As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on November 22, 2000                           Registration No. 333-
================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                        UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                         MDSI MOBILE DATA SOLUTIONS INC.
             ------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


         Canada                                       Not Applicable
-------------------------------             ------------------------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or organization)


                              10271 Shellbridge Way
                           Richmond, British Columbia,
                                 Canada V6X 2W8
             ------------------------------------------------------
                     Address of Principal Executive Offices

            MDSI Mobile Data Solutions Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan
      --------------------------------------------------------------------
                           (Full titles of the plans)

                       Evergreen Corporate Services, Inc.
                              31635 36th Avenue SW
                          Federal Way, Washington 98023
             ------------------------------------------------------
                     (Name and address of agent for service)


                                 (253) 874-2949
         ---------------------------------------------------------------
          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)


<TABLE>
                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Title of Each Class of              Amount to        Proposed Maximum Offering       Proposed Maximum Aggregate        Amount of
Securities to be Registered(1)    be Registered           Price Per Share                  Offering Price          Registration Fee
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                               <C>                  <C>                             <C>                          <C>
Common Shares                     300,000 shares            US$10.00(2)                     US$3,000,000                US$792
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                             300,000 shares                                            US$3,000,000                US$792
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
(1)  Common Shares,  without par value,  offered by the Company  pursuant to the
     Plan described herein.
(2)  The proposed maximum offering price per share and the registration fee were
     calculated in accordance with rule 457(c) and (h) based on the average high
     and low prices for the Registrant's  common shares on November 21, 2000, as
     quoted on the Nasdaq National Market, which was US$10.00 per share.

================================================================================


<PAGE>

This  registration  statement on Form S-8 registers  common shares,  without par
value, of MDSI Mobile Data Solutions Inc. (the  "Registrant")  previously issued
or to be issued  pursuant to the exercise of options or rights granted under the
Registrant's 2000 Stock Option Plan.


PART II. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

The documents  listed in (a) through (c) below are  incorporated by reference in
this registration statement.

     (a) The  Registrant's  latest Annual Report on Form 10-K filed  pursuant to
     Section  13(a) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as amended  (the
     "Exchange Act"), for the Company's fiscal year ended December 31, 1999.

     (b) All other  reports  filed  pursuant  to  Section  13(a) or 15(d) of the
     Exchange Act since the filing of the Form 10-K, as amended,  referred to in
     (a) above.

     (c) The  description  of the  Registrant's  Common  Stock  set forth in the
     Registration  Statement  on Form  8-A  filed  by the  Registrant  with  the
     Securities and Exchange Commission on November 7, 1996, under Section 12(g)
     of the  Exchange  Act,  including  any  amendment  or report  filed for the
     purpose of updating such description.

All documents  filed by the Registrant  pursuant to Section 13(a),  13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the  Exchange  Act after the date  hereof  and prior to the filing of a
post-effective  amendment which indicates that all securities  offered have been
sold or which  deregisters all securities then remaining  unsold shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference  herein and to be a part hereof from the date of
filing of such documents.

Item 4.  Description of Securities.

Not Applicable

Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

None

Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

The  By-laws of the  Registrant  provide  that,  subject to the Canada  Business
Corporation  Act (the  "CBCA"),  the  Registrant  shall  indemnify a director or
officer of the  Registrant,  a former director of officer of the Registrant or a
person who acts or acted at the Registrant's request as a director or officer of
a body  corporate of which the  Registrant is or was a shareholder  or creditor,
and his heirs and legal representatives, against all costs, charges and expenses
reasonably incurred by him in respect of certain actions or proceedings to which
he is made a party  by  reason  of his  office,  if he meets  certain  specified
standards  of  conduct  and  shall  also  indemnify  any  such  person  in  such
circumstances as the CBCA or law permits or requires.

