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<td>0</td>
<td>General</td>
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<td>0.1</td>
<td>Interpretation</td>
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<td>0.1.1</td>
<td>In this document:</td>
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<td>0.1.1.b</td>
<td>"Board Members" shall mean members of the Board of Directors, as specified in Chapter 4;</td>
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<td>0.1.1.c</td>
<td>"Faculty" shall mean the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering of the University of Toronto;</td>
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<td>0.1.1.d</td>
<td>"Governing Council" shall mean the Governing Council of the University of Toronto;</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.e</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Members" shall mean members of the Society, as specified in Chapter 1;</s></td>
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<td>0.1.1.f</td>
<td>"Officers" shall mean the President and all Vice-Presidents of the Society, as specified in Chapter 3;</td>
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<td>0.1.1.g</td>
<td>"PEY Constituency" shall mean the group of Members registered in the Professional Experience Year Co-op Program;</td>
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<td>0.1.1.h</td>
<td>"Program" shall mean a course of study in an Engineering discipline, as defined by the Faculty;</td>
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<td>0.1.1.i</td>
<td>"Recall" shall mean a process by which a position-holder of the Society may be removed from their position without their consent;</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.j</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Resolution" shall mean a motion approved by a majority vote;</s></td>
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<td>0.1.1.k</td>
<td>"Signing Officer" shall mean a person who has the right to authorize financial transactions on behalf of the Society;</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.l</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Summer Months" shall refer to the months of May, June, July and August;</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.m</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Academic Year" shall refer to the months of September, October, November, December, January, February, March and April; and</s></td>
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<td>0.1.1.n</td>
<td>"First Year", "Second Year", "Third Year", and "Fourth Year" shall mean "First Year", "Second Year", "Third Year", and "Fourth Year" as defined by the Faculty.</td>
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<td>0.1.1.o</td>
<td>“Final Year” shall refer to the Academic Year in which a person fulfills the remainder of their academic criteria for graduation (as defined by the Faculty) and is eligible for graduation in the following June.</td>
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<td>0.1.1.p</td>
<td>“ONCA” shall mean The Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations Act.</td>
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<td>1</td>
<td>Membership and Fees</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> General </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Verification of Membership </b></u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> There shall be two (2) types </b> of <b> Members: </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> The “Confidentiality Agreement - Information Sharing” document provides the ability for the President, Speaker, and Chief Returning Officer </b> of <b> the Engineering Society to verify a Member’s enrolment status if they hold, are attempting to hold a position, or have signed a nomination form for a Member attempting to hold a position through a process administered by the Society. </b></u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Regular Members </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> The enrolment status of a Member may be verified in the following circumstances: </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a.i</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">After a Nomination Period for each candidate, and if applicable, the Members who signed their nomination form. This is the responsibility of the Chief Returning Officer;</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a.ii</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">At the beginning of each semester, if the individual holds a position within the Society which may only be held by a Member. This is the responsibility of the Speaker; and</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a.iii</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Upon a concern or complaint regarding an individual’s enrollment status brought to the attention of the Ombudsperson, and/or Speaker, in which case the Speaker shall notify in writing the individual who is the subject of the complaint at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to verifying their enrollment status.</u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Ex-Officio Members </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.b</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> If it is the Speaker’s enrolment status under consideration, the President shall be the one to verify the Speaker’s enrolment status. </b></u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Qualifications for Membership </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Fees </b></u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Regular Members </b> shall be <b> students who are enrolled (as defined by </b> the <b> Faculty) </b> in <b> a degree-seeking undergraduate program </b> of <b> study </b> in the <b> Faculty </b> and <b> have paid or deferred either </b> the Full Time <b> or </b> Part Time <b> Membership Fees for </b> the <b> semester. </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> The Membership Fee </b> shall be <b> $31.55 in each of </b> the <b> Fall and Winter Semesters for Full Time Students and $29.67 </b> in <b> each </b> of <b> the Fall and Winter Semesters for Part Time Students </b> in the <b> year 2025-2026, </b> and <b> $0.00 for </b> the <b> summer semester of 2026, for both </b> Full Time <b> Students and </b> Part Time <b> Students, provided </b> the <b> student continues to meet the other conditions of membership. </b></u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members shall only retain their membership for the semesters in which they have paid or deferred their Membership Fees.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members retain their membership during the Summer following the Academic Year if they were enrolled and paid their membership fees during the Winter Semester.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members who complete the requirements of their undergraduate degree (as defined by the Faculty) shall lose Membership of the Society and become Alumni (as defined in 1.2) on the date of their Convocation.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Ex-Officio Members shall be individuals who have been granted Membership by the Bylaws of the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The “Confidentiality Agreement - Information Sharing” document provides the ability for the President, Speaker, and Chief Returning Officer of the Engineering Society to verify a Member’s enrolment status if they hold, are attempting to hold a position, or have signed a nomination form for a Member attempting to hold a position through a process administered by the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The enrolment status of a Member may be verified in the following circumstances:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a.i</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">After a Nomination Period for each candidate, and if applicable, the Members who signed their nomination form. This is the responsibility of the Chief Returning Officer;</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a.ii</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">At the beginning of each semester, if the individual holds a position within the Society which may only be held by a Member. This is the responsibility of the Speaker; and</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a.iii</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Upon a concern or complaint regarding an individual’s enrollment status brought to the attention of the Ombudsperson, and/or Speaker, in which case the Speaker shall notify in writing the individual who is the subject of the complaint at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to verifying their enrollment status.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">If it is the Speaker’s enrolment status under consideration, the President shall be the one to verify the Speaker’s enrolment status.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Alumni</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Alumni are individuals who have either:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Received an undergraduate degree, diploma, or certificate from the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering or its precursor, the Ontario School of Practical Science, or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Completed the requirements for the first year of study in any undergraduate program, but are not currently registered with the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering or its precursor, the Ontario School of Practical Science, towards a degree, diploma or certificate.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Fees</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members shall have paid in full, or successfully deferred, their Membership Fees for the Fall and/or Winter semesters in which they are considered a Member.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The Membership Fee shall be $31.55 in each of the Fall and Winter Semesters for Full Time Students and $29.67 in each of the Fall and Winter Semesters for Part Time Students in the year 2025-2026, and $0.00 for the summer semester of 2026, for both Full Time Students and Part Time Students, provided the student continues to meet the other conditions of membership.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Upon a resolution of the Board of Directors, the Membership Fee for each subsequent year shall include a cost of living adjustment as approved by the Governing Council.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The Membership Fee shall be non-refundable.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.5</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Any fees to be created or increased except as specified in Section 1.3.3 shall be done so by the Membership through a referendum.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Any fees to be decreased or removed except as specified in Section 1.3.3 shall be done so by one of:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote in a referendum of the Membership; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A two-thirds majority vote at a General Meeting; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6.c</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A unanimous vote at a Board of Directors Meeting.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Rights of Membership</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Alumni are not Members and shall enjoy no rights of Membership other than the right to speak at General Meetings and at meetings of the Board of Directors.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Ex-Officio Members shall enjoy no rights of Membership other than the right to speak and vote at General Meetings and speak at meetings of the Board of Directors, unless they have been individually granted other rights of Membership.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">All other rights and responsibilities of Members described in this document and other Bylaws and Policies of the Engineering Society shall pertain only to Regular Members.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Individuals who are neither Members nor Alumni enjoy no rights within the Society, and do not have the right to attend or speak at General Meetings or meetings of the Board of Directors.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.4.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The right to attend or speak at said meetings may be granted by a resolution of the meeting’s voting members.</s></td>
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<td>2</td>
<td>General Meetings</td>
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<td>2.2</td>
<td>Agenda</td>
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<td>2.2.1</td>
<td>The agenda for each Annual General Meeting shall include motions to:</td>
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<td>2.2.1.a</td>
<td>Appoint an auditor for the current year;</td>
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<td>2.2.1.b</td>
<td>Receive the auditor's report for the previous year;</td>
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<td>2.2.1.c</td>
<td>Authorize the Board of Directors to set the remuneration for the auditor for the current year;</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">2.2.1.d</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Ratify any amendments to the Bylaws in accordance with <b> Section 7.3; </b> and</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">2.2.1.d</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Ratify any amendments to the Bylaws in accordance with <b> Bylaw 0 section 2.4; </b> and</u></td>
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<td>2.2.1.e</td>
<td>Perform any other functions specified by the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act of Ontario and other relevant legislation.</td>
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<td>2.3</td>
<td>Notice</td>
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<td>2.3.5</td>
<td>For the Annual General Meeting, notice must be given to the Auditor of the Society, however their attendance is not required.</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">2.3.5.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Notwithstanding <b> Section 1.4, </b> the Auditor shall be permitted to attend and speak at the Annual General Meeting.</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">2.3.5.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Notwithstanding <b> Bylaw 0 section 1.3, </b> the Auditor shall be permitted to attend and speak at the Annual General Meeting.</u></td>
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<td>3</td>
<td>Officers</td>
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<td>4</td>
<td>Board of Directors</td>
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<td>5</td>
<td>Council</td>
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<td>6</td>
<td>Employees</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Amendments, Bylaws, and Policies </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Amendments to Governing Documents </b></u></td>
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<td>7.0</td>
<td>General</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> There </b> shall be <b> three </b> levels of documents specifying the organization of the Society;</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.0.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> In addition to the documents described in Bylaw 0 section 2.0.1, there </b> shall be <b> the following subordinate </b> levels of documents specifying the organization of the Society;</u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Bylaw 1 (Constitution);</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws; and</s></td>
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<td>7.0.1.c</td>
<td>Policies.</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">All <b> of the documents contained under each of the levels of </b> documents listed <b> in 7.0.1 </b> must be written using gender neutral pronouns.</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.0.2</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">All <b> Bylaws and other </b> documents listed <b> here </b> must be written using gender neutral pronouns.</u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Bylaw 1 (The Constitution of the University of Toronto Engineering Society) </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Policies </b></u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Bylaw 1 shall specify the fundamental organization of the Society. </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Policies shall: </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.1.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Describe details of the functioning of the Society; and</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.1.b</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Provide continuity in the Society.</u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Bylaw 1 </b> may only be amended by:</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Policies </b> may only be <b> passed, repealed, or </b> amended by:</u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.2.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A <b> two-thirds </b> majority vote <b> at </b> a General Meeting; <b> or </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A <b> simple </b> majority vote <b> of </b> a General Meeting;</u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.2.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A <b> two-thirds </b> majority vote <b> at a </b> Board of <b> Directors Meeting. </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2.b</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A <b> simple </b> majority vote <b> of the </b> Board of <b> Directors; or </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2.c</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A simple majority vote of the Executive Committee.</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.3</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">When a policy is passed, repealed, or amended, it shall be noted, within the relevant Policy, which of the parties listed in section 7.1.2 did so.</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.4</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A notice shall be given to the Board of Directors when a policy is passed, repealed, or amended by a party listed after the Board of Directors in section 7.1.2</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.5</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Policies passed, Policies repealed, and Policy amendments by a party listed in section 7.1.2 may not be repealed, passed, or reversed or substantively defeated, respectively, by parties which come after them in the same list until one (1) year after the amendment was made.</u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws shall:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Provide additional order to the organization specified in Bylaw 1; and/or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Specify the organization of other areas of the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws may only be passed, repealed, or amended by a simple majority of:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.2.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A General Meeting; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.2.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A meeting of the Board of Directors.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Amendments</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.3.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A bylaw amendment made by the Board of Directors is effective only until the next Annual General Meeting or a General Meeting called for the purpose of its ratification unless confirmed thereat, and in default of confirmation thereat, ceases to have effect at and from that time, and in that case no new bylaw of the same or like substance has any effect until confirmed at a General Meeting. If such approval has not occurred by the next Annual General Meeting the amendment is struck down and neither it nor any substantially similar amendment may be proposed at a meeting of the Board for one year following the date of the Annual General Meeting.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies shall:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Describe details of the functioning of the Society; and</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Provide continuity in the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies may only be passed, repealed, or amended by:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote of a General Meeting;</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote of the Board of Directors; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2.c</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote of the Executive Committee.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">When a policy is passed, repealed, or amended, it shall be noted, within the relevant Policy, which of the parties listed in section 7.4.2 did so.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A notice shall be given to the Board of Directors when a policy is passed, repealed, or amended by a party listed after the Board of Directors in section 7.4.2</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.5</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies passed, Policies repealed, and Policy amendments by a party listed in 7.4.2 may not be repealed, passed, or reversed or substantively defeated, respectively, by parties which come after them in the same list until one (1) year after the amendment was made.</s></td>
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<td>0</td>
<td>General</td>
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<td>0.1</td>
<td>Interpretation</td>
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<td>0.1.1</td>
<td>In this document:</td>
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<td>0.1.1.b</td>
<td>"Board Members" shall mean members of the Board of Directors, as specified in Chapter 4;</td>
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<td>0.1.1.c</td>
<td>"Faculty" shall mean the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering of the University of Toronto;</td>
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<td>0.1.1.d</td>
<td>"Governing Council" shall mean the Governing Council of the University of Toronto;</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.e</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Members" shall mean members of the Society, as specified in Chapter 1;</s></td>
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<td>0.1.1.f</td>
<td>"Officers" shall mean the President and all Vice-Presidents of the Society, as specified in Chapter 3;</td>
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<td>0.1.1.g</td>
<td>"PEY Constituency" shall mean the group of Members registered in the Professional Experience Year Co-op Program;</td>
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<td>0.1.1.h</td>
<td>"Program" shall mean a course of study in an Engineering discipline, as defined by the Faculty;</td>
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<td>0.1.1.i</td>
<td>"Recall" shall mean a process by which a position-holder of the Society may be removed from their position without their consent;</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.j</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Resolution" shall mean a motion approved by a majority vote;</s></td>
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<td>0.1.1.k</td>
<td>"Signing Officer" shall mean a person who has the right to authorize financial transactions on behalf of the Society;</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.l</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Summer Months" shall refer to the months of May, June, July and August;</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.m</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Academic Year" shall refer to the months of September, October, November, December, January, February, March and April; and</s></td>
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<td>0.1.1.n</td>
<td>"First Year", "Second Year", "Third Year", and "Fourth Year" shall mean "First Year", "Second Year", "Third Year", and "Fourth Year" as defined by the Faculty.</td>
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<td>0.1.1.o</td>
<td>“Final Year” shall refer to the Academic Year in which a person fulfills the remainder of their academic criteria for graduation (as defined by the Faculty) and is eligible for graduation in the following June.</td>
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<td>0.1.1.p</td>
<td>“ONCA” shall mean The Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations Act.</td>
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<td>1</td>
