A-13.1 - Act respecting assistance for tourist development

Section 37 Disposition versions

2022-09-01

37. The Government may, by regulation

(a)  establish the classes of tourist projects eligible for financial assistance on the conditions and in the cases or circumstances that it determines;

(b)  determine the conditions under which financial assistance will improve the product and enhance its specific cultural content;

(c)  define any other form of financial assistance than that provided for in paragraphs a to f of section 6;

(c.1)  establish the conditions applicable to businesses or tourist projects to determine whether they are eligible for financial assistance;

(d)  determine the classes of tourist projects in respect of which financial assistance is granted by preference or priority;

(e)  determine the criteria to be used as guidelines in the assessment of the relevance of a tourist project;

(f)  exclude from the application of this Act any class of tourist projects for the whole or part of a territory;

(g)  determine the standards that tourist projects must meet to be eligible for the assistance provided for in paragraphs d, e and f of section 6 and the minimal conditions according to which financial assistance may be granted;

(g.1)  determine the cases and conditions in which the Minister may grant financial assistance contemplated in section 11 without the prior authorization of the Government;

(h)  determine the conditions upon which part of the cost of the loans contracted by a business may be assumed by the Société under paragraph c of section 6, the maximum term of such loans, the standards with which they must comply and the classes of financial institutions with which they may be contracted;

(i)  establish the maximum and minimum amounts which may be given as financial assistance and the terms and conditions of computation and payment of the financial assistance contemplated in section 6;

(j)  determine the nature and extent of the security and the interest rate which must be required or withheld by a lender or the Société, as the case may be;

(k)  determine the methods which must be used to establish the current market rate of interest contemplated in section 7;

(l)  determine the cases where the rate of interest granted on loans is lower than the current market rate and the rate of interest then applicable;

(m)  determine the amount below which financial assistance may be granted by the Minister without the prior authorization of the Government;

(n)  prescribe the documents, reports and information to be produced or provided and the time limit therefor;

(o)  establish the cases where an insurance premium is payable with respect to a loan and determine the rate and the terms and conditions of payment thereof; and

(p)  (subparagraph repealed).

However, no regulation may be made pursuant to subparagraphs a, b or c.1 to g of the first paragraph except upon the recommendation of the minister responsible for the administration of the Tourist Accommodation Act (chapter H-1.01).

The regulations made pursuant to this section shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec or any other date fixed therein.

1979, c. 34, s. 37; 1983, c. 25, s. 11; 1983, c. 54, s. 4; 1984, c. 36, s. 31; 1988, c. 41, s. 89; 1994, c. 16, s. 10; 1999, c. 8, s. 20; 1999, c. 40, s. 14; 2000, c. 10, s. 22; 2003, c. 29, s. 135; 2005, c. 37, s. 32; 2021, c. 30, s. 45.

2005-12-13

37. The Government may, by regulation

(a)  establish the classes of tourist projects eligible for financial assistance on the conditions and in the cases or circumstances that it determines;

(b)  determine the conditions under which financial assistance will improve the product and enhance its specific cultural content;

(c)  define any other form of financial assistance than that provided for in paragraphs a to f of section 6;

(c.1)  establish the conditions applicable to businesses or tourist projects to determine whether they are eligible for financial assistance;

(d)  determine the classes of tourist projects in respect of which financial assistance is granted by preference or priority;

(e)  determine the criteria to be used as guidelines in the assessment of the relevance of a tourist project;

(f)  exclude from the application of this Act any class of tourist projects for the whole or part of a territory;

(g)  determine the standards that tourist projects must meet to be eligible for the assistance provided for in paragraphs d, e and f of section 6 and the minimal conditions according to which financial assistance may be granted;

(g.1)  determine the cases and conditions in which the Minister may grant financial assistance contemplated in section 11 without the prior authorization of the Government;

(h)  determine the conditions upon which part of the cost of the loans contracted by a business may be assumed by the Société under paragraph c of section 6, the maximum term of such loans, the standards with which they must comply and the classes of financial institutions with which they may be contracted;

(i)  establish the maximum and minimum amounts which may be given as financial assistance and the terms and conditions of computation and payment of the financial assistance contemplated in section 6;

(j)  determine the nature and extent of the security and the interest rate which must be required or withheld by a lender or the Société, as the case may be;

(k)  determine the methods which must be used to establish the current market rate of interest contemplated in section 7;

(l)  determine the cases where the rate of interest granted on loans is lower than the current market rate and the rate of interest then applicable;

(m)  determine the amount below which financial assistance may be granted by the Minister without the prior authorization of the Government;

(n)  prescribe the documents, reports and information to be produced or provided and the time limit therefor;

(o)  establish the cases where an insurance premium is payable with respect to a loan and determine the rate and the terms and conditions of payment thereof; and

(p)  (subparagraph repealed).

