21.4.9. Each regional administrative conference is chaired by the regional director of the department responsible for the region. However, the Montréal and Laval conferences are chaired by the assistant deputy minister or associate deputy minister responsible for Greater Montréal at the department, or a designated representative, and the conference for the Capitale-Nationale region is chaired by the assistant deputy minister or associate deputy minister responsible for the Bureau de la Capitale-Nationale or a designated representative.