<td>Membership and Fees</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> General </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Verification of Membership </b></u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> There shall be two (2) types </b> of <b> Members: </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> The “Confidentiality Agreement - Information Sharing” document provides the ability for the President, Speaker, and Chief Returning Officer </b> of <b> the Engineering Society to verify a Member’s enrolment status if they hold, are attempting to hold a position, or have signed a nomination form for a Member attempting to hold a position through a process administered by the Society. </b></u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Regular Members </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> The enrolment status of a Member may be verified in the following circumstances: </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a.i</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">After a Nomination Period for each candidate, and if applicable, the Members who signed their nomination form. This is the responsibility of the Chief Returning Officer;</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a.ii</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">At the beginning of each semester, if the individual holds a position within the Society which may only be held by a Member. This is the responsibility of the Speaker; and</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a.iii</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Upon a concern or complaint regarding an individual’s enrollment status brought to the attention of the Ombudsperson, and/or Speaker, in which case the Speaker shall notify in writing the individual who is the subject of the complaint at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to verifying their enrollment status.</u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Ex-Officio Members </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.b</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> If it is the Speaker’s enrolment status under consideration, the President shall be the one to verify the Speaker’s enrolment status. </b></u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Qualifications for Membership </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Fees </b></u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Regular Members </b> shall be <b> students who are enrolled (as defined by </b> the <b> Faculty) </b> in <b> a degree-seeking undergraduate program </b> of <b> study </b> in the <b> Faculty </b> and <b> have paid or deferred either </b> the Full Time <b> or </b> Part Time <b> Membership Fees for </b> the <b> semester. </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> The Membership Fee </b> shall be <b> $31.55 in each of </b> the <b> Fall and Winter Semesters for Full Time Students and $29.67 </b> in <b> each </b> of <b> the Fall and Winter Semesters for Part Time Students </b> in the <b> year 2025-2026, </b> and <b> $0.00 for </b> the <b> summer semester of 2026, for both </b> Full Time <b> Students and </b> Part Time <b> Students, provided </b> the <b> student continues to meet the other conditions of membership. </b></u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members shall only retain their membership for the semesters in which they have paid or deferred their Membership Fees.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members retain their membership during the Summer following the Academic Year if they were enrolled and paid their membership fees during the Winter Semester.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members who complete the requirements of their undergraduate degree (as defined by the Faculty) shall lose Membership of the Society and become Alumni (as defined in 1.2) on the date of their Convocation.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Ex-Officio Members shall be individuals who have been granted Membership by the Bylaws of the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The “Confidentiality Agreement - Information Sharing” document provides the ability for the President, Speaker, and Chief Returning Officer of the Engineering Society to verify a Member’s enrolment status if they hold, are attempting to hold a position, or have signed a nomination form for a Member attempting to hold a position through a process administered by the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The enrolment status of a Member may be verified in the following circumstances:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a.i</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">After a Nomination Period for each candidate, and if applicable, the Members who signed their nomination form. This is the responsibility of the Chief Returning Officer;</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a.ii</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">At the beginning of each semester, if the individual holds a position within the Society which may only be held by a Member. This is the responsibility of the Speaker; and</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a.iii</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Upon a concern or complaint regarding an individual’s enrollment status brought to the attention of the Ombudsperson, and/or Speaker, in which case the Speaker shall notify in writing the individual who is the subject of the complaint at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to verifying their enrollment status.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">If it is the Speaker’s enrolment status under consideration, the President shall be the one to verify the Speaker’s enrolment status.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Alumni</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Alumni are individuals who have either:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Received an undergraduate degree, diploma, or certificate from the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering or its precursor, the Ontario School of Practical Science, or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Completed the requirements for the first year of study in any undergraduate program, but are not currently registered with the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering or its precursor, the Ontario School of Practical Science, towards a degree, diploma or certificate.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Fees</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members shall have paid in full, or successfully deferred, their Membership Fees for the Fall and/or Winter semesters in which they are considered a Member.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The Membership Fee shall be $31.55 in each of the Fall and Winter Semesters for Full Time Students and $29.67 in each of the Fall and Winter Semesters for Part Time Students in the year 2025-2026, and $0.00 for the summer semester of 2026, for both Full Time Students and Part Time Students, provided the student continues to meet the other conditions of membership.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Upon a resolution of the Board of Directors, the Membership Fee for each subsequent year shall include a cost of living adjustment as approved by the Governing Council.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The Membership Fee shall be non-refundable.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.5</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Any fees to be created or increased except as specified in Section 1.3.3 shall be done so by the Membership through a referendum.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Any fees to be decreased or removed except as specified in Section 1.3.3 shall be done so by one of:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote in a referendum of the Membership; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A two-thirds majority vote at a General Meeting; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6.c</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A unanimous vote at a Board of Directors Meeting.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Rights of Membership</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Alumni are not Members and shall enjoy no rights of Membership other than the right to speak at General Meetings and at meetings of the Board of Directors.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Ex-Officio Members shall enjoy no rights of Membership other than the right to speak and vote at General Meetings and speak at meetings of the Board of Directors, unless they have been individually granted other rights of Membership.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">All other rights and responsibilities of Members described in this document and other Bylaws and Policies of the Engineering Society shall pertain only to Regular Members.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Individuals who are neither Members nor Alumni enjoy no rights within the Society, and do not have the right to attend or speak at General Meetings or meetings of the Board of Directors.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.4.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The right to attend or speak at said meetings may be granted by a resolution of the meeting’s voting members.</s></td>
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<td>2</td>
<td>General Meetings</td>
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<td>2.2</td>
<td>Agenda</td>
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<td>2.2.1</td>
<td>The agenda for each Annual General Meeting shall include motions to:</td>
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<td>2.2.1.a</td>
<td>Appoint an auditor for the current year;</td>
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<td>2.2.1.b</td>
<td>Receive the auditor's report for the previous year;</td>
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<td>2.2.1.c</td>
<td>Authorize the Board of Directors to set the remuneration for the auditor for the current year;</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">2.2.1.d</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Ratify any amendments to the Bylaws in accordance with <b> Section 7.3; </b> and</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">2.2.1.d</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Ratify any amendments to the Bylaws in accordance with <b> Bylaw 0 section 2.4; </b> and</u></td>
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<td>2.2.1.e</td>
<td>Perform any other functions specified by the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act of Ontario and other relevant legislation.</td>
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<td>2.3</td>
<td>Notice</td>
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<td>2.3.5</td>
<td>For the Annual General Meeting, notice must be given to the Auditor of the Society, however their attendance is not required.</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">2.3.5.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Notwithstanding <b> Section 1.4, </b> the Auditor shall be permitted to attend and speak at the Annual General Meeting.</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">2.3.5.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Notwithstanding <b> Bylaw 0 section 1.3, </b> the Auditor shall be permitted to attend and speak at the Annual General Meeting.</u></td>
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<td>3</td>
<td>Officers</td>
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<td>4</td>
<td>Board of Directors</td>
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<td>5</td>
<td>Council</td>
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<td>6</td>
<td>Employees</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Amendments, Bylaws, and Policies </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Amendments to Governing Documents </b></u></td>
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<td>7.0</td>
<td>General</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> There </b> shall be <b> three </b> levels of documents specifying the organization of the Society;</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.0.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> In addition to the documents described in Bylaw 0 section 2.0.1, there </b> shall be <b> the following subordinate </b> levels of documents specifying the organization of the Society;</u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Bylaw 1 (Constitution);</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws; and</s></td>
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<td>7.0.1.c</td>
<td>Policies.</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">All <b> of the documents contained under each of the levels of </b> documents listed <b> in 7.0.1 </b> must be written using gender neutral pronouns.</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.0.2</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">All <b> Bylaws and other </b> documents listed <b> here </b> must be written using gender neutral pronouns.</u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Bylaw 1 (The Constitution of the University of Toronto Engineering Society) </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Policies </b></u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Bylaw 1 shall specify the fundamental organization of the Society. </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Policies shall: </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.1.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Describe details of the functioning of the Society; and</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.1.b</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Provide continuity in the Society.</u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Bylaw 1 </b> may only be amended by:</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Policies </b> may only be <b> passed, repealed, or </b> amended by:</u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.2.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A <b> two-thirds </b> majority vote <b> at </b> a General Meeting; <b> or </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A <b> simple </b> majority vote <b> of </b> a General Meeting;</u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.2.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A <b> two-thirds </b> majority vote <b> at a </b> Board of <b> Directors Meeting. </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2.b</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A <b> simple </b> majority vote <b> of the </b> Board of <b> Directors; or </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2.c</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A simple majority vote of the Executive Committee.</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.3</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">When a policy is passed, repealed, or amended, it shall be noted, within the relevant Policy, which of the parties listed in section 7.1.2 did so.</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.4</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A notice shall be given to the Board of Directors when a policy is passed, repealed, or amended by a party listed after the Board of Directors in section 7.1.2</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.5</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Policies passed, Policies repealed, and Policy amendments by a party listed in section 7.1.2 may not be repealed, passed, or reversed or substantively defeated, respectively, by parties which come after them in the same list until one (1) year after the amendment was made.</u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws shall:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Provide additional order to the organization specified in Bylaw 1; and/or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Specify the organization of other areas of the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws may only be passed, repealed, or amended by a simple majority of:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.2.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A General Meeting; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.2.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A meeting of the Board of Directors.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Amendments</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.3.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A bylaw amendment made by the Board of Directors is effective only until the next Annual General Meeting or a General Meeting called for the purpose of its ratification unless confirmed thereat, and in default of confirmation thereat, ceases to have effect at and from that time, and in that case no new bylaw of the same or like substance has any effect until confirmed at a General Meeting. If such approval has not occurred by the next Annual General Meeting the amendment is struck down and neither it nor any substantially similar amendment may be proposed at a meeting of the Board for one year following the date of the Annual General Meeting.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies shall:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Describe details of the functioning of the Society; and</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Provide continuity in the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies may only be passed, repealed, or amended by:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote of a General Meeting;</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote of the Board of Directors; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2.c</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote of the Executive Committee.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">When a policy is passed, repealed, or amended, it shall be noted, within the relevant Policy, which of the parties listed in section 7.4.2 did so.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A notice shall be given to the Board of Directors when a policy is passed, repealed, or amended by a party listed after the Board of Directors in section 7.4.2</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.5</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies passed, Policies repealed, and Policy amendments by a party listed in 7.4.2 may not be repealed, passed, or reversed or substantively defeated, respectively, by parties which come after them in the same list until one (1) year after the amendment was made.</s></td>
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<td>0</td>
<td>General</td>
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<td>0.1</td>
<td>Interpretation</td>
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<td>0.1.1</td>
<td>In this document:</td>
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<td>0.1.1.b</td>
<td>"Board Members" shall mean members of the Board of Directors, as specified in Chapter 4;</td>
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<td>0.1.1.c</td>
<td>"Faculty" shall mean the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering of the University of Toronto;</td>
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<td>0.1.1.d</td>
<td>"Governing Council" shall mean the Governing Council of the University of Toronto;</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.e</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Members" shall mean members of the Society, as specified in Chapter 1;</s></td>
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<td>0.1.1.f</td>
<td>"Officers" shall mean the President and all Vice-Presidents of the Society, as specified in Chapter 3;</td>
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<td>0.1.1.g</td>
<td>"PEY Constituency" shall mean the group of Members registered in the Professional Experience Year Co-op Program;</td>
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<td>0.1.1.h</td>
<td>"Program" shall mean a course of study in an Engineering discipline, as defined by the Faculty;</td>
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<td>0.1.1.i</td>
<td>"Recall" shall mean a process by which a position-holder of the Society may be removed from their position without their consent;</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.j</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Resolution" shall mean a motion approved by a majority vote;</s></td>
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<td>0.1.1.k</td>
<td>"Signing Officer" shall mean a person who has the right to authorize financial transactions on behalf of the Society;</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.l</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Summer Months" shall refer to the months of May, June, July and August;</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.m</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Academic Year" shall refer to the months of September, October, November, December, January, February, March and April; and</s></td>
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<td>0.1.1.n</td>
<td>"First Year", "Second Year", "Third Year", and "Fourth Year" shall mean "First Year", "Second Year", "Third Year", and "Fourth Year" as defined by the Faculty.</td>
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<td>0.1.1.o</td>
<td>“Final Year” shall refer to the Academic Year in which a person fulfills the remainder of their academic criteria for graduation (as defined by the Faculty) and is eligible for graduation in the following June.</td>
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<td>0.1.1.p</td>
<td>“ONCA” shall mean The Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations Act.</td>
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<td>1</td>
<td>Membership and Fees</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> General </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Verification of Membership </b></u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> There shall be two (2) types </b> of <b> Members: </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> The “Confidentiality Agreement - Information Sharing” document provides the ability for the President, Speaker, and Chief Returning Officer </b> of <b> the Engineering Society to verify a Member’s enrolment status if they hold, are attempting to hold a position, or have signed a nomination form for a Member attempting to hold a position through a process administered by the Society. </b></u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Regular Members </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> The enrolment status of a Member may be verified in the following circumstances: </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a.i</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">After a Nomination Period for each candidate, and if applicable, the Members who signed their nomination form. This is the responsibility of the Chief Returning Officer;</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a.ii</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">At the beginning of each semester, if the individual holds a position within the Society which may only be held by a Member. This is the responsibility of the Speaker; and</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a.iii</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Upon a concern or complaint regarding an individual’s enrollment status brought to the attention of the Ombudsperson, and/or Speaker, in which case the Speaker shall notify in writing the individual who is the subject of the complaint at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to verifying their enrollment status.</u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Ex-Officio Members </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.b</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> If it is the Speaker’s enrolment status under consideration, the President shall be the one to verify the Speaker’s enrolment status. </b></u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Qualifications for Membership </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Fees </b></u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Regular Members </b> shall be <b> students who are enrolled (as defined by </b> the <b> Faculty) </b> in <b> a degree-seeking undergraduate program </b> of <b> study </b> in the <b> Faculty </b> and <b> have paid or deferred either </b> the Full Time <b> or </b> Part Time <b> Membership Fees for </b> the <b> semester. </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> The Membership Fee </b> shall be <b> $32.21 in each of </b> the <b> Fall and Winter Semesters for Full Time Students and $30.29 </b> in <b> each </b> of <b> the Fall and Winter Semesters for Part Time Students </b> in the <b> year 2026-2027, </b> and <b> $0.00 for </b> the <b> summer semester of 2027, for both </b> Full Time <b> Students and </b> Part Time <b> Students, provided </b> the <b> student continues to meet the other conditions of membership. </b></u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members shall only retain their membership for the semesters in which they have paid or deferred their Membership Fees.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members retain their membership during the Summer following the Academic Year if they were enrolled and paid their membership fees during the Winter Semester.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members who complete the requirements of their undergraduate degree (as defined by the Faculty) shall lose Membership of the Society and become Alumni (as defined in 1.2) on the date of their Convocation.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Ex-Officio Members shall be individuals who have been granted Membership by the Bylaws of the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The “Confidentiality Agreement - Information Sharing” document provides the ability for the President, Speaker, and Chief Returning Officer of the Engineering Society to verify a Member’s enrolment status if they hold, are attempting to hold a position, or have signed a nomination form for a Member attempting to hold a position through a process administered by the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The enrolment status of a Member may be verified in the following circumstances:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a.i</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">After a Nomination Period for each candidate, and if applicable, the Members who signed their nomination form. This is the responsibility of the Chief Returning Officer;</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a.ii</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">At the beginning of each semester, if the individual holds a position within the Society which may only be held by a Member. This is the responsibility of the Speaker; and</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a.iii</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Upon a concern or complaint regarding an individual’s enrollment status brought to the attention of the Ombudsperson, and/or Speaker, in which case the Speaker shall notify in writing the individual who is the subject of the complaint at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to verifying their enrollment status.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">If it is the Speaker’s enrolment status under consideration, the President shall be the one to verify the Speaker’s enrolment status.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Alumni</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Alumni are individuals who have either:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Received an undergraduate degree, diploma, or certificate from the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering or its precursor, the Ontario School of Practical Science, or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Completed the requirements for the first year of study in any undergraduate program, but are not currently registered with the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering or its precursor, the Ontario School of Practical Science, towards a degree, diploma or certificate.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Fees</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members shall have paid in full, or successfully deferred, their Membership Fees for the Fall and/or Winter semesters in which they are considered a Member.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The Membership Fee shall be $32.21 in each of the Fall and Winter Semesters for Full Time Students and $30.29 in each of the Fall and Winter Semesters for Part Time Students in the year 2026-2027, and $0.00 for the summer semester of 2027, for both Full Time Students and Part Time Students, provided the student continues to meet the other conditions of membership.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Upon a resolution of the Board of Directors, the Membership Fee for each subsequent year shall include a cost of living adjustment as approved by the Governing Council.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The Membership Fee shall be non-refundable.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.5</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Any fees to be created or increased except as specified in Section 1.3.3 shall be done so by the Membership through a referendum.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Any fees to be decreased or removed except as specified in Section 1.3.3 shall be done so by one of:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote in a referendum of the Membership; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A two-thirds majority vote at a General Meeting; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6.c</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A unanimous vote at a Board of Directors Meeting.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Rights of Membership</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Alumni are not Members and shall enjoy no rights of Membership other than the right to speak at General Meetings and at meetings of the Board of Directors.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Ex-Officio Members shall enjoy no rights of Membership other than the right to speak and vote at General Meetings and speak at meetings of the Board of Directors, unless they have been individually granted other rights of Membership.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">All other rights and responsibilities of Members described in this document and other Bylaws and Policies of the Engineering Society shall pertain only to Regular Members.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Individuals who are neither Members nor Alumni enjoy no rights within the Society, and do not have the right to attend or speak at General Meetings or meetings of the Board of Directors.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.4.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The right to attend or speak at said meetings may be granted by a resolution of the meeting’s voting members.</s></td>
