E-14.2 - Act respecting tourist accommodation establishments

Section 36 Disposition versions

2001-12-01

1993-11-10

1991-06-27

36. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  prescribe the standards of classification and subclassification of tourist establishments, and designations of classes and subclasses;

(2)  prescribe classes and subclasses of tourist establishments that are not subject to this Act or to some of its provisions;

(3)  prescribe rules for classifying tourist establishments, and determine cases in which a classification may be changed or withdrawn;

(4)  prescribe the qualifications of applicants for a permit or for the renewal of a permit;

(5)  prescribe the form and tenor of the declaration under oath to be produced by an applicant for a permit or for the renewal of a permit, according to the classes and subclasses of tourist establishments;

(6)  determine, as the case may be, attestations to be produced by a person applying for a permit or for the renewal of a permit and the circumstances under which they may be exigible, according to the classes and subclasses of tourist establishments;

(7)  prescribe the form and tenor of the statement of rents for sleeping accommodations or camping sites to be produced by an applicant for a permit or the renewal of a permit and determine the duties payable for any amendment to the statement of rents;

(8)  determine the form, tenor and exigible duties of a permit and the cases in which a permit may be issued for a period of less than twelve months;

(9)  prescribe accommodation standards relating to safety, hygiene, lodging and food for each class and subclass of tourist establishment;

(10)  prescribe the minimum services to be offered to customers for each class and subclass of tourist establishment;

(11)  prescribe the form and tenor of the registers to be kept in each class and subclass of tourist establishment and determine the period for which the registers are to be kept;

(12)  prescribe rules on the posting of permits, classification, exchange rates on foreign currency and prices charged to customers for meals or for renting sleeping accommodations or camping sites, as the case may be, for each class and subclass of tourist establishment;

(13)  prescribe, for each class and subclass of tourist establishment, the maximum deposit, based on the duration of stay and the price of services offered, a tourist establishment operator may require from a customer, and determine the conditions on which the operator may retain that deposit;

(14)  prescribe the form and tenor of the signs and pictograms posted outside a tourist information office and determine rules on the posting of the signs and pictograms;

(15)  prescribe which regulations under this section carry a penalty under paragraphs 5 and 6 of section 37 for any contravention.

The accommodation standards adopted under subparagraph 9 of the first paragraph which apply to an outfitting operation shall be prepared in cooperation with the Minister responsible for the administration of the Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife (chapter C-61.1).

1987, c. 12, s. 36.