Advantage Lithium Appoints Callum Grant to the Board of Directors

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Oct. 26, 2016) - Advantage Lithium Corp. (the "Company" or "Advantage Lithium") (TSX VENTURE:AAL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Callum Grant to the Board of Directors. Mr. Grant's expertise includes exploration, engineering, development, project management and economics related to industrial commodities, particularly lithium in brine. His recent work has focused on projects in the high-altitude North-West Argentine provinces of the Lithium Triangle, including ADY Resources Ltd. (Enirgi Group Corporation).

Mr. Grant will manage the Company's activities in Argentina, including work on the advanced lithium brine project at Stella Marys, as well as assessing and facilitating potential acquisitions as the Company looks towards expanding its presence in the region.

David Sidoo, President and CEO of Advantage Lithium, said: "Mr. Grant has already proved invaluable to Advantage Lithium in his capacity as technical advisor for Argentina - helping us to acquire the advanced Stella Marys project, immediately adjacent to Orocobre's large, inferred resource. He brings with him to the Board, tremendous experience and a strong network of connections in Argentina - both of which will be of great benefit as we continue to grow the Company."

Mr. Grant graduated with B.Sc. Honours Geology from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland in 1971 followed by an M.Eng. (Mining) degree from McGill University in 1977. He is a Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario & British Columbia, Canada, has served as Qualified Person for mineral resource and mining sign-offs and delivery of scoping through feasibility studies. Mr. Grant is fluent in Spanish and English.

Further information about the company can be found at www.advantagelithium.com.

About Advantage Lithium Corp.

Advantage Lithium Corp. is a resource company specializing in the strategic acquisition, exploration and development of lithium properties and is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. Common Shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "AAL". The company is earning an interest from Nevada Sunrise Gold Corp., in a portfolio of five lithium brine projects in the Clayton and Lida Valley regions of Nevada, USA, together with certificated water rights in the Clayton Valley. The company has also entered into an LOI agreement to earn interest from Radius Gold Inc. in four lithium brine projects in the states of Chihuahua and Coahuila, Northwest Mexico. In addition, the company has entered into an LOI to acquire 100% of the Stella Marys lithium brine project in Argentina's Lithium Triangle.

ADVANTAGE LITHIUM CORP.

David Sidoo, President

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