Former SNC-Lavalin CEO stripped of his licence, must pay $75K fine
Posted January 7, 2026 3:29 pm.
Last Updated January 7, 2026 3:30 pm.
The disciplinary council of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec has imposed a $75,000 fine on former SNC-Lavalin president and CEO Jacques Lamarre.
Lamarre said he was disappointed with the decision in a statement on Wednesday. However, he does not intend to appeal.
The penalty was imposed after the disciplinary council found the businessman guilty of collusion and corruption in his role as head of the engineering firm between 2001 and 2009, in a decision handed down last August.
Among other things, Lamarre was found guilty of using dishonest and questionable practices and of tolerating or implementing a system of corruption and collusion.
The decision stated that the corruption scheme was used, in particular, to pay millions of Canadian dollars to Saadi Gaddafi, the son of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
Lamarre was also found guilty of making payments to obtain contracts, including approximately $2 million to the Gaddafi family, notably by paying for Saadi Gaddafi’s expenses during a stay in Canada in 2008.
The former head of the company, now known as AtkinsRéalis, was also found guilty of failing to implement a system to prevent the reimbursement of political contributions to employees.
He was accused of failing to put in place the necessary measures to prevent such acts from occurring within the company.
The disciplinary board said Wednesday that the penalty was proportionate to the “very serious” acts of which he was accused.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews
