<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO
SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED THEREIN.
</LEGEND>
<CURRENCY>                                     Canadian Dollars
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              AUG-31-1997
<PERIOD-START>                                 SEP-01-1996
<PERIOD-END>                                   FEB-28-1997
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                1.3665
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<RECEIVABLES>                                  1,780,907      
<ALLOWANCES>                                   46,500         
<INVENTORY>                                    681,158        
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               7,271,437      
<PP&E>                                         513,667        
<DEPRECIATION>                                 0              
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 14,203,778     
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          2,535,279      
<BONDS>                                        0              
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          0
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<OTHER-SE>                                     7,921,347      
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<SALES>                                        4,978,813      
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               4,978,813      
<CGS>                                          1,683,911      
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  1,683,911      
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                               0              
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<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                             0              
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                544,098        
<INCOME-TAX>                                   256,908        
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            0              
<DISCONTINUED>                                 0              
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                0              
<CHANGES>                                      0              
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