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<td>2</td>
<td>General Meetings</td>
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<td>2.2</td>
<td>Agenda</td>
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<td>2.2.1</td>
<td>The agenda for each Annual General Meeting shall include motions to:</td>
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<td>2.2.1.a</td>
<td>Appoint an auditor for the current year;</td>
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<td>2.2.1.b</td>
<td>Receive the auditor's report for the previous year;</td>
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<td>2.2.1.c</td>
<td>Authorize the Board of Directors to set the remuneration for the auditor for the current year;</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">2.2.1.d</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Ratify any amendments to the Bylaws in accordance with <b> Section 7.3; </b> and</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">2.2.1.d</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Ratify any amendments to the Bylaws in accordance with <b> Bylaw 0 section 2.4; </b> and</u></td>
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<td>2.2.1.e</td>
<td>Perform any other functions specified by the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act of Ontario and other relevant legislation.</td>
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<td>2.3</td>
<td>Notice</td>
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<td>2.3.5</td>
<td>For the Annual General Meeting, notice must be given to the Auditor of the Society, however their attendance is not required.</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">2.3.5.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Notwithstanding <b> Section 1.4, </b> the Auditor shall be permitted to attend and speak at the Annual General Meeting.</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">2.3.5.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Notwithstanding <b> Bylaw 0 section 1.3, </b> the Auditor shall be permitted to attend and speak at the Annual General Meeting.</u></td>
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<td>3</td>
<td>Officers</td>
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<td>4</td>
<td>Board of Directors</td>
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<td>5</td>
<td>Council</td>
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<td>6</td>
<td>Employees</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Amendments, Bylaws, and Policies </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Amendments to Governing Documents </b></u></td>
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<td>7.0</td>
<td>General</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> There </b> shall be <b> three </b> levels of documents specifying the organization of the Society;</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.0.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> In addition to the documents described in Bylaw 0 section 2.0.1, there </b> shall be <b> the following subordinate </b> levels of documents specifying the organization of the Society;</u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Bylaw 1 (Constitution);</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws; and</s></td>
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<td>7.0.1.c</td>
<td>Policies.</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">All <b> of the documents contained under each of the levels of </b> documents listed <b> in 7.0.1 </b> must be written using gender neutral pronouns.</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.0.2</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">All <b> Bylaws and other </b> documents listed <b> here </b> must be written using gender neutral pronouns.</u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Bylaw 1 (The Constitution of the University of Toronto Engineering Society) </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Policies </b></u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Bylaw 1 shall specify the fundamental organization of the Society. </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Policies shall: </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.1.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Describe details of the functioning of the Society; and</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.1.b</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Provide continuity in the Society.</u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Bylaw 1 </b> may only be amended by:</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Policies </b> may only be <b> passed, repealed, or </b> amended by:</u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.2.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A <b> two-thirds </b> majority vote <b> at </b> a General Meeting; <b> or </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A <b> simple </b> majority vote <b> of </b> a General Meeting;</u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.2.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A <b> two-thirds </b> majority vote <b> at a </b> Board of <b> Directors Meeting. </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2.b</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A <b> simple </b> majority vote <b> of the </b> Board of <b> Directors; or </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2.c</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A simple majority vote of the Executive Committee.</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.3</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">When a policy is passed, repealed, or amended, it shall be noted, within the relevant Policy, which of the parties listed in section 7.1.2 did so.</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.4</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A notice shall be given to the Board of Directors when a policy is passed, repealed, or amended by a party listed after the Board of Directors in section 7.1.2</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.5</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Policies passed, Policies repealed, and Policy amendments by a party listed in section 7.1.2 may not be repealed, passed, or reversed or substantively defeated, respectively, by parties which come after them in the same list until one (1) year after the amendment was made.</u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws shall:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Provide additional order to the organization specified in Bylaw 1; and/or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Specify the organization of other areas of the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws may only be passed, repealed, or amended by a simple majority of:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.2.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A General Meeting; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.2.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A meeting of the Board of Directors.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Amendments</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.3.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A bylaw amendment made by the Board of Directors is effective only until the next Annual General Meeting or a General Meeting called for the purpose of its ratification unless confirmed thereat, and in default of confirmation thereat, ceases to have effect at and from that time, and in that case no new bylaw of the same or like substance has any effect until confirmed at a General Meeting. If such approval has not occurred by the next Annual General Meeting the amendment is struck down and neither it nor any substantially similar amendment may be proposed at a meeting of the Board for one year following the date of the Annual General Meeting.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies shall:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Describe details of the functioning of the Society; and</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Provide continuity in the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies may only be passed, repealed, or amended by:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote of a General Meeting;</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote of the Board of Directors; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2.c</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote of the Executive Committee.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">When a policy is passed, repealed, or amended, it shall be noted, within the relevant Policy, which of the parties listed in section 7.4.2 did so.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A notice shall be given to the Board of Directors when a policy is passed, repealed, or amended by a party listed after the Board of Directors in section 7.4.2</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.5</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies passed, Policies repealed, and Policy amendments by a party listed in 7.4.2 may not be repealed, passed, or reversed or substantively defeated, respectively, by parties which come after them in the same list until one (1) year after the amendment was made.</s></td>
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<td>0</td>
<td>General</td>
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<td>0.1</td>
<td>Interpretation</td>
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<td>0.1.1</td>
<td>In this document:</td>
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<td>0.1.1.b</td>
<td>"Board Members" shall mean members of the Board of Directors, as specified in Chapter 4;</td>
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<td>0.1.1.c</td>
<td>"Faculty" shall mean the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering of the University of Toronto;</td>
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<td>0.1.1.d</td>
<td>"Governing Council" shall mean the Governing Council of the University of Toronto;</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.e</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Members" shall mean members of the Society, as specified in Chapter 1;</s></td>
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<td>0.1.1.f</td>
<td>"Officers" shall mean the President and all Vice-Presidents of the Society, as specified in Chapter 3;</td>
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<td>0.1.1.g</td>
<td>"PEY Constituency" shall mean the group of Members registered in the Professional Experience Year Co-op Program;</td>
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<td>0.1.1.h</td>
<td>"Program" shall mean a course of study in an Engineering discipline, as defined by the Faculty;</td>
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<td>0.1.1.i</td>
<td>"Recall" shall mean a process by which a position-holder of the Society may be removed from their position without their consent;</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.j</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Resolution" shall mean a motion approved by a majority vote;</s></td>
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<td>0.1.1.k</td>
<td>"Signing Officer" shall mean a person who has the right to authorize financial transactions on behalf of the Society;</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.l</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Summer Months" shall refer to the months of May, June, July and August;</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.m</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Academic Year" shall refer to the months of September, October, November, December, January, February, March and April; and</s></td>
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<td>0.1.1.n</td>
<td>"First Year", "Second Year", "Third Year", and "Fourth Year" shall mean "First Year", "Second Year", "Third Year", and "Fourth Year" as defined by the Faculty.</td>
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<td>0.1.1.o</td>
<td>“Final Year” shall refer to the Academic Year in which a person fulfills the remainder of their academic criteria for graduation (as defined by the Faculty) and is eligible for graduation in the following June.</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.p</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">“ONCA” shall mean The Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations Act.</s></td>
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<td>1</td>
<td>Membership and Fees</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> General </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Verification of Membership </b></u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> There shall be two (2) types </b> of <b> Members: </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> The “Confidentiality Agreement - Information Sharing” document provides the ability for the President, Speaker, and Chief Returning Officer </b> of <b> the Engineering Society to verify a Member’s enrolment status if they hold, are attempting to hold a position, or have signed a nomination form for a Member attempting to hold a position through a process administered by the Society. </b></u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Regular Members </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> The enrolment status of a Member may be verified in the following circumstances: </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a.i</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">After a Nomination Period for each candidate, and if applicable, the Members who signed their nomination form. This is the responsibility of the Chief Returning Officer;</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a.ii</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">At the beginning of each semester, if the individual holds a position within the Society which may only be held by a Member. This is the responsibility of the Speaker; and</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a.iii</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Upon a concern or complaint regarding an individual’s enrollment status brought to the attention of the Ombudsperson, and/or Speaker, in which case the Speaker shall notify in writing the individual who is the subject of the complaint at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to verifying their enrollment status.</u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Ex-Officio Members </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.b</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> If it is the Speaker’s enrolment status under consideration, the President shall be the one to verify the Speaker’s enrolment status. </b></u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Qualifications for Membership </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Fees </b></u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Regular Members </b> shall be <b> students who are enrolled (as defined by </b> the <b> Faculty) </b> in <b> a degree-seeking undergraduate program </b> of <b> study </b> in the <b> Faculty </b> and <b> have paid or deferred either </b> the Full Time <b> or </b> Part Time <b> Membership Fees for </b> the <b> semester. </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> The Membership Fee </b> shall be <b> $32.21 in each of </b> the <b> Fall and Winter Semesters for Full Time Students and $30.29 </b> in <b> each </b> of <b> the Fall and Winter Semesters for Part Time Students </b> in the <b> year 2026-2027, </b> and <b> $0.00 for </b> the <b> summer semester of 2027, for both </b> Full Time <b> Students and </b> Part Time <b> Students, provided </b> the <b> student continues to meet the other conditions of membership. </b></u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members shall only retain their membership for the semesters in which they have paid or deferred their Membership Fees.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members retain their membership during the Summer following the Academic Year if they were enrolled and paid their membership fees during the Winter Semester.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members who complete the requirements of their undergraduate degree (as defined by the Faculty) shall lose Membership of the Society and become Alumni (as defined in 1.2) on the date of their Convocation.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Ex-Officio Members shall be individuals who have been granted Membership by the Bylaws of the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The “Confidentiality Agreement - Information Sharing” document provides the ability for the President, Speaker, and Chief Returning Officer of the Engineering Society to verify a Member’s enrolment status if they hold, are attempting to hold a position, or have signed a nomination form for a Member attempting to hold a position through a process administered by the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The enrolment status of a Member may be verified in the following circumstances:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a.i</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">After a Nomination Period for each candidate, and if applicable, the Members who signed their nomination form. This is the responsibility of the Chief Returning Officer;</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a.ii</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">At the beginning of each semester, if the individual holds a position within the Society which may only be held by a Member. This is the responsibility of the Speaker; and</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a.iii</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Upon a concern or complaint regarding an individual’s enrollment status brought to the attention of the Ombudsperson, and/or Speaker, in which case the Speaker shall notify in writing the individual who is the subject of the complaint at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to verifying their enrollment status.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">If it is the Speaker’s enrolment status under consideration, the President shall be the one to verify the Speaker’s enrolment status.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Alumni</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Alumni are individuals who have either:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Received an undergraduate degree, diploma, or certificate from the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering or its precursor, the Ontario School of Practical Science, or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Completed the requirements for the first year of study in any undergraduate program, but are not currently registered with the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering or its precursor, the Ontario School of Practical Science, towards a degree, diploma or certificate.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Fees</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members shall have paid in full, or successfully deferred, their Membership Fees for the Fall and/or Winter semesters in which they are considered a Member.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The Membership Fee shall be $32.21 in each of the Fall and Winter Semesters for Full Time Students and $30.29 in each of the Fall and Winter Semesters for Part Time Students in the year 2026-2027, and $0.00 for the summer semester of 2027, for both Full Time Students and Part Time Students, provided the student continues to meet the other conditions of membership.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Upon a resolution of the Board of Directors, the Membership Fee for each subsequent year shall include a cost of living adjustment as approved by the Governing Council.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The Membership Fee shall be non-refundable.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.5</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Any fees to be created or increased except as specified in Section 1.3.3 shall be done so by the Membership through a referendum.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Any fees to be decreased or removed except as specified in Section 1.3.3 shall be done so by one of:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote in a referendum of the Membership; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A two-thirds majority vote at a General Meeting; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6.c</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A unanimous vote at a Board of Directors Meeting.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Rights of Membership</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Alumni are not Members and shall enjoy no rights of Membership other than the right to speak at General Meetings and at meetings of the Board of Directors.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Ex-Officio Members shall enjoy no rights of Membership other than the right to speak and vote at General Meetings and speak at meetings of the Board of Directors, unless they have been individually granted other rights of Membership.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">All other rights and responsibilities of Members described in this document and other Bylaws and Policies of the Engineering Society shall pertain only to Regular Members.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Individuals who are neither Members nor Alumni enjoy no rights within the Society, and do not have the right to attend or speak at General Meetings or meetings of the Board of Directors.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.4.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The right to attend or speak at said meetings may be granted by a resolution of the meeting’s voting members.</s></td>
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<td>2</td>
<td>General Meetings</td>
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<td>2.2</td>
<td>Agenda</td>
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<td>2.2.1</td>
<td>The agenda for each Annual General Meeting shall include motions to:</td>
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<td>2.2.1.a</td>
<td>Appoint an auditor for the current year;</td>
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<td>2.2.1.b</td>
<td>Receive the auditor's report for the previous year;</td>
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<td>2.2.1.c</td>
<td>Authorize the Board of Directors to set the remuneration for the auditor for the current year;</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">2.2.1.d</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Ratify any amendments to the Bylaws in accordance with <b> Section 7.3; </b> and</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">2.2.1.d</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Ratify any amendments to the Bylaws in accordance with <b> Bylaw 0 section 2.4; </b> and</u></td>
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<td>2.2.1.e</td>
<td>Perform any other functions specified by the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act of Ontario and other relevant legislation.</td>
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<td>2.3</td>
<td>Notice</td>
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<td>2.3.5</td>
<td>For the Annual General Meeting, notice must be given to the Auditor of the Society, however their attendance is not required.</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">2.3.5.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Notwithstanding <b> Section 1.4, </b> the Auditor shall be permitted to attend and speak at the Annual General Meeting.</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">2.3.5.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Notwithstanding <b> Bylaw 0 section 1.3, </b> the Auditor shall be permitted to attend and speak at the Annual General Meeting.</u></td>
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<td>3</td>
<td>Officers</td>
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<td>4</td>
<td>Board of Directors</td>
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<td>5</td>
<td>Council</td>
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<td>6</td>
<td>Employees</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Amendments, Bylaws, and Policies </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Amendments to Governing Documents </b></u></td>
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<td>7.0</td>
<td>General</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> There </b> shall be <b> three </b> levels of documents specifying the organization of the Society;</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.0.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> In addition to the documents described in Bylaw 0 section 2.0.1, there </b> shall be <b> the following subordinate </b> levels of documents specifying the organization of the Society;</u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Bylaw 1 (Constitution);</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws; and</s></td>
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<td>7.0.1.c</td>
