50. A deputy minister or a chief executive officer shall, on the basis of recognized good practices in the matter, select from among the applications submitted to him the candidate whose profile best fits the profile sought for the position to be filled. The selection of the candidate must be based on merit and independently of any political influence.
If, among the qualified persons, there is one to whom an affirmative action program or a program designed to ensure the hiring of handicapped persons applies, the deputy minister or the chief executive officer must take the objectives of the program into consideration. The hiring objectives determined by the Conseil du trésor as regards the various components of Québec society must also be taken into consideration.
1983, c. 55, s. 50; 1996, c. 35, s. 6; 1999, c. 58, s. 1; 2000, c. 8, s. 134; 2013, c. 25, s. 40; 2013, c. 25, s. 12; 2021, c. 112021, c. 11, s. 121.