D-2, r. 17 - General Regulation to govern the regulations of a parity committee

Section 17 Disposition versions

2022-09-08

17. The board of directors exercises the functions, rights and powers conferred on the parity committee by the Act and those provided for in this Regulation and the regulation for internal management.

The functions of the board of directors include, in particular,

(1)  defining the orientations for applying, overseeing and ascertaining compliance with the decree;

(2)  making the committee’s regulations;

(3)  authorizing the committee’s expenses and contracts;

(4)  approving the committee’s staffing plan, annual report, budgetary estimates, internal audit report and financial statements;

(5)  adopting the committee’s strategic orientations and governance rules, in particular a strategic plan, a statement of services, a code of ethics and conduct applicable to board members and another applicable to the employees of the committee, both including provisions to prevent conflicts of interest, a policy for processing complaints and a policy for the review of decisions, in conformity with this Regulation, as the case may be;

(6)  establishing the expertise and experience profiles of the committee members;

(7)  appointing a general manager, a secretary, inspectors and other committee employees, and determining their attributions and remuneration. The board may delegate to the general manager the hiring of other committee employees after having established a staffing plan;

(8)  retaining the professional services necessary for the management of the affairs of the committee, where required;

(9)  designating or requiring the professional services of an ethics and conduct officer for the board members and the committee’s employees. That person must have completed appropriate training in ethics and conduct;

(10)  determining the delegations of authority, including those related to financial commitments and contracts; and

(11)  sending the information and documents required by section 23 or 23.1 of the Act, where required.

O.C. 1535-2022, s. 17.

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In force: 2022-09-08

17. The board of directors exercises the functions, rights and powers conferred on the parity committee by the Act and those provided for in this Regulation and the regulation for internal management.

The functions of the board of directors include, in particular,

(1)  defining the orientations for applying, overseeing and ascertaining compliance with the decree;

(2)  making the committee’s regulations;

(3)  authorizing the committee’s expenses and contracts;

(4)  approving the committee’s staffing plan, annual report, budgetary estimates, internal audit report and financial statements;

(5)  adopting the committee’s strategic orientations and governance rules, in particular a strategic plan, a statement of services, a code of ethics and conduct applicable to board members and another applicable to the employees of the committee, both including provisions to prevent conflicts of interest, a policy for processing complaints and a policy for the review of decisions, in conformity with this Regulation, as the case may be;

(6)  establishing the expertise and experience profiles of the committee members;

(7)  appointing a general manager, a secretary, inspectors and other committee employees, and determining their attributions and remuneration. The board may delegate to the general manager the hiring of other committee employees after having established a staffing plan;

(8)  retaining the professional services necessary for the management of the affairs of the committee, where required;

(9)  designating or requiring the professional services of an ethics and conduct officer for the board members and the committee’s employees. That person must have completed appropriate training in ethics and conduct;

(10)  determining the delegations of authority, including those related to financial commitments and contracts; and

(11)  sending the information and documents required by section 23 or 23.1 of the Act, where required.

O.C. 1535-2022, s. 17.