(a) the supervision, control and direction of all matters relating to the promotion generally of the development of the province, the tourist industry of the province, the encouragement generally of development in the rural and northern areas of the province, including all matters relating to
(i) the encouragement of the establishment in the province of new industries suited to the needs of the province, and especially industries based on the natural resources and products of the province,
(ii) the encouragement of the development of established industries, the diversification of products and the application of modern methods for the production, manufacture and marketing of products,
(iii) the analyzing and evaluating of requests for financial assistance for establishing or expanding industries, the identifying of problems likely to affect the success of those projects, the conducting of studies to determine the industrial development advantages of the province and its industrial opportunities and the conducting of feasibility studies and cost-benefit analyses and related tasks,
(iv) the promoting of the industrial development opportunities of the province by utilizing mass media advertising, preparation and publication of promotional literature, participation in trade fairs, exhibitions and international trade missions and providing guidance and general assistance to industrial prospects regarding the utilization of the provisions of the Regional Development Incentives Act (Canada), the Special Areas Act (Canada) and other Acts of the Parliament of Canada, industrial site location and other related matters,
(v) the monitoring of the operations of industries receiving financial assistance from the government of the province to the end that the interests of the government are fully protected,
(vi) the improvement, throughout the province, of accommodation, facilities and services for tourists, travellers and vacationers,
(vii) the publicizing of those aspects of the province's beauty, culture, attractions and advantages that are considered to have an appeal for the tourists, travellers and vacationers of the world,
(viii) the stimulation and co-ordination of the activities of all associations or other public or private organizations engaged in developing the tourist traffic of the province and generally the promotion and facilitation of tourist traffic and the development of a unified tourist policy,
(ix) the registration of co-operative bodies and the provision of inspection and examination of the affairs of co-operative bodies that may be necessary to secure the observance of and compliance with the requirements of all Acts relating to co-operatives and co-operative development and regulations under those Acts,
(x) the encouragement, promotion, establishment, development, co-ordination and implementation of co-operatives generally,
(xi) the provision of information and advice to rural areas in the province with regard to incentives, loan facilities, programs and other benefits which are available to those areas both federally and provincially and the giving of assistance for the purpose of obtaining those benefits,
(xii) the provision of information and advice with respect to local or regional planning in rural areas,
(xiii) the promotion and guidance of rural development and regional planning groups and associations,
(xiv) the centralization of the population of the province, including counselling and guidance before and after relocation,
(xv) the promotion and guidance of small industries and enterprises in rural areas and in the home,
(xvi) the encouragement generally of co-operation and co-operative development,
(xvii) notwithstanding the provisions of the Crown Guarantee and Loan Act, but subject to the approval of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council and to those terms and conditions that the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may prescribe, financial assistance, by way of grant, loan or otherwise, to associations, groups, corporations, firms or other bodies or persons engaged in, or about to engage in, small industries and enterprises in rural areas or in the home,
(xviii) the encouragement, promotion, establishment, development, co-ordination and implementation of activities, services and programs designed to promote the well-being of the citizens of northern areas of the province, and elsewhere if so specifically provided, and the minister may
(A) carry on a business as a merchant, trader, commission agent or in another capacity and import, export, levy, sell, barter, exchange, make advances upon, or otherwise deal in goods, produce and merchandise,
(B) establish or acquire and carry on offices, trading stations, factories, stores and depots and purchase, lease or otherwise acquire, carry on, develop and improve a business or real or personal property,
(C) provide in conjunction with the carrying out of clause (A) or for another purpose, the training of persons,
(D) encourage, either alone or in co-operation with other departments and agencies of the government of the province, or of another province, or of Canada, the promotion and marketing of goods, produce and merchandise, and
(E) keep accounts and records of all business and other financial transactions, including transactions referred to in clauses (A) and (B), and prepare annual profit and loss statements, balance sheets and other related documents, and
(xix) the administration, subject to The Public Service Rearrangements and Transfers of Duties Act, of the Acts set out in the Schedule and of all orders and regulations made under those Acts and of those other Acts, orders and regulations that are designated by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council,
which are not by law or by order of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council assigned to another minister or department of the government;
(c) authorizing a person to act on the minister's behalf under an agreement with the Government of Canada or a department, agency or body under the jurisdiction of that government;
(d) the undertaking, promotion or recommendation of measures for the control and direction of matters referred to in paragraph (a);
(e) the collection, compilation, analyzing and recording of statistical and other information relating to matters referred to in paragraph (a) that may be useful;
(f) the preparation and publication of statistics, reports, records, bulletins, pamphlets, circulars and other means of disseminating information in relation to matters referred to in paragraph (a) that may be useful;
(g) the study of, reporting on and advising upon the system and administration of matters referred to in paragraph (a);
(h) the consideration of and reporting upon a recommendation for a change in the laws of the province relating to matters referred to in paragraph (a) that is presented or made by an organization or person;
(i) the making of inquiries into and reports upon legislation respecting matters referred to in paragraph (a) in force in Canada and throughout the world and, on the basis of those inquiries and reports, making those recommendations that may be considered advisable with regard to the laws of the province;
(j) the doing of other things or the exercise of other powers that are necessary or desirable for carrying out the purpose of this Act; and
(k) the exercise and discharge of other powers, functions and duties that the Lieutenant-Governor in Council assigns to the minister.