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The government announces the abolition or merger of 28 funds and government agencies

Québec City, March 30, 2010 – The Chair of the Conseil du trésor and Minister responsible for Government Administration, Ms. Monique Gagnon-Tremblay, today announced the restructuring, abolition or merger of 28 funds and agencies. For some of them, these operations are the result of ministerial administrative reorganizations.

The benefits resulting from these operations come first of all from a reduction in the number of agencies and following that from the merger of administrative operations, particularly related to human and financial resources.

“Nearly two thirds of the effort to return to a balanced budget will have to be made by the government itself. Permanent efforts thus must be made to ensure a better-run government that performs well. Here there are neither major nor minor savings, just savings,” Ms. Gagnon-Tremblay pointed out.

An omnibus bill

To implement this restructuring effort, the government will table an omnibus bill by the end of 2010-2011, allowing the integration, consolidation or abolition of the abovementioned agencies and funds, as the case may be.

Abolished or merged agencies and funds

The government announces:

  • The abolition of the Corporation d’hébergement du Québec, and the integration of its real estate activities into Société immobilière du Québec and its financial component into the Ministère des Finances.
  • The abolition of the Agence de l’efficacité énergétique, and the integration of its activities into the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune, its revenues being transferred to the Green Fund.
  • The abolition of the Commission de l’équité salariale, and the transfer of its activities to the Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse.
  • The abolition of the Conseil des services essentiels, and the integration of its activities into the Commission des relations de travail.
  • The abolition of the Conseil des aînés, and the integration of its administrative activities into the Secrétariat aux aînés.
  • The abolition of the Conseil de la famille et de l’enfance, and the integration of its administrative activities into the Ministère de la Famille et des Aînés.
  • The abolition of the Conseil permanent de la jeunesse, and the transfer of its activities to the Secrétariat à la jeunesse.
  • The abolition of the Conseil des relations interculturelles and the transfer of its activities to the Ministère de l’Immigration et des Communautés culturelles.
  • The abolition of the Conseil consultatif du travail et de la main-d’oeuvre and the transfer of its activities to the Ministère du Travail.
  • The abolition of the Conseil de la science et de la technologie and the transfer of its activities to the Ministère du Développement économique, de l’Innovation et de l’Exportation.
  • The abolition of the activities of the Government Air Service Fund and the transfer of its activities to the Centre de services partagés du Québec, reporting to the Ministère des Services governmentaux.
  • The abolition of Société nationale de l’amiante.
  • The abolition of Société québécoise d’assainissement des eaux, the functions of which will be integrated into the Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l’Occupation du territoire.
  • The abolition of Immobilière SHQ and the integration of its activities into Société d’habitation du Québec.
  • The abolition of the three Information Technology Funds of the Conseil du trésor, the Ministère de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale and the Ministère du Revenu and the integration of their activities into the responsible departments.
  • The abolition of the activities of Société des parcs de sciences naturelles du Québec and the transfer of its activities to Société des établissements de plein air du Québec.
  • The abolition of the Horse-Racing Industry Fund.
  • The integration of the activities of the Fonds d’assurance-prêts agricoles et forestière into La Financière agricole du Québec.
  • The integration of the activities of the Fund for the Sale of Goods and Services, the Transport Infrastructure Partnership Fund (not yet active), the Fund for the Contribution of Motorists to Public Transit and the Road Network Preservation and Improvement Fund into a new Road and Public Transit Infrastructure Fund.
  • The merger under the same agency of the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec, the Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies et the Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la société et la culture.
  • The merger of the Fund in respect of the Ice Storm and the Disaster Assistance Fund for Certain Areas.
  • The merger under the same agency of the Geographic Information Fund and the Land Information Fund.
  • The transfer of Société du parc industriel et portuaire de Bécancour to the municipal sector.

The Minister stressed that “these announced restructurings will have a direct impact on incumbent personnel. I wish to reassure the employees eventually affected. They will be treated with consideration in accordance with the collective agreements in force.”

 

  • Source:
  • Geneviève Villemure-Denis
  • Press Attaché
  • Office of the Chair
  • of the Conseil du trésor
  • and Minister responsible for
  • Government Administration
  • 418-643-5926
  • For information:
  • Harold Tremblay
  • Communications Advisor
  • Direction des communications
  • Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor
  • 418-643-7562