13.4. The fees prescribed in sections 13.1, 13.2 and 13.3 shall be increased on 1 April of each year on the basis of the rate of increase in the general Consumer Price Index for Canada for the 12-month period ending on 31 December of the preceding year, as determined by Statistics Canada.
The fees thus indexed shall be reduced to the nearest dollar where they contain a fraction of a dollar less than $0.50; they shall be increased to the nearest dollar where they contain a fraction of a dollar equal to or greater than $0.50.
The Minister shall inform the public, through Part 1 of the Gazette officielle du Québec and, where he deems it appropriate, by any other means, of the results of the indexing calculated under this section.