The Ministry of Employment and Social Solidarity (in French

Quebec French

Quebec French , or Québécois French, is the predominant variety of the French language in Canada, in its formal and informal registers. Quebec French is used in everyday communication, as well as in education, the media, and government....

: Ministère de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale) is a government agency in the Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 province of Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

. Its primary function is to promote employment and provide financial support for economically disadvantaged people.

The department is overseen by the Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity, who is a member of the Executive Council of Quebec

Executive Council of Quebec

The Executive Council of Quebec is the cabinet of the government of Quebec, Canada....

. Ministerial responsibility for employment was separated from social solidarity in 2001, and a different minister assigned to each field. The positions were reunited in 2003. The current minister is Sam Hamad

Sam Hamad

Sam Hamad is a Syrian-born Quebec politician. He is the current Member of National Assembly for the riding of Louis-Hebert in the Quebec City region...

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External links

• Ministère de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité