2. To draw up the list of citizens for each of the 18 regions of Québec, the Commissioner must retain the services of a person or partnership that is to be responsible for evaluating the candidacies and proposing to the Commissioner at least 3 candidates for each region. If the number of candidates is insufficient, the person or partnership may propose a lesser number of candidates for a region.
Any person who so wishes may request the person or partnership retained pursuant to the first paragraph to examine his or her candidacy. The request must be sent before the date indicated in the selection procedure published pursuant to the third paragraph of section 29 of the Act and be accompanied by the applicant’s résumé.
The candidates must have their domicile in the region for which they are proposed and must not be disqualified for a reason set out in section 25 of the Act.
The candidacies proposed for each of the 18 regions of Québec are sent to the Commissioner within 2 months of the date indicated in the published procedure for choosing persons qualified for appointment to the forum.