16. In addition to the authorizations referred to in section 11, the assistant director of the Direction du développement des compétences et de l’intervention sectorielle is authorized to sign, for the assistant director’s sector of activity,(1) contracts for services pertaining to workforce development activities, up to $150,000; and
(2) agreements pertaining to the granting of subsidies, the principles and guidelines of which 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 $150,000.