NCF Board of Directors
Minutes of Board Meeting
January 13, 2026
Hybrid in person and via Zoom
Hosted by at MediaSmarts, 205 Catherine St. Unit 100
Minutes of a meeting of the Board of Directors
Board members present:
Anis Hanna (gb499) Chair
Spencer Callaghan Vice Chair
Stephen Fanjoy (gd782) Treasurer
Graeme Beckett (aw958) Secretary
Peter MacKinnon (fr198)
Len Fardella
Kathryn Hill
Lia Kiessling
Regrets:
Mark Fernandes
Note:
Sean Geddes stepped down before the Aug 5, 2025 board meeting for personal reasons.
Yacouba Traoré stepped down before the October board meeting for personal reasons.
NCF Management/Staff present:
Executive Director: Shelley Robinson
Guests:
None
- Confirmation of Quorum
Quorum was confirmed
Motion: To move in-camera.
Proposer: Spencer Callaghan
Seconder: Kathryn Hill
The motion was carried.
- Consent Agenda
- Adoption of the consent agenda
Motion: To adopt the consent agenda.
Proposer: Peter MacKinnon
Seconder: Graeme Beckett
The motion was carried.
- Minutes of board meeting November 11, 2025.
There were no comments regarding the minutes.
- Executive Director's report
The Executive Director's report was submitted in advance of the Board meeting. Highlights of the open portion of the meeting are provided below.
Nov. 11/25-Jan. 13/26 v.2
NCF members at Oct. 1/25: 4107
NCF members at Nov. 1/25: 4096
NCF members at Dec. 1/25: 4087
NCF members at Jan. 1/26: 4084
1. Updates since the last meetng:
a. NCF is planning its 33rd anniversary fundraiser on Sunday, February 1st at the Mayfair Theatre, 1074 Bank Street! Tickets will be on sale this week!
b. We wrote a submission to the CRTC on network resilience: https://www.ncf.ca/en/high-speed-internet/advocacy/
c. CommuniFi was included as part of the most recent episode of Roger TV’s “An Hour to Give” hosted by Sam Laprade. The episode was all about CIRA (the Canadian Internet Registration Authority) and their Net Good program, which funded NCF’s CommuniFi pilot! Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyAPYwZGnpw&t=925s
d. The CommuniFi pilot officially launched December 11/24, we’re proud of what we achieved in our first year of operations:4,026 total unique clients, 264 unique clients per month & 213 average repeat clients per month.
12.3 GB average monthly usage per client vs 10.16 GB average usage per mobile subscriber in Canada (Q2 2025) 58.2 TB total usage to date.
54,721 CIRA DNS firewall blocks for family network, 22,901 phishing blocks, 147,058 total malware blocks, 32 total botnet blocks.
- Financial update
Discussed during the 2026 budget discussion.
- Report from the nominations committee
This item was conducted in-camera.
Motion: To appoint Neerushana Jehanathan to the board of directors to fill one of the vacancies for the remainder of the vacant term.
Proposer: Kathryn Hill
Seconder: Lia Kiessling
The motion was carried.
Motion: To approve the consent agenda as discussed.
Proposer: Peter MacKinnon
Seconder: Stephen Fanjoy
The motion was carried.
- Strategic focus discussion on governance items:
2026 updated budget.
Motion: To approve the 2026 budget as discussed.
Proposer: Peter MacKinnon
Seconder: Len Fardella
The motion was carried.
- Date of Next Meeting _________
The next Board meeting is proposed to be March 10th 2026. Hybrid, electronic and in-person at NCF office.
- Standing agenda item for discussion without staff and review (15 minutes)
- Discussion item (Anis Hanna)
This item is conducted in-camera.
Motion: To move out of camera.
Proposer: Peter MacKinnon
Seconder: Len Fardella
The motion was carried.
Motion: To adjourn the meeting.
Proposer: Len Fardella
Seconder: Stephen Fanjoy
The motion was carried.