Canadian Zinc Announces New Nominees to Board of Directors

24 May 2016

Vancouver, British Columbia, May 24, 2016 - Canadian Zinc Corporation (TSX: CZN; OTCQB:CZICF) (“the Company” or “Canadian Zinc”) is pleased to announce four new nominees for election as directors at its forthcoming Annual Meeting to be held on June 21, 2016.

The new nominees for election to the Board are: Jean-Charles Potvin, Malcolm Swallow, Ian Ward and John Warwick.