9. In addition to the authorizations referred to in section 4, the assistant deputy minister for policies, strategic analysis and community action is authorized to sign, for his or her sector of activities:(1) agreements pertaining to the granting of subsidies or other financial contributions paid in connection with the AFICA or the QSIF for which the terms of allocation, by means of a normative framework or otherwise, have been approved by the Government or the Conseil du trésor;
(2) agreements pertaining to the granting of subsidies in connection with the PSCDC or the PSISC for which the terms of allocation or eligibility criteria have been approved by the Government or the Conseil du trésor.