However, no regulation may be made pursuant to subparagraphs a, b or c.1 to g of the first paragraph except upon the recommendation of the minister responsible for the administration of the Act respecting tourist accommodation establishments (chapter E‐14.2).

The regulations made pursuant to this section shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec or any other date fixed therein.

1979, c. 34, s. 37; 1983, c. 25, s. 11; 1983, c. 54, s. 4; 1984, c. 36, s. 31; 1988, c. 41, s. 89; 1994, c. 16, s. 10; 1999, c. 8, s. 20; 1999, c. 40, s. 14; 2000, c. 10, s. 22; 2003, c. 29, s. 135; 2005, c. 37, s. 32.

2004-03-23

37. The Government may, by regulation

(a)  establish the classes of tourist projects eligible for financial assistance on the conditions and in the cases or circumstances that it determines;

(b)  determine the conditions under which financial assistance will improve the product and enhance its specific cultural content;

(c)  define any other form of financial assistance than that provided for in paragraphs a to f of section 6;

(c.1)  establish the conditions applicable to businesses or tourist projects to determine whether they are eligible for financial assistance;

(d)  determine the classes of tourist projects in respect of which financial assistance is granted by preference or priority;

(e)  determine the criteria to be used as guidelines in the assessment of the relevance of a tourist project;

(f)  exclude from the application of this Act any class of tourist projects for the whole or part of a territory;

(g)  determine the standards that tourist projects must meet to be eligible for the assistance provided for in paragraphs d, e and f of section 6 and the minimal conditions according to which financial assistance may be granted;

(g.1)  determine the cases and conditions in which the Minister may grant financial assistance contemplated in section 11 without the prior authorization of the Government;

(h)  determine the conditions upon which part of the cost of the loans contracted by a business may be assumed by the Société under paragraph c of section 6, the maximum term of such loans, the standards with which they must comply and the classes of financial institutions with which they may be contracted;

(i)  establish the maximum and minimum amounts which may be given as financial assistance and the terms and conditions of computation and payment of the financial assistance contemplated in section 6;

(j)  determine the nature and extent of the security and the interest rate which must be required or withheld by a lender or the Société, as the case may be;

(k)  determine the methods which must be used to establish the current market rate of interest contemplated in section 7;

(l)  determine the cases where the rate of interest granted on loans is lower than the current market rate and the rate of interest then applicable;

(m)  determine the amount below which financial assistance may be granted by the Minister without the prior authorization of the Government;

(n)  prescribe the documents, reports and information to be produced or provided and the time limit therefor;

(o)  establish the cases where an insurance premium is payable with respect to a loan and determine the rate and the terms and conditions of payment thereof; and

(p)  (subparagraph repealed).

However, no regulation may be made pursuant to subparagraphs a, b or c.1 to g of the first paragraph except upon the recommendation of the minister responsible for the administration of the Act respecting tourist accommodation establishments (chapter E-14.2) prepared in consultation with the Minister of Economic and Regional Development and Research.

The regulations made pursuant to this section shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec or any other date fixed therein.

1979, c. 34, s. 37; 1983, c. 25, s. 11; 1983, c. 54, s. 4; 1984, c. 36, s. 31; 1988, c. 41, s. 89; 1994, c. 16, s. 10; 1999, c. 8, s. 20; 1999, c. 40, s. 14; 2000, c. 10, s. 22; 2003, c. 29, s. 135.

