A-6.01 - Public Administration Act

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77.1. The Chair of the Conseil du trésor shall also
(1)  (subparagraph repealed);
(2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(2.1)  establish government procurement directives and see to their implementation, taking into account their impact on the regional economy and in keeping with intergovernmental agreements within the meaning of the second paragraph of section 2 of the Act respecting contracting by public bodies (chapter C-65.1);
(2.2)  take any necessary measure, including the implementation of a mechanism to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the Centre d’acquisitions gouvernementales and restrict procurement expenses;
(3)  encourage in particular the development of leading-edge expertise giving departments and bodies of the Administration access to shared services that they would not reasonably be able to develop on their own;
(4)  prepare and propose to the Government policies and guidelines designed, on the one hand, to improve service delivery so that individuals and enterprises can access services more easily, and, on the other, to make shared services available to the departments and bodies of the Administration, thus contributing to service improvement;
(5)  (subparagraph repealed);
(6)  (subparagraph repealed);
(6.1)  (subparagraph repealed);
(6.2)  (subparagraph repealed);
(6.3)  (subparagraph repealed);
(6.4)  (subparagraph repealed);
(6.5)  (subparagraph repealed);
(7)  coordinate the efforts of departments and bodies of the Administration to achieve an integrated approach to the delivery of services to individuals and enterprises and a shared understanding of service quality standards;
(8)  ensure the implementation of shared services for departments and bodies of the Administration where such an initiative answers a need for efficiency and profitability in the management of their human, financial and physical resources;
(9)  propose standards to the Government for the Government’s signature and visual identification to be complied with by the departments and bodies designated by the Government; and
(10)  ensure that the immovables and other property the departments and bodies of the Administration require to deliver their services are made available to them.
For the purposes of this section, the bodies referred to in the second paragraph of section 4 of the Act respecting the Centre d’acquisitions gouvernementales (chapter C-7.01) are public bodies.
2011, c. 16, s. 2; 2011, c. 19, s. 27; 2020, c. 2, s. 9; 2021, c. 22, s. 21; 2021, c. 33, s. 4.
77.1. The Chair of the Conseil du trésor shall also
(1)  develop a variety of means to give individuals and enterprises, as well as departments and bodies of the Administration, simplified access to quality services throughout Québec;
(2)  encourage optimal use of information and communications technologies in the delivery of public services while taking into consideration the choice of individuals regarding the mode of service delivery, and support methods that foster an efficient and economical delivery of services;
(2.1)  establish government procurement directives and see to their implementation, taking into account their impact on the regional economy and in keeping with intergovernmental agreements within the meaning of the second paragraph of section 2 of the Act respecting contracting by public bodies (chapter C-65.1);
(2.2)  take any necessary measure, including the implementation of a mechanism to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the Centre d’acquisitions gouvernementales and restrict procurement expenses;
(3)  encourage in particular the development of leading-edge expertise giving departments and bodies of the Administration access to shared services that they would not reasonably be able to develop on their own;
(4)  prepare and propose to the Government policies and guidelines designed, on the one hand, to improve service delivery so that individuals and enterprises can access services more easily, and, on the other, to make shared services available to the departments and bodies of the Administration, thus contributing to service improvement;
(5)  (paragraph repealed);
(6)  ensure the development, implementation and deployment of the digital public administration initiative and the promotion and implementation of any measure furthering the adaptation of public services to digital public administration;
(6.1)  ensure the implementation of a strategy for the public administration’s digital transformation, including, as applicable, the implementation of any related plan, and assist public bodies in implementing the strategy;
(6.2)  coordinate the efforts of public bodies and support them in adopting optimal management practices with respect to information resources;
(6.3)  ensure that public bodies adopt the best cybersecurity practices, in particular by establishing strategies;
(6.4)  ensure government coordination in matters of information security and establish performance targets applicable to all public bodies to measure their performance in strategic, tactical and operational terms, as well as government efficiency in addressing threats, vulnerabilities and incidents involving information security;
(6.5)  establish information security requirements applicable to public bodies and order them, when required, to implement those requirements to improve government efficiency in that respect;
(7)  coordinate the efforts of departments and bodies of the Administration to achieve an integrated approach to the delivery of services to individuals and enterprises and a shared understanding of service quality standards;
(8)  ensure the implementation of shared services for departments and bodies of the Administration where such an initiative answers a need for efficiency and profitability in the management of their human, financial and physical resources;
(9)  propose standards to the Government for the Government’s signature and visual identification to be complied with by the departments and bodies designated by the Government; and
(10)  ensure that the immovables and other property the departments and bodies of the Administration require to deliver their services are made available to them.
