15. In addition to the authorizations referred to in section 12, the director general of the Direction générale des opérations du Sud et de l’Ouest, the director general of the Direction générale des opérations du Nord et de l’Est and the director general of the Direction générale du déploiement territorial are authorized to sign, for their sector of activities:(1) contracts for services pertaining to workforce development activities;
(2) contracts for services pertaining to advertising, up to $1,000;
(3) agreements pertaining to the granting of subsidies for which the principles and guidelines have been established by the Minister in cooperation with the Commission des partenaires du marché du travail and approved by the Conseil du trésor, up to $500,000;
(4) agreements entered into pursuant to an SASP whose normative framework has been approved by the Government or the Conseil du trésor.