196.3. A fine under this Act is indexed annually according to the percentage increase in the average Consumer Price Index for Canada published by Statistics Canada under the Statistics Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. S-19), for the 12 months of the preceding year in relation to the 12 months of the year preceding that year.
The resulting amount is increased to the nearest dollar if it contains decimals equal to or greater than 50; the amount is reduced to the nearest dollar if it contains decimals lower than 50.
The Board shall publish in the Gazette officielle du Québec the results of any indexation carried out under this section.
2009, c. 57, s. 8; 2019, c. 28, s. 26.