2001-12-01

37. The Government may, by regulation

(a)  establish the classes of tourist projects eligible for financial assistance on the conditions and in the cases or circumstances that it determines;

(b)  determine the conditions under which financial assistance will improve the product and enhance its specific cultural content;

(c)  define any other form of financial assistance than that provided for in paragraphs a to f of section 6;

(c.1)  establish the conditions applicable to businesses or tourist projects to determine whether they are eligible for financial assistance;

(d)  determine the classes of tourist projects in respect of which financial assistance is granted by preference or priority;

(e)  determine the criteria to be used as guidelines in the assessment of the relevance of a tourist project;

(f)  exclude from the application of this Act any class of tourist projects for the whole or part of a territory;

(g)  determine the standards that tourist projects must meet to be eligible for the assistance provided for in paragraphs d, e and f of section 6 and the minimal conditions according to which financial assistance may be granted;

(g.1)  determine the cases and conditions in which the Minister may grant financial assistance contemplated in section 11 without the prior authorization of the Government;

(h)  determine the conditions upon which part of the cost of the loans contracted by a business may be assumed by the Société under paragraph c of section 6, the maximum term of such loans, the standards with which they must comply and the classes of financial institutions with which they may be contracted;

(i)  establish the maximum and minimum amounts which may be given as financial assistance and the terms and conditions of computation and payment of the financial assistance contemplated in section 6;

(j)  determine the nature and extent of the security and the interest rate which must be required or withheld by a lender or the Société, as the case may be;

(k)  determine the methods which must be used to establish the current market rate of interest contemplated in section 7;

(l)  determine the cases where the rate of interest granted on loans is lower than the current market rate and the rate of interest then applicable;

(m)  determine the amount below which financial assistance may be granted by the Minister without the prior authorization of the Government;

(n)  prescribe the documents, reports and information to be produced or provided and the time limit therefor;

(o)  establish the cases where an insurance premium is payable with respect to a loan and determine the rate and the terms and conditions of payment thereof; and

(p)  (subparagraph repealed).

However, no regulation may be made pursuant to subparagraphs a, b or c.1 to g of the first paragraph except upon the recommendation of the minister responsible for the administration of the Act respecting tourist accommodation establishments (chapter E-14.2) prepared in consultation with the Minister of Industry and Trade.

The regulations made pursuant to this section shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec or any other date fixed therein.

1979, c. 34, s. 37; 1983, c. 25, s. 11; 1983, c. 54, s. 4; 1984, c. 36, s. 31; 1988, c. 41, s. 89; 1994, c. 16, s. 10; 1999, c. 8, s. 20; 1999, c. 40, s. 14; 2000, c. 10, s. 22.

1999-10-22

37. The Government may, by regulation

(a)  establish the classes of tourist projects eligible for financial assistance on the conditions and in the cases or circumstances that it determines;

(b)  determine the conditions under which financial assistance will improve the product and enhance its specific cultural content;

(c)  define any other form of financial assistance than that provided for in paragraphs a to f of section 6;

(c.1)  establish the conditions applicable to businesses or tourist projects to determine whether they are eligible for financial assistance;

(d)  determine the classes of tourist projects in respect of which financial assistance is granted by preference or priority;

(e)  determine the criteria to be used as guidelines in the assessment of the relevance of a tourist project;

(f)  exclude from the application of this Act any class of tourist projects for the whole or part of a territory;

(g)  determine the standards that tourist projects must meet to be eligible for the assistance provided for in paragraphs d, e and f of section 6 and the minimal conditions according to which financial assistance may be granted;

(g.1)  determine the cases and conditions in which the Minister may grant financial assistance contemplated in section 11 without the prior authorization of the Government;

(h)  determine the conditions upon which part of the cost of the loans contracted by a business may be assumed by the Société under paragraph c of section 6, the maximum term of such loans, the standards with which they must comply and the classes of financial institutions with which they may be contracted;

(i)  establish the maximum and minimum amounts which may be given as financial assistance and the terms and conditions of computation and payment of the financial assistance contemplated in section 6;

(j)  determine the nature and extent of the security and the interest rate which must be required or withheld by a lender or the Société, as the case may be;

(k)  determine the methods which must be used to establish the current market rate of interest contemplated in section 7;

(l)  determine the cases where the rate of interest granted on loans is lower than the current market rate and the rate of interest then applicable;

(m)  determine the amount below which financial assistance may be granted by the Minister without the prior authorization of the Government;

(n)  prescribe the documents, reports and information to be produced or provided and the time limit therefor;

(o)  establish the cases where an insurance premium is payable with respect to a loan and determine the rate and the terms and conditions of payment thereof; and

(p)  (subparagraph repealed).

However, no regulation may be made pursuant to subparagraphs a, b or c.1 to g of the first paragraph except upon the recommendation of the minister responsible for the administration of the Tourist Establishments Act (chapter E-15.1) prepared in consultation with the Minister of Industry and Trade.

