M-19.1.1 - Act respecting the Ministère de la Métropole

Repealed on 27 October 1999

This document has official status.

chapter M-19.1.1

Act respecting the Ministère de la Métropole

Repealed, 1999, c. 43, s. 10.

1999, c. 43, s. 10.

WHEREAS Montréal, by reason of its strategic location on the St. Lawrence River that made it a meeting-point of Europe and North America, was destined to play a role of paramount inportance in the economic, cultural and social development of Québec;

WHEREAS Montréal and the metropolitan region are a natural forum for economic and cultural production and exchange;

WHEREAS the economic growth and cultural development of Québec are indissociably linked to its chief city, and whereas the economic, cultural and social sectors must be rallied to provide Greater Montréal with renewed impetus;

WHEREAS the contribution of Greater Montréal is essential to the advancement of Québec in every aspect of its specificity, and whereas appropriate action must be undertaken to accelerate and sustain its development;

WHEREAS it appears that a government department for Greater Montréal would constitute an efficient instrument for channelling and harmonizing such action;

THE PARLIAMENT OF QUÉBEC ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:

DIVISION I RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MINISTER

1. The Ministère de la Métropole shall be under the direction of a minister appointed under the Executive Power Act (chapter E-18), to be known as the Minister of State for Greater Montréal.

1996, c. 13, s. 1.

2. The mission of the Minister shall be to promote and support the economic, cultural and social development of Greater Montréal, and to ensure its continued advancement, dynamism and influence.

The Minister’s action, undertaken in consultation with the ministers concerned, shall focus, in particular, on the promotion of economic development and tourism, land use planning and development, and the organization of transportation and transportation systems in Greater Montréal.

By such action, the Minister shall promote, within the framework of government guidelines and policies, job creation in Greater Montréal.

1996, c. 13, s. 2.

3. The Minister shall act as a catalyst and consensus-maker for the promotion of the interests of Greater Montréal, by facilitating dialogue between

(1)  the State and the private sector, so that their interventions may complement each other;

(2)  private partners, so that their participation in the development of Greater Montréal may intensify and be effected harmoniously;

(3)  the Gouvernement du Québec, the Communauté urbaine de Montréal and the municipalities, so as to foster a unified line of action;

(4)  the Gouvernement du Québec and the Government of Canada.

In addition, the Minister shall seek to increase the convergence and effectiveness of the actions taken by local and regional authorities within Greater Montréal. He shall, in collaboration with such authorities, develop mechanisms to simplify the decision-making process for decisions involving the whole of the metropolitan area.

1996, c. 13, s. 3.

4. The Minister is, by virtue of his office, the advisor of the Government in all matters relating to Greater Montréal. He shall provide the ministers of the various government departments with such advice as he considers appropriate to promote the interests of Greater Montréal, and shall coordinate and ensure the coherence of government activities involving Greater Montréal. In his capacity as advisor of the Government,

(1)  the Minister shall participate in the preparation of departmental measures and decisions having a significant impact on Greater Montréal;

(2)  the Minister’s opinion must be sought for any measure having a significant impact on Greater Montréal, before it is submitted to the Conseil du trésor or the Government for a decision.

It is the responsibility of the government departments and bodies concerned to forward to the Minister the information necessary for the exercise of these responsibilities.

1996, c. 13, s. 4.

5. The Minister shall draw up guidelines and policies designed to further the development of Greater Montréal, propose them to the Government, and supervise their implementation.

More specifically, the Minister

(1)  may, together with the government departments and bodies concerned, agree on cooperative arrangements to facilitate the development and implementation of the guidelines and policies;

(2)  shall provide financial support, on the conditions he determines, for actions undertaken to develop and promote Greater Montréal;

(3)  shall provide the services he considers necessary to any person, association, partnership or body;

(4)  may conduct or commission research, inventories, studies and surveys, and make them public.

1996, c. 13, s. 5.

6. The responsibilities of the Minister shall be exercised in respect of the territory of Greater Montréal, as described in the schedule. The Government shall amend the schedule as required so that the territory it describes continues to correspond to the metropolitan census area.

1996, c. 13, s. 6.

