Society d’Assurance Automobile du Quebec headquarters in Quebec City on Wednesday.Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press
Quebec’s corruption police are searching the headquarters of the province’s auto insurance board.
The auto board has been mired in a scandal for nearly two years over the botched rollout of its new online platform.
An Auditor-General report earlier this year revealed the government wound up paying a total of $1.1-billion for the platform, which was $500-million more than expected.
The board is responsible for issuing and renewing driver’s licences, administering road tests and the provincial no-fault insurance system.
A police officer steps in his unmarked car a the headquarters of the SAAQ in Quebec City on Wednesday.Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press
The scandal surrounding the online platform has also been the subject of a continuing public inquiry.
Corruption police are refusing to give details on what led to the search at the board’s Quebec City offices.
In a statement, the police force says that in general its officers conduct searches to obtain evidence to confirm or refute wrongdoing.
Amid mounting pressure, Éric Caire was forced to step down in February as cybersecurity and digital technology minister.