19. In addition to the authorizations referred to in section 12, the director general of the Direction générale des mesures, des services et du soutien and the director general of the Direction générale de la planification et du marché du travail are authorized to sign, for their sector of activities:(1) contracts for services pertaining to workforce development activities, up to $500,000;
(2) 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.