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1. 8ylaws and sLandlng rules can be adopLed or amended by a Lwo-Lhlrds voLe of Lhe chapLer, afLer
approval by CCMW and provlded noLlce has been glven aL a prevlous chapLer meeLlng.
2. 8ylaws and sLandlng rules and amendmenLs should be daLed and a copy should be lncluded wlLh
Lhe elecLronlc archlved chapLer mlnuLes. A copy of Lhe approved chapLer bylaws and sLandlng
rules shall be senL Lo CCMW. A dlglLal copy shall also be malnLalned.
3. 1he approved bylaws and sLandlng rules shall be posLed on ChapLer's webslLe for member
onllne access.
4. All members, new members, execuLlve commlLLee, ChapLer dlrecLors and advlsers shall have
access Lo Lhe chapLer's currenL bylaws and sLandlng rules.
















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SecLlon 1: 1hls organlzaLlon shall be called Lhe 1oronLo ChapLer of Lhe Canadlan Councll of Musllm
Women. ln Lhese bylaws lL ls referred Lo as Lhe ChapLer, Lhe Canadlan Councll of Musllm Women ls
referred Lo as CCMW.
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SecLlon 1: 1he vlslon of Lhe ChapLer ls Lo promoLe a beLLer undersLandlng of lslam ln 1oronLo whlle
sLrengLhenlng Lhe bond among Musllm women.
SecLlon 2: 1he mlsslon of Lhe ChapLer ls ensure Lhe equlLy, equallLy and empowermenL of Canadlan
Musllm women llvlng ln 1oronLo by organlzlng evenLs, educaLlng publlc oplnlon and collaboraLlng wlLh
oLher organlzaLlons ln 1oronLo.
SecLlon 3: 1he mandaLe of Lhe ChapLer ls Lo provlde a comprehenslve response Lo lssues affecLlng
Canadlan Musllm women ln Lhe 1oronLo area. 1he response ls Lo be provlded ln a collaboraLlve manner
wlLh oLher Musllm and non-Musllm organlzaLlons, governmenLal and non-governmenLal agencles,
professlonals and volunLeers. 1he ChapLer provldes a volce and a face Lhrough evenLs, blogs, soclal
medla, parLnershlps wlLh oLher organlzaLlons and research ln collaboraLlon wlLh CCMW.

1he mandaLe ls fulfllled Lhrough meeLlng Lhe followlng goals:

- Awareness ralslng: almed aL educaLlng Lhe publlc ln 1oronLo abouL lslam and Musllm women's rlghLs
ln addlLlon Lo educaLlng women abouL Lhelr rlghLs ln Canada
- CapaclLy-bulldlng: among members of Lhe chapLer whlch, lncludes menLorlng, scholarshlp
opporLunlLles, creaLlng neLworks
- CollaboraLlon: wlLh oLher organlzaLlons, professlonals and neLworks ln 1oronLo Lo enhance
parLnershlps and speak as one volce
- lundralslng: Lo conLlnue Lhe efforLs of Lhe chapLer

SecLlon 3: 1he ChapLer ls charLered by Lhe ob[ecLlves, prlnclples and bylaws of CCMW.
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SecLlon 1: Membershlp ln Lhe 1oronLo ChapLer shall be open Lo all CCMW members and non-members
SecLlon 2: voLlng for elecLlons and oLher voLlng-relaLed maLLers ln Lhe ChapLer and aL CCMW's ACM
shall be granLed Lo ChapLer pald members
SecLlon 3: ald ChapLer members have Lhe opporLunlLy Lo apply for CCMW's board of dlrecLors when a
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SecLlon 4: ald members of Lhe ChapLer have an opporLunlLy Lo sLand for elecLlon for Lhe ChapLer's
LxecuLlve CommlLLee
SecLlon 3: ald members may aLLend ChapLer monLhly meeLlngs and speak Lo lssues
SecLlon 6: Members who have pald Lhelr dues wlll be ellglble Lo dlscounLed LlckeLs and chapLer
programs and evenLs.
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SecLlon 1: Lach member and new member shall pay annual dues as deLermlned by Lhe LxecuLlve
CommlLLee and voLed by Lwo-Lhlrds voLe of Lhe ChapLer. (!"#$% '($ )*"+,# "- .()/#$0 1+$2 *+2# 3$ #($
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SecLlon 2: ulsbursemenL from Lhe Lreasury of Lhe ChapLer expendlLures shall be made by Lhe llnance
LxecuLlve and Lhe resldenL and shall be lncluded ln Lhe mlnuLes of lLs mlnuLes
SecLlon 3: 1he ChapLer wlll pay 23 of annual membershlp dues Lo Lhe CCMW 8oard. lL shall be senL
before CCMW's annual ACM, ln addlLlon Lo an annual reporL of Lhe ChapLer's programs and acLlvlLles.
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SecLlon 1: lormal chapLer and Lhe monLhly buslness meeLlng shall be held once a monLh aL a Llme and
locaLlon deLermlned by Lhe LxecuLlve CommlLLee members of Lhe ChapLer. 1he resldenL musL glve
prlor noLlce of Lhe Llme, daLe and locaLlon of Lhe buslness meeLlng Lo Lhe membershlp.
SecLlon 2: 1he ChapLer shall hold meeLlngs only ln places LhaL are open and accesslble Lo all members of
CCMW
SecLlon 3: 1he annual meeLlng for elecLlon of offlcers shall be held aL Lhe ChapLer meeLlng ln november
of every year. 1he elecLlon musL be held prlor Lo uecember 13
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SecLlon 4: Speclal meeLlngs may be held on call of Lhe resldenL, noLlce havlng been glven Lo each
member.
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SecLlon 1: 1he LxecuLlve CommlLLee of Lhls ChapLer shall conslsL of Lhe resldenL (presldlng offlce), vlce-
resldenL, llnanclal LxecuLlve, MarkeLlng LxecuLlve, CommunlcaLlon LxecuLlve, rogram LxecuLlve-
parLnershlps, rogram LxecuLlve - blog, rogram LxecuLlve - general, and CommunlLy LxecuLlve.
SecLlon 2: All LxecuLlve CommlLLee members shall be pald members of Lhe ChapLer.