The regulations made pursuant to this section shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec or any other date fixed therein.

1979, c. 34, s. 37; 1983, c. 25, s. 11; 1983, c. 54, s. 4; 1984, c. 36, s. 31; 1988, c. 41, s. 89; 1994, c. 16, s. 10; 1999, c. 8, s. 20; 1999, c. 40, s. 14.

1999-06-08

37. The Government may, by regulation

(a)  establish the classes of tourist projects eligible for financial assistance on the conditions and in the cases or circumstances that it determines;

(b)  determine the conditions under which financial assistance will improve the product and enhance its specific cultural content;

(c)  define any other form of financial assistance than that provided for in paragraphs a to f of section 6;

(c.1)  establish the conditions applicable to businesses or tourist projects to determine whether they are eligible for financial assistance;

(d)  determine the classes of tourist projects in respect of which financial assistance is granted by preference or priority;

(e)  determine the criteria to be used as guidelines in the assessment of the relevance of a tourist project;

(f)  exclude from the application of this Act any class of tourist projects for the whole or part of a territory;

(g)  determine the standards that tourist projects must meet to be eligible for the assistance provided for in paragraphs d, e and f of section 6 and the minimal conditions according to which financial assistance may be granted;

(g.1)  determine the cases and conditions in which the Minister may grant financial assistance contemplated in section 11 without the prior authorization of the Government;

(h)  determine the conditions upon which part of the cost of the loans contracted by a business may be assumed by the Corporation under paragraph c of section 6, the maximum term of such loans, the standards with which they must comply and the classes of financial institutions with which they may be contracted;

(i)  establish the maximum and minimum amounts which may be given as financial assistance and the terms and conditions of computation and payment of the financial assistance contemplated in section 6;

(j)  determine the nature and extent of the security and the interest rate which must be required or withheld by a lender or the Corporation, as the case may be;

(k)  determine the methods which must be used to establish the current market rate of interest contemplated in section 7;

(l)  determine the cases where the rate of interest granted on loans is lower than the current market rate and the rate of interest then applicable;

(m)  determine the amount below which financial assistance may be granted by the Minister without the prior authorization of the Government;

(n)  prescribe the documents, reports and information to be produced or provided and the delay therefor;

(o)  establish the cases where an insurance charge is payable with respect to a loan and determine the rate and the terms and conditions of payment thereof; and

(p)  (subparagraph repealed).

However, no regulation may be made pursuant to subparagraphs a, b or c.1 to g of the first paragraph except upon the recommendation of the minister responsible for the administration of the Tourist Establishments Act (chapter E-15.1) prepared in consultation with the Minister of Industry and Trade.

The regulations made pursuant to this section shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec or any other date fixed therein.

1979, c. 34, s. 37; 1983, c. 25, s. 11; 1983, c. 54, s. 4; 1984, c. 36, s. 31; 1988, c. 41, s. 89; 1994, c. 16, s. 10; 1999, c. 8, s. 20.

1994-06-17

37. The Government may, by regulation

(a)  establish the classes of tourist projects eligible for financial assistance on the conditions and in the cases or circumstances that it determines;

(b)  determine the conditions under which financial assistance will improve the product and enhance its specific cultural content;

(c)  define any other form of financial assistance than that provided for in paragraphs a to f of section 6;

(c.1)  establish the conditions applicable to businesses or tourist projects to determine whether they are eligible for financial assistance;

(d)  determine the classes of tourist projects in respect of which financial assistance is granted by preference or priority;

(e)  determine the criteria to be used as guidelines in the assessment of the relevance of a tourist project;

(f)  exclude from the application of this Act any class of tourist projects for the whole or part of a territory;

(g)  determine the standards that tourist projects must meet to be eligible for the assistance provided for in paragraphs d, e and f of section 6 and the minimal conditions according to which financial assistance may be granted;

(g.1)  determine the cases and conditions in which the Minister may grant financial assistance contemplated in section 11 without the prior authorization of the Government;

(h)  determine the conditions upon which part of the cost of the loans contracted by a business may be assumed by the Corporation under paragraph c of section 6, the maximum term of such loans, the standards with which they must comply and the classes of financial institutions with which they may be contracted;

(i)  establish the maximum and minimum amounts which may be given as financial assistance and the terms and conditions of computation and payment of the financial assistance contemplated in section 6;

(j)  determine the nature and extent of the security and the interest rate which must be required or withheld by a lender or the Corporation, as the case may be;

(k)  determine the methods which must be used to establish the current market rate of interest contemplated in section 7;

(l)  determine the cases where the rate of interest granted on loans is lower than the current market rate and the rate of interest then applicable;

(m)  determine the amount below which financial assistance may be granted by the Minister without the prior authorization of the Government;

(n)  prescribe the documents, reports and information to be produced or provided and the delay therefor;

(o)  establish the cases where an insurance charge is payable with respect to a loan and determine the rate and the terms and conditions of payment thereof; and

(p)  (subparagraph repealed).