<td>Policies.</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">All <b> of the documents contained under each of the levels of </b> documents listed <b> in 7.0.1 </b> must be written using gender neutral pronouns.</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.0.2</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">All <b> Bylaws and other </b> documents listed <b> here </b> must be written using gender neutral pronouns.</u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Bylaw 1 (The Constitution of the University of Toronto Engineering Society) </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Policies </b></u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Bylaw 1 shall specify the fundamental organization of the Society. </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Policies shall: </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.1.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Describe details of the functioning of the Society; and</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.1.b</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Provide continuity in the Society.</u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Bylaw 1 </b> may only be amended by:</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Policies </b> may only be <b> passed, repealed, or </b> amended by:</u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.2.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A <b> two-thirds </b> majority vote <b> at </b> a General Meeting; <b> or </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A <b> simple </b> majority vote <b> of </b> a General Meeting;</u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.2.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A <b> two-thirds </b> majority vote <b> at a </b> Board of <b> Directors Meeting. </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2.b</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A <b> simple </b> majority vote <b> of the </b> Board of <b> Directors; or </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2.c</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A simple majority vote of the Executive Committee.</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.3</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">When a policy is passed, repealed, or amended, it shall be noted, within the relevant Policy, which of the parties listed in section 7.1.2 did so.</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.4</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A notice shall be given to the Board of Directors when a policy is passed, repealed, or amended by a party listed after the Board of Directors in section 7.1.2</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.5</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Policies passed, Policies repealed, and Policy amendments by a party listed in section 7.1.2 may not be repealed, passed, or reversed or substantively defeated, respectively, by parties which come after them in the same list until one (1) year after the amendment was made.</u></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws</s></td>
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<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws shall:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Provide additional order to the organization specified in Bylaw 1; and/or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Specify the organization of other areas of the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws may only be passed, repealed, or amended by a simple majority of:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.2.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A General Meeting; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.2.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A meeting of the Board of Directors.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Amendments</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.3.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A bylaw amendment made by the Board of Directors is effective only until the next Annual General Meeting or a General Meeting called for the purpose of its ratification unless confirmed thereat, and in default of confirmation thereat, ceases to have effect at and from that time, and in that case no new bylaw of the same or like substance has any effect until confirmed at a General Meeting. If such approval has not occurred by the next Annual General Meeting the amendment is struck down and neither it nor any substantially similar amendment may be proposed at a meeting of the Board for one year following the date of the Annual General Meeting.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies shall:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Describe details of the functioning of the Society; and</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Provide continuity in the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies may only be passed, repealed, or amended by:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote of a General Meeting;</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote of the Board of Directors; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2.c</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote of the Executive Committee.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">When a policy is passed, repealed, or amended, it shall be noted, within the relevant Policy, which of the parties listed in section 7.4.2 did so.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A notice shall be given to the Board of Directors when a policy is passed, repealed, or amended by a party listed after the Board of Directors in section 7.4.2</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.5</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies passed, Policies repealed, and Policy amendments by a party listed in 7.4.2 may not be repealed, passed, or reversed or substantively defeated, respectively, by parties which come after them in the same list until one (1) year after the amendment was made.</s></td>
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<tr><th colspan="2">Bylaw 1</th></tr>
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<td>0</td>
<td>General</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>0.1</td>
<td>Interpretation</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>0.1.1</td>
<td>In this document:</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>0.1.1.b</td>
<td>"Board Members" shall mean members of the Board of Directors, as specified in Chapter 4;</td>
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<tr>
<td>0.1.1.c</td>
<td>"Faculty" shall mean the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering of the University of Toronto;</td>
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<td>0.1.1.d</td>
<td>"Governing Council" shall mean the Governing Council of the University of Toronto;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.e</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Members" shall mean members of the Society, as specified in Chapter 1;</s></td>
</tr>
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<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.f</s>
<br/>
<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.e</u>
</td>
<td>"Officers" shall mean the President and all Vice-Presidents of the Society, as specified in Chapter 3;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.g</s>
<br/>
<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.f</u>
</td>
<td>"PEY Constituency" shall mean the group of Members registered in the Professional Experience Year Co-op Program;</td>
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<tr>
<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.h</s>
<br/>
<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.g</u>
</td>
<td>"Program" shall mean a course of study in an Engineering discipline, as defined by the Faculty;</td>
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<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.i</s>
<br/>
<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.h</u>
</td>
<td>"Recall" shall mean a process by which a position-holder of the Society may be removed from their position without their consent;</td>
</tr>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.j</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Resolution" shall mean a motion approved by a majority vote;</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.k</s>
<br/>
<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.i</u>
</td>
<td>"Signing Officer" shall mean a person who has the right to authorize financial transactions on behalf of the Society;</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.l</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Summer Months" shall refer to the months of May, June, July and August;</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.m</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Academic Year" shall refer to the months of September, October, November, December, January, February, March and April; and</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.n</s>
<br/>
<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.j</u>
</td>
<td>"First Year", "Second Year", "Third Year", and "Fourth Year" shall mean "First Year", "Second Year", "Third Year", and "Fourth Year" as defined by the Faculty.</td>
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<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.o</s>
<br/>
<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.k</u>
</td>
<td>“Final Year” shall refer to the Academic Year in which a person fulfills the remainder of their academic criteria for graduation (as defined by the Faculty) and is eligible for graduation in the following June.</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.p</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">“ONCA” shall mean The Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations Act.</s></td>
</tr>
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<td>1</td>
<td>Membership and Fees</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> General </b></s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> There shall be two (2) types </b> of <b> Members: </b></s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Regular Members </b></s></td>
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<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Ex-Officio Members </b></s></td>
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<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Qualifications for Membership </b></s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Regular Members </b> shall be <b> students who are enrolled (as defined by </b> the <b> Faculty) </b> in <b> a degree-seeking undergraduate program </b> of <b> study </b> in the <b> Faculty </b> and <b> have paid or deferred either </b> the Full Time <b> or </b> Part Time <b> Membership Fees for </b> the <b> semester. </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members shall only retain their membership for the semesters in which they have paid or deferred their Membership Fees.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members retain their membership during the Summer following the Academic Year if they were enrolled and paid their membership fees during the Winter Semester.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members who complete the requirements of their undergraduate degree (as defined by the Faculty) shall lose Membership of the Society and become Alumni (as defined in 1.2) on the date of their Convocation.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Ex-Officio Members shall be individuals who have been granted Membership by the Bylaws of the Society.</s></td>
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<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The “Confidentiality Agreement - Information Sharing” document provides the ability for the President, Speaker, and Chief Returning Officer of the Engineering Society to verify a Member’s enrolment status if they hold, are attempting to hold a position, or have signed a nomination form for a Member attempting to hold a position through a process administered by the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The enrolment status of a Member may be verified in the following circumstances:</s></td>
</tr>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a.i</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">After a Nomination Period for each candidate, and if applicable, the Members who signed their nomination form. This is the responsibility of the Chief Returning Officer;</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a.ii</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">At the beginning of each semester, if the individual holds a position within the Society which may only be held by a Member. This is the responsibility of the Speaker; and</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a.iii</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Upon a concern or complaint regarding an individual’s enrollment status brought to the attention of the Ombudsperson, and/or Speaker, in which case the Speaker shall notify in writing the individual who is the subject of the complaint at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to verifying their enrollment status.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">If it is the Speaker’s enrolment status under consideration, the President shall be the one to verify the Speaker’s enrolment status.</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Alumni</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Alumni are individuals who have either:</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Received an undergraduate degree, diploma, or certificate from the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering or its precursor, the Ontario School of Practical Science, or</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Completed the requirements for the first year of study in any undergraduate program, but are not currently registered with the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering or its precursor, the Ontario School of Practical Science, towards a degree, diploma or certificate.</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Fees</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members shall have paid in full, or successfully deferred, their Membership Fees for the Fall and/or Winter semesters in which they are considered a Member.</s></td>
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<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The Membership Fee shall be $32.21 in each of the Fall and Winter Semesters for Full Time Students and $30.29 in each of the Fall and Winter Semesters for Part Time Students in the year 2026-2027, and $0.00 for the summer semester of 2027, for both Full Time Students and Part Time Students, provided the student continues to meet the other conditions of membership.</s></td>
</tr>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Upon a resolution of the Board of Directors, the Membership Fee for each subsequent year shall include a cost of living adjustment as approved by the Governing Council.</s></td>
</tr>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The Membership Fee shall be non-refundable.</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.5</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Any fees to be created or increased except as specified in Section 1.3.3 shall be done so by the Membership through a referendum.</s></td>
</tr>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Any fees to be decreased or removed except as specified in Section 1.3.3 shall be done so by one of:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote in a referendum of the Membership; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A two-thirds majority vote at a General Meeting; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6.c</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A unanimous vote at a Board of Directors Meeting.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Rights of Membership</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Alumni are not Members and shall enjoy no rights of Membership other than the right to speak at General Meetings and at meetings of the Board of Directors.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Ex-Officio Members shall enjoy no rights of Membership other than the right to speak and vote at General Meetings and speak at meetings of the Board of Directors, unless they have been individually granted other rights of Membership.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">All other rights and responsibilities of Members described in this document and other Bylaws and Policies of the Engineering Society shall pertain only to Regular Members.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Individuals who are neither Members nor Alumni enjoy no rights within the Society, and do not have the right to attend or speak at General Meetings or meetings of the Board of Directors.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.4.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The right to attend or speak at said meetings may be granted by a resolution of the meeting’s voting members.</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Verification of Membership </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> The “Confidentiality Agreement - Information Sharing” document provides the ability for the President, Speaker, and Chief Returning Officer </b> of <b> the Engineering Society to verify a Member’s enrolment status if they hold, are attempting to hold a position, or have signed a nomination form for a Member attempting to hold a position through a process administered by the Society. </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> The enrolment status of a Member may be verified in the following circumstances: </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a.i</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">After a Nomination Period for each candidate, and if applicable, the Members who signed their nomination form. This is the responsibility of the Chief Returning Officer;</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a.ii</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">At the beginning of each semester, if the individual holds a position within the Society which may only be held by a Member. This is the responsibility of the Speaker; and</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a.iii</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Upon a concern or complaint regarding an individual’s enrollment status brought to the attention of the Ombudsperson, and/or Speaker, in which case the Speaker shall notify in writing the individual who is the subject of the complaint at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to verifying their enrollment status.</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.b</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> If it is the Speaker’s enrolment status under consideration, the President shall be the one to verify the Speaker’s enrolment status. </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Fees </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> The Membership Fee </b> shall be <b> $32.21 in each of </b> the <b> Fall and Winter Semesters for Full Time Students and $30.29 </b> in <b> each </b> of <b> the Fall and Winter Semesters for Part Time Students </b> in the <b> year 2026-2027, </b> and <b> $0.00 for </b> the <b> summer semester of 2027, for both </b> Full Time <b> Students and </b> Part Time <b> Students, provided </b> the <b> student continues to meet the other conditions of membership. </b></u></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>General Meetings</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2.2</td>
<td>Agenda</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2.2.1</td>
<td>The agenda for each Annual General Meeting shall include motions to:</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2.2.1.a</td>
<td>Appoint an auditor for the current year;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2.2.1.b</td>
<td>Receive the auditor's report for the previous year;</td>
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<td>2.2.1.c</td>
<td>Authorize the Board of Directors to set the remuneration for the auditor for the current year;</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">2.2.1.d</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Ratify any amendments to the Bylaws in accordance with <b> Section 7.3; </b> and</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">2.2.1.d</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Ratify any amendments to the Bylaws in accordance with <b> Bylaw 0 section 2.4; </b> and</u></td>
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<td>2.2.1.e</td>
<td>Perform any other functions specified by the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act of Ontario and other relevant legislation.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2.3</td>
<td>Notice</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2.3.5</td>
<td>For the Annual General Meeting, notice must be given to the Auditor of the Society, however their attendance is not required.</td>
</tr>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">2.3.5.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Notwithstanding <b> Section 1.4, </b> the Auditor shall be permitted to attend and speak at the Annual General Meeting.</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">2.3.5.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Notwithstanding <b> Bylaw 0 section 1.3, </b> the Auditor shall be permitted to attend and speak at the Annual General Meeting.</u></td>
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<td>3</td>
<td>Officers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td>Board of Directors</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>5</td>
<td>Council</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>6</td>
<td>Employees</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Amendments, Bylaws, and Policies </b></s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Amendments to Governing Documents </b></u></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>General</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> There </b> shall be <b> three </b> levels of documents specifying the organization of the Society;</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Bylaw 1 (Constitution);</s></td>
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<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws; and</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.0.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> In addition to the documents described in Bylaw 0 section 2.0.1, there </b> shall be <b> the following subordinate </b> levels of documents specifying the organization of the Society;</u></td>
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<tr>
<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1.c</s>
<br/>
<u style="color: #6aa84f">7.0.1.a</u>
</td>
<td>Policies.</td>
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<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">All <b> of the documents contained under each of the levels of </b> documents listed <b> in 7.0.1 </b> must be written using gender neutral pronouns.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Bylaw 1 (The Constitution of the University of Toronto Engineering Society) </b></s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Bylaw 1 shall specify the fundamental organization of the Society. </b></s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Bylaw 1 </b> may only be amended by:</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.2.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A <b> two-thirds </b> majority vote <b> at </b> a General Meeting; <b> or </b></s></td>
</tr>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.2.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A <b> two-thirds </b> majority vote <b> at a </b> Board of <b> Directors Meeting. </b></s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws shall:</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Provide additional order to the organization specified in Bylaw 1; and/or</s></td>
</tr>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Specify the organization of other areas of the Society.</s></td>
</tr>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws may only be passed, repealed, or amended by a simple majority of:</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.2.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A General Meeting; or</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.2.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A meeting of the Board of Directors.</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Amendments</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.3.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A bylaw amendment made by the Board of Directors is effective only until the next Annual General Meeting or a General Meeting called for the purpose of its ratification unless confirmed thereat, and in default of confirmation thereat, ceases to have effect at and from that time, and in that case no new bylaw of the same or like substance has any effect until confirmed at a General Meeting. If such approval has not occurred by the next Annual General Meeting the amendment is struck down and neither it nor any substantially similar amendment may be proposed at a meeting of the Board for one year following the date of the Annual General Meeting.</s></td>
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<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies shall:</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Describe details of the functioning of the Society; and</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Provide continuity in the Society.</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies may only be passed, repealed, or amended by:</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote of a General Meeting;</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote of the Board of Directors; or</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2.c</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote of the Executive Committee.</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">When a policy is passed, repealed, or amended, it shall be noted, within the relevant Policy, which of the parties listed in section 7.4.2 did so.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A notice shall be given to the Board of Directors when a policy is passed, repealed, or amended by a party listed after the Board of Directors in section 7.4.2</s></td>
</tr>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.5</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies passed, Policies repealed, and Policy amendments by a party listed in 7.4.2 may not be repealed, passed, or reversed or substantively defeated, respectively, by parties which come after them in the same list until one (1) year after the amendment was made.</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.0.2</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">All <b> Bylaws and other </b> documents listed <b> here </b> must be written using gender neutral pronouns.</u></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Policies </b></u></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Policies shall: </b></u></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.1.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Describe details of the functioning of the Society; and</u></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.1.b</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Provide continuity in the Society.</u></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Policies </b> may only be <b> passed, repealed, or </b> amended by:</u></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A <b> simple </b> majority vote <b> of </b> a General Meeting;</u></td>
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<tr>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2.b</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A <b> simple </b> majority vote <b> of the </b> Board of <b> Directors; or </b></u></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2.c</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A simple majority vote of the Executive Committee.</u></td>
