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Articles • By-Laws Regulations • History Effective 2006 - 2007 Season www.hockeycanada.ca As adopted at Ottawa, December 4, 1914 and amended to June 2006. HOCKEY CANADA Articles By-Laws Regulations History As amended to June 2006 This edition is prepared for easy and convenient reference only. Should errors occur, the contents of this book will be interpreted by the President according to the official minutes of meetings of this Association. The Handbook is published every two (2) years and any changes to the constitution that are approved during even numbered seasons will be incorporated in the copy posted on the web site. The Playing Rules of this Association are published in a separate booklet and may be obtained from the Executive Director of any Hockey Canada Branch, from any office of Hockey Canada or from Hockey Canada’s web site. www.hockeycanada.ca 3 René Marcil 650, Chemin des Pins Trois Rivières, PQ G8W 2J9 Chair of the Board Hockey Canada 2005 - 2007 4 Hockey Canada Mission Statement Lead, Develop and Promote Positive Hockey Experiences 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLES. 20 ARTICLE ONE. 20 Name of the Association . 20 ARTICLE TWO . 20 Status of the Association . 20 ARTICLE THREE. 21 Objects . 21 ARTICLE FOUR . 21 Membership . 21 Member Branches . 23 Associate Members . 24 ARTICLE FIVE . 25 Amendments to the Articles. 25 ARTICLE SIX . 25 Amendments to By-Laws and Regulations . 25 BY-LAWS . 26 BY-LAW ONE . 26 Membership . 26 BY-LAW TWO . 28 Suspension and expulsion of Branches. 28 Suspension of members . 28 BY-LAW THREE . 29 Dues . 29 BY-LAW FOUR . 30 The Officers, their authority and responsibilities. 30 BY-LAW FIVE . 34 Standing Committees . 34 Board of Directors. 35 Governance Committee. 37 Finance Committee. 40 Risk & Safety Management Committee. 42 6 Table of Contents International Policy Committee. 42 Hockey Councils . 44 BY-LAW SIX . 52 Meetings of this Association and its councils and committees . 52 BY-LAW SEVEN . 55 Voting . 55 BY-LAW EIGHT. 58 Hockey Canada Life Membership — guidelines and procedures . 58 BY-LAW NINE. 61 Financial . 61 Growth Fund. 62 Broadcasting and television fees . 62 Delegate’s expenses . 63 BY-LAW TEN. 65 General procedures, appeals, further powers of Board of Directors. 65 BY-LAW ELEVEN . 69 Amendments . 69 BY-LAW TWELVE . 71 General Procedures of the National Appeals Committee. 71 BY-LAW THIRTEEN . 76 Conflict of interest guidelines. 76 REGULATIONS . 77 Important dates to remember . 77 A. DEFINITIONS . 78 B. COMPETITION . 81 Teams playing in other jurisdictions . 82 General procedures for Inter-Branch play . 83 Penalties for Inter-Branch play . 84 Variations for minor hockey . 86 Variations for junior hockey . 86 Branch Executive Director's responsibilities . 87 Play-off receipts . 89 Expenses of teams participating in play-offs . 89 7 Table of Contents Referees fees and expenses . 89 C. PROTESTS OF GAMES . 91 D. GENERAL TOUR INFORMATION. 93 Incoming and outgoing international tours, as defined in A.30. 93 Incoming international tours. 95 Outgoing international tours. 96 E. TEAMS, CLUBS AND AFFILIATIONS . 97 Affiliation . 98 Team to team affiliation . 99 Specially affiliated players . 99 Club system affiliation (minor male/female). 101 General affiliation procedures . 102 Number of games a player may play in higher divisions or categories. 103 F. PLAYERS . 104 Qualifications . 104 Residential qualifications . 104 Registration . 106 Registration certificates. 109 Player registration procedure . 111 Senior male and junior male cutdown dates . ..