However, no regulation may be made pursuant to subparagraphs a, b or c.1 to g of the first paragraph except upon the recommendation of the minister responsible for the administration of the Tourist Establishments Act (chapter E-15.1) prepared in consultation with the Minister of Industry, Trade, Science and Technology.

The regulations made pursuant to this section shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec or any other date fixed therein.

1979, c. 34, s. 37; 1983, c. 25, s. 11; 1983, c. 54, s. 4; 1984, c. 36, s. 31; 1988, c. 41, s. 89; 1994, c. 16, s. 10.

1988-12-21

37. The Government may, by regulation

(a)  establish the classes of tourist projects eligible for financial assistance on the conditions and in the cases or circumstances that it determines;

(b)  determine the conditions under which financial assistance will improve the product and enhance its specific cultural content;

(c)  define any other form of financial assistance than that provided for in paragraphs a to f of section 6;

(c.1)  establish the conditions applicable to businesses or tourist projects to determine whether they are eligible for financial assistance;

(d)  determine the classes of tourist projects in respect of which financial assistance is granted by preference or priority;

(e)  determine the criteria to be used as guidelines in the assessment of the relevance of a tourist project;

(f)  exclude from the application of this Act any class of tourist projects for the whole or part of a territory;

(g)  determine the standards that tourist projects must meet to be eligible for the assistance provided for in paragraphs d, e and f of section 6 and the minimal conditions according to which financial assistance may be granted;

(g.1)  determine the cases and conditions in which the Minister may grant financial assistance contemplated in section 11 without the prior authorization of the Government;

(h)  determine the conditions upon which part of the cost of the loans contracted by a business may be assumed by the Corporation under paragraph c of section 6, the maximum term of such loans, the standards with which they must comply and the classes of financial institutions with which they may be contracted;

(i)  establish the maximum and minimum amounts which may be given as financial assistance and the terms and conditions of computation and payment of the financial assistance contemplated in section 6;

(j)  determine the nature and extent of the security and the interest rate which must be required or withheld by a lender or the Corporation, as the case may be;

(k)  determine the methods which must be used to establish the current market rate of interest contemplated in section 7;

(l)  determine the cases where the rate of interest granted on loans is lower than the current market rate and the rate of interest then applicable;

(m)  determine the amount below which financial assistance may be granted by the Minister without the prior authorization of the Government;

(n)  prescribe the documents, reports and information to be produced or provided and the delay therefor;

(o)  establish the cases where an insurance charge is payable with respect to a loan and determine the rate and the terms and conditions of payment thereof; and

(p)  (subparagraph repealed).

From 18 December 1984, no regulation may be made pursuant to subparagraphs a, b or c.1 to g of the first paragraph except upon the recommendation of the Minister of Tourism prepared in consultation with the Minister of Industry, Trade and Technology.

The regulations made pursuant to this section shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec or any other date fixed therein.

1979, c. 34, s. 37; 1983, c. 25, s. 11; 1983, c. 54, s. 4; 1984, c. 36, s. 31; 1988, c. 41, s. 89.

1984-12-20

37. The Government may, by regulation

(a)  establish the classes of tourist projects eligible for financial assistance on the conditions and in the cases or circumstances that it determines;

(b)  determine the conditions under which financial assistance will improve the product and enhance its specific cultural content;

(c)  define any other form of financial assistance than that provided for in paragraphs a to f of section 6;

(c.1)  establish the conditions applicable to businesses or tourist projects to determine whether they are eligible for financial assistance;

(d)  determine the classes of tourist projects in respect of which financial assistance is granted by preference or priority;

(e)  determine the criteria to be used as guidelines in the assessment of the relevance of a tourist project;

(f)  exclude from the application of this Act any class of tourist projects for the whole or part of a territory;

