Ministry of Finance (Quebec)#Minister of Employment and Immigration

The Ministry of Finance (in French: Ministère des Finances) is a department in the government of Quebec. Its official purpose is to "foster economic development and advise the government on financial matters," and the department's responsibilities include providing advice in budgetary, fiscal, economic, financial and accounting matters.[http://www.finances.gouv.qc.ca/fr/page.asp?ch=o§n=2 Mission et mandats sectoriels]{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504223208/http://www.finances.gouv.qc.ca/fr/page.asp?ch=o§n=2|date=2014-05-04}}, Finances Québec, accessed 23 April 2011.

The department is overseen by the Quebec finance minister. As of November 2018, this office is held by Éric Girard.[http://www.finances.gouv.qc.ca/en/Ministers33.asp Minister], Finances Québec, accessed 3 November 2018.

The Ministry of Finance administers Quebec's Balanced Budget Act, which prohibits a budget deficit, other than in special circumstances.{{cite journal | title=Policy Forum: Quebec's Debt — Taming the Beast | first=Luc|last=Godbout|date=2019|journal=Canadian Tax Journal |volume=67|issue=4|pages=1039–50 | doi=10.32721/ctj.2019.67.4.pf.godbout |doi-access=free | url=https://www.ctf.ca/ctfweb/EN/Publications/CTJ_Contents/2019CTJ4.aspx |url-access=subscription }}{{Cite web |last=Quebec Ministry of Finance |date=1 November 2021 |title=Balanced Budget Act |url=https://www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/pdf/cs/E-12.00001.pdf |access-date=17 March 2022 |ssrn=3510263 }}