NORDIK Institute’s Annual General Meeting 2022

Change from: 

5. MEMBERSHIP: 

Membership in the Corporation is open to any individual over the age of sixteen (16) years and a resident in Ontario, who supports the Purpose and Mission Statement of the organization as outlined in No. 4 above. Membership application forms may be obtained directly from the Secretary of the organization at any time, or at the Annual General Meeting. 

Change to: 

5. MEMBERSHIP: 

Membership in the Corporation is open to any individual over the age of sixteen (16) years and a resident in Ontario, who supports the Purpose and Mission Statement of the organization as outlined in No. 4 above. Membership application forms may be obtained directly from the website or the Director of Operations  of the organization at any time, or at the Annual General Meeting. 

Change from: 

9. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: 

(a) The affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors consisting of seven (7) members, each having one (1) vote. At least three (3) of these positions will be filled by people of Aboriginal ancestry. 

(b) One must be a member of the Corporation for a minimum of thirty (30) days before applying for membership on the Board of Directors. 

(c) Four (4) Directors shall constitute a quorum 

(d) Five (5) Directors shall be elected by a majority of the members present at the  Annual General Meeting. 

(e) Two (2) Directors shall be appointed by Algoma University. One Appointee shall be the Academic Dean or his/her designate, and one Appointee shall be a member of the Board of Governors. 

(f) Subject to any interim provisions in this By-Law, the Directors shall serve for a term of two (2) years. 

(g) Board membership shall be limited to three (3) consecutive terms. The terms of Directors shall commence following their election. 

(h) The qualifications for a Director shall be that they are a member in good standing of the Corporation and not less than eighteen (18) years of age. 

(i) The office of a Director shall automatically be vacated if: 

by notice in writing to the Board of Directors, they resign their office; at any General Meeting, a two thirds (2/3) majority of the members present decide that they shall be removed from office; the Director fails to attend three (3) consecutive meetings without notifying the Directors; if the Directors determine that a Director has been excessively absent or has conducted themselves in a manner which is detrimental to the Corporation, provided that if any vacancies shall occur for any reason prior to an annual General Meeting, the Directors may, by resolution, fill the vacancy with any person who could qualify as a Director at an Annual General Meeting. The person so chosen shall hold office (subject to the aforementioned provisions) until the next Annual General Meeting. At that time, they may stand for election for the remainder of the vacated term. The completion of a vacated term constitutes a full term for the purposes of 9.(e) of this By-Law. 

(j) No Director shall be an employee of the Corporation. 

Change to: 

9. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: 

(a) The affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors consisting of seven (7) members, each having one (1) vote. At least three (3) of these positions will be filled by people of Indigenous ancestry. 

(b) One must be a member of the Corporation for a minimum of thirty (30) days before applying for membership on the Board of Directors. 

(c) Four (4) Board Directors shall constitute a quorum 

(d) Four (4) Board Directors shall be elected by a majority of the members present at the  Annual General Meeting. 

(e) Three (3) Board Directors shall be appointed by Algoma University. One Appointee shall be the Vice-President Academic & Research or his/her designate, one appointee shall be the Vice-President Operations and Finance or her/his designate, and one Appointee shall be the President of the University or her/his designate. 

(f) Subject to any interim provisions in this By-Law, the Board Directors shall serve for a term of two (2) years. 

(g) Board membership shall be limited to three (3) consecutive terms. The terms of Board Directors shall commence following their election. 

(h) The qualifications for a Board Director shall be that they are a member in good standing of the Corporation and not less than eighteen (18) years of age. 

(i) The office of a Board Director shall automatically be vacated if: 

by notice in writing to the Board of Directors, they resign their office; at any General Meeting, a two thirds (2/3) majority of the members present decide that they shall be removed from office; the Board Director fails to attend three (3) consecutive meetings without notifying the Board of Directors; if the Board of Directors determine that a Board Director has been excessively absent or has conducted themselves in a manner which is detrimental to the Corporation, provided that if any vacancies shall occur for any reason prior to an annual General Meeting, the Board of Directors may, by resolution, fill the vacancy with any person who could qualify as a Board Director at an Annual General Meeting. The person so chosen shall hold office (subject to the aforementioned provisions) until the next Annual General Meeting. At that time, they may stand for election for the remainder of the vacated term. The completion of a vacated term constitutes a full term for the purposes of 9.(e) of this By-Law. 

(j) No Board Director shall be an employee of the Corporation.