Under the CBCA, except in respect of an action by or on behalf of the Registrant
to procure a judgment in its favor,  the  Registrant  may indemnify a present or
former  director  or  officer  or a person  who  acts or acted at the  Company's
request as a director or officer of another  corporation of which the Registrant
is or was a shareholder  or creditor,  and his heirs and legal  representatives,
against all costs,  charges and expenses,  including an amount paid to settle an
action or  satisfy a  judgment,  reasonably  incurred  by him in  respect to any
civil,  criminal or  administrative  action or  proceeding to which he is made a
party by  reason of his  position  with the  Registrant  and  provided  that the
director  or officer  acted  honestly  and in good faith with a view to the best
interests of the Registrant,  and, in the case of a criminal,  or administrative
action or  proceeding  that is enforced by a monetary  penalty,  has  reasonable
grounds for believing that his conduct was lawful.  Such  indemnification may be
made in connection with a derivative action only with court approval. A director
or officer is entitled to  indemnification  from the  Registrant  as a matter of
right  if he was  substantially  successful  on the  merits  and  fulfilled  the
conditions set forth above.



                                      II-1
<PAGE>

The Registrant  maintains  Directors' and Officers'  Liability Insurance for its
Directors.

Item 7.  Exemption from Registration Claimed.

Not Applicable

Item 8.  Exhibits.

Exhibit
 Number         Description
-------         -----------
 4.1            The MDSI Mobile Data Solutions Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan.
 5.1            Opinion of Reid & Company
23.1            Consent of Deloitte & Touche
23.2            Consent of Reid & Company (Included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1            Power of Attorney (See page II-5 of this registration statement)


Item 9.  Undertakings.

     (a)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

          (1) To file,  during  any  period  in which  offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

               (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;

               (ii) To reflect  in the  prospectus  any facts or events  arising
after the  effective  date of the  registration  statement  (or the most  recent
post-effective  amendment  thereof)  which,  individually  or in the  aggregate,
represent a fundamental  change in the information set forth in the registration
statement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities  offered (if the total dollar value of  securities  offered would not
exceed that which was  registered) and any deviation from the low or high and of
the estimated  maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the  Commission  pursuant  to Rule 424(b) if, in the  aggregate,  the
change in volume and price  represents  no more than 20%  change in the  maximum
aggregate  offering price set forth in the  "Calculation  of  Registration  Fee"
table in the effective registration statement;

               (iii) To include any  material  information  with  respect to the
plan of distribution not previously  disclosed in the registration  statement or
any material change to such information in the registration statement;

provided,  however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8, or Form F-3 and the information
required to be included in a  post-effective  amendment by those  paragraphs  is
contained in periodic  reports filed with or furnished to the  Commission by the
Registrant  pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in this registration statement.

          (2) That for the  purpose  of  determining  any  liability  under  the
Securities Act, each such  post-effective  amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration  statement  relating to the  securities  offered  therein,  and the
offering of such  securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

          (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.

     (b) The  undersigned  Registrant  hereby  undertakes  that, for purposes of
determining  any  liability  under  the  Securities  Act,  each  filing  of  the
Registrant's  annual  report  pursuant to Section  13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, (and, where applicable,  each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual  report   pursuant  to  section  15(d)  of  the  Exchange  Act)  that  is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a



                                      II-2
<PAGE>

new registration  statement relating to the securities offered therein,  and the
offering of such  securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

     (c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be  permitted to  directors,  officers  and  controlling  persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing  provisions,  or otherwise,  the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities  and Exchange  Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
and is, therefore,  unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such  liabilities  (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director,  officer or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director,  officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been  settled by  controlling  precedent,  submit to a court of  appropriate
jurisdiction  the  question  of whether  such  indemnification  by it is against
public  policy  as  expressed  in the Act  and  will be  governed  by the  final
adjudication of such issue.













                                      II-3
<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES

     The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the  requirements  for  filing  on  Form  S-8 and has  duly  caused  this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,  thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Richmond,  Province of British Columbia, on this
22nd day of November, 2000.

                                 MDSI MOBILE DATA SOLUTIONS INC.


