Organizational Structure · Cloud Commons Canada
This page is a complete public account of how Cloud Commons Canada is structured, who runs it, what the bylaws say, and what happens if the organization ceases to exist. Nothing is obscured. Everything is filed.
Federal Corp #
1680382-2
BC Registry #
A0140725
Incorporated
2025-03-05
Governing Act
CNCA 2009
Type
Non-soliciting NFP
Legal Structure
Cloud Commons Canada is a federal nonprofit corporation incorporated under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (CNCA). It is not a charity, not a cooperative, and not a for-profit entity.
The CNCA governs how the organization makes decisions, holds meetings, maintains records, and can be dissolved. Federal incorporation means the organization operates under Canadian federal law regardless of where its directors or participants are located, appropriate for a national mandate.
CCC's organizational mandate is to measure foreign concentration in Canada's digital infrastructure and return those findings as open, public-interest data. That mandate is designed to complement the work of policy institutions advancing Canadian economic sovereignty. The organization is structured for long-term independence and public accountability, not for commercial capture or government dependency. CCC is classified as a non-soliciting corporation (meaning it does not fundraise from the general public and is not subject to the audit requirements that apply to corporations that do). It operates through grants, institutional partnerships, and directed contributions.
Board of Directors
Cloud Commons Canada is governed by a three-person founding board. All directors are named, located, and publicly accountable. There are no silent partners, no shadow investors, and no undisclosed interests.
Chair · President
Gregory James Czaplak
Vancouver, BC · Canada
Founder of Cloud Commons Canada. Architect of the LEON instrument and the ethical data pipeline. Responsible for organizational strategy, technical direction, product development, and public-facing advocacy. Primary signing authority.
Responsibilities
Strategic direction and organizational vision
Technical architecture and pipeline design
Funder and partner relationships
Public representation and advocacy
Treasurer
Arun Fryer
Vancouver, BC · Canada
Financial oversight and organizational accountability. Responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, managing accounts, and ensuring all financial activities comply with CNCA requirements and the organization's bylaws.
Responsibilities
Financial records and bookkeeping
Budget oversight and reporting
Fiduciary compliance
Annual financial summary
Secretary
Mthandazo Edwin Siziba
Winnipeg, MB · Canada
Corporate records and governance integrity. Responsible for maintaining official documentation, recording meeting minutes, managing member communications, and ensuring the organization meets all national governance standards under the CNCA.
Responsibilities
Corporate records and minute-keeping
Member and director communications
CNCA compliance documentation
Annual return filings
Governing Commitments
By-Law No. 1 (adopted February 19, 2026) governs board mechanics, officers, banking, and conflicts of interest. By-Law No. 2 (Data Governance and Participant Obligations) encodes the provisions below and is in preparation for board adoption.
These provisions represent the board's stated operating commitments and the substance of By-Law No. 2. Articles 2, 3, and 4 require a special resolution of members to amend once adopted. They cannot be changed by board vote alone.
By-Law No. 1 is available on request. By-Law No. 2 will be filed with the corporate record upon adoption. The dissolution clause is encoded in the Articles of Incorporation, filed with Corporations Canada on March 5, 2025.
Purpose and Mission Lock
The organization exists to build and steward public-interest data infrastructure for Canadians. The mission cannot be amended to permit CCC to commercially exploit participant data for its own financial benefit. Doing so would require dissolution and re-incorporation under a different mandate. The purpose clause is the highest-order constraint in the bylaws.
Fiduciary Duty to Participants
Cloud Commons Canada holds an active fiduciary duty to the citizens who participate in its instruments. The organization is not merely restricted from exploiting participant data. It is affirmatively obligated to generate and return measurable value to participants. Every instrument CCC builds must serve the economic and civic interests of its participants; the pipeline exists to work for citizens, not on them. This duty cannot be suspended or waived by board resolution.