For the purposes of this section, public bodies are
(1)  the public bodies referred to in the second paragraph of section 4 of the Act respecting the Centre d’acquisitions gouvernementales (chapter C-7.01); and
(2)  the public bodies referred to in the fourth paragraph of section 4 of the Act respecting Infrastructures technologiques Québec (chapter I-8.4).
2011, c. 16, s. 2; 2011, c. 19, s. 27; 2020, c. 2, s. 9; 2021, c. 22, s. 21.
77.1. The Chair of the Conseil du trésor shall also
(1)  develop a variety of means to give individuals and enterprises, as well as departments and bodies of the Administration, simplified access to quality services throughout Québec;
(2)  encourage optimal use of information and communications technologies in the delivery of public services while taking into consideration the choice of individuals regarding the mode of service delivery, and support methods that foster an efficient and economical delivery of services;
(2.1)  establish government procurement directives and see to their implementation, taking into account their impact on the regional economy and in keeping with intergovernmental agreements within the meaning of the second paragraph of section 2 of the Act respecting contracting by public bodies (chapter C-65.1);
(2.2)  take any necessary measure, including the implementation of a mechanism to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the Centre d’acquisitions gouvernementales and restrict procurement expenses;
(3)  encourage in particular the development of leading-edge expertise giving departments and bodies of the Administration access to shared services that they would not reasonably be able to develop on their own;
(4)  prepare and propose to the Government policies and guidelines designed, on the one hand, to improve service delivery so that individuals and enterprises can access services more easily, and, on the other, to make shared services available to the departments and bodies of the Administration, thus contributing to service improvement;
(5)  (paragraph repealed);
(6)  ensure the development, implementation and deployment of the digital public administration initiative and the promotion and implementation of any measure furthering the adaptation of public services to digital public administration;
(6.1)  ensure the implementation of a plan for the public administration’s digital transformation and assist public bodies in implementing the plan;
(6.2)  coordinate the efforts of public bodies and support them in adopting optimal management practices with respect to information resources;
(6.3)  ensure that public bodies adopt the best cybersecurity practices, in particular by establishing strategies;
(7)  coordinate the efforts of departments and bodies of the Administration to achieve an integrated approach to the delivery of services to individuals and enterprises and a shared understanding of service quality standards;
(8)  ensure the implementation of shared services for departments and bodies of the Administration where such an initiative answers a need for efficiency and profitability in the management of their human, financial and physical resources;
(9)  propose standards to the Government for the Government’s signature and visual identification to be complied with by the departments and bodies designated by the Government; and
(10)  ensure that the immovables and other property the departments and bodies of the Administration require to deliver their services are made available to them.
For the purposes of this section, public bodies are
(1)  the public bodies referred to in the second paragraph of section 4 of the Act respecting the Centre d’acquisitions gouvernementales (chapter C-7.01); and
(2)  the public bodies referred to in the fourth paragraph of section 4 of the Act respecting Infrastructures technologiques Québec (chapter I-8.4).
2011, c. 16, s. 2; 2011, c. 19, s. 27; 2020, c. 2, s. 9.
77.1. The Chair of the Conseil du trésor shall also
(1)  develop a variety of means to give individuals and enterprises, as well as departments and bodies of the Administration, simplified access to quality services throughout Québec;
(2)  encourage optimal use of information and communications technologies in the delivery of public services while taking into consideration the choice of individuals regarding the mode of service delivery, and support methods that foster an efficient and economical delivery of services;
(3)  encourage in particular the development of leading-edge expertise giving departments and bodies of the Administration access to shared services that they would not reasonably be able to develop on their own;
(4)  prepare and propose to the Government policies and guidelines designed, on the one hand, to improve service delivery so that individuals and enterprises can access services more easily, and, on the other, to make shared services available to the departments and bodies of the Administration, thus contributing to service improvement;
(5)  (paragraph repealed);
(6)  ensure the development, implementation and deployment of the e-government initiative and the promotion and implementation of any measure furthering the adaptation of public services to e-government;
(7)  coordinate the efforts of departments and bodies of the Administration to achieve an integrated approach to the delivery of services to individuals and enterprises and a shared understanding of service quality standards;
(8)  ensure the implementation of shared services for departments and bodies of the Administration where such an initiative answers a need for efficiency and profitability in the management of their human, financial and physical resources;
(9)  propose standards to the Government for the Government’s signature and visual identification to be complied with by the departments and bodies designated by the Government; and
(10)  ensure that the immovables and other property the departments and bodies of the Administration require to deliver their services are made available to them.
2011, c. 16, s. 2; 2011, c. 19, s. 27.