27. In addition to the authorizations referred to in section 26, the director of the Direction des relations avec les partenaires, an organizational group director, a director of a local employment centre, an assistant director of a local employment centre and an assistant to the director of a local employment centre are authorized to sign, for their sector of activity in the areas of workforce and employment,(1) contracts for services pertaining to workforce development activities, up to $150,000;
(2) contracts for services pertaining to advertising, up to $5,000;
(3) agreements pertaining to the granting of subsidies, the principles and guidelines of which have been established by the Minister in cooperation with the Commission des partenaires du marché du travail and approved by the Conseil du trésor, up to $150,000; and
(4) agreements entered into pursuant to a social assistance and support program the normative framework of which has been approved by the Government or the Conseil du trésor, up to $150,000.