1.
For Ministry Use Only Exhibit 3.1 Ontario Corporation Number
A l'usage exclusif ministere Numero de la compagnie en Ontario
[LOGO] Ontario 1375400
Ministry of Ministere de
Consumer and la Consommation
Commercial Relations et du Commerce
CERTIFICATE CERTIFICAT
This is to certify that these Ceci certifie que les presents
articles are effective on statuts entrent en vigueur le
SEPTEMBER 15 SEPTEMBRE, 1999
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/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
Director / Directeur
Business Corporations Act / Loi sur les societes par actions
Form 1
Business
Corporations
Act
Formule
Numero I
[ILLEGIBLE] sur les
[ILLEGIBLE] pagnies
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
STATUTS CONSTITUTIFS
1. The name of the corporation is: Denomination sociale de la compagnie:
1375400 O N T A R I O L I M I T E D
2. The address of the registered office is: Adresse du siege social.
1 Toronto Street, Suite 910
(Street & Number or R.R. Number & if Multi-Office Building give Room No.)
(Rue et numero, ou numero de la R.R. et,
s'il s'agit d'un edifice a bureaux, numero du bureau)
Toronto, Ontario M 5 C 2 V 6
(Name of Municipality or Post Office) (Postal Code/Code postal)
(Nom de la municipalite ou du bureau de poste)
3. Number (or minimum and maximum Nombre (ou nombres minimal et maximal)
number) of directors is: d'administrateurs:
Minimum: 1, Maximum: 10
4. The first director(s) is/are: Premier(s) administrateur(s):
First name, initials and surname
Prenom, initiales et nom de famille
Wesley Brown
Address for service, giving Street & No. or R.R. No.,
Municipality and Postal Code
Domicile elu, y compris la rue et le numero, le numero de la
R. R., ou le nom de la municipalite et le code postal
23 Bernick Cres., Stouffville, Ontario, Canada L4A 6C6
Resident
Canadian
State
Yes or No
Resident
canadien
Oui/Non
Yes
2.
5. Restrictions, if any, on business Limites, s'il y a lieu, imposees aux
the corporation may carry on or on activites commerciales ou aux pouvoirs
powers the corporation may de la compagnie.
exercise.
NONE
6. The classes and any maximum number Categories et nombre maximal, s'il y a
of shares that the corporation is lieu, d'actions que la compagnie est
authorized to issue: autorisee a emettre:
The Corporation is authorized to issue an unlimited number of Common
Shares.
3.
7. Rights, privileges, restrictions Droits, privileges, restrictions et
and conditions (if any) attaching conditions, s'il y a lieu, rattaches a
to each class of shares and chaque categorie d'actions et pouvoirs
directors authority with respect to des administrateurs relatifs a chaque
any class of shares which may be categorie d'actions qui peut etre
issued in series: emise en serie:
NONE
4.
8. The issue, transfer or ownership of L'emission, le transfert ou la
shares is/is not restricted and the propriete d'actions est/n'est pas
restrictions (if any) are as restreinte. Les restrictions, s'il y a
follows: lieu, sont les suivantes:
No shares of the Corporation shall be transferred without the consent
of the directors of the Corporation expressed by a resolution passed
by the board of directors or by an instrument or instruments in
writing signed by all of the directors then in office.
5.
9. Other provisions, (if any, are): Autres dispositions, s'il y a lieu:
(a) The number of shareholders of the Corporation, exclusive of
persons who are in the employment of the Corporation and
exclusive of persons who, having been formerly in the employment
of the Corporation, were, while in that employment, and have
continued, after termination of that employment, to be
shareholders of the Corporation, is limited to not more than
fifty (50), two (2) or more persons who are the joint registered
owners of one (1) or more shares being counted as one (1)
shareholder,
(b) Any invitation to the public to subscribe for securities of the
Corporation is prohibited:
(c) Subject to the provisions of the Business Corporations Act
(Ontario), as amended or re-enacted from time to time, the
directors may, without authorization of the shareholders:
(i) borrow money on the credit of the Corporation;
(ii) issue, re-issue, sell or pledge debt obligations of the
Corporation;
(iii) give a guarantee on behalf of the Corporation to secure
performance of an obligation of any person;
(iv) mortgage, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise create a
security interest in all or any property of the Corporation
owned or subsequently acquired, to secure any obligation
of the Corporation; and
(v) by resolution, delegate any or all such powers to a
director, a committee of directors or an officer of the
Corporation; and
(d) The Corporation is permitted to set out its name in any language
and the Corporation may be legally designated by that name.
6.
10. The names and addresses of the incorporators are
Nom et adresse des fondateurs
First name, initials and last name or corporate name
Prenom, initiale et nom de famille ou denomination sociale
Wesley Brown
Full address for service or address of registered office or of principal place
of business giving street & No. or R.R. No., municipality and postal code
Domicile elu, adresse du siege social ou adresse de l'etablissement principal, y
compris la rue et le numero, le numero de la R.R., le nom de la municipalite et
le code postal
23 Bernick Cres., Stouffville, Ontario, Canada L4A 6C6
These articles are signed in duplicate.