Data Value Returns to Citizens
Cloud Commons Canada shall not sell, license, or otherwise commercially exploit participant data for the organization's own financial benefit. The purpose of this clause is to protect the pipeline's integrity: the value generated by citizens' data flows back to citizens as open findings and public-interest infrastructure, not to the organization. The bylaw permits CCC to build services on top of the data infrastructure; it prohibits CCC from treating participant data as a product to be sold. This provision requires a special resolution (two-thirds majority of members) to amend; it cannot be changed by board vote alone.
Open Publication Commitment
All national research findings produced by CCC instruments shall be published open-access, without embargo or licensing fee. Research outputs are freely available to policymakers, journalists, academics, and the public under equivalent terms.
Consent and Withdrawal
Participation in any CCC instrument is voluntary. Withdrawal from future data collection is immediate. Data already incorporated into published aggregate reports cannot be retroactively removed from those public records, participants are informed of this limitation at the point of consent, before contributing.
Financial Transparency
The Treasurer shall maintain accurate financial records accessible to all directors. An annual financial summary shall be prepared and made available to members. No expenditure exceeding a threshold set by the board may be made without board approval.
Dissolution Clause
In the event of dissolution, remaining assets (after liabilities) will be distributed to other Canadian charities aligned with open-source technology, mental health, or digital education goals. This is encoded in the Articles of Incorporation filed with Corporations Canada on March 5, 2025. It is not a bylaw provision and cannot be changed without amending the Articles. No assets may transfer to any director, member, or private individual.
Corporate Record
The following documents constitute the corporate record of Cloud Commons Canada. All are available on request. Key filings are accessible through Corporations Canada's public registry.
Document 01
Certificate of Incorporation
Federal certificate issued by Corporations Canada confirming incorporation under the CNCA. Dated March 5, 2025.
Filed · Corporations Canada
Document 02
Articles of Incorporation
Founding articles setting out the organization's purposes, restrictions, and initial board. Signed March 5, 2025.
Filed · Corporations Canada
Document 03
Bylaws
Adopted at the First Board Meeting, February 19, 2026. Governs operations, decision-making, membership, and dissolution.
Adopted · Board Resolution
Document 04
First Board Meeting Minutes
Minutes of the organizational meeting of February 19, 2026. Records adoption of bylaws, election of officers, and initial resolutions.
Recorded · February 19, 2026
Document 05
BC Provincial Registration
Registration with BC Registry Services confirming provincial recognition. Registry # A0140725.
Filed · BC Registry Services
Document 06
Director Name Resolution
Board resolution confirming the legal name of Director Aaron Peter Fryer, filed with Corporations Canada February 2026.
Filed · February 2026
Document 07
Change of Registered Office
Notice of change to registered office address filed with Corporations Canada and BC Registry, February 18, 2026.
Filed · February 18, 2026
Document 08
Banking Resolution
Board resolution authorizing banking arrangements and signing authorities. Certified February 19, 2026.
Certified · February 19, 2026
Copies of any document are available on request to info@cloudcommonscanada.org. Key filings can be independently verified through Corporations Canada's public registry using federal corporation number 1680382-2.
Financial Transparency
Cloud Commons Canada is built to become operationally self-sustaining within five years, independent of government grants and philanthropic dependency. The free baseline (individual exposure reports and national findings) is a permanent commitment. Operational costs are covered by paid services and licensed partnerships built on top of that baseline. Participant data is never exploited for CCC's own financial gain. The pipeline itself can generate commercial value, provided that value flows back to participants.
The core instruments are always free. CCC recovers only what it needs to operate and build the infrastructure. It does not extract surplus for its own benefit. The distinction that governs everything else: CCC may not exploit participant data. CCC may build and sustain infrastructure that serves participants. The pipeline is designed as a foundation others can build on, under the same obligation.
Funders, policy reviewers, and institutional partners are welcome to request the full corporate record or arrange a direct conversation with the board. CCC's empirical findings are designed to serve the Canadian policy community advancing economic sovereignty and digital infrastructure strategy.