ACT RESPECTING WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL WITHIN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, PUBLIC SECTOR BODIES AND NETWORKS AND STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES

On December 5, 2014, the Québec government adopted the Act respecting workforce management and control within government departments, public sector bodies and networks and state-owned enterprises. The purpose of this Act is to strengthen workforce management and control mechanisms within public bodies, in particular through workforce planning and measures to control staffing and service contracts.

In accordance with the Act, Hydro - Québec adopted a directive establishing the situations in which the authorization of its Chief Executive Officer is not required for the signing of service contracts during the application period of the Act. The directive was submitted to the Conseil du Trésor and has been in effect since December 1, 2017. For the period from April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hydro - Québec authorized 135 contracts falling within the scope of the Act, for a total of $287,045,013.

The table opposite shows Hydro - Québec’s total workforce, in paid hours, for the reference period.