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Supplier Code of Conduct

Document IIS-GOV-SUP-001  •  Version 1.0  •  Effective 01 May 2026

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IIS-GOV-SUP-001
Version
1.0
Effective Date
01 May 2026
Classification
PUBLIC
Jurisdiction
Ontario / Canada (primary), Global (secondary)
Approving Authority
CEO & Executive Leadership

1. Purpose

Integrated IT Support Inc. (the “Company”) is committed to conducting business with suppliers who share its values and meet its standards for ethical, lawful, and socially responsible conduct. This Code defines the minimum standards that all suppliers — and their employees, agents, and sub-contractors — must meet when doing business with the Company or supplying goods and services that the Company resells, embeds, or otherwise relies upon.

Where local law differs from this Code, suppliers must comply with the higher standard. Compliance with this Code is a contractual requirement and a condition of continuing to do business with the Company.

2. Scope and Applicability

This Code applies to all suppliers regardless of size, location, or contract value, including OEMs, distributors, software publishers, SaaS providers, telecommunications carriers, logistics providers, professional-service firms, sub-contractors, and individual contractors. Suppliers are required to cascade equivalent expectations to their own sub-tier suppliers and to take reasonable steps to monitor compliance.

3. Ethics and Integrity

3.1 Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption

Suppliers must comply with the Canadian Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA) and any applicable anti-bribery laws (including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Bribery Act, and OECD Anti-Bribery Convention obligations). Suppliers must not, directly or indirectly, offer, give, request, or accept any bribe, kickback, or improper payment.

3.2 Gifts, Hospitality, and Conflicts of Interest

Suppliers must not offer the Company's personnel any gift, hospitality, or benefit that could create, or appear to create, a conflict of interest or improperly influence a business decision. Modest, transparent business courtesies are permitted within the limits set out in the Company's Code of Conduct.

3.3 Fair Competition

Suppliers must comply with all applicable competition and antitrust laws and must not engage in price-fixing, bid-rigging, market-allocation, or other anti-competitive conduct.

3.4 Sanctions and Trade Compliance

Suppliers must comply with all applicable sanctions, export-control, and trade-compliance laws, including those administered by Global Affairs Canada and equivalent regimes in the U.S., EU, and U.K.

4. Human Rights

Suppliers must respect internationally recognised human rights consistent with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. Suppliers must apply human-rights due diligence proportionate to their size, sector, and risk profile, and must cooperate with the Company's human-rights due diligence requests.

5. Labour Standards

5.1 No Forced or Child Labour

5.2 Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment

Suppliers must provide a workplace free of discrimination and harassment in employment decisions, consistent with ILO Conventions 100 and 111 and applicable law. Equal pay for equal work and for work of equal value is required.

5.3 Freedom of Association

Workers must be free to form, join, or refrain from joining lawful trade unions and workers' organisations, and to bargain collectively, without intimidation, harassment, or retaliation. Where this right is restricted by local law, suppliers must facilitate parallel means of free, independent worker representation.

5.4 Wages, Benefits, and Working Hours

5.5 Grievance Mechanism

Suppliers must provide their workers with an effective, accessible, and non-retaliatory grievance mechanism. Workers retain the right to raise concerns through the Company's grievance channels (see Section 13).

6. Health & Safety

7. Environmental Stewardship

8. Information Security

9. Privacy and Data Protection

Suppliers must comply with all applicable privacy laws, including PIPEDA and equivalent international laws (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, where relevant), and with the Company's Privacy Policy (IIS-GOV-PRV-001). Suppliers must not process personal information beyond the purposes documented and authorised by the Company.

10. Confidentiality and Intellectual Property

Suppliers must protect the Company's and its clients' confidential information, trade secrets, and intellectual property, both during and after the term of the supplier relationship, and in accordance with executed NDAs and service agreements.

11. Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence

Suppliers that provide AI-enabled services to, or for, the Company must comply with the principles set out in the Company's Acceptable Use of AI Policy (IIS-GOV-AI-001), including: model and vendor due diligence; data-handling and confidentiality controls; bias, fairness, and human-oversight requirements; transparency; and prohibition on the use of Company or client data to train models outside the contractually agreed scope.

12. Sub-Contracting Controls

13. Reporting Concerns and Whistleblower Protection

Any worker, agent, or stakeholder of a supplier — and any third party — may report a suspected violation of this Code through the Company's grievance mechanism: confidential web intake at iisupp.net/ethics-grievance, e-mail to ahmad.wasee@iisupp.net, or direct contact with the Company's Human Rights Sponsor. The Company prohibits retaliation against any person raising a concern in good faith, and requires suppliers to apply the same standard.

14. Monitoring, Audit, and Consequences

15. Supplier Acknowledgment

Each supplier is required to acknowledge, in writing, receipt and understanding of this Code and its commitment to comply. Acknowledgment is captured at on-boarding and re-affirmed at material contract renewals.

Approval and Authority

This document has been reviewed and approved by the Executive Leadership of Integrated IT Support Inc. and is issued under the authority of the Office of the Chief Executive Officer. The document is subject to periodic review and may be amended by the Approving Authority. Material amendments are communicated to all employees and key suppliers within thirty (30) days of issuance.

Signed for and on behalf of Integrated IT Support Inc.

Ahmad

Ahmad — Chief Executive Officer

Integrated IT Support Inc.

Date: 11 May 2026

Approved electronically by Ahmad, Chief Executive Officer, on 11 May 2026. This electronic signature is applied with the authority of the named signatory and is valid under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and the Ontario Electronic Commerce Act, 2000.