                                 By: /s/ Kenneth R. Miller
                                     ------------------------------------------
                                     Kenneth R. Miller, Chief Executive Officer
























                                      II-4
<PAGE>

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Each person whose  signature  appears below  constitutes  and appoints Erik
Dysthe,   Kenneth  R.  Miller  and  Verne  D.  Pecho,   or  any  of  them,   his
attorney-in-fact,  with  the  power  of  substitution,  for  them in any and all
capacities,  to sign any amendments to this registration statement,  and to file
the same,  with exhibits  thereto and other  documents in connection  therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this  registration  statement  has been signed by the  following  persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.

     Signature                 Title                           Date
     ---------                 -----                           ----


/s/ Kenneth R. Miller
---------------------------    Chief Executive Officer and     November 22, 2000
Kenneth R. Miller              Director
                               (Principal Executive Officer)


/s/ Robert G. Cruickshank
---------------------------    President, Chief Operating      November 22, 2000
Robert G. Cruickshank          Officer and Director


/s/ Verne D. Pecho
---------------------------    Vice-President, Finance and     November 22, 2000
Verne D. Pecho                 Administration and Chief
                               Financial Officer (Principal
                               Financial Officer and
                               Accounting Officer)


---------------------------    Chairman of the Board and       November --, 2000
Erik Dysthe                    Director


/s/ Gerald F. Chew
---------------------------    Director (Authorized U.S.       November 19, 2000
Gerald F. Chew                 Representative)


/s/ Bruno Ducharme
---------------------------    Director                        November 20, 2000
Bruno Ducharme


/s/ Robert C. Harris, Jr.
---------------------------    Director                        November 20, 2000
Robert C. Harris, Jr.


/s/ Terrence P. McGarty
---------------------------    Director                        November 19, 2000
Terrence P. McGarty


---------------------------    Director                        November --, 2000
Marc Rochefort


/s/ John T. McLennan
---------------------------    Director                        November 22, 2000
John T. McLennan


/s/ Richard S. Waidmann
---------------------------    Director                        November 17, 2000
Richard S. Waidmann



                                      II-5
<PAGE>


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
 Number         Description
-------         -----------
 4.1            The MDSI Mobile Data Solutions Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan.
 5.1            Opinion of Reid & Company
23.1            Consent of Deloitte & Touche
23.2            Consent of Reid & Company (Included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1            Power of Attorney (See page II-5 of this registration statement)
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on November 22, 2000                           Registration No. 333-
================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                        UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                         MDSI MOBILE DATA SOLUTIONS INC.
             ------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

         Canada                                       Not Applicable
-------------------------------             ------------------------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or organization)

                              10271 Shellbridge Way
                           Richmond, British Columbia,
                                 Canada V6X 2W8
             ------------------------------------------------------
                     Address of Principal Executive Offices

            MDSI Mobile Data Solutions Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan
      --------------------------------------------------------------------
                           (Full titles of the plans)

                       Evergreen Corporate Services, Inc.
                              31635 36th Avenue SW
                          Federal Way, Washington 98023
             ------------------------------------------------------
                     (Name and address of agent for service)

                                 (253) 874-2949
         ---------------------------------------------------------------
          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Title of Each Class of              Amount to        Proposed Maximum Offering       Proposed Maximum Aggregate        Amount of
Securities to be Registered(1)    be Registered           Price Per Share                  Offering Price          Registration Fee
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Shares                     300,000 shares            US$10.00(2)                     US$3,000,000                US$792
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                             300,000 shares                                            US$3,000,000                US$792
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1)  Common Shares,  without par value,  offered by the Company  pursuant to the
     Plan described herein.
(2)  The proposed maximum offering price per share and the registration fee were
     calculated in accordance with rule 457(c) and (h) based on the average high
     and low prices for the Registrant's  common shares on November 21, 2000, as
     quoted on the Nasdaq National Market, which was US$10.00 per share.

================================================================================
This  registration  statement on Form S-8 registers  common shares,  without par
value, of MDSI Mobile Data Solutions Inc. (the  "Registrant")  previously issued
or to be issued  pursuant to the exercise of options or rights granted under the
Registrant's 2000 Stock Option Plan.

PART II. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

The documents  listed in (a) through (c) below are  incorporated by reference in
this registration statement.

