Quebec establishes restructuring unit at SAAQ to review auto insurance board’s governance
Posted August 8, 2025 2:41 pm.
Last Updated August 8, 2025 2:51 pm.
Quebec Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault says there’s a cleanup needed at the SAAQ — with all that’s been revealed at the Gallant Commission into the SAAQclic fiasco — adding that major issues and challenges persist within the auto insurance board.
Guilbault announced at a press conference Friday in Quebec City that the province has set up a “restructuring unit” responsible for reviewing the governance of the SAAQ.
Three people will be responsible for looking at governance, examining what is being done elsewhere, and evaluating the quality of SAAQ services.
They will have to present solutions to “regain the confidence of the population and restore the financial situation” of the organization.
It comes amid the commission of inquiry into the SAAQ’s failed digital shift, which is costing taxpayers an extra $500 million more than budgeted.
The unit will begin work by the end of summer, and a report has to be submitted two months after the conclusion of the Gallant commission, expected in mid-December.
