3. The fees and costs payable are adjusted annually on 1 January in accordance with the rate of increase of the general consumer price index for Canada for the period ending on 30 September of the preceding year, as determined by Statistics Canada. They are rounded down to the nearest dollar if they include a fraction of a dollar lower than $0.50 and rounded up to the nearest dollar if they include a fraction of a dollar that is equal to or greater than $0.50.
The result of the annual indexation is published annually in the Gazette officielle du Québec and in the Bulletin of the Autorité des marchés financiers.