Exhibit 3.1

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                           BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
                                     FORM 5

                            CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

                             SMARTIRE SYSTEMS INC.



         I hereby certify that the articles of the  above-mentioned  corporation
         were amended:

- -        under section 16 of the Business Corporations Act to change the name of
         the corporation in accordance with the attached notice.

- -        under  section 30 of the  Business  Corporations  Act as set out in the
         attached Articles of Amendment.

x        under  section 179 of the Business  Corporations  Act as set out in the
         attached Articles of Amendment.

- -        under  section 194 of the Business  Corporations  Act as set out in the
         attached Articles of Reorganization.

- -        under  section 195 of the Business  Corporations  Act as set out in the
         attached Articles of Reorganization.



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Corporate Access Number: 29955
Date: 2994-12-10
                                                /s/ Valerie Lewis
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                                                M. Richard Roberts
                                                Registrar Corporations