• Article 1 - Name
• Article 2 - Headquarters
• Article 3 - Objectives and Activities
• Article 4 - Membership
• Article 5 - Membership Dues
• Article 6 - Officers
• Article 7 - Elections
• Article 8 - General Body Meeting
• Article 9 - Fiscal Matters
• Article 10 - Auditors
• Article 11 - Custody and Use of Seal
• Article 12 - No Confidence Motion
• Article 13 - Amendments
• Article 14 - Dissolution

1. Objectives:
   
   
   1. The Association shall strive to promote social, cultural and educational interests of its members, develop understanding between members of the Indian community and such other residents of Canada as are interested in the welfare of this community, and make the latter aware of issues of concern to the Indian community.
      
      
   2. The Association shall help promote and retain Indian languages and cultural traditions as essential components of multiculturalism in Canada.
      
      
2. Activities:
   For achieving its objectives, the Association
   
   
   1. Shall organize social, cultural and educational activities and sponsor/participate in such other programs as may be of general interest to its members.
      
      
   2. Shall operate as a non-profit charitable organization and any accretion shall be used to promote its objectives and none of the income shall be available for the personal benefit of the members. The Association shall be registered as a non-profit charitable organization under Revenue Canada, Taxation.
      
      
   3. Shall register itself under the Company's Act to protect the use of its name by other organizations.
      
      
   4. Shall become a vehicle of expression and representation for the member community with regard to their legitimate concerns and interests.
      
      
   5. Shall co-operate with and assist other agencies/organizations with similar objectives in all possible ways to serve the best interests of the community.

1. General Membership
   
   1. Single
   2. Family
   3. Senior Citizen / Student
   
   
2. Life Membership

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Article 5: MEMBERSHIP DUES

Membership dues, except for Life Membership, shall be determined annually by the General Body at the time of its Annual Meeting.

Article 6: OFFICERS

1. The Association may have a Patron.
   
   
2. The affairs of the Association shall be administered by the Executive Committee of twelve members, comprising:
   
   
   1. Elected Officers:
      President
      First Vice-President
      Second Vice-President
      General Secretary
      Treasurer
      Public Relations Officer
      Cultural Coordinator
      Four members-at-large
      
      
   2. Ex-Officio Officer: The immediate Past-President shall be ex-officio officer on the Executive. In the event that the past president is not available, the past first vice-president or in his/her non-availability any other member of the past executive shall be nominated by the incoming Executive.
      
      
   3. Special Advisor: Any Past-President or a member who is considered to be an active member of the community shall be the Special Advisor of the Executive. The President in consultation with the executive shall assign this position.
   
   
3. The duties and powers of the officers of the Association are defined under section 3 of the By-laws.
   
   
4. The officers of the Associations shall assume office of April 1st following the Annual General Body Meeting at which they are elected and shall hold office for one year.

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Article 7: ELECTIONS

1. The officers of the Association shall be elected by a simple majority of members present at the Annual General Body Meeting.
   
   
2. The Patron shall be a person of high repute in Government, Politics, Education, Arts or Culture and shall be nominated by the Executive.
   
   
3. All members of the Association who are in good standing shall have the right to vote and seek election to the Executive.

1. The Association shall hold an Annual General Body Meeting before March 31 of each year to review its activities, to establish policies and programs for the next year, and to elect a new Executive.
   
   
2. The Association shall hold additional meetings for special purposes as and when deemed necessary.

Article 9: FISCAL MATTERS

The fiscal matters of the Association shall be conducted according to section 5 of the By-laws.

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Article 10: AUDITORS

1. The auditor(s) of the Association shall be appointed by the Executive and shall be paid such remunerations as deemed necessary by the Executive.
   
   
2. The auditor(s) of the Association shall have the right of access to all books and records of the Association and shall be entitled to require from any and all members of the Executive such information and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the auditor(s).

1. The Association may be dissolved with the will of the membership or due to lack of interest therein, as set out in section 11 of the By-laws.
   
   
2. On dissolution of the Association, its property and assets after liquidation of all liabilities shall be distributed as the membership in the General Body meeting shall decide (or the Executive, as the case may be), provided that no part of the assets and/or of the undisbursed portion of any grant(s) made available to the Association by contributing agencies is returned to the Contributor(s).

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