TELECOMMUNAUTES CANADA INC.
                        TELECOMMUNITIES CANADA INC.

                                  BYLAW #1

As amended  June 6, 2016

CORPORATE SEAL

The seal, an impression whereof is stamped in the margin hereof, shall be
the seal of the corporation.

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

1. To ensure that all Canadians are able to participate in community-based communications and electronic information services by promoting and supporting local community networking initiatives.

2. To represent and promote the Canadian community networking movement at the national and
(2014)

CONDITIONS OF MEMBERSHIP

Membership is open to

(a) Canadian electronic community networking organizations, including public access sites, learning networks, community networks, libraries and other organizations that support the aims and objectives of Telecommunities Canada and that it:
 •	operate on a not-for-profit basis;
 •	have  their  legal membership open to every citizen of their community;
 •	provide equitable access to all citizens in their community;
 •	encourage exchange, publication and access to the broadest possible range of information of interest to the community;
 •	endeavour to create connections with other computer based networks  and to allow the free and interactive flow of information between different communities;
 •	and whose membership application has been approved from time to time by the board of directors

	(b) Other persons or organizations as admitted by the board of directors.

Membership terms and fees payable shall be determined from time to time by the board of directors of the corporation.

Any member may withdraw from the corporation at their own request.

Any member may be required to resign by a vote of three-quarters (3/4) of the members at a general meeting of members duly called with that matter on the agenda.
(amend. 20016).

HEAD OFFICE

Until changed in accordance with the Act, the Head Office of the
corporation shall be in Ottawa, Ontario.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The property and business of the corporation shall be managed by a board of
no less than 5 and no more than 20 directors of whom 4 shall constitute a quorum.
(amend. 2014)

The applicants for incorporation shall become the first directors of the
corporation and their term of office on the board of directors shall
continue until their successors are elected.

The Directors shall be elected for a term of two years, except in the case
of the first General Meeting where the four candidates with the highest
total of votes shall be elected for a two year term and the remaining three
candidates shall be elected for a one year term.

The office of director shall be automatically vacated: 

- if a director has resigned their office by delivering a written
  resignation to the secretary of the corporation;

- if a director is found by a court to be of unsound mind;

- if a director becomes bankrupt;

- if at a special general meeting of members duly called with that matter
  on the agenda, a resolution is passed by two-thirds of the members
  present at the meeting that a director be removed from office; or

- if a director dies;

provided that if any vacancy shall occur for any reason in this paragraph
contained, the board of directors by majority vote, may, by appointment,
fill the vacancy until the next General Meeting.

Meetings of the board of directors may be held at any time to be determined
by the directors provided that 24 hours notice of such meeting shall be
given by electronic mail or otherwise to each director. There shall be at
least one (1) meeting per year of the board of directors. A director
participating in a board or committee meeting electronically is deemed to
be present at the meeting. No error or omission in giving notice of any
meeting of the board of directors or any adjourned meeting of the board of
directors of the corporation shall invalidate such meeting or make void any
proceedings taken thereat and any director may at any time waive notice of
any such meeting and may ratify, approve and confirm any or all proceedings
taken or had thereat. Each director is authorized to exercise one (1) vote.

It is understood that any decisions of the board of directors can be
adopted by written resolutions, and that those written resolutions can be
in electronic format.

The directors shall serve as such without remuneration and no director
shall directly or indirectly receive any profit from a director position as
such; provided that a director may be paid reasonable expenses incurred by
them in the performance of their duties. Nothing herein contained shall be
construed to preclude any director from serving the corporation as an
officer or in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefore.

The board or directors may appoint such agents and engage such employees as
it shall deem necessary from time to time and such persons shall have such
authority and shall perform such duties as shall be prescribed by the board
of directors at the time of such appointment.

A reasonable remuneration for all officers, agents and employees and
committee members may be fixed by the board of directors by resolution.

INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

Every director or officer of the corporation or other person who has
undertaken or is about to undertake any liability on behalf of the
corporation or any company controlled by it and their heirs, executors and
administrators, and estate and effects, respectively, shall from time to
time and at all times, be indemnified and saved harmless out of the funds
of the corporation, from and against:

- all costs, charges and expenses which such director, officer or other
  person sustains or incurs in or about any action, suit or proceedings
  which is brought, commenced or prosecuted against them, or in respect of
  any act, deed, matter of thing whatsoever, made, done or permitted by
  them, in or about the execution of the duties of their office or in
  respect of any such liability;

- all other costs, charges and expenses which they sustain or incur in or
  about or in relation to the affairs thereof, except such costs, charges
  or expenses as are occasioned by their own wilful neglect or default.

