5. An application for a permit must be accompanied by a certified cheque or postal money order to the order of the Minister of Finance of Québec, in the amount of:— $327 for a Class A permit (manufacturer’s permit); — $83 for a Class B permit (renovator’s permit); Such duties are adjusted on 1 January of each year in accordance with the rate of increase in the general Consumer Price Index for Canada, as established by Statistics Canada, for the 12-month period ending on 30 September of the preceding year.
The duties adjusted in the manner prescribed shall be decreased to the nearest dollar where they include a fraction of a dollar under $0.50; they shall be increased to the nearest dollar where they include a fraction of a dollar equal to or greater than $0.50.
For the purposes of this section, the Department shall publish the table of new duties each year in the Gazette officielle du Québec, before their coming into force.