Internal  lot  sales  from  the  land 
division to the home building division or a limited partnership have been eliminated and 
are not included in consolidated results, until the home is sold to a third party purchaser. 

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Genesis Land Development Corp. 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

17. 

SEGMENTED INFORMATION (continued) 

The income producing business units of the Corporation report the following activities for 
the year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008: 

Year Ended December 31, 2009

Year Ended December 31, 2008

Segment

Elimination

Consolidated

Segment

Elimination

Consolidated

REVENUE

Residential Lot Sales

38,083,567

(14,945,221)

23,138,346

46,634,278

(14,836,359)

31,797,919

Residential Home Sales

63,999,782

(1,287,092)

62,712,690

50,759,835

Interest and other income

710,781

- 

710,781

1,272,884

- 

- 

50,759,835

1,272,884

CONSOLIDATED

102,794,130

(16,232,313)

86,561,817

98,666,997

(14,836,359)

83,830,638

COST  OF SALES

Residential Lot Sales

22,225,421

(9,496,215)

12,729,206

19,054,482

(7,345,742)

11,708,740

Write-down of real estate held 
for development and sale

7,642,349

- 

7,642,349

6,961,905

- 

6,961,905

TOTAL LAND

29,867,770

(9,496,215)

20,371,555

26,016,387

(7,345,742)

18,670,645

Residential Home Sales

58,098,399

(9,553,040)

48,545,359

39,506,519

(8,190,527)

31,315,992

CONSOLIDATED

87,966,169

(19,049,255)

68,916,914

65,522,906

(15,536,269)

49,986,637

REVENUES LESS COST  
OF SALES

Residential Lot Sales

15,858,146

(5,449,006)

10,409,140

27,579,796

(7,490,617)

20,089,179

Write-down of real estate held 
for development and sale

(7,642,349)

- 

(7,642,349)

(6,961,905)

- 

(6,961,905)

TOTAL LAND

8,215,797

(5,449,006)

2,766,791

20,617,891

(7,490,617)

13,127,274

Residential Home Sales

5,901,383

8,265,948

14,167,331

11,253,316

8,190,527

19,443,843

14,117,180

2,816,942

16,934,122

31,871,207

699,910

32,571,117

Interest Income

710,781

- 

710,781

1,272,884

- 

1,272,884

CONSOLIDATED

14,827,961

2,816,942

17,644,903

33,144,091

699,910

33,844,001

OTHER EXPENSES*

Earnings before Tax and Non-
Controlling Interest

Income Taxes

Earnings before Non-
Controlling Interest

Non-Controlling Interest

NET  EARNINGS

12,039,651

5,605,252

3,579,092

2,026,160

(4,729,771)

6,755,931

26,190,997

7,653,004

3,099,046

4,553,958

(4,730,223)

9,284,181

*Other  expense  Items  include  general  and  administrative,  bad  debt  expense  (recovery),  interest,  stock-based 
compensation, amortization and gain (loss) on sale. 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 

17. 

SEGMENTED INFORMATION (continued) 

ASSETS

Land Development
Home Building
Corporate
CONSOLIDATED

December 31, 2009
$

December 31, 2008
$

314,178,886
26,013,558
4,577,946
344,770,390

320,442,080
40,509,385
4,502,984
365,454,449

18. 

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 

 Financing  in  the  amount  of  $5,100,000  stated  in  note  10(I)  above  was  provided  by  a 
syndicate  with  which  one  of  the  Corporation’s  directors  is  affiliated.  The  financing  was 
provided prior to the director joining the Corporation’s board of directors. 

On  February  26,  2010,  the  Corporation  entered  into  a  renewal  agreement  for  the  land 
loan stated above solely with the Corporation’s director by increasing the loan amount to 
$5,410,000 effective May 1, 2010 bearing interest of 9.9% per annum through December 
1,  2010  and  interest  of  14.5%  per  annum  thereafter  and  extending  the  due  date  to 
January 1, 2011 while substantially retaining all other terms of the original agreement. 

19. 

COMPARATIVE FIGURES 

Certain  comparative  figures  have  been  reclassified  to  conform  to  the  current  period’s 
presentation. 

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