</tr>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.3</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">When a policy is passed, repealed, or amended, it shall be noted, within the relevant Policy, which of the parties listed in section 7.1.2 did so.</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.4</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A notice shall be given to the Board of Directors when a policy is passed, repealed, or amended by a party listed after the Board of Directors in section 7.1.2</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.5</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Policies passed, Policies repealed, and Policy amendments by a party listed in section 7.1.2 may not be repealed, passed, or reversed or substantively defeated, respectively, by parties which come after them in the same list until one (1) year after the amendment was made.</u></td>
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<tr><th>Section</th><th>Text</th></tr>
<tr><th colspan="2">Bylaw 1</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>0</td>
<td>General</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>0.1</td>
<td>Interpretation</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>0.1.1</td>
<td>In this document:</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>0.1.1.b</td>
<td>"Board Members" shall mean members of the Board of Directors, as specified in Chapter 4;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>0.1.1.c</td>
<td>"Faculty" shall mean the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering of the University of Toronto;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>0.1.1.d</td>
<td>"Governing Council" shall mean the Governing Council of the University of Toronto;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.e</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Members" shall mean members of the Society, as specified in Chapter 1;</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.f</s>
<br/>
<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.e</u>
</td>
<td>"Officers" shall mean the President and all Vice-Presidents of the Society, as specified in Chapter 3;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.g</s>
<br/>
<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.f</u>
</td>
<td>"PEY Constituency" shall mean the group of Members registered in the Professional Experience Year Co-op Program;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.h</s>
<br/>
<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.g</u>
</td>
<td>"Program" shall mean a course of study in an Engineering discipline, as defined by the Faculty;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.i</s>
<br/>
<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.h</u>
</td>
<td>"Recall" shall mean a process by which a position-holder of the Society may be removed from their position without their consent;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.j</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Resolution" shall mean a motion approved by a majority vote;</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.k</s>
<br/>
<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.i</u>
</td>
<td>"Signing Officer" shall mean a person who has the right to authorize financial transactions on behalf of the Society;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.l</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Summer Months" shall refer to the months of May, June, July and August;</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.m</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Academic Year" shall refer to the months of September, October, November, December, January, February, March and April; and</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.n</s>
<br/>
<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.j</u>
</td>
<td>"First Year", "Second Year", "Third Year", and "Fourth Year" shall mean "First Year", "Second Year", "Third Year", and "Fourth Year" as defined by the Faculty.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.o</s>
<br/>
<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.k</u>
</td>
<td>“Final Year” shall refer to the Academic Year in which a person fulfills the remainder of their academic criteria for graduation (as defined by the Faculty) and is eligible for graduation in the following June.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.p</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">“ONCA” shall mean The Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations Act.</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>Membership and Fees</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> General </b></s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> There shall be two (2) types </b> of <b> Members: </b></s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Regular Members </b></s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Ex-Officio Members </b></s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Qualifications for Membership </b></s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Regular Members </b> shall be <b> students who are enrolled (as defined by </b> the <b> Faculty) </b> in <b> a degree-seeking undergraduate program </b> of <b> study </b> in the <b> Faculty </b> and <b> have paid or deferred either </b> the Full Time <b> or </b> Part Time <b> Membership Fees for </b> the <b> semester. </b></s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members shall only retain their membership for the semesters in which they have paid or deferred their Membership Fees.</s></td>
</tr>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members retain their membership during the Summer following the Academic Year if they were enrolled and paid their membership fees during the Winter Semester.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members who complete the requirements of their undergraduate degree (as defined by the Faculty) shall lose Membership of the Society and become Alumni (as defined in 1.2) on the date of their Convocation.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Ex-Officio Members shall be individuals who have been granted Membership by the Bylaws of the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The “Confidentiality Agreement - Information Sharing” document provides the ability for the President, Speaker, and Chief Returning Officer of the Engineering Society to verify a Member’s enrolment status if they hold, are attempting to hold a position, or have signed a nomination form for a Member attempting to hold a position through a process administered by the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The enrolment status of a Member may be verified in the following circumstances:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a.i</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">After a Nomination Period for each candidate, and if applicable, the Members who signed their nomination form. This is the responsibility of the Chief Returning Officer;</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a.ii</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">At the beginning of each semester, if the individual holds a position within the Society which may only be held by a Member. This is the responsibility of the Speaker; and</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a.iii</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Upon a concern or complaint regarding an individual’s enrollment status brought to the attention of the Ombudsperson, and/or Speaker, in which case the Speaker shall notify in writing the individual who is the subject of the complaint at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to verifying their enrollment status.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">If it is the Speaker’s enrolment status under consideration, the President shall be the one to verify the Speaker’s enrolment status.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Alumni</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Alumni are individuals who have either:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Received an undergraduate degree, diploma, or certificate from the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering or its precursor, the Ontario School of Practical Science, or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Completed the requirements for the first year of study in any undergraduate program, but are not currently registered with the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering or its precursor, the Ontario School of Practical Science, towards a degree, diploma or certificate.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Fees</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members shall have paid in full, or successfully deferred, their Membership Fees for the Fall and/or Winter semesters in which they are considered a Member.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The Membership Fee shall be $32.21 in each of the Fall and Winter Semesters for Full Time Students and $30.29 in each of the Fall and Winter Semesters for Part Time Students in the year 2026-2027, and $0.00 for the summer semester of 2027, for both Full Time Students and Part Time Students, provided the student continues to meet the other conditions of membership.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Upon a resolution of the Board of Directors, the Membership Fee for each subsequent year shall include a cost of living adjustment as approved by the Governing Council.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The Membership Fee shall be non-refundable.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.5</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Any fees to be created or increased except as specified in Section 1.3.3 shall be done so by the Membership through a referendum.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Any fees to be decreased or removed except as specified in Section 1.3.3 shall be done so by one of:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote in a referendum of the Membership; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A two-thirds majority vote at a General Meeting; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6.c</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A unanimous vote at a Board of Directors Meeting.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Rights of Membership</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Alumni are not Members and shall enjoy no rights of Membership other than the right to speak at General Meetings and at meetings of the Board of Directors.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Ex-Officio Members shall enjoy no rights of Membership other than the right to speak and vote at General Meetings and speak at meetings of the Board of Directors, unless they have been individually granted other rights of Membership.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">All other rights and responsibilities of Members described in this document and other Bylaws and Policies of the Engineering Society shall pertain only to Regular Members.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Individuals who are neither Members nor Alumni enjoy no rights within the Society, and do not have the right to attend or speak at General Meetings or meetings of the Board of Directors.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.4.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The right to attend or speak at said meetings may be granted by a resolution of the meeting’s voting members.</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Verification of Membership </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> The “Confidentiality Agreement - Information Sharing” document provides the ability for the President, Speaker, and Chief Returning Officer </b> of <b> the Engineering Society to verify a Member’s enrolment status if they hold, are attempting to hold a position, or have signed a nomination form for a Member attempting to hold a position through a process administered by the Society. </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> The enrolment status of a Member may be verified in the following circumstances: </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a.i</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">After a Nomination Period for each candidate, and if applicable, the Members who signed their nomination form. This is the responsibility of the Chief Returning Officer;</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a.ii</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">At the beginning of each semester, if the individual holds a position within the Society which may only be held by a Member. This is the responsibility of the Speaker; and</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a.iii</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Upon a concern or complaint regarding an individual’s enrollment status brought to the attention of the Ombudsperson, and/or Speaker, in which case the Speaker shall notify in writing the individual who is the subject of the complaint at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to verifying their enrollment status.</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.b</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> If it is the Speaker’s enrolment status under consideration, the President shall be the one to verify the Speaker’s enrolment status. </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Fees </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> The Membership Fee </b> shall be <b> $32.21 in each of </b> the <b> Fall and Winter Semesters for Full Time Students and $30.29 </b> in <b> each </b> of <b> the Fall and Winter Semesters for Part Time Students </b> in the <b> year 2026-2027, </b> and <b> $0.00 for </b> the <b> summer semester of 2027, for both </b> Full Time <b> Students and </b> Part Time <b> Students, provided </b> the <b> student continues to meet the other conditions of membership. </b></u></td>
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<td>2</td>
<td>General Meetings</td>
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<td>2.2</td>
<td>Agenda</td>
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<td>2.2.1</td>
<td>The agenda for each Annual General Meeting shall include motions to:</td>
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<td>2.2.1.a</td>
<td>Appoint an auditor for the current year;</td>
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<td>2.2.1.b</td>
<td>Receive the auditor's report for the previous year;</td>
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<td>2.2.1.c</td>
<td>Authorize the Board of Directors to set the remuneration for the auditor for the current year;</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">2.2.1.d</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Ratify any amendments to the Bylaws in accordance with <b> Section 7.3; </b> and</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">2.2.1.d</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Ratify any amendments to the Bylaws in accordance with <b> Bylaw 0 section 2.4; </b> and</u></td>
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<td>2.2.1.e</td>
<td>Perform any other functions specified by the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act of Ontario and other relevant legislation.</td>
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<td>2.3</td>
<td>Notice</td>
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<td>2.3.5</td>
<td>For the Annual General Meeting, notice must be given to the Auditor of the Society, however their attendance is not required.</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">2.3.5.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Notwithstanding <b> Section 1.4, </b> the Auditor shall be permitted to attend and speak at the Annual General Meeting.</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">2.3.5.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Notwithstanding <b> Bylaw 0 section 1.3, </b> the Auditor shall be permitted to attend and speak at the Annual General Meeting.</u></td>
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<td>3</td>
<td>Officers</td>
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<td>4</td>
<td>Board of Directors</td>
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<td>5</td>
<td>Council</td>
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<td>6</td>
<td>Employees</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Amendments, Bylaws, and Policies </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Amendments to Governing Documents </b></u></td>
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<td>7.0</td>
<td>General</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> There </b> shall be <b> three </b> levels of documents specifying the organization of the Society;</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Bylaw 1 (Constitution);</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws; and</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.0.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> In addition to the documents described in Bylaw 0 section 2.0.1, there </b> shall be <b> the following subordinate </b> levels of documents specifying the organization of the Society;</u></td>
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<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1.c</s>
<br/>
<u style="color: #6aa84f">7.0.1.a</u>
</td>
<td>Policies.</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">All <b> of the documents contained under each of the levels of </b> documents listed <b> in 7.0.1 </b> must be written using gender neutral pronouns.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Bylaw 1 (The Constitution of the University of Toronto Engineering Society) </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Bylaw 1 shall specify the fundamental organization of the Society. </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Bylaw 1 </b> may only be amended by:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.2.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A <b> two-thirds </b> majority vote <b> at </b> a General Meeting; <b> or </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.2.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A <b> two-thirds </b> majority vote <b> at a </b> Board of <b> Directors Meeting. </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws shall:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Provide additional order to the organization specified in Bylaw 1; and/or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Specify the organization of other areas of the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws may only be passed, repealed, or amended by a simple majority of:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.2.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A General Meeting; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.2.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A meeting of the Board of Directors.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Amendments</s></td>
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<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.3.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A bylaw amendment made by the Board of Directors is effective only until the next Annual General Meeting or a General Meeting called for the purpose of its ratification unless confirmed thereat, and in default of confirmation thereat, ceases to have effect at and from that time, and in that case no new bylaw of the same or like substance has any effect until confirmed at a General Meeting. If such approval has not occurred by the next Annual General Meeting the amendment is struck down and neither it nor any substantially similar amendment may be proposed at a meeting of the Board for one year following the date of the Annual General Meeting.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies</s></td>
</tr>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies shall:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Describe details of the functioning of the Society; and</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Provide continuity in the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies may only be passed, repealed, or amended by:</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote of a General Meeting;</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote of the Board of Directors; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2.c</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote of the Executive Committee.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">When a policy is passed, repealed, or amended, it shall be noted, within the relevant Policy, which of the parties listed in section 7.4.2 did so.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A notice shall be given to the Board of Directors when a policy is passed, repealed, or amended by a party listed after the Board of Directors in section 7.4.2</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.5</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies passed, Policies repealed, and Policy amendments by a party listed in 7.4.2 may not be repealed, passed, or reversed or substantively defeated, respectively, by parties which come after them in the same list until one (1) year after the amendment was made.</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.0.2</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">All <b> Bylaws and other </b> documents listed <b> here </b> must be written using gender neutral pronouns.</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Policies </b></u></td>
</tr>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Policies shall: </b></u></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.1.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Describe details of the functioning of the Society; and</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.1.b</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Provide continuity in the Society.</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Policies </b> may only be <b> passed, repealed, or </b> amended by:</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A <b> simple </b> majority vote <b> of </b> a General Meeting;</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2.b</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A <b> simple </b> majority vote <b> of the </b> Board of <b> Directors; or </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2.c</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A simple majority vote of the Executive Committee.</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.3</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">When a policy is passed, repealed, or amended, it shall be noted, within the relevant Policy, which of the parties listed in section 7.1.2 did so.</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.4</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A notice shall be given to the Board of Directors when a policy is passed, repealed, or amended by a party listed after the Board of Directors in section 7.1.2</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.5</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Policies passed, Policies repealed, and Policy amendments by a party listed in section 7.1.2 may not be repealed, passed, or reversed or substantively defeated, respectively, by parties which come after them in the same list until one (1) year after the amendment was made.</u></td>
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<tr><th>Section</th><th>Text</th></tr>
<tr><th colspan="2">Bylaw 1</th></tr>
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<td>0</td>
<td>General</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>0.1</td>
<td>Interpretation</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>0.1.1</td>
<td>In this document:</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>0.1.1.b</td>
<td>"Board Members" shall mean members of the Board of Directors, as specified in Chapter 4;</td>
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<td>0.1.1.c</td>
<td>"Faculty" shall mean the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering of the University of Toronto;</td>
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<td>0.1.1.d</td>
<td>"Governing Council" shall mean the Governing Council of the University of Toronto;</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.e</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Members" shall mean members of the Society, as specified in Chapter 1;</s></td>
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<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.f</s>
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<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.e</u>
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<td>"Officers" shall mean the President and all Vice-Presidents of the Society, as specified in Chapter 3;</td>
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<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.g</s>
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<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.f</u>
</td>
<td>"PEY Constituency" shall mean the group of Members registered in the Professional Experience Year Co-op Program;</td>
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<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.h</s>
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<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.g</u>
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<td>"Program" shall mean a course of study in an Engineering discipline, as defined by the Faculty;</td>
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<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.i</s>
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<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.h</u>
</td>
<td>"Recall" shall mean a process by which a position-holder of the Society may be removed from their position without their consent;</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.j</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Resolution" shall mean a motion approved by a majority vote;</s></td>
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<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.k</s>
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<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.i</u>
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<td>"Signing Officer" shall mean a person who has the right to authorize financial transactions on behalf of the Society;</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.l</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Summer Months" shall refer to the months of May, June, July and August;</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.m</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Academic Year" shall refer to the months of September, October, November, December, January, February, March and April; and</s></td>
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<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.n</s>
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<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.j</u>
</td>
<td>"First Year", "Second Year", "Third Year", and "Fourth Year" shall mean "First Year", "Second Year", "Third Year", and "Fourth Year" as defined by the Faculty.</td>
