Administration of the system

In 2008, the Board of Directors met on 10 occasions and adopted a total of 101 resolutions. Below is a summary of the topics addressed at Board of Directors' meetings.

Management of information resources

The Board of Directors approved IT capital investments for projects falling under the 2008 procurement plan and partly under the 2009 plan. The Board thus authorized the financial commitments necessary to pursue or complete numerous projects.

Financial data

  • The Board of Directors approved the organization’s financial statements for the 2007 fiscal year.
  • Maximum yearly insurable earnings were set at $62,000 for 2009. The average assessment rate was set at $2.10, and the revalorization rate at 2.5%.
  • The Board set the rates for legislation-enforcement fees charged to those employers who are personally liable for the payment of benefits for 2009, and approved the parameters for employer contributions determined according to the retrospective method.

Funds entrusted to the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

The funds of the Fonds de la santé et de la sécurité du travail which the CSST does not foresee needing in the immediate future for the purpose of applying the laws it oversees are entrusted to the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDP).

Under the service agreement entered into by the CSST and CDP in 2003, the Board of Directors adopted a new investment policy for the special fund from the Fonds de la santé et de la sécurité du travail. It also adopted a resolution authorizing the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec to keep the authorized overdraft for the Fonds de la santé et de la sécurité du travail demand deposit account at $450 million for the period from April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009 and approving the overdraft management method used by the Caisse.

Monitoring of specific issues

Board members regularly monitor the status of certain issues that they deem to be particularly important. One of these is deaths due to employment injuries.

In addition, the Board of Directors adjudicates every year on issues for which it is responsible, including the awarding of subsidies, the delegation of power and the preparation of annual lists of candidates for the government to appoint as members of the Commission des lésions professionnelles, drawn from employer or union associations.

Regulations adopted in 2008

  • Regulation amending the Regulation respecting the classification of employers, the statement of wages and the rates of assessment
  • Regulation amending the Regulation respecting personalized rates
  • Regulation amending the Regulation respecting medical aid
  • Regulation amending the Regulation respecting occupational health and safety
  • Regulation amending the Regulation respecting occupational health and safety in mines
  • Regulation respecting the implementation of the Agreement under section 16 of the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases – Office Québec Wallonie Bruxelles pour la jeunesse and Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail
  • Regulation respecting the Table of income replacement indemnities payable under the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases and of indemnities payable under the Workers' Compensation Act for 2009
  • Regulation respecting the Table of gross annual income from suitable employments for 2009
  • Regulation respecting the applicable percentages for the purposes of levying the assessment on employers personally liable for the payment of benefits for 2009
  • Regulation respecting the insurance premiums for 2009
  • Regulation respecting the experience ratios for 2009

Draft regulations adopted in 2008

  • Draft regulation amending the Safety Code for the construction industry and the Regulation respecting occupational health and safety

Board of Directors advisory committee activities

During the course of the year, the various committees met 16 times. The following committees managed the budgets and finances and studied a number of draft regulations, policies and programs.

  • Committee responsible for reviewing the Regulation respecting occupational health and safety
  • Committee responsible for reviewing the Regulation respecting occupational health and safety in mines
  • Committee responsible for analyzing joint sector-based association budgets and programs
  • Committee responsible for capitalization
  • Budget committee
  • Committee responsible for information technology monitoring
  • Committee responsible for monitoring the CSST action plan for underground mines
  • Committee responsible for the occupational health services program

Administrative Committee

The Administrative Committee is comprised of the CEO and Chair of the Board of Directors, Luc Meunier, an employers' representative, Michel Kelly-Gagnon, and a workers' representative, Michel Arsenault. In 2008, the committee met eight times, adopting a total of 19 resolutions.

The Administrative Committee conducts a preliminary assessment of the items on the Board of Directors agenda as well as the issues that will be discussed. This evaluation makes it possible to focus on those issues that are considered priorities and, if applicable, to have administrative units provide additional information on specific matters.

The Administrative Committee's activities cover a wide variety of issues. The committee approved various product procurement contracts and agreements for professional IT services. It also authorized financial commitments related to office space leases, maintenance and miscellaneous purchases.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee is comprised of two employers' representatives, François Cliche and Françoise Bertrand, and two workers' representatives, Michel Arsenault and Andrée Bouchard. The committee’s tasks include studying reports from the Auditor General of Québec and all follow-up done, and meeting with the CSST's internal auditor to discuss his or her annual plans and audit results. It reports to the Board of Directors and ensures that financial statements accurately portray the CSST's financial position, its development, and the results of its financial activities. The committee met three times and recommended that the Board of Directors adopt the financial statements for fiscal year 2007.