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The election of directors shall be as follows:

- 60 days prior to each General Meeting the Board shall form an election
  committee.

- The election committee shall accept and solicit nominations and
  distribute to the members a report which shall consist of a list of
  candidates and a biography of each candidate at least fourteen days prior
  to the date of the election.

- If, after the election committee presents its report at the opening of
  the General Meeting, there are insufficient candidates nominated to fill
  the vacancies on the Board of Directors, the floor shall be open for
  additional nominations.

- After the close of nominations the election committee shall prepare a
  ballot. If facilities are available for copying the ballot shall consist
  of a list of all of the nominated candidates in alphabetical order.
  Otherwise the ballot shall consist of a sheet of paper labelled
  "Telecommuautes Canada Telecommunities - Ballot Paper" with space for the
  required number of names. Depending on the form of ballot used members
  shall vote by marking an "X" beside a candidate's name or writing down
  the name of the candidate.

- Members shall be entitled to vote for any number of candidates to a
  maximum of the number of vacancies. A ballot with more than the maximum
  number shall be a spoiled ballot.

- The election committee shall count the ballots. In the event of a
  disputed ballot the ruling of the chair of the election committee shall
  be final.

 - Where it is necessary to resolve an equality of votes between
   candidates, the decision will be be made by the general assembly of
   voting members.

POWERS OF DIRECTORS

The directors of the corporation may administer the affairs of the
corporation in all things and make or cause to be made for the corporation,
in its name, any kind of contract which the corporation may lawfully enter
into and, save as hereinafter provided, generally, may exercise all such
other powers and do all such other acts and things as the corporation is by
its charter or otherwise authorized to exercise and do.

The directors shall have power to authorize expenditures on behalf of the
corporation from time to time and may delegate by resolution to an officer
or officers of the corporation the right to employ and pay salaries to
employees. The directors shall have the power to enter into a trust
arrangement with a trust company for the purpose of creating a trust fund
in which the capital and interest may be made available for the benefit of
promoting the interest of the corporation in accordance with such terms as
the board of directors may prescribe.

The board of directors shall take such steps as they may deem requisite to
enable the corporation to acquire, accept, solicit or receive legacies,
gifts, grants, settlements, bequests, endowments and donations of any kind
whatsoever for the purpose of furthering the objects of the corporation.

OFFICERS

The officers of the corporation shall be president, vice-president and secretary who shall
be members of the board of directors. (amend. 2003).

Officers shall be appointed by resolution of the board of directors at the
first meeting of the board of directors following an annual meeting of
members in which the directors are elected.

The officers of the corporation shall hold office until their term of
office as directors has expired and shall be subject to removal by
resolution of the board of directors at any time.

DUTIES OF OFFICERS

The president shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation. The
president shall preside at all meetings of the board of directors. The
president shall be responsible for the general and active management of the
affairs of the corporation. The president shall see that all orders and
resolutions of the board of directors are carried into effect.

The secretary may be empowered by the board of directors, upon resolution
of the board of directors, to carry out the affairs of the corporation
generally under the supervision of the president and shall attend all
meetings and act as clerk thereof and record all votes and minutes of all
proceedings in the books to be kept for that purpose. The secretary shall
give or cause to be given notice of all meetings of the members and of the
board of directors, all shall perform such other duties as may be
prescribed by the board of directors or president, under whose supervision
the secretary shall be. The secretary shall be custodian of the seal of the
corporation which they shall deliver only when authorized by a resolution
of the board of directors to do so and to such person or persons as may be
named in the resolution. The directors may, at the request of the
secretary, engage assistants to perform any of the above duties for which
the secretary needs assistance.

EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS 

Contracts, documents or any instruments in writing requiring the signature
of the corporation, shall be signed by the president and the secretary and
all contracts, documents and instruments in writing so signed shall be
binding upon the corporation without any further authorization or
formality. The directors shall have power from time to time by resolution
to appoint any person on behalf of the corporation to sign specific
contracts, documents and instruments in writing.