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<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.o</s>
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<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.k</u>
</td>
<td>“Final Year” shall refer to the Academic Year in which a person fulfills the remainder of their academic criteria for graduation (as defined by the Faculty) and is eligible for graduation in the following June.</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.p</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">“ONCA” shall mean The Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations Act.</s></td>
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<td>1</td>
<td>Membership and Fees</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> General </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> There shall be two (2) types </b> of <b> Members: </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Regular Members </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Ex-Officio Members </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Qualifications for Membership </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Regular Members </b> shall be <b> students who are enrolled (as defined by </b> the <b> Faculty) </b> in <b> a degree-seeking undergraduate program </b> of <b> study </b> in the <b> Faculty </b> and <b> have paid or deferred either </b> the Full Time <b> or </b> Part Time <b> Membership Fees for </b> the <b> semester. </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members shall only retain their membership for the semesters in which they have paid or deferred their Membership Fees.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members retain their membership during the Summer following the Academic Year if they were enrolled and paid their membership fees during the Winter Semester.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members who complete the requirements of their undergraduate degree (as defined by the Faculty) shall lose Membership of the Society and become Alumni (as defined in 1.2) on the date of their Convocation.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Ex-Officio Members shall be individuals who have been granted Membership by the Bylaws of the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The “Confidentiality Agreement - Information Sharing” document provides the ability for the President, Speaker, and Chief Returning Officer of the Engineering Society to verify a Member’s enrolment status if they hold, are attempting to hold a position, or have signed a nomination form for a Member attempting to hold a position through a process administered by the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The enrolment status of a Member may be verified in the following circumstances:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a.i</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">After a Nomination Period for each candidate, and if applicable, the Members who signed their nomination form. This is the responsibility of the Chief Returning Officer;</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a.ii</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">At the beginning of each semester, if the individual holds a position within the Society which may only be held by a Member. This is the responsibility of the Speaker; and</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a.iii</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Upon a concern or complaint regarding an individual’s enrollment status brought to the attention of the Ombudsperson, and/or Speaker, in which case the Speaker shall notify in writing the individual who is the subject of the complaint at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to verifying their enrollment status.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">If it is the Speaker’s enrolment status under consideration, the President shall be the one to verify the Speaker’s enrolment status.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Alumni</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Alumni are individuals who have either:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Received an undergraduate degree, diploma, or certificate from the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering or its precursor, the Ontario School of Practical Science, or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Completed the requirements for the first year of study in any undergraduate program, but are not currently registered with the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering or its precursor, the Ontario School of Practical Science, towards a degree, diploma or certificate.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Fees</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members shall have paid in full, or successfully deferred, their Membership Fees for the Fall and/or Winter semesters in which they are considered a Member.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The Membership Fee shall be $32.21 in each of the Fall and Winter Semesters for Full Time Students and $30.29 in each of the Fall and Winter Semesters for Part Time Students in the year 2026-2027, and $0.00 for the summer semester of 2027, for both Full Time Students and Part Time Students, provided the student continues to meet the other conditions of membership.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Upon a resolution of the Board of Directors, the Membership Fee for each subsequent year shall include a cost of living adjustment as approved by the Governing Council.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The Membership Fee shall be non-refundable.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.5</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Any fees to be created or increased except as specified in Section 1.3.3 shall be done so by the Membership through a referendum.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Any fees to be decreased or removed except as specified in Section 1.3.3 shall be done so by one of:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote in a referendum of the Membership; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A two-thirds majority vote at a General Meeting; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6.c</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A unanimous vote at a Board of Directors Meeting.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Rights of Membership</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Alumni are not Members and shall enjoy no rights of Membership other than the right to speak at General Meetings and at meetings of the Board of Directors.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Ex-Officio Members shall enjoy no rights of Membership other than the right to speak and vote at General Meetings and speak at meetings of the Board of Directors, unless they have been individually granted other rights of Membership.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">All other rights and responsibilities of Members described in this document and other Bylaws and Policies of the Engineering Society shall pertain only to Regular Members.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Individuals who are neither Members nor Alumni enjoy no rights within the Society, and do not have the right to attend or speak at General Meetings or meetings of the Board of Directors.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.4.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The right to attend or speak at said meetings may be granted by a resolution of the meeting’s voting members.</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Verification of Membership </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> The “Confidentiality Agreement - Information Sharing” document provides the ability for the President, Speaker, and Chief Returning Officer </b> of <b> the Engineering Society to verify a Member’s enrolment status if they hold, are attempting to hold a position, or have signed a nomination form for a Member attempting to hold a position through a process administered by the Society. </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> The enrolment status of a Member may be verified in the following circumstances: </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a.i</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">After a Nomination Period for each candidate, and if applicable, the Members who signed their nomination form. This is the responsibility of the Chief Returning Officer;</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a.ii</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">At the beginning of each semester, if the individual holds a position within the Society which may only be held by a Member. This is the responsibility of the Speaker; and</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a.iii</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Upon a concern or complaint regarding an individual’s enrollment status brought to the attention of the Ombudsperson, and/or Speaker, in which case the Speaker shall notify in writing the individual who is the subject of the complaint at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to verifying their enrollment status.</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.b</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> If it is the Speaker’s enrolment status under consideration, the President shall be the one to verify the Speaker’s enrolment status. </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Fees </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> The Membership Fee </b> shall be <b> $32.21 in each of </b> the <b> Fall and Winter Semesters for Full Time Students and $30.29 </b> in <b> each </b> of <b> the Fall and Winter Semesters for Part Time Students </b> in the <b> year 2026-2027, </b> and <b> $0.00 for </b> the <b> summer semester of 2027, for both </b> Full Time <b> Students and </b> Part Time <b> Students, provided </b> the <b> student continues to meet the other conditions of membership. </b></u></td>
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<td>2</td>
<td>General Meetings</td>
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<td>2.2</td>
<td>Agenda</td>
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<td>2.2.1</td>
<td>The agenda for each Annual General Meeting shall include motions to:</td>
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<td>2.2.1.a</td>
<td>Appoint an auditor for the current year;</td>
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<td>2.2.1.b</td>
<td>Receive the auditor's report for the previous year;</td>
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<td>2.2.1.c</td>
<td>Authorize the Board of Directors to set the remuneration for the auditor for the current year;</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">2.2.1.d</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Ratify any amendments to the Bylaws in accordance with <b> Section 7.3; </b> and</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">2.2.1.d</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Ratify any amendments to the Bylaws in accordance with <b> Bylaw 0 section 2.4; </b> and</u></td>
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<td>2.2.1.e</td>
<td>Perform any other functions specified by the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act of Ontario and other relevant legislation.</td>
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<td>2.3</td>
<td>Notice</td>
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<td>2.3.5</td>
<td>For the Annual General Meeting, notice must be given to the Auditor of the Society, however their attendance is not required.</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">2.3.5.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Notwithstanding <b> Section 1.4, </b> the Auditor shall be permitted to attend and speak at the Annual General Meeting.</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">2.3.5.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Notwithstanding <b> Bylaw 0 section 1.3, </b> the Auditor shall be permitted to attend and speak at the Annual General Meeting.</u></td>
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<td>3</td>
<td>Officers</td>
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<td>4</td>
<td>Board of Directors</td>
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<td>5</td>
<td>Council</td>
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<td>6</td>
<td>Employees</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Amendments, Bylaws, and Policies </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Amendments to Governing Documents </b></u></td>
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<td>7.0</td>
<td>General</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> There </b> shall be <b> three </b> levels of documents specifying the organization of the Society;</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Bylaw 1 (Constitution);</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws; and</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.0.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> In addition to the documents described in Bylaw 0 section 2.0.1, there </b> shall be <b> the following subordinate </b> levels of documents specifying the organization of the Society;</u></td>
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<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1.c</s>
<br/>
<u style="color: #6aa84f">7.0.1.a</u>
</td>
<td>Policies.</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">All <b> of the documents contained under each of the levels of </b> documents listed <b> in 7.0.1 </b> must be written using gender neutral pronouns.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Bylaw 1 (The Constitution of the University of Toronto Engineering Society) </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Bylaw 1 shall specify the fundamental organization of the Society. </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Bylaw 1 </b> may only be amended by:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.2.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A <b> two-thirds </b> majority vote <b> at </b> a General Meeting; <b> or </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.2.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A <b> two-thirds </b> majority vote <b> at a </b> Board of <b> Directors Meeting. </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws shall:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Provide additional order to the organization specified in Bylaw 1; and/or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Specify the organization of other areas of the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws may only be passed, repealed, or amended by a simple majority of:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.2.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A General Meeting; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.2.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A meeting of the Board of Directors.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Amendments</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.3.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A bylaw amendment made by the Board of Directors is effective only until the next Annual General Meeting or a General Meeting called for the purpose of its ratification unless confirmed thereat, and in default of confirmation thereat, ceases to have effect at and from that time, and in that case no new bylaw of the same or like substance has any effect until confirmed at a General Meeting. If such approval has not occurred by the next Annual General Meeting the amendment is struck down and neither it nor any substantially similar amendment may be proposed at a meeting of the Board for one year following the date of the Annual General Meeting.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies shall:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Describe details of the functioning of the Society; and</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Provide continuity in the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies may only be passed, repealed, or amended by:</s></td>
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<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote of a General Meeting;</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote of the Board of Directors; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2.c</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote of the Executive Committee.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">When a policy is passed, repealed, or amended, it shall be noted, within the relevant Policy, which of the parties listed in section 7.4.2 did so.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A notice shall be given to the Board of Directors when a policy is passed, repealed, or amended by a party listed after the Board of Directors in section 7.4.2</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.5</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies passed, Policies repealed, and Policy amendments by a party listed in 7.4.2 may not be repealed, passed, or reversed or substantively defeated, respectively, by parties which come after them in the same list until one (1) year after the amendment was made.</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.0.2</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">All <b> Bylaws and other </b> documents listed <b> here </b> must be written using gender neutral pronouns.</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Policies </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Policies shall: </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.1.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Describe details of the functioning of the Society; and</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.1.b</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Provide continuity in the Society.</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Policies </b> may only be <b> passed, repealed, or </b> amended by:</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A <b> simple </b> majority vote <b> of </b> a General Meeting;</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2.b</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A <b> simple </b> majority vote <b> of the </b> Board of <b> Directors; or </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2.c</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A simple majority vote of the Executive Committee.</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.3</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">When a policy is passed, repealed, or amended, it shall be noted, within the relevant Policy, which of the parties listed in section 7.1.2 did so.</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.4</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A notice shall be given to the Board of Directors when a policy is passed, repealed, or amended by a party listed after the Board of Directors in section 7.1.2</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.5</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Policies passed, Policies repealed, and Policy amendments by a party listed in section 7.1.2 may not be repealed, passed, or reversed or substantively defeated, respectively, by parties which come after them in the same list until one (1) year after the amendment was made.</u></td>
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<tr><th>Section</th><th>Text</th></tr>
<tr><th colspan="2">Bylaw 1</th></tr>
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<td>0</td>
<td>General</td>
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<td>0.1</td>
<td>Interpretation</td>
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<td>0.1.1</td>
<td>In this document:</td>
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<td>0.1.1.b</td>
<td>"Board Members" shall mean members of the Board of Directors, as specified in Chapter 4;</td>
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<td>0.1.1.c</td>
<td>"Faculty" shall mean the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering of the University of Toronto;</td>
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<td>0.1.1.d</td>
<td>"Governing Council" shall mean the Governing Council of the University of Toronto;</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.e</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Members" shall mean members of the Society, as specified in Chapter 1;</s></td>
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<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.f</s>
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<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.e</u>
</td>
<td>"Officers" shall mean the President and all Vice-Presidents of the Society, as specified in Chapter 3;</td>
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<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.g</s>
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<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.f</u>
</td>
<td>"PEY Constituency" shall mean the group of Members registered in the Professional Experience Year Co-op Program;</td>
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<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.h</s>
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<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.g</u>
</td>
<td>"Program" shall mean a course of study in an Engineering discipline, as defined by the Faculty;</td>
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<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.i</s>
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<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.h</u>
</td>
<td>"Recall" shall mean a process by which a position-holder of the Society may be removed from their position without their consent;</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.j</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Resolution" shall mean a motion approved by a majority vote;</s></td>
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<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.k</s>
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<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.i</u>
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<td>"Signing Officer" shall mean a person who has the right to authorize financial transactions on behalf of the Society;</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.l</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Summer Months" shall refer to the months of May, June, July and August;</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.m</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Academic Year" shall refer to the months of September, October, November, December, January, February, March and April; and</s></td>
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<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.n</s>
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<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.j</u>
</td>
<td>"First Year", "Second Year", "Third Year", and "Fourth Year" shall mean "First Year", "Second Year", "Third Year", and "Fourth Year" as defined by the Faculty.</td>
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<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.o</s>
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<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.k</u>
</td>
<td>“Final Year” shall refer to the Academic Year in which a person fulfills the remainder of their academic criteria for graduation (as defined by the Faculty) and is eligible for graduation in the following June.</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.p</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">“ONCA” shall mean The Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations Act.</s></td>
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<td>1</td>
