1.3. For the carrying out of his duties, the Minister may, in particular,(1) provide the services he considers necessary to any person, group or body;
(2) grant financial assistance out of the sums put at his disposal for that purpose, subject to the conditions he sees fit;
(3) contribute to the development of educational or research institutions;
(4) advise the Government, departments and agencies and, where necessary, make recommendations to them;
(5) participate, with the ministers concerned and within the scope of the policy on Canadian intergovernmental affairs and the policy on international affairs, in devising and inplementing programs of external cooperation in sectors in which exchanges further the development of the fields within his competence;
(6) cooperate in the application of section 24 of the Act respecting the Ministère des Affaires internationales, de l’Immigration et des Communautés culturelles (chapter M-21.1) and section 3.12 of the Act respecting the Ministère du Conseil exécutif (chapter M-30) for any matter relating to the fields within his competence;
(7) obtain the necessary information from departments and agencies;
(8) compile, analyze and publish available information.