Canadian Zinc Reports on Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

24 June 2015

• Corporate Review and Update by Chairman

Vancouver, British Columbia, June 24, 2015 - Canadian Zinc Corporation (TSX: CZN; OTCQB: CZICF) (“the Company” or “Canadian Zinc”) announces the results of its 2015 annual general meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") held in Vancouver, British Columbia on June 23, 2015.

At the meeting, John F. Kearney, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, provided shareholders with an update on the Company’s activities in 2015, noting the significant progress that has been made on the Prairie Creek optimization projects over the past year and the very encouraging results from the ongoing underground exploration drilling program at Prairie Creek.