18. The assistant deputy minister or the director general responsible for workforce management in educational childcare services is authorized to sign(1) written notice of a meeting given to the other party for the purpose of negotiating a group agreement pursuant to section 36 of the Act;
(2) any document relating to a request to designate a mediator pursuant to section 38 of the Act;
(3) any document relating to a request to submit a dispute to an arbitrator pursuant to section 42 of the Act;
(4) any document relating to the reduction or cessation of payment of a subsidy pursuant to section 52 of the Act; and
(5) any document relating to the cessation of participation in a program created under a group agreement pursuant to section 52 of the Act.