10. The Minister may refuse to issue a childcare centre permit if the Minister judges that the permit application does not address the needs and priorities identified by the Minister considering, among other factors, the permits already issued, the permit applications and other applications for authorization under section 21 awaiting a decision, the subsidies available and the relevance of subsidizing a permit applicant on the proposed territory.
No childcare centre permit may be issued to a private education institution within the meaning of the Act respecting private education (chapter E-9.1). In order to provide for the implementation of an agreement between the Government and a Mohawk community, the Minister may issue a childcare centre permit to a non-profit organization that does not meet the requirements of section 7, on the condition that the organization is governed as provided for in that section.