EXHIBIT 31.1

                                  CERTIFICATION


         I, Michael Cowpland, Chief Executive Officer of ZIM Corporation,
certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB of ZIM
   Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
   statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
   necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
   circumstances under which such statements were made, not
   misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
   financial information included in this report, fairly present in
   all material respects the financial condition, results of
   operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
   periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible
   for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
   procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
   15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

     a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
        disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
        supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
        registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known
        to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
        period in which this report is being prepared;

     b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
        controls and procedures and presented in this report our
        conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
        procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report
        based on such evaluation; and

     c) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
        control over financial reporting that occurred during the
        registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially
        affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
        registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed,
   based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
   financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
   committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons
   performing the equivalent functions):

     a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design
        or operation of internal control over financial reporting which
        are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability
        to record, process, summarize and report financial information;
        and

     b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
        other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
        internal control over financial reporting.

     Date: August 11, 2005

/s/ Michael Cowpland
Michael Cowpland
Chief Executive Officer