On January 25, 2019, the Autorité des marchés
publics (AMP) officially began operating as the central oversight
body for public contracting in Québec. It replaces the
Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), which had
previously been responsible for administering and applying the Act
respecting contracting by public bodies (ACPB) following the
Commission of inquiry on the awarding and management of public
contracts in the construction industry, otherwise known as the
Charbonneau Commission.
The transition from the AMF to the AMP had been expected,
however, since the Act to facilitate oversight of public
bodies' contracts and to establish the Autorité des
marchés publics ("Bill 108"), assented to on
December 1, 2017, established the AMP, with responsibility for
overseeing all contracts by public bodies and applying the
provisions of the ACPB.
