22.After a reduction of the share capital of the housing authority and an equivalent repayment of capital, made to the Minister of Finance under the Act respecting the reduction of the share capital of legal persons established in the public interest and of their subsidiaries (chapter R-2.2.1), the Minister of Finance may, with the authorization of the Government and subject to the conditions it determines, subscribe for shares of the housing authority for an amount that shall not exceed the amount of the repayment. The shares shall be paid out of the consolidated revenue fund. Certificates shall be issued when the shares are fully paid.