Les presents statuts sont signes en double exemplaire.
Signatures of incorporators/Signatures des fondateurs
/s/ Wesley Brown
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Wesley Brown
1.
For Ministry Use Only Ontario Corporation Number
A l'usage exclusif du ministere Numero de la compagnie en Ontario
[LOGO] Ontario 1375400
Ministry of Ministere de
Consumer and la Consommation
Commercial Relations et du Commerce
CERTIFICATE CERTIFICAT
This is to certify that these Ceci certifie que les presents
articles are effective on statuts entrent en vigueur le
FEBRUARY 02 FEVRIER, 2000
............................
/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
Director / Directeur
Business Corporations Act / Loi sur les societes par actions
Form 3
Business
Corporations
Act
Formule 3
Loi sur les
societe par
actions
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
STATUTS MODIFICATION
1. The name of the corporation is: Denomination sociale de la societe:
1 3 7 5 4 0 0 O N T A R I O L I M I T E D
2. The name of the corporation is Nouvelle denomination sociale de la
changed to (if applicable): societe (s'il y a lieu):
T H E B U C K - A - D A Y C O M P A N Y I N C .
3. Date of incorporation/amalgamation: Date de la constitution ou de la fusion:
1999, September, 15th
(Year, Month, Day)
(annee, mois, jour)
4. The articles of the corporation Les statuts de la societe sont modifies
are amended as follows: de la facon suivante.
Change the name of the Corporation from 1375400 Ontario Limited
to "The Buck-A-Day Company Inc."
2.
5. The amendment has been duly La modification a ete dument autorisee
authorized as required by Sections conformement aux article 168 et 170
168 & 170 (as applicable) of the (selon le cas) de la Loi sur les
Business Corporations Act. societes par actions.
6. The resolution authorizing the Les actionnaires ou les
amendment was approved by the administrateurs (selon le cas) de la
shareholders/directors (as societe ont approuve la resolution
applicable) of the corporation on autorisant la modification le
2000, January, 25th
(Year, Month, Day)
(annee, mois, jour)
These articles are signed in duplicate. Les presents statuts sont signes en
double exemplaire.
1375400 ONTARIO LIMITED
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(Name of Corporation)
(Denomination sociale de la societe)
By:/Par: /s/ Edward P. LaBuick
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(Signature) (Description of Office)
(Signature) (Fonction)
EDWARD P. LABUICK, President
Ontario Corporation Number
Numero de la societe en Ontario
1375400
For Ministry Use Only
[ILLEGIBLE]
[LOGO] Ministry of Ministore des Services
Consumer and aux consommateure
Ontario Business Services et aux entreprises
CERTIFICATE CERTIFICAT
This is to certify that these articles Ceci certifie que les presents status
are effective on entrent en vigueur le
FEBRUARY 01 FEVERIER, 2002
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/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
Business Corporation Act/Loi sur les societes par actions
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
STATUS DE MODIFICATION
Form 3 Business Corporations Act
Formule 1 Lot sur les societes par actions
1. The name of the Corporation is: Denomination sociale de la societe:
THE BUCK A DAY COMPANY INC.
2. The name of the corporation is Nouvelle denomination sociale de la
changed to (if applicable): societe (s'll y a lieu):
3. Date of incorporation/ Date de la constitution ou de la
amalgamation fusion:
1999, September, 15
(Year, Month, Day)
(annee, mois, jour)
4. Articles of the corporation are Les status de la societe sort
amended as follows: modifies de la facon suivante.
1. The Articles of the Corporation are hereby amended to vary the provisions of
the Articles of Incorporation by deleting the following clauses:
a. Clause number 8:
No shares of the Corporation shall be transferred without the consent of
the directors of the Corporation expressed by a resolution passed by the
board of directors or by an instrument or instruments in writing signed by
all of the directors then in office.
b. Clause number 9:
(a) The number of Shareholders of the Corporation, exclusive of persons
who are in the employment of the Corporation and exclusive of persons who,
having been formerly in the employment of the Corporation, were, while in
that employment, and have continued after the termination of that
employment, to be Shareholders of the Corporation, is limited to not more
than fifty (50), two (2) or more persons who are joint registered owners
of one (1) or more shares being counted as one (1) shareholder.
(b) Any invitation to the public to subscribe for the securities of the
Corporation is prohibited.
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5. The amendment has been duly authorized as required by Sections 168 & 170
(as applicable) of the Business Corporations Act.
La modification a ete dument autorise conformement aux articles 168 et 170
(selon le cas) de la Loi sur les societes par actions.
6. The resolution authorizing the amendment was approved by the
shareholders/directors (as applicable) of the coporation on
Les actionnaires ou les administrateurs (selon de cas) de la societe ont
approuve la resolution autorisant la modification le
2001, December, 31
(Year, Month, Day)
(annee, mois, jour)
These articles are signed in duplicate Les presents status sont signes en
double exempliere.
The Buck A Day Company Inc.
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(Name of Corporation)
(Denomination sociale de la societe)
By:/Par: /s/ Edward P. LaBuick
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(signature) Edward P. LaBuick
(signature)
President
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(Description of Office)
(Fonction)