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SecLlon 3: 1he resldenL ls responslble for leadlng Lhe ChapLer and managlng lLs acLlvlLles ln accordance
wlLh pollcles and procedures of CCMW and Lhese bylaws. 1he resldenL shall preslde aL all meeLlngs of
Lhe chapLer.
SecLlon 4: 1he vlce resldenL shall preslde aL meeLlngs ln Lhe absence of Lhe resldenL, asslsL Lhe
resldenL ln Lhe managemenL of Lhe ChapLer and perform oLher duLles LhaL may be asslgned by Lhe
resldenL. 1he vlce resldenL shall keep Lhe mlnuLes of all ChapLer and ulrecLor meeLlngs.
SecLlon 3: 1he 1reasurer shall malnLaln Lhe flnanclal records. CLher duLles lnclude:
a. CollecLlng dues, pay all bllls and malnLaln records for Lhe chapLer
b. reparaLlon of Lhe ChapLer's annual reporL and submlsslon of Lhese Lo CCMW
c. Send CCMW 8oard a porLlon of Lhe ChapLer proceeds for expenses
SecLlon 6: 1he resldenL should provlde daLes for monLhly meeLlngs ln advance Lo Lhe LxecuLlve
CommlLLee and Lhe ChapLer's members.
SecLlon 7: lL ls mandaLory for all LxecuLlve CommlLLee members Lo aLLend monLhly meeLlngs. An
absence of more Lhan Lhree meeLlngs wlll resulL ln LhaL LxecuLlve CommlLLee member sLepplng down
and anoLher pald member from Lhe ChapLer Lo be elecLed. 1he resldenL and Lhe vlce-resldenL wlll
conslder unforeseen clrcumsLances ln absences.
SecLlon 8: 1he resldenL and vlce-resldenL are Lo provlde each LxecuLlve CommlLLee member Lhelr
roles and responslblllLles relaLed Lo Lhelr poslLlon aL Llme of appolnLmenL.
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SecLlon 1: 1he LxecuLlve CommlLLee shall be elecLed ln Lhe manner ouLllned ln Lhe chapLer elecLlon
sLandlng rules.
SecLlon 2: AppllcaLlons for Lhe new LxecuLlve CommlLLee wlll open ln AugusL, appllcaLlons wlll be
submlLLed by SepLember, lnLervlews ln CcLober, elecLlons ln november and lnLroducLlon of Lhe new
CommlLLee ln uecember of every year.
SecLlon 3: 1he LxecuLlve CommlLLee shall be elecLed by a plurallLy of Lhe voLes casL aL Lhe annual
elecLlon meeLlng. 1hey shall Lake offlce on !anuary of each year and serve for one year.
SecLlon 4: Should a vacancy occur on Lhe LxecuLlve CommlLLee, lncludlng LhaL of Lhe presldency, lL
should be fllled by elecLlon aL Lhe nexL meeLlng followlng Lhe announcemenL of Lhe vacancy, Lhe
candldaLe havlng been prevlously approved by Lhe LxecuLlve CommlLLee. lf Lhree of fewer monLhs of Lhe
LxecuLlve CommlLLee member's Lerm remaln when Lhe vacancy occurs, Lhe presldenL and vlce-presldenL
may flll lL, Lhe appolnLees havlng been approved by Lhe ChapLer's LxecuLlve CommlLLee.



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SecLlon 1: All proposed changes Lo Lhese ChapLer bylaws should be approved by CCMW.
SecLlon 2: no offlclal buslness of Lhe ChapLer shall be conducLed unless a quorum ls presenL. A quorum
of Lhe ChapLer shall be deflned as a ma[orlLy of Lhe voLlng membershlp of Lhe ChapLer
SecLlon 3: A slmple ma[orlLy of Lhe voLlng members presenL shall be requlred Lo carry a moLlon.
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SecLlon 1: rlor Lo beglnnlng Lhe dlssoluLlon of Lhe ChapLer, Lhe board of CCMW musL Lo be noLlfled.
SecLlon 2: ulssoluLlon of Lhls ChapLer by consenL of Lhe members shall conslsL of unanlmous agreemenL
of all lLs LxecuLlve CommlLLee wlLh a ma[orlLy voLe aL a meeLlng, whlch has been publlclzed ln advance
Lo all members of Lhe ChapLer for Lhe purpose of Laklng Lhls voLe.
SecLlon 3: Should Lhls ChapLer be dlssolved, all asseLs and llablllLles shall be Lransferred Lo CCMW and
shall be supervlsed by a board member of CCMW.
















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