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ARTICLE · 24 MAY 2019

Autorité Des Marchés Publics Has New Powers To Oversee Public Contracts

The provisions respecting the processing of complaints, communication of information and disclosure of wrongdoing to the Autorité des marchés publics came into force on May 25, 2019.

CanadaGovernment, Public Sector

The provisions respecting the processing of complaints, communication of information and disclosure of wrongdoing to the Autorité des marchés publics (AMP) came into force on May 25, 2019. An interested person or partnership wishing to file a complaint with the AMP or provide information to the AMP about a public contract or the tendering process for a public contract can now do so by following the procedure set out in the Act respecting the Autorité des marchés publics1 (AAMP).

The AMP's Mission

Following the Charbonneau Commission's first recommendation, the AMP was created on January 25, 2019, and most of the functions given to the Autorité des marchés financiers in the Act Respecting Contracting by Public Bodies2 were transferred to the AMP at that time.

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