4. The functions of the Minister are, more particularly,(1) to promote Québec as a tourist destination and further the development and marketing of its tourism products and experiences;
(2) to frame and implement development strategies and assistance programs, if necessary in collaboration with the public and private stakeholders concerned;
(3) to foster the consolidation and diversification of the tourism supply;
(4) to support efforts to improve the quality of tourism products and services;
(5) to ensure and oversee the provision of tourist information, reservation and hospitality services;
(6) to ensure the development and management of tourism infrastructures;
(7) to foster access, for all clienteles, to territories, products and services;
(8) to participate, with the government departments concerned and within the scope of the policy on Canadian intergovernmental affairs and the policy on international affairs, in establishing relations and implementing cooperation agreements and programs with parties outside Québec, in sectors in which exchanges encourage the export of Québec’s tourism expertise and the development of its tourism industry;
(9) to advise the Government and government departments and bodies and make recommendations, where appropriate; and
(10) to guide, plan and coordinate strategic knowledge development with respect to tourism.