(g)  determine the standards that tourist projects must meet to be eligible for the assistance provided for in paragraphs d, e and f of section 6 and the minimal conditions according to which financial assistance may be granted;

(g.1)  determine the cases and conditions in which the Minister may grant financial assistance contemplated in section 11 without the prior authorization of the Government;

(h)  determine the conditions upon which part of the cost of the loans contracted by a business may be assumed by the Corporation under paragraph c of section 6, the maximum term of such loans, the standards with which they must comply and the classes of financial institutions with which they may be contracted;

(i)  establish the maximum and minimum amounts which may be given as financial assistance and the terms and conditions of computation and payment of the financial assistance contemplated in section 6;

(j)  determine the nature and extent of the security and the interest rate which must be required or withheld by a lender or the Corporation, as the case may be;

(k)  determine the methods which must be used to establish the current market rate of interest contemplated in section 7;

(l)  determine the cases where the rate of interest granted on loans is lower than the current market rate and the rate of interest then applicable;

(m)  determine the amount below which financial assistance may be granted by the Minister without the prior authorization of the Government;

(n)  prescribe the documents, reports and information to be produced or provided and the delay therefor;

(o)  establish the cases where an insurance charge is payable with respect to a loan and determine the rate and the terms and conditions of payment thereof; and

(p)  (subparagraph repealed).

From 18 December 1984, no regulation may be made pursuant to subparagraphs a, b or c.1 to g of the first paragraph except upon the recommendation of the Minister of Tourism prepared in consultation with the Minister of Industry and Commerce.

The regulations made pursuant to this section shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec or any other date fixed therein.

1979, c. 34, s. 37; 1983, c. 25, s. 11; 1983, c. 54, s. 4; 1984, c. 36, s. 31.

1983-12-22

37. The Government may, by regulation

(a)  establish the classes of tourist projects eligible for financial assistance on the conditions and in the cases or circumstances that it determines;

(b)  determine the conditions under which financial assistance will improve the product and enhance its specific cultural content;

(c)  define any other form of financial assistance than that provided for in paragraphs a to f of section 6;

(c.1)  establish the conditions applicable to businesses or tourist projects to determine whether they are eligible for financial assistance;

(d)  determine the classes of tourist projects in respect of which financial assistance is granted by preference or priority;

(e)  determine the criteria to be used as guidelines in the assessment of the relevance of a tourist project;

(f)  exclude from the application of this Act any class of tourist projects for the whole or part of a territory;

(g)  determine the standards that tourist projects must meet to be eligible for the assistance provided for in paragraphs d, e and f of section 6 and the minimal conditions according to which financial assistance may be granted;

(g.1)  determine the cases and conditions in which the Minister may grant financial assistance contemplated in section 11 without the prior authorization of the Government;

(h)  determine the conditions upon which part of the cost of the loans contracted by a business may be assumed by the Corporation under paragraph c of section 6, the maximum term of such loans, the standards with which they must comply and the classes of financial institutions with which they may be contracted;

(i)  establish the maximum and minimum amounts which may be given as financial assistance and the terms and conditions of computation and payment of the financial assistance contemplated in section 6;

(j)  determine the nature and extent of the security and the interest rate which must be required or withheld by a lender or the Corporation, as the case may be;

(k)  determine the methods which must be used to establish the current market rate of interest contemplated in section 7;

(l)  determine the cases where the rate of interest granted on loans is lower than the current market rate and the rate of interest then applicable;

(m)  determine the amount below which financial assistance may be granted by the Minister without the prior authorization of the Government;

(n)  prescribe the documents, reports and information to be produced or provided and the delay therefor;

(o)  establish the cases where an insurance charge is payable with respect to a loan and determine the rate and the terms and conditions of payment thereof; and

(p)  (subparagraph repealed).

The regulations made pursuant to this section shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec or any other date fixed therein.

1979, c. 34, s. 37; 1983, c. 25, s. 11; 1983, c. 54, s. 4.