7. The Minister may, in the interest of Greater Montréal, enter into an agreement in accordance with the law with a government other than the Gouvernement du Québec, a department of such a government, an international organization, or a body under the authority of such a government or organization.

1996, c. 13, s. 7.

8. The Minister may also enter into an agreement with any person, association, partnership or body, concerning any matter coming under his authority.

1996, c. 13, s. 8.

9. The Minister and the Communauté urbaine de Montréal or the municipalities whose territories are included in the territory described in the schedule may enter into agreements. Such agreements may derogate from the Municipal Aid Prohibition Act (chapter I-15).

1996, c. 13, s. 9.

10. The Minister shall table before the National Assembly a report on the activities of the Ministère de la Métropole for each fiscal year within six months of the end of the fiscal year or, if the Assembly is not sitting, within 30 days of resumption.

1996, c. 13, s. 10.

DIVISION II DEPARTMENTAL ORGANIZATION

11. The Government, in accordance with the Public Service Act (chapter F-3.1.1), shall appoint a person as Deputy Minister of the Ministère de la Métropole.

1996, c. 13, s. 11.

12. Under the direction of the Minister, the Deputy Minister shall administer the department.

He shall, in addition, exercise any other function assigned to him by the Government or the Minister.

1996, c. 13, s. 12.

13. In the exercise of his functions, the Deputy Minister has the authority of the Minister.

1996, c. 13, s. 13.

14. The Deputy Minister may, in writing and to the extent he indicates, delegate the exercise of his functions under this Act to a public servant or the holder of a position.

He may, in the instrument of delegation, authorize the subdelegation of the functions he indicates, and in that case shall specify the title of the public servant or holder of a position to whom the functions may be subdelegated.

1996, c. 13, s. 14.

15. The personnel of the department shall consist of the public servants required for the performance of the functions of the Minister; they shall be appointed and remunerated in accordance with the Public Service Act (chapter F-3.1.1).

The Minister shall determine the duties of the public servants where they are not determined by law or by the Government.

1996, c. 13, s. 15.

16. The signature of the Minister or Deputy Minister gives authority to any document emanating from the department.

No deed, document or writing is binding on the Minister or may be attributed to him unless it is signed by him, the Deputy Minister, a member of the personnel of the department or the holder of a position and, in the latter two cases, only so far as determined by the Government.

1996, c. 13, s. 16.

17. The Government may, on the conditions it determines, allow the signature of the Minister or Deputy Minister to be affixed by means of an automatic device to the documents it determines.

The Government may also allow a facsimile of the signature to be engraved, lithographed or printed on the documents it determines. The facsimile must be countersigned by a person authorized by the Minister.

1996, c. 13, s. 17.

18. Any document or copy of a document emanating from the department or forming part of its records, signed or certified true by a person referred to in the second paragraph of section 16, is authentic.

1996, c. 13, s. 18.

DIVISION III AMENDING, TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

19. (Amendment integrated into c. M-34, s. 1).

1996, c. 13, s. 19.

20. (Amendment integrated into c. R-7, s. 1).

1996, c. 13, s. 20.

21. (Amendment integrated into c. S-14.1, s. 30).

1996, c. 13, s. 21.

22. (Amendment integrated into c. S-17.2, s. 4).

1996, c. 13, s. 22.

23. (Amendment integrated into c. S-17.2, s. 46).

1996, c. 13, s. 23.

24. (Omitted).

1996, c. 13, s. 24.

25. (Amendment integrated into c. A-7.02, s. 24).

1996, c. 13, s. 25.

26. (Amendment integrated into c. A-7.02, s. 83).

1996, c. 13, s. 26.

27. (Amendment integrated into c. A-7.02, s. 171).

1996, c. 13, s. 27.

28. (Amendment integrated into c. A-7.02, s. 173).

1996, c. 13, s. 28.

29. The members of the personnel of a government department who perform functions devolving upon the Minister of State for Greater Montréal within the division of the Ministère du Conseil exécutif known as the Secrétariat à la métropole shall become, with no further formality, members of the personnel of the Ministère de la Métropole.

1996, c. 13, s. 29.

