71. The fees prescribed in sections 65 to 69 shall be adjusted on 1 January of each year on the basis of the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for Canada published by Statistics Canada, which is calculated by determining the difference between the average monthly index for the 12-month period ending on 30 September of the preceding year and the average monthly index for the same period of the second preceding year.
The adjusted fee shall be reduced to the nearest dollar if it contains a dollar fraction under $0.50 and it shall be increased to the nearest dollar if it contains a dollar fraction of $0.50 or more.
The Minister shall inform the public of the annual adjustment by a notice published in the Gazette officielle du Québec and by any other means the Minister may consider appropriate.