     (a) The  Registrant's  latest Annual Report on Form 10-K filed  pursuant to
     Section  13(a) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as amended  (the
     "Exchange Act"), for the Company's fiscal year ended December 31, 1999.

     (b) All other  reports  filed  pursuant  to  Section  13(a) or 15(d) of the
     Exchange Act since the filing of the Form 10-K, as amended,  referred to in
     (a) above.

     (c) The  description  of the  Registrant's  Common  Stock  set forth in the
     Registration  Statement  on Form  8-A  filed  by the  Registrant  with  the
     Securities and Exchange Commission on November 7, 1996, under Section 12(g)
     of the  Exchange  Act,  including  any  amendment  or report  filed for the
     purpose of updating such description.

All documents  filed by the Registrant  pursuant to Section 13(a),  13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the  Exchange  Act after the date  hereof  and prior to the filing of a
post-effective  amendment which indicates that all securities  offered have been
sold or which  deregisters all securities then remaining  unsold shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference  herein and to be a part hereof from the date of
filing of such documents.

Item 4.  Description of Securities.

Not Applicable

Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

None

Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

The  By-laws of the  Registrant  provide  that,  subject to the Canada  Business
Corporation  Act (the  "CBCA"),  the  Registrant  shall  indemnify a director or
officer of the  Registrant,  a former director of officer of the Registrant or a
person who acts or acted at the Registrant's request as a director or officer of
a body  corporate of which the  Registrant is or was a shareholder  or creditor,
and his heirs and legal representatives, against all costs, charges and expenses
reasonably incurred by him in respect of certain actions or proceedings to which
he is made a party  by  reason  of his  office,  if he meets  certain  specified
standards  of  conduct  and  shall  also  indemnify  any  such  person  in  such
circumstances as the CBCA or law permits or requires.

Under the CBCA, except in respect of an action by or on behalf of the Registrant
to procure a judgment in its favor,  the  Registrant  may indemnify a present or
former  director  or  officer  or a person  who  acts or acted at the  Company's
request as a director or officer of another  corporation of which the Registrant
is or was a shareholder  or creditor,  and his heirs and legal  representatives,
against all costs,  charges and expenses,  including an amount paid to settle an
action or  satisfy a  judgment,  reasonably  incurred  by him in  respect to any
civil,  criminal or  administrative  action or  proceeding to which he is made a
party by  reason of his  position  with the  Registrant  and  provided  that the
director  or officer  acted  honestly  and in good faith with a view to the best
interests of the Registrant,  and, in the case of a criminal,  or administrative
action or  proceeding  that is enforced by a monetary  penalty,  has  reasonable
grounds for believing that his conduct was lawful.  Such  indemnification may be
made in connection with a derivative action only with court approval. A director
or officer is entitled to  indemnification  from the  Registrant  as a matter of
right  if he was  substantially  successful  on the  merits  and  fulfilled  the
conditions set forth above.

                                      II-1
The Registrant  maintains  Directors' and Officers'  Liability Insurance for its
Directors.

Item 7.  Exemption from Registration Claimed.

Not Applicable

Item 8.  Exhibits.

Exhibit
 Number         Description
-------         -----------
 4.1            The MDSI Mobile Data Solutions Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan.
 5.1            Opinion of Reid & Company
23.1            Consent of Deloitte & Touche
23.2            Consent of Reid & Company (Included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1            Power of Attorney (See page II-5 of this registration statement)

Item 9.  Undertakings.

     (a)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

          (1) To file,  during  any  period  in which  offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

               (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;

               (ii) To reflect  in the  prospectus  any facts or events  arising
after the  effective  date of the  registration  statement  (or the most  recent
post-effective  amendment  thereof)  which,  individually  or in the  aggregate,
represent a fundamental  change in the information set forth in the registration
statement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities  offered (if the total dollar value of  securities  offered would not
exceed that which was  registered) and any deviation from the low or high and of
the estimated  maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the  Commission  pursuant  to Rule 424(b) if, in the  aggregate,  the
change in volume and price  represents  no more than 20%  change in the  maximum
aggregate  offering price set forth in the  "Calculation  of  Registration  Fee"
table in the effective registration statement;

               (iii) To include any  material  information  with  respect to the
plan of distribution not previously  disclosed in the registration  statement or
any material change to such information in the registration statement;

provided,  however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8, or Form F-3 and the information
required to be included in a  post-effective  amendment by those  paragraphs  is
contained in periodic  reports filed with or furnished to the  Commission by the
Registrant  pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in this registration statement.

