Overview

• Quebec’s anti-corruption unit has initiated a search of SAAQ headquarters in Quebec City as part of its ongoing investigation into the board’s digital failures.
• An auditor general report earlier this year found the board paid C$1.1 billion for the online platform, C$500 million above initial projections.
• The flawed rollout has disrupted driver’s licence renewals, road tests and the province’s no-fault insurance services since it began nearly two years ago.
• The scandal is under investigation by both corruption police and a public inquiry examining government oversight and project management.
• Opposition members have called for the SAAQ to be placed under government-appointed trusteeship.