1983-09-15

37. The Government may, by regulation

(a)  establish the classes of tourist projects eligible for financial assistance on the conditions and in the cases or circumstances that it determines;

(b)  determine the conditions under which financial assistance will improve the product and enhance its specific cultural content;

(c)  define any other form of financial assistance than that provided for in paragraphs a to f of section 6;

(c.1)  establish the conditions applicable to businesses or tourist projects to determine whether they are eligible for financial assistance;

(d)  determine the classes of tourist projects in respect of which financial assistance is granted by preference or priority;

(e)  determine the criteria to be used as guidelines in the assessment of the relevance of a tourist project;

(f)  exclude from the application of this Act any class of tourist projects for the whole or part of a territory;

(g)  determine the standards that tourist projects must meet to be eligible for the assistance provided for in paragraphs d, e and f of section 6 and the minimal conditions according to which financial assistance may be granted;

(g.1)  determine the cases and conditions in which the Minister may grant financial assistance contemplated in section 11 without the prior authorization of the Government;

(h)  determine the conditions upon which part of the cost of the loans contracted by a business may be assumed by the Corporation under paragraph c of section 6, the maximum term of such loans, the standards with which they must comply and the classes of financial institutions with which they may be contracted;

(i)  establish the maximum and minimum amounts which may be given as financial assistance and the terms and conditions of computation and payment of the financial assistance contemplated in section 6;

(j)  determine the nature and extent of the security and the interest rate which must be required or withheld by a lender or the Corporation, as the case may be;

(k)  determine the methods which must be used to establish the current market rate of interest contemplated in section 7;

(l)  determine the cases where the rate of interest granted on loans is lower than the current market rate and the rate of interest then applicable;

(m)  determine the amount below which financial assistance may be granted by the Minister without the prior authorization of the Government;

(n)  prescribe the documents, reports and information to be produced or provided and the delay therefor;

(o)  establish the cases where an insurance charge is payable with respect to a loan and determine the rate and the terms and conditions of payment thereof; and

(p)  determine the expenses the repayment of which is insured pursuant to section 16 and the method of computing the net loss contemplated in section 18 and prescribe the conditions that must be complied with by a lender other than the Corporation for the filing of a claim under section 27.

The regulations made pursuant to this section shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec or any other date fixed therein.

1979, c. 34, s. 37; 1983, c. 25, s. 11.

1979-11-07

37. The Government may, by regulation

(a)  designate any institution that may grant a loan under this act, in addition to those already so authorized;

(b)  determine the conditions under which financial assistance will improve the product and enhance its specific cultural content;

(c)  establish the conditions applicable to businesses to determine whether they are eligible for financial assistance, having regard particularly to the class to which such businesses belong, the tourist services contemplated in section 3 that they provide and the regions in which they are or wish to become established;

(d)  determine the classes of businesses and the regions, resorts, centres of attraction, tours, tourist routes, satellite zones and stopover towns in respect of which financial assistance is granted by preference or priority and the economic, geographical, cultural and social criteria to be used as guidelines in the choice of the businesses to which such financial assistance may be granted;

(e)  define the word “product” contemplated in section 2 and the words and expressions “resort”, “centre of attraction”, “tour”, “tourist route”, “satellite zone” and “stopover town” contemplated in section 4;

(f)  exclude from the application of this act any class of businesses for the whole or certain parts of the territory and in the cases it determines, if any;

(g)  determine the methods of grouping together businesses contemplated in paragraph e of section 5;

(h)  determine the conditions upon which part of the cost of the loans contracted by a business may be assumed by the Corporation under paragraph c of section 6, the maximum term of such loans, the standards with which they must comply and the classes of financial institutions with which they may be contracted;

(i)  establish the maximum and minimum amounts which may be given as financial assistance and the terms and conditions of computation and payment of the financial assistance contemplated in section 6;

(j)  determine the nature and extent of the security and the interest rate which must be required or withheld by a lender or the Corporation, as the case may be;

(k)  determine the methods which must be used to establish the current market rate of interest contemplated in section 7;

(l)  determine the cases where the rate of interest granted on loans is lower than the current market rate and the rate of interest then applicable;

(m)  determine the amount below which financial assistance may be granted by the Minister without the prior authorization of the Government;

(n)  prescribe the documents, reports and information to be produced or provided and the delay therefor;

(o)  establish the cases where an insurance charge is payable with respect to a loan and determine the rate and the terms and conditions of payment thereof; and

(p)  determine the expenses the repayment of which is insured pursuant to section 16 and the method of computing the net loss contemplated in section 18 and prescribe the conditions that must be complied with by a lender other than the Corporation for the filing of a claim under section 27.

The regulations made pursuant to this section shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec or any other date fixed therein.

1979, c. 34, s. 37.