30. Appropriations granted to a government department or body for the fiscal year 1996-97 in relation to a matter devolving upon the Minister of State for Greater Montréal shall be transferred to the Ministère de la Métropole to the extent determined by the Government.

1996, c. 13, s. 30.

31. (Omitted).

1996, c. 13, s. 31.

SCHEDULE

TERRITORY OF GREATER MONTRÉAL

The territories of the following entities:

Ville d’Anjou

Ville de Baie-d’Urfé

Ville de Beaconsfield

Ville de Beauharnois

Paroisse de Bellefeuille

Ville de Beloeil

Ville de Blainville

Ville de Boisbriand

Ville de Bois-des-Filion

Ville de Boucherville

Ville de Brossard

Ville de Candiac

Ville de Carignan

Ville de Chambly

Ville de Charlemagne

Ville de Châteauguay

Cité de Côte-Saint-Luc

Ville de Delson

Ville de Deux-Montagnes

Ville de Dollard-des-Ormeaux

Cité de Dorval

Canton de Gore

Ville de Greenfield Park

Ville de Hampstead

Ville de Hudson

Indian Reserve of Kahnawake

Ville de Kirkland

Ville de Lachenaie

Ville de Lachine

Village de Lafontaine

Ville de La Plaine

Ville de La Prairie

Ville de LaSalle

Ville de L’Assomption

Ville de Laval

Village de Lavaltrie

Ville de Le Gardeur

Ville de LeMoyne

Ville de Léry

Municipalité des Cèdres

Ville de L’Île-Bizard

Ville de L’Île-Cadieux

Ville de L’Île-Dorval

Ville de L’Île-Perrot

Ville de Longueuil

Ville de Lorraine

Ville de Maple Grove

Ville de Mascouche

Municipalité de McMasterville

Village de Melocheville

Ville de Mercier

Ville de Mirabel

Ville de Montréal

Ville de Montréal-Est

Ville de Montréal-Nord

Ville de Montréal-Ouest

Ville de Mont-Royal

Ville de Mont-Saint-Hilaire

Municipalité de Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours

Paroisse de Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot

Municipalité d’Oka

Paroisse d’Oka

Ville d’Otterburn Park

Ville d’Outremont

Ville de Pierrefonds

Ville de Pincourt

Village de Pointe-Calumet

Ville de Pointe-Claire

Village de Pointe-des-Cascades

Ville de Repentigny

Ville de Richelieu

Ville de Rosemère

Ville de Roxboro

Municipalité de Saint-Amable

Ville de Saint-Antoine

Paroisse de Saint-Antoine-de-Lavaltrie

Ville de Saint-Basile-le-Grand

Ville de Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville

Paroisse de Saint-Colomban

Ville de Saint-Constant

Ville de Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue

Ville de Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines

Ville de Sainte-Catherine

Ville de Sainte-Geneviève

Ville de Sainte-Julie

Ville de Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac

Ville de Sainte-Thérèse

Ville de Saint-Eustache

Paroisse de Saint-Gérard-Majella

Ville de Saint-Hubert

Paroisse de Saint-Isidore

Ville de Saint-Jérome

Paroisse de Saint-Joseph-du-Lac

Ville de Saint-Lambert

Ville de Saint-Laurent

Paroisse de Saint-Lazare

Ville de Saint-Léonard

Municipalité de Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu

Municipalité de Saint-Mathieu

Municipalité de Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil

Paroisse de Saint-Philippe

Ville de Saint-Pierre

Municipalité de Saint-Placide

Paroisse de Saint-Sulpice

Village de Senneville

Municipalité de Terrasse-Vaudreuil

Ville de Terrebonne

Ville de Varennes

Ville de Vaudreuil-Dorion

Village de Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac

Ville de Verdun

Ville de Westmount

1996, c. 13, schedule.

REPEAL SCHEDULE

In accordance with section 9 of the Act respecting the consolidation of the statutes and regulations (chapter R-3), chapter 13 of the statutes of 1996, in force on 1 March 1997, is repealed, except sections 24 and 31, effective from the coming into force of chapter M-19.1.1 of the Revised Statutes.