1. To obtain from the Institut de la statistique du Québec the communication of designated information for research purposes, a researcher attached to a public body by a contract of employment must submit with their request a document, issued by the most senior officer of the public body to which the researcher is attached or by a person with management responsibilities who reports directly to the most senior officer, authorizing the researcher to(1) make a request to the Institut for the communication of designated information as part of the researcher’s research activities; and
(2) enter into the communication agreement provided for in section 13.9 of the Act respecting the Institut de la statistique du Québec (chapter I-13.011) with the Institut.