Canarc Receives Government Land Use Permit for Multi-Phase Exploration on the Hard Cash Gold Property in Nunavut, Canada

VANCOUVER, May 21, 2019 - Canarc Resource Corp. (TSX: CCM, OTC-BB: CRCUF, Frankfurt: CAN) announces that it has received the Government Land Use Permit for multi-phase exploration on the Hard Cash Gold Property located in southwestern Nunavut, Canada. Nunavut is home to two multi-million ounce gold deposits owned by Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd., the operating Meadowbank Mine and the Meliadine Mine currently in construction.

The permit issued by the Crown-Indigenous Relations Division of Northern Affairs Canada allows Canarc to conduct exploration at the Hard Cash property until June 29, 2024. The five-year permit allows Canarc to conduct exploration programs at the site to determine the extent of high-grade gold mineralization that has been discovered in surface sampling.

In November 2018 Canarc entered into an option agreement with Silver Range Resources Ltd. to acquire a 100% interest in Hard Cash (see news release dated November 29, 2018) and is finalizing details for its initial exploration program at the property to be conducted in July and August of this year.

Qualified Person

Garry Biles, P.Eng, President & COO for Canarc Resource Corp, is the Qualified Person who reviewed and approved the technical contents of this news release.

"Scott Eldridge"

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Scott Eldridge, Chief Executive Officer
CANARC RESOURCE CORP.

About Canarc - Canarc Resource Corp. is a growth-oriented gold exploration company focused on generating superior shareholder returns by discovering, exploring and developing strategic gold deposits in North America. The Company is currently advancing two core assets, each with substantial gold resources, and has initiated a high impact exploration strategy to acquire and explore new properties that have district-scale gold discovery potential. Canarc shares trade on the TSX: CCM and the OTCQX: CRCUF.

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SOURCE: Canarc Resource Corp.