MEETINGS 

The annual or any other general meeting of the members may be held at any
place in Canada as the board of directors may determine and on such day as
the said directors shall appoint. The chairman of such meetings shall be
appointed by the board of directors.

Each member can appoint one delegate as a representative at the general
meeting of members, each delegate representing one and only one member.
Each delegate will have the right to intervene in the debates and will have
a right to vote.

At every annual meeting, in addition to any other business that may be
transacted, the report of the directors, the financial statements and the
report of the auditors shall be presented and auditors appointed for the
ensuing year. The members may consider and transact any business either
special or general at any meeting of the members. The board of directors or
the president shall have power to call, at any time, a general meeting of
the members of the corporation. The board of directors shall call a special
general meeting of members on written requisition of not less one-third of
the members. A majority of the members, present or represented, will
constitute a quorum.

Twenty-one (21) days' written notice shall be posted electronically or
otherwise to each voting member of any annual or special general meeting of
members. Notice of any meeting where special business will be transacted
shall contain sufficient information to permit the member to form a
reasoned judgement on the decision to be taken.

No error or omission in giving notice of any annual or general meeting or
any adjourned meeting, whether annual or general, of the members of the
corporation shall invalidate such meeting or make void any proceedings
taken thereat and any member may at any time waive notice of any such
meeting and may ratify, approve and confirm any or all proceedings taken or
had thereat. For purpose of sending notice to any member, director or
officer for any meeting or otherwise, the address of the member, director
or officer shall be his electronic mail address then recorded on the books
of the corporation.

VOTING OF MEMBERS 

At all meetings of members of the corporation, every question shall be
determined by a majority of votes of those taking part unless otherwise
specifically provided by statue or by these bylaws. The chair of the
meeting shall not vote except in the case of an equality of votes.

The board of directors will appoint, from time to time, a general attorney
who will exercise the right of vote of all the members who will have
provided a written power of attorney prior to the meeting. During each
general meeting, the general attorney will hold a realtime electronic
conference with members so represented and will vote as directed by them.
Represented members will not have the right to vote on procedural matters
at the assembly and on decisions declared of minor importance by the
chairman of the meeting. A standard power of attorney form, for this
purpose, must be attached to the notice of the meeting.

FINANCIAL YEAR 

Unless otherwise ordered by the board of directors, the fiscal year-end of
the corporation shall be December 31.

COMMITTEES 

The board of directors may appoint committees whose members will hold their
offices at the will of the board of directors. The directors shall
determine the duties of such committees and may fix any remuneration to be
paid.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS 

The bylaws of the corporation may be repealed or amended by bylaw enacted
by a majority of the directors at a meeting of the board of directors and
sanctioned by an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the
members at a meeting duly called for the purpose of considering the said
bylaw, provided that the repeal or amendment of such bylaws shall not be
enforced or acted upon until the approval of the Minister of Consumer and
Corporate Affairs has been obtained.

AUDITORS 

The members shall, at each annual meeting, appoint an auditor to audit the
accounts of the corporation for report to the members at the next annual
meeting. The auditor shall hold office until the next annual meeting
provided that the directors may fill any casual vacancy in the office of
the auditor. The remuneration of the auditor shall be fixed by the board of
directors.

BOOKS AND RECORDS 

The directors shall see that all necessary books and records of the
corporation required by the bylaws of the corporation or by any applicable
statute or law are regularly and properly kept.

NEW BYLAWS

The board of directors may prescribe such new bylaws not inconsistent with
existing bylaws as they deem expedient, effect only until the next annual
meeting of the members of the corporation when they shall be confirmed, and
failing such confirmation at such annual meeting of members, shall at and
from that time cease to have any force and effect.

DISTRIBUTION OF PROPERTY REMAINING ON LIQUIDATION

In the event of the dissolution or winding-up of the corporation, all its remaining
assets after payment of its liabilities shall be distributed to one or more organizations
in Canada carrying on similiar activities.
(2014)

INTERPRETATION 

In these bylaws and in all other bylaws of the corporation hereafter passed
unless the context otherwise requires, words, importing the singular number
or the masculine gender shall include the plural number or the feminine
gender, as the case may be, and vice versa, and references to persons shall
include firms and corporations.