8. The fees provided for in sections 2, 5 and 6 shall be increased annually on the basis of the cumulative rate of increase in the Consumer Price Index for Canada, as determined by Statistics Canada, for the period beginning on 30 September and ending on 30 September of the year preceding the indexation.
The adjusted fees are rounded off as follows:(1) where the annual increase resulting from the adjustment is between $0.01 and $0.25, they are increased by $0.25;
(2) where the annual increase resulting from the adjustment is between $0.25 and $0.50, they are increased by $0.50;
(3) where the annual increase resulting from the adjustment is between $0.50 and $1.00, they are increased by $1.00; and
(4) where the annual increase resulting from the adjustment is greater than $1.00,(a) they are reduced to the nearest dollar if they contain a fraction of a dollar less than $0.50; or
(b) they are increased to the nearest dollar if they contain a fraction of a dollar equal to or greater than $0.50.
The Minister shall inform the public, through the Gazette officielle du Québec, of the indexation calculated under this section.
O.C. 1209-93, s. 8; O.C. 1050-2011, s. 1.