          (2) That for the  purpose  of  determining  any  liability  under  the
Securities Act, each such  post-effective  amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration  statement  relating to the  securities  offered  therein,  and the
offering of such  securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

          (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.

     (b) The  undersigned  Registrant  hereby  undertakes  that, for purposes of
determining  any  liability  under  the  Securities  Act,  each  filing  of  the
Registrant's  annual  report  pursuant to Section  13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, (and, where applicable,  each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual  report   pursuant  to  section  15(d)  of  the  Exchange  Act)  that  is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a

                                      II-2
new registration  statement relating to the securities offered therein,  and the
offering of such  securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

     (c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be  permitted to  directors,  officers  and  controlling  persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing  provisions,  or otherwise,  the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities  and Exchange  Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
and is, therefore,  unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such  liabilities  (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director,  officer or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director,  officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been  settled by  controlling  precedent,  submit to a court of  appropriate
jurisdiction  the  question  of whether  such  indemnification  by it is against
public  policy  as  expressed  in the Act  and  will be  governed  by the  final
adjudication of such issue.

                                      II-3
SIGNATURES

     The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the  requirements  for  filing  on  Form  S-8 and has  duly  caused  this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,  thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Richmond,  Province of British Columbia, on this
22nd day of November, 2000.

                                 MDSI MOBILE DATA SOLUTIONS INC.

                                 By: /s/ Kenneth R. Miller
                                     ------------------------------------------
                                     Kenneth R. Miller, Chief Executive Officer

                                      II-4
POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Each person whose  signature  appears below  constitutes  and appoints Erik
Dysthe,   Kenneth  R.  Miller  and  Verne  D.  Pecho,   or  any  of  them,   his
attorney-in-fact,  with  the  power  of  substitution,  for  them in any and all
capacities,  to sign any amendments to this registration statement,  and to file
the same,  with exhibits  thereto and other  documents in connection  therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this  registration  statement  has been signed by the  following  persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.

     Signature                 Title                           Date
     ---------                 -----                           ----

/s/ Kenneth R. Miller
---------------------------    Chief Executive Officer and     November 22, 2000
Kenneth R. Miller              Director
                               (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Robert G. Cruickshank
---------------------------    President, Chief Operating      November 22, 2000
Robert G. Cruickshank          Officer and Director

/s/ Verne D. Pecho
---------------------------    Vice-President, Finance and     November 22, 2000
Verne D. Pecho                 Administration and Chief
                               Financial Officer (Principal
                               Financial Officer and
                               Accounting Officer)

---------------------------    Chairman of the Board and       November --, 2000
Erik Dysthe                    Director

/s/ Gerald F. Chew
---------------------------    Director (Authorized U.S.       November 19, 2000
Gerald F. Chew                 Representative)

/s/ Bruno Ducharme
---------------------------    Director                        November 20, 2000
Bruno Ducharme

/s/ Robert C. Harris, Jr.
---------------------------    Director                        November 20, 2000
Robert C. Harris, Jr.

/s/ Terrence P. McGarty
---------------------------    Director                        November 19, 2000
Terrence P. McGarty

---------------------------    Director                        November --, 2000
Marc Rochefort

/s/ John T. McLennan
---------------------------    Director                        November 22, 2000
John T. McLennan

/s/ Richard S. Waidmann
---------------------------    Director                        November 17, 2000
Richard S. Waidmann

                                      II-5
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
 Number         Description
-------         -----------
 4.1            The MDSI Mobile Data Solutions Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan.
 5.1            Opinion of Reid & Company
23.1            Consent of Deloitte & Touche
23.2            Consent of Reid & Company (Included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1            Power of Attorney (See page II-5 of this registration statement)