<td>Membership and Fees</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> General </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> There shall be two (2) types </b> of <b> Members: </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Regular Members </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Ex-Officio Members </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Qualifications for Membership </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Regular Members </b> shall be <b> students who are enrolled (as defined by </b> the <b> Faculty) </b> in <b> a degree-seeking undergraduate program </b> of <b> study </b> in the <b> Faculty </b> and <b> have paid or deferred either </b> the Full Time <b> or </b> Part Time <b> Membership Fees for </b> the <b> semester. </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members shall only retain their membership for the semesters in which they have paid or deferred their Membership Fees.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members retain their membership during the Summer following the Academic Year if they were enrolled and paid their membership fees during the Winter Semester.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members who complete the requirements of their undergraduate degree (as defined by the Faculty) shall lose Membership of the Society and become Alumni (as defined in 1.2) on the date of their Convocation.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Ex-Officio Members shall be individuals who have been granted Membership by the Bylaws of the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The “Confidentiality Agreement - Information Sharing” document provides the ability for the President, Speaker, and Chief Returning Officer of the Engineering Society to verify a Member’s enrolment status if they hold, are attempting to hold a position, or have signed a nomination form for a Member attempting to hold a position through a process administered by the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The enrolment status of a Member may be verified in the following circumstances:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a.i</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">After a Nomination Period for each candidate, and if applicable, the Members who signed their nomination form. This is the responsibility of the Chief Returning Officer;</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a.ii</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">At the beginning of each semester, if the individual holds a position within the Society which may only be held by a Member. This is the responsibility of the Speaker; and</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a.iii</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Upon a concern or complaint regarding an individual’s enrollment status brought to the attention of the Ombudsperson, and/or Speaker, in which case the Speaker shall notify in writing the individual who is the subject of the complaint at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to verifying their enrollment status.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">If it is the Speaker’s enrolment status under consideration, the President shall be the one to verify the Speaker’s enrolment status.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Alumni</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Alumni are individuals who have either:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Received an undergraduate degree, diploma, or certificate from the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering or its precursor, the Ontario School of Practical Science, or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Completed the requirements for the first year of study in any undergraduate program, but are not currently registered with the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering or its precursor, the Ontario School of Practical Science, towards a degree, diploma or certificate.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Fees</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members shall have paid in full, or successfully deferred, their Membership Fees for the Fall and/or Winter semesters in which they are considered a Member.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The Membership Fee shall be $32.21 in each of the Fall and Winter Semesters for Full Time Students and $30.29 in each of the Fall and Winter Semesters for Part Time Students in the year 2026-2027, and $0.00 for the summer semester of 2027, for both Full Time Students and Part Time Students, provided the student continues to meet the other conditions of membership.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Upon a resolution of the Board of Directors, the Membership Fee for each subsequent year shall include a cost of living adjustment as approved by the Governing Council.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The Membership Fee shall be non-refundable.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.5</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Any fees to be created or increased except as specified in Section 1.3.3 shall be done so by the Membership through a referendum.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Any fees to be decreased or removed except as specified in Section 1.3.3 shall be done so by one of:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote in a referendum of the Membership; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A two-thirds majority vote at a General Meeting; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6.c</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A unanimous vote at a Board of Directors Meeting.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Rights of Membership</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Alumni are not Members and shall enjoy no rights of Membership other than the right to speak at General Meetings and at meetings of the Board of Directors.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Ex-Officio Members shall enjoy no rights of Membership other than the right to speak and vote at General Meetings and speak at meetings of the Board of Directors, unless they have been individually granted other rights of Membership.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">All other rights and responsibilities of Members described in this document and other Bylaws and Policies of the Engineering Society shall pertain only to Regular Members.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Individuals who are neither Members nor Alumni enjoy no rights within the Society, and do not have the right to attend or speak at General Meetings or meetings of the Board of Directors.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.4.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The right to attend or speak at said meetings may be granted by a resolution of the meeting’s voting members.</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Verification of Membership </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> The “Confidentiality Agreement - Information Sharing” document provides the ability for the President, Speaker, and Chief Returning Officer </b> of <b> the Engineering Society to verify a Member’s enrolment status if they hold, are attempting to hold a position, or have signed a nomination form for a Member attempting to hold a position through a process administered by the Society. </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> The enrolment status of a Member may be verified in the following circumstances: </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a.i</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">After a Nomination Period for each candidate, and if applicable, the Members who signed their nomination form. This is the responsibility of the Chief Returning Officer;</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a.ii</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">At the beginning of each semester, if the individual holds a position within the Society which may only be held by a Member. This is the responsibility of the Speaker; and</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a.iii</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Upon a concern or complaint regarding an individual’s enrollment status brought to the attention of the Ombudsperson, and/or Speaker, in which case the Speaker shall notify in writing the individual who is the subject of the complaint at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to verifying their enrollment status.</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.b</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> If it is the Speaker’s enrolment status under consideration, the President shall be the one to verify the Speaker’s enrolment status. </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Fees </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> The Membership Fee </b> shall be <b> $32.21 in each of </b> the <b> Fall and Winter Semesters for Full Time Students and $30.29 </b> in <b> each </b> of <b> the Fall and Winter Semesters for Part Time Students </b> in the <b> year 2026-2027, </b> and <b> $0.00 for </b> the <b> summer semester of 2027, for both </b> Full Time <b> Students and </b> Part Time <b> Students, provided </b> the <b> student continues to meet the other conditions of membership. </b></u></td>
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<td>2</td>
<td>General Meetings</td>
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<td>2.2</td>
<td>Agenda</td>
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<td>2.2.1</td>
<td>The agenda for each Annual General Meeting shall include motions to:</td>
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<td>2.2.1.a</td>
<td>Appoint an auditor for the current year;</td>
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<td>2.2.1.b</td>
<td>Receive the auditor's report for the previous year;</td>
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<td>2.2.1.c</td>
<td>Authorize the Board of Directors to set the remuneration for the auditor for the current year;</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">2.2.1.d</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Ratify any amendments to the Bylaws in accordance with <b> Section 7.3; </b> and</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">2.2.1.d</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Ratify any amendments to the Bylaws in accordance with <b> Bylaw 0 section 2.4; </b> and</u></td>
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<td>2.2.1.e</td>
<td>Perform any other functions specified by the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act of Ontario and other relevant legislation.</td>
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<td>2.3</td>
<td>Notice</td>
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<td>2.3.5</td>
<td>For the Annual General Meeting, notice must be given to the Auditor of the Society, however their attendance is not required.</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">2.3.5.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Notwithstanding <b> Section 1.4, </b> the Auditor shall be permitted to attend and speak at the Annual General Meeting.</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">2.3.5.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Notwithstanding <b> Bylaw 0 section 1.3, </b> the Auditor shall be permitted to attend and speak at the Annual General Meeting.</u></td>
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<td>3</td>
<td>Officers</td>
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<td>4</td>
<td>Board of Directors</td>
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<td>5</td>
<td>Council</td>
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<td>6</td>
<td>Employees</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Amendments, Bylaws, and Policies </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Amendments to Governing Documents </b></u></td>
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<td>7.0</td>
<td>General</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> There </b> shall be <b> three </b> levels of documents specifying the organization of the Society;</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Bylaw 1 (Constitution);</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws; and</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.0.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> In addition to the documents described in Bylaw 0 section 2.0.1, there </b> shall be <b> the following subordinate </b> levels of documents specifying the organization of the Society;</u></td>
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<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1.c</s>
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<u style="color: #6aa84f">7.0.1.a</u>
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<td>Policies.</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">All <b> of the documents contained under each of the levels of </b> documents listed <b> in 7.0.1 </b> must be written using gender neutral pronouns.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Bylaw 1 (The Constitution of the University of Toronto Engineering Society) </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Bylaw 1 shall specify the fundamental organization of the Society. </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Bylaw 1 </b> may only be amended by:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.2.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A <b> two-thirds </b> majority vote <b> at </b> a General Meeting; <b> or </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.2.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A <b> two-thirds </b> majority vote <b> at a </b> Board of <b> Directors Meeting. </b></s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws</s></td>
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<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws shall:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Provide additional order to the organization specified in Bylaw 1; and/or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Specify the organization of other areas of the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws may only be passed, repealed, or amended by a simple majority of:</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.2.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A General Meeting; or</s></td>
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<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.2.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A meeting of the Board of Directors.</s></td>
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<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Amendments</s></td>
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<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.3.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A bylaw amendment made by the Board of Directors is effective only until the next Annual General Meeting or a General Meeting called for the purpose of its ratification unless confirmed thereat, and in default of confirmation thereat, ceases to have effect at and from that time, and in that case no new bylaw of the same or like substance has any effect until confirmed at a General Meeting. If such approval has not occurred by the next Annual General Meeting the amendment is struck down and neither it nor any substantially similar amendment may be proposed at a meeting of the Board for one year following the date of the Annual General Meeting.</s></td>
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<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies shall:</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Describe details of the functioning of the Society; and</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Provide continuity in the Society.</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies may only be passed, repealed, or amended by:</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote of a General Meeting;</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote of the Board of Directors; or</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2.c</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote of the Executive Committee.</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">When a policy is passed, repealed, or amended, it shall be noted, within the relevant Policy, which of the parties listed in section 7.4.2 did so.</s></td>
</tr>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A notice shall be given to the Board of Directors when a policy is passed, repealed, or amended by a party listed after the Board of Directors in section 7.4.2</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.5</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies passed, Policies repealed, and Policy amendments by a party listed in 7.4.2 may not be repealed, passed, or reversed or substantively defeated, respectively, by parties which come after them in the same list until one (1) year after the amendment was made.</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.0.2</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">All <b> Bylaws and other </b> documents listed <b> here </b> must be written using gender neutral pronouns.</u></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Policies </b></u></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Policies shall: </b></u></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.1.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Describe details of the functioning of the Society; and</u></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.1.b</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Provide continuity in the Society.</u></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Policies </b> may only be <b> passed, repealed, or </b> amended by:</u></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A <b> simple </b> majority vote <b> of </b> a General Meeting;</u></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2.b</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A <b> simple </b> majority vote <b> of the </b> Board of <b> Directors; or </b></u></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2.c</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A simple majority vote of the Executive Committee.</u></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.3</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">When a policy is passed, repealed, or amended, it shall be noted, within the relevant Policy, which of the parties listed in section 7.1.2 did so.</u></td>
</tr>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.4</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A notice shall be given to the Board of Directors when a policy is passed, repealed, or amended by a party listed after the Board of Directors in section 7.1.2</u></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.5</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Policies passed, Policies repealed, and Policy amendments by a party listed in section 7.1.2 may not be repealed, passed, or reversed or substantively defeated, respectively, by parties which come after them in the same list until one (1) year after the amendment was made.</u></td>
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<tr><th colspan="2">Bylaw 2</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>0</td>
<td>General</td>
</tr>
<tr><th colspan="2">§ 0.1</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>0.1</td>
<td>Temporary Internal Directors</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>0.1.3</td>
<td>Temporary Internal Directors shall be subject to the same eligibility requirements as Project Directors, as defined in section 0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>0.1.4</td>
<td>Each Temporary Internal Director position shall cease to exist at the end of its Term of Office, if not removed earlier under section 0.0.11</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>0.1.5</td>
<td>The overseeing Officer of each Temporary Internal Director shall submit, at a Board Meeting occurring at least one month before the end of that Directorship's Term of Office, one of the following agenda items:</td>
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<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.6</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">During a discussion item under section <b> 0.1.6.c, </b> if a motion to convert or renew the Directorship is made, it shall be considered by the Board without requiring their consent.</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.6</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">During a discussion item under section <b> 0.1.5.c, </b> if a motion to convert or renew the Directorship is made, it shall be considered by the Board without requiring their consent.</u></td>
</tr>
<tr><th colspan="2">Bylaw 3</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>0</td>
<td>General</td>
</tr>
<tr><th colspan="2">§ 0.1</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>0.1</td>
<td>General</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>0.1.2</td>
<td>The CRO shall notify all Members by email at the opening of an Election period, and at 12pm on the day an Election Period closes.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>0.1.3</td>
<td>Electronic voting shall be made available over the entirety of a given Voting Period for an election cycle, where applicable, through vote.skule.ca.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>0.1.4</td>
<td>For a given election cycle, the CRO shall publicly certify and announce election results to the Society within six hours of the end of the election period.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.5</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Each Nomination Package shall include the following mandatory sign-off statement signifying that the "Confidentiality Agreement - Information Sharing" document will be used to verify the Member's enrolment status with the Registrar, as per the conditions outlined in Bylaw 1 Section <b> 1.1.4. </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.5.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"By signing this Nomination Package, I hereby allow the Chief Returning Officer of the Engineering Society to verify my enrolment status using the "Confidentiality Agreement - Information Sharing" document as described in Bylaw 1 Section <b> 1.1.4, </b> in order to complete the nomination process. Further, I acknowledge if I obtain this position, I allow the Speaker or President (determined by the sub-clauses of Bylaw 1 Section <b> 1.1.4) </b> to verify my enrolment status if a concern or complaint is brought to the attention of the President, Ombudsperson, and/or Speaker."</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.5</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Each Nomination Package shall include the following mandatory sign-off statement signifying that the "Confidentiality Agreement - Information Sharing" document will be used to verify the Member's enrolment status with the Registrar, as per the conditions outlined in Bylaw 1 Section <b> 1.0.1. </b></u></td>
</tr>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.5.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">"By signing this Nomination Package, I hereby allow the Chief Returning Officer of the Engineering Society to verify my enrolment status using the "Confidentiality Agreement - Information Sharing" document as described in Bylaw 1 Section <b> 1.0.1, </b> in order to complete the nomination process. Further, I acknowledge if I obtain this position, I allow the Speaker or President (determined by the sub-clauses of Bylaw 1 Section <b> 1.0.1) </b> to verify my enrolment status if a concern or complaint is brought to the attention of the President, Ombudsperson, and/or Speaker."</u></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>0.1.6</td>
<td>Elections must not occur within the Fall or Winter Exam Periods.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>0.1.7</td>
<td>Elections requiring a Voting Period shall not occur within the Summer Months.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>0.1.8</td>
<td>Where nominations are required for a position, candidates for that position may not be nominators for the same position.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>6</td>
<td>Referenda</td>
</tr>
<tr><th colspan="2">§ 6.1</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>Levy Referenda</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">6.1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A referendum for the purpose of creating, renewing, increasing, decreasing, or removing student fees as specified in Bylaw <b> 1 </b> Section <b> 1.3 </b> must be called by one of:</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">6.1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A referendum for the purpose of creating, renewing, increasing, decreasing, or removing student fees as specified in Bylaw <b> 0 </b> Section <b> 1.2 </b> must be called by one of:</u></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>6.1.2</td>
<td>The question text of such a referendum shall contain exclusively the following elements:</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>6.1.3</td>
<td>The campaign and voting periods for such a referendum shall run concurrently with the Spring Elections cycle following when it is called.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>6.1.4</td>
<td>The party calling such a referendum may provide, when calling the referendum, a document in support of the referendum, to which a link will appear alongside the referendum question when it is presented to voters.</td>
</tr>
<tr><th colspan="2">Bylaw 7</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>Finances</td>
</tr>
<tr><th colspan="2">§ 1.0</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>1.0</td>
<td>Finances</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Financial support for Discipline Clubs from the Engineering Society shall be allocated according to the following formula: $1449.44 per discipline, plus $6.55 per student. If the Engineering Society increases membership fees to adjust for cost of living, as per Bylaw <b> 1 </b> Section <b> 1.3.3, </b> then the funding for Discipline Clubs shall be adjusted by the same percentage.</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Financial support for Discipline Clubs from the Engineering Society shall be allocated according to the following formula: $1449.44 per discipline, plus $6.55 per student. If the Engineering Society increases membership fees to adjust for cost of living, as per Bylaw <b> 0 </b> Section <b> 1.2.2, </b> then the funding for Discipline Clubs shall be adjusted by the same percentage.</u></td>
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<td>1.0.2</td>
<td>Discipline club funding may be withheld by resolution of the Board of Directors, with Board members of the discipline in question barred from voting. The Board may decline to release funding for the following reasons:</td>
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<tr><th>Section</th><th>Text</th></tr>
<tr><th colspan="2">Bylaw 1</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>0</td>
<td>General</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>0.1</td>
<td>Interpretation</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>0.1.1</td>
<td>In this document:</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>0.1.1.b</td>
<td>"Board Members" shall mean members of the Board of Directors, as specified in Chapter 4;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>0.1.1.c</td>
<td>"Faculty" shall mean the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering of the University of Toronto;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>0.1.1.d</td>
<td>"Governing Council" shall mean the Governing Council of the University of Toronto;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.e</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Members" shall mean members of the Society, as specified in Chapter 1;</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.f</s>
<br/>
<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.e</u>
</td>
<td>"Officers" shall mean the President and all Vice-Presidents of the Society, as specified in Chapter 3;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.g</s>
<br/>
<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.f</u>
</td>
<td>"PEY Constituency" shall mean the group of Members registered in the Professional Experience Year Co-op Program;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.h</s>
<br/>
<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.g</u>
</td>
<td>"Program" shall mean a course of study in an Engineering discipline, as defined by the Faculty;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.i</s>
<br/>
<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.h</u>
</td>
<td>"Recall" shall mean a process by which a position-holder of the Society may be removed from their position without their consent;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.j</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Resolution" shall mean a motion approved by a majority vote;</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.k</s>
<br/>
<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.i</u>
</td>
<td>"Signing Officer" shall mean a person who has the right to authorize financial transactions on behalf of the Society;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.l</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Summer Months" shall refer to the months of May, June, July and August;</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.m</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"Academic Year" shall refer to the months of September, October, November, December, January, February, March and April; and</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.n</s>
<br/>
<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.j</u>
</td>
<td>"First Year", "Second Year", "Third Year", and "Fourth Year" shall mean "First Year", "Second Year", "Third Year", and "Fourth Year" as defined by the Faculty.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.o</s>
<br/>
<u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.1.k</u>
</td>
