C-8.2 - Act respecting childcare centres and childcare services

Section 41.7 Disposition versions

2004-01-01

41.7. The Minister shall establish, where appropriations are granted for that purpose and according to those appropriations, the number of new places giving entitlement to grants which are to be opened in childcare centres and in day care centres operated by a permit holder referred to in section 39.1; the Minister shall allot such places according to the needs and priorities he has identified.

The Minister may reallocate all or part of the places allotted to a childcare centre pursuant to the first paragraph if the Minister considers that the permit applicant or the permit holder cannot open the places within the time determined by the Minister. The Minister may also reallocate places allotted to a childcare centre or a day care centre if those places remain unoccupied.

1992, c. 36, s. 21; 1996, c. 16, s. 37; 1997, c. 58, s. 117; 2003, c. 27, s. 5.

1997-09-01

41.7. The Minister shall establish, according to the appropriations voted annually for such purpose, the number of new places giving entitlement to grants which are to be opened in childcare centres and in day care centres operated by a permit holder referred to in section 39.1; the Minister shall allot such places according to the needs and priorities he has identified.

1992, c. 36, s. 21; 1996, c. 16, s. 37; 1997, c. 58, s. 117.

1996-06-20

41.7. The Government may fix annually a number of places for which the bureau may award an exemption, financial assistance or grants in each of the following categories:

(1)  day care centres operated by

(a)  a cooperative of which the majority of the members of the board of directors are parents who are not members of the staff of the day care centre and whose children are or will be enrolled at that centre;

(b)  a non-profit legal person of which the majority of the members of the board of directors are parents who are not members of the staff of the day care centre and whose children are or will be enrolled at that centre;

(c)  a public institution within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5);

(d)  a municipality; or

(e)  a school board;

(2)  home day care agencies.

The Government may also allocate sums annually to allow the bureau to award exemptions and financial assistance for school day care.

The bureau shall allot the number of places fixed under the first paragraph among all of the administrative regions of Québec according to need. The bureau shall then allocate places to new day care centres and agencies in each of the regions, according in particular to the needs and priorities of the region as identified after consultation with the interested persons and bodies.

A day care centre or an agency is considered to be new as long as no exemption, financial assistance or grant has been awarded, pursuant to this section, to the day care centre, to the agency or to any person recognized by the agency.

1992, c. 36, s. 21; 1996, c. 16, s. 37.

1992-06-23

41.7. In each of the following categories:

(1)  day care offered by the holder of a permit under subparagraphs 1 to 4 of the first paragraph of section 4;

(2)  day care offered by the holder of a permit under subparagraph 5 of the first paragraph of section 4;

(3)  home day care agencies;

(4)  school day care;

the Government shall fix and allot annually for new day care and new agencies, according to the criteria, methods and standards it determines by regulation, a number of places for which an exemption, financial assistance or grants may be obtained from the bureau.

Day care and agencies are considered to be new until an exemption, financial assistance or a grant has been obtained, pursuant to this section, for services offered by such day care or agencies or by a person recognized by such an agency, as the case may be.

1992, c. 36, s. 21.