<td>“Final Year” shall refer to the Academic Year in which a person fulfills the remainder of their academic criteria for graduation (as defined by the Faculty) and is eligible for graduation in the following June.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.1.p</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">“ONCA” shall mean The Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations Act.</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>Membership and Fees</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> General </b></s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> There shall be two (2) types </b> of <b> Members: </b></s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Regular Members </b></s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Ex-Officio Members </b></s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Qualifications for Membership </b></s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Regular Members </b> shall be <b> students who are enrolled (as defined by </b> the <b> Faculty) </b> in <b> a degree-seeking undergraduate program </b> of <b> study </b> in the <b> Faculty </b> and <b> have paid or deferred either </b> the Full Time <b> or </b> Part Time <b> Membership Fees for </b> the <b> semester. </b></s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members shall only retain their membership for the semesters in which they have paid or deferred their Membership Fees.</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members retain their membership during the Summer following the Academic Year if they were enrolled and paid their membership fees during the Winter Semester.</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members who complete the requirements of their undergraduate degree (as defined by the Faculty) shall lose Membership of the Society and become Alumni (as defined in 1.2) on the date of their Convocation.</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Ex-Officio Members shall be individuals who have been granted Membership by the Bylaws of the Society.</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The “Confidentiality Agreement - Information Sharing” document provides the ability for the President, Speaker, and Chief Returning Officer of the Engineering Society to verify a Member’s enrolment status if they hold, are attempting to hold a position, or have signed a nomination form for a Member attempting to hold a position through a process administered by the Society.</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The enrolment status of a Member may be verified in the following circumstances:</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a.i</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">After a Nomination Period for each candidate, and if applicable, the Members who signed their nomination form. This is the responsibility of the Chief Returning Officer;</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a.ii</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">At the beginning of each semester, if the individual holds a position within the Society which may only be held by a Member. This is the responsibility of the Speaker; and</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.a.iii</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Upon a concern or complaint regarding an individual’s enrollment status brought to the attention of the Ombudsperson, and/or Speaker, in which case the Speaker shall notify in writing the individual who is the subject of the complaint at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to verifying their enrollment status.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.1.4.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">If it is the Speaker’s enrolment status under consideration, the President shall be the one to verify the Speaker’s enrolment status.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Alumni</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Alumni are individuals who have either:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Received an undergraduate degree, diploma, or certificate from the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering or its precursor, the Ontario School of Practical Science, or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.2.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Completed the requirements for the first year of study in any undergraduate program, but are not currently registered with the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering or its precursor, the Ontario School of Practical Science, towards a degree, diploma or certificate.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Fees</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Regular Members shall have paid in full, or successfully deferred, their Membership Fees for the Fall and/or Winter semesters in which they are considered a Member.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The Membership Fee shall be $32.21 in each of the Fall and Winter Semesters for Full Time Students and $30.29 in each of the Fall and Winter Semesters for Part Time Students in the year 2026-2027, and $0.00 for the summer semester of 2027, for both Full Time Students and Part Time Students, provided the student continues to meet the other conditions of membership.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Upon a resolution of the Board of Directors, the Membership Fee for each subsequent year shall include a cost of living adjustment as approved by the Governing Council.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The Membership Fee shall be non-refundable.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.5</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Any fees to be created or increased except as specified in Section 1.3.3 shall be done so by the Membership through a referendum.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Any fees to be decreased or removed except as specified in Section 1.3.3 shall be done so by one of:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote in a referendum of the Membership; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A two-thirds majority vote at a General Meeting; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.3.6.c</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A unanimous vote at a Board of Directors Meeting.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Rights of Membership</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Alumni are not Members and shall enjoy no rights of Membership other than the right to speak at General Meetings and at meetings of the Board of Directors.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Ex-Officio Members shall enjoy no rights of Membership other than the right to speak and vote at General Meetings and speak at meetings of the Board of Directors, unless they have been individually granted other rights of Membership.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">All other rights and responsibilities of Members described in this document and other Bylaws and Policies of the Engineering Society shall pertain only to Regular Members.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Individuals who are neither Members nor Alumni enjoy no rights within the Society, and do not have the right to attend or speak at General Meetings or meetings of the Board of Directors.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.4.4.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">The right to attend or speak at said meetings may be granted by a resolution of the meeting’s voting members.</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Verification of Membership </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> The “Confidentiality Agreement - Information Sharing” document provides the ability for the President, Speaker, and Chief Returning Officer </b> of <b> the Engineering Society to verify a Member’s enrolment status if they hold, are attempting to hold a position, or have signed a nomination form for a Member attempting to hold a position through a process administered by the Society. </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> The enrolment status of a Member may be verified in the following circumstances: </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a.i</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">After a Nomination Period for each candidate, and if applicable, the Members who signed their nomination form. This is the responsibility of the Chief Returning Officer;</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a.ii</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">At the beginning of each semester, if the individual holds a position within the Society which may only be held by a Member. This is the responsibility of the Speaker; and</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.a.iii</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Upon a concern or complaint regarding an individual’s enrollment status brought to the attention of the Ombudsperson, and/or Speaker, in which case the Speaker shall notify in writing the individual who is the subject of the complaint at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to verifying their enrollment status.</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1.b</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> If it is the Speaker’s enrolment status under consideration, the President shall be the one to verify the Speaker’s enrolment status. </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Fees </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> The Membership Fee </b> shall be <b> $32.21 in each of </b> the <b> Fall and Winter Semesters for Full Time Students and $30.29 </b> in <b> each </b> of <b> the Fall and Winter Semesters for Part Time Students </b> in the <b> year 2026-2027, </b> and <b> $0.00 for </b> the <b> summer semester of 2027, for both </b> Full Time <b> Students and </b> Part Time <b> Students, provided </b> the <b> student continues to meet the other conditions of membership. </b></u></td>
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<td>2</td>
<td>General Meetings</td>
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<td>2.2</td>
<td>Agenda</td>
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<td>2.2.1</td>
<td>The agenda for each Annual General Meeting shall include motions to:</td>
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<td>2.2.1.a</td>
<td>Appoint an auditor for the current year;</td>
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<td>2.2.1.b</td>
<td>Receive the auditor's report for the previous year;</td>
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<td>2.2.1.c</td>
<td>Authorize the Board of Directors to set the remuneration for the auditor for the current year;</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">2.2.1.d</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Ratify any amendments to the Bylaws in accordance with <b> Section 7.3; </b> and</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">2.2.1.d</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Ratify any amendments to the Bylaws in accordance with <b> Bylaw 0 section 2.4; </b> and</u></td>
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<td>2.2.1.e</td>
<td>Perform any other functions specified by the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act of Ontario and other relevant legislation.</td>
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<td>2.3</td>
<td>Notice</td>
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<td>2.3.5</td>
<td>For the Annual General Meeting, notice must be given to the Auditor of the Society, however their attendance is not required.</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">2.3.5.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Notwithstanding <b> Section 1.4, </b> the Auditor shall be permitted to attend and speak at the Annual General Meeting.</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">2.3.5.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Notwithstanding <b> Bylaw 0 section 1.3, </b> the Auditor shall be permitted to attend and speak at the Annual General Meeting.</u></td>
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<td>3</td>
<td>Officers</td>
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<td>4</td>
<td>Board of Directors</td>
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<td>5</td>
<td>Council</td>
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<td>6</td>
<td>Employees</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Amendments, Bylaws, and Policies </b></s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Amendments to Governing Documents </b></u></td>
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<td>7.0</td>
<td>General</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> There </b> shall be <b> three </b> levels of documents specifying the organization of the Society;</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Bylaw 1 (Constitution);</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws; and</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.0.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> In addition to the documents described in Bylaw 0 section 2.0.1, there </b> shall be <b> the following subordinate </b> levels of documents specifying the organization of the Society;</u></td>
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<s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.1.c</s>
<br/>
<u style="color: #6aa84f">7.0.1.a</u>
</td>
<td>Policies.</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.0.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">All <b> of the documents contained under each of the levels of </b> documents listed <b> in 7.0.1 </b> must be written using gender neutral pronouns.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Bylaw 1 (The Constitution of the University of Toronto Engineering Society) </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Bylaw 1 shall specify the fundamental organization of the Society. </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000"><b> Bylaw 1 </b> may only be amended by:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.2.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A <b> two-thirds </b> majority vote <b> at </b> a General Meeting; <b> or </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.1.2.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A <b> two-thirds </b> majority vote <b> at a </b> Board of <b> Directors Meeting. </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws shall:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Provide additional order to the organization specified in Bylaw 1; and/or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Specify the organization of other areas of the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Other Bylaws may only be passed, repealed, or amended by a simple majority of:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.2.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A General Meeting; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.2.2.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A meeting of the Board of Directors.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Amendments</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.3.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A bylaw amendment made by the Board of Directors is effective only until the next Annual General Meeting or a General Meeting called for the purpose of its ratification unless confirmed thereat, and in default of confirmation thereat, ceases to have effect at and from that time, and in that case no new bylaw of the same or like substance has any effect until confirmed at a General Meeting. If such approval has not occurred by the next Annual General Meeting the amendment is struck down and neither it nor any substantially similar amendment may be proposed at a meeting of the Board for one year following the date of the Annual General Meeting.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies shall:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.1.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Describe details of the functioning of the Society; and</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.1.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Provide continuity in the Society.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies may only be passed, repealed, or amended by:</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote of a General Meeting;</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2.b</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote of the Board of Directors; or</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.2.c</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A simple majority vote of the Executive Committee.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.3</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">When a policy is passed, repealed, or amended, it shall be noted, within the relevant Policy, which of the parties listed in section 7.4.2 did so.</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.4</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A notice shall be given to the Board of Directors when a policy is passed, repealed, or amended by a party listed after the Board of Directors in section 7.4.2</s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">7.4.5</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Policies passed, Policies repealed, and Policy amendments by a party listed in 7.4.2 may not be repealed, passed, or reversed or substantively defeated, respectively, by parties which come after them in the same list until one (1) year after the amendment was made.</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.0.2</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">All <b> Bylaws and other </b> documents listed <b> here </b> must be written using gender neutral pronouns.</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Policies </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Policies shall: </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.1.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Describe details of the functioning of the Society; and</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.1.b</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Provide continuity in the Society.</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f"><b> Policies </b> may only be <b> passed, repealed, or </b> amended by:</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A <b> simple </b> majority vote <b> of </b> a General Meeting;</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2.b</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A <b> simple </b> majority vote <b> of the </b> Board of <b> Directors; or </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.2.c</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A simple majority vote of the Executive Committee.</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.3</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">When a policy is passed, repealed, or amended, it shall be noted, within the relevant Policy, which of the parties listed in section 7.1.2 did so.</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.4</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A notice shall be given to the Board of Directors when a policy is passed, repealed, or amended by a party listed after the Board of Directors in section 7.1.2</u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">7.1.5</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Policies passed, Policies repealed, and Policy amendments by a party listed in section 7.1.2 may not be repealed, passed, or reversed or substantively defeated, respectively, by parties which come after them in the same list until one (1) year after the amendment was made.</u></td>
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<td>0</td>
<td>General</td>
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<tr><th colspan="2">§ 0.1</th></tr>
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<td>0.1</td>
<td>Temporary Internal Directors</td>
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<td>0.1.3</td>
<td>Temporary Internal Directors shall be subject to the same eligibility requirements as Project Directors, as defined in section 0.0</td>
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<td>0.1.4</td>
<td>Each Temporary Internal Director position shall cease to exist at the end of its Term of Office, if not removed earlier under section 0.0.11</td>
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<td>0.1.5</td>
<td>The overseeing Officer of each Temporary Internal Director shall submit, at a Board Meeting occurring at least one month before the end of that Directorship's Term of Office, one of the following agenda items:</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.6</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">During a discussion item under section <b> 0.1.6.c, </b> if a motion to convert or renew the Directorship is made, it shall be considered by the Board without requiring their consent.</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.6</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">During a discussion item under section <b> 0.1.5.c, </b> if a motion to convert or renew the Directorship is made, it shall be considered by the Board without requiring their consent.</u></td>
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<tr><th colspan="2">Bylaw 3</th></tr>
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<td>0</td>
<td>General</td>
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<tr><th colspan="2">§ 0.1</th></tr>
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<td>0.1</td>
<td>General</td>
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<td>0.1.2</td>
<td>The CRO shall notify all Members by email at the opening of an Election period, and at 12pm on the day an Election Period closes.</td>
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<td>0.1.3</td>
<td>Electronic voting shall be made available over the entirety of a given Voting Period for an election cycle, where applicable, through vote.skule.ca.</td>
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<td>0.1.4</td>
<td>For a given election cycle, the CRO shall publicly certify and announce election results to the Society within six hours of the end of the election period.</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.5</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Each Nomination Package shall include the following mandatory sign-off statement signifying that the "Confidentiality Agreement - Information Sharing" document will be used to verify the Member's enrolment status with the Registrar, as per the conditions outlined in Bylaw 1 Section <b> 1.1.4. </b></s></td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">0.1.5.a</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">"By signing this Nomination Package, I hereby allow the Chief Returning Officer of the Engineering Society to verify my enrolment status using the "Confidentiality Agreement - Information Sharing" document as described in Bylaw 1 Section <b> 1.1.4, </b> in order to complete the nomination process. Further, I acknowledge if I obtain this position, I allow the Speaker or President (determined by the sub-clauses of Bylaw 1 Section <b> 1.1.4) </b> to verify my enrolment status if a concern or complaint is brought to the attention of the President, Ombudsperson, and/or Speaker."</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.5</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Each Nomination Package shall include the following mandatory sign-off statement signifying that the "Confidentiality Agreement - Information Sharing" document will be used to verify the Member's enrolment status with the Registrar, as per the conditions outlined in Bylaw 1 Section <b> 1.0.1. </b></u></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">0.1.5.a</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">"By signing this Nomination Package, I hereby allow the Chief Returning Officer of the Engineering Society to verify my enrolment status using the "Confidentiality Agreement - Information Sharing" document as described in Bylaw 1 Section <b> 1.0.1, </b> in order to complete the nomination process. Further, I acknowledge if I obtain this position, I allow the Speaker or President (determined by the sub-clauses of Bylaw 1 Section <b> 1.0.1) </b> to verify my enrolment status if a concern or complaint is brought to the attention of the President, Ombudsperson, and/or Speaker."</u></td>
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<td>0.1.6</td>
<td>Elections must not occur within the Fall or Winter Exam Periods.</td>
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<td>0.1.7</td>
<td>Elections requiring a Voting Period shall not occur within the Summer Months.</td>
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<td>0.1.8</td>
<td>Where nominations are required for a position, candidates for that position may not be nominators for the same position.</td>
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<td>6</td>
<td>Referenda</td>
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<tr><th colspan="2">§ 6.1</th></tr>
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<td>6.1</td>
<td>Levy Referenda</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">6.1.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">A referendum for the purpose of creating, renewing, increasing, decreasing, or removing student fees as specified in Bylaw <b> 1 </b> Section <b> 1.3 </b> must be called by one of:</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">6.1.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">A referendum for the purpose of creating, renewing, increasing, decreasing, or removing student fees as specified in Bylaw <b> 0 </b> Section <b> 1.2 </b> must be called by one of:</u></td>
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<td>6.1.2</td>
<td>The question text of such a referendum shall contain exclusively the following elements:</td>
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<td>6.1.3</td>
<td>The campaign and voting periods for such a referendum shall run concurrently with the Spring Elections cycle following when it is called.</td>
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<td>6.1.4</td>
<td>The party calling such a referendum may provide, when calling the referendum, a document in support of the referendum, to which a link will appear alongside the referendum question when it is presented to voters.</td>
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<tr><th colspan="2">Bylaw 7</th></tr>
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<td>1</td>
<td>Finances</td>
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<tr><th colspan="2">§ 1.0</th></tr>
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<td>1.0</td>
<td>Finances</td>
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<td><s style="color: #ff0000">1.0.1</s></td>
<td><s style="color: #ff0000">Financial support for Discipline Clubs from the Engineering Society shall be allocated according to the following formula: $1449.44 per discipline, plus $6.55 per student. If the Engineering Society increases membership fees to adjust for cost of living, as per Bylaw <b> 1 </b> Section <b> 1.3.3, </b> then the funding for Discipline Clubs shall be adjusted by the same percentage.</s></td>
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<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">1.0.1</u></td>
<td><u style="color: #6aa84f">Financial support for Discipline Clubs from the Engineering Society shall be allocated according to the following formula: $1449.44 per discipline, plus $6.55 per student. If the Engineering Society increases membership fees to adjust for cost of living, as per Bylaw <b> 0 </b> Section <b> 1.2.2, </b> then the funding for Discipline Clubs shall be adjusted by the same percentage.</u></td>
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<td>1.0.2</td>
<td>Discipline club funding may be withheld by resolution of the Board of Directors, with Board members of the discipline in question barred from voting. The Board may decline to release funding for the following reasons:</td>
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