Autorité des marchés publics

What Autorité des marchés publics does

Autorité des marchés publics (AMP) is a neutral and independent statutory body of the Government of Quebec, established under the Act respecting the Autorité des marchés publics (RLRQ, c. A-33.2.1) and operational since July 25, 2018 with Denis Gallant as its first President and CEO. It exercises exclusive oversight over Quebec public procurement through three core functions: (1) authorizing enterprises to contract with public and municipal bodies via the Registre des entreprises autorisées (REA); (2) verifying enterprise integrity through cross-agency data checks against criminal convictions, tax compliance, and organized-crime connections, with enforcement via the Registre des entreprises non admissibles (RENA); and (3) processing complaints, issuing orders, and publishing recommendations against public bodies, municipalities, and enterprises that violate procurement rules.

AMP operates a digital government services platform accessible via clicSÉQUR authentication, with PKI-based digital signatures through Notarius, public REA/RENA registers, electronic document management, and an integrated e-services portal for applications and fee payments. Its technology stack integrates with clicSÉQUR (identity), Interac (payments), Matomo (privacy-respecting analytics), and the SEAO electronic tendering system. AMP's data moat rests on formal data-sharing partnerships with the Commission de la construction du Québec, Régie du bâtiment du Québec, Registraire des entreprises du Québec, Revenu Québec, and Unité permanente anticorruption (UPAC).

AMP is funded primarily through Quebec government appropriations, supplemented by non-refundable enterprise fees ($539 authorization application, $270 audits/renewals, $203 annual update, $124 integrity review). It serves three primary segments: enterprises seeking public contracts (must obtain authorization above government-set thresholds), public bodies (government departments, school service centers, healthcare institutions), and municipal bodies (cities, intermunicipal boards, transit authorities). The organization is headquartered in Québec City with a regional office in Montréal, employs 203 people as of 2025, and has progressively expanded its powers — most significantly through Bill 12 (June 2022), provisional RENA listing authority (December 2022), and indefinite authorization validity (April 2026).

Name

Autorité des marchés publics

Legal name

Autorité des marchés publics

Website

https://amp.quebec

Company type

Public

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Autorité des marchés publics is a Quebec government statutory body that oversees public procurement by authorizing enterprises to contract with public bodies, verifying their integrity, and enforcing compliance through dedicated registers and published decisions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Procurement Regulation

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (926150), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (9211)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Licensing, Permitting & Regulatory Administration (Cross-sector) (BPAIABAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Licensing & Permitting Authorities (General) (BPAIAOAB)

Keywords

• Public procurement oversight
• Contracting authorization services
• Enterprise integrity verification
• Government regulatory authority
• Public contract compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Québec, Québec

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Appropriations: As a Quebec government agency, AMP is funded through public appropriations to carry out its mandate of overseeing public procurement.
2. Enterprise Fees: AMP collects non-refundable fees from enterprises for authorization applications, renewals, annual updates, and integrity audits. These fees fund operational costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Autorité des marchés publics (AMP) is the Quebec government body responsible for overseeing public procurement. It administers the authorization-to-contract regime for enterprises bidding on public contracts, verifies enterprise integrity, maintains public registers of authorized and ineligible enterprises (REA and RENA), processes complaints and anonymous information related to public contracts, and issues orders and recommendations to public and municipal bodies.

Product overview

The Autorité des marchés publics (AMP) operates a comprehensive public procurement oversight ecosystem comprising three interconnected registers: the REA (Register of Authorized Enterprises) tracks enterprises permitted to bid on public contracts; the RENA (Register of Ineligible Enterprises) documents those banned from public procurement due to integrity violations; and the SEAO (Electronic Tendering System) serves as the government-wide notice portal. The Online Services platform provides secure access via clicSÉQUR authentication for authorization applications and annual updates. Supporting tools include deadline calculators for compliance timelines, while services span integrity audits, complaint processing, anonymous reporting, and enforcement mechanisms including corrective action requirements and monetary penalties. All decisions are published in the Decisions Rendered database for transparency.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 101 dossiers opened for integrity verification since June 2022
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ville de LavalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 November 2023Partnership agreement to promote collaboration and information sharing between AMP and Ville de Laval for enterprise integrity verification for municipal contracts below government-set thresholds.
• Ville de Saint-JérômecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 October 2023Partnership agreement for delegation of powers for enterprise integrity verification. The Division of Contract Optimization and Ethics (DOCE) of Saint-Jérôme collects relevant information for integrity verification and submits it to AMP. AMP retains responsibility for applying measures including corrective actions or provisional or five-year RENA inscriptions.
• Commission de la construction du QuébeccoreTechnology or IntegrationGovernment partner that assists AMP in integrity verifications of enterprises in the construction sector.
• Régie du bâtiment du QuébeccoreTechnology or IntegrationGovernment partner that assists AMP in verifying enterprise licenses and compliance in the building sector.
• Registraire des entreprises du QuébeccoreTechnology or IntegrationGovernment partner providing enterprise registration data to assist AMP in integrity verifications.
• Revenu QuébeccoreTechnology or IntegrationGovernment tax authority that assists AMP in verifying enterprise financial and tax compliance.
• Unité permanente anticorruption (UPAC)coreTechnology or IntegrationAnti-corruption unit that assists AMP by providing reports on verification results relating to enterprise connections to organized crime or adequacy between legal financing sources and activities.
• Secrétariat du Conseil du trésorminorOthersGovernment body responsible for government procurement thresholds and providing extranet services for public contract inquiries.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Commission de la construction du Québec: Quebec construction-sector regulator that provides integrity data to AMP for verification of construction enterprises; a sectoral peer operating in an adjacent Quebec regulatory space and a formal data-sharing partner.

Others

• Competition Bureau Canada: Canadian federal agency that addresses collusion, bid-rigging, and anti-competitive practices in public procurement — thematically aligned with AMP's anti-corruption and fair-competition mandate, though operating as a federal competition law enforcer rather than a procurement regulator.

Broad incumbents

• Crown Commercial Service (UK): UK executive agency that oversees public procurement policy and provides commercial agreements to the public sector; comparable as a public procurement oversight body with a broader portfolio than AMP's regulatory focus.
• U.S. General Services Administration (GSA): U.S. federal agency handling government procurement, contract vehicles, and contractor integrity screening (SAM exclusions) — comparable as a procurement oversight and integrity-registration authority at a much larger scale.
• Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC): Federal Canadian department responsible for procurement policy and contract awarding across federal entities; comparable to AMP in mandate category (public procurement oversight) but operates at the federal level across Canada rather than provincially.
• Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor du Québec: Quebec Treasury Board Secretariat that sets procurement thresholds and oversees public-body contracting policy; AMP's recommendations are addressed to entities under this body's authority, making it a structurally adjacent Quebec peer.

Regional players

• Vérificateur général du Québec: Quebec's auditor general that performs value-for-money audits of public bodies, including contract management — thematically comparable to AMP's contract-compliance oversight function but operating ex-post through audit rather than ex-ante authorization.
• Régie du bâtiment du Québec: Quebec building-sector licensing authority that shares enterprise-license data with AMP for integrity verifications; a regional Quebec regulatory peer providing the upstream licensing layer that AMP's authorization regime depends on.

Direct peers

• Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF): Quebec's financial markets regulator; the clicSÉQUR Enterprises account was transferred from AMF to AMP on January 25, 2019, making it the most direct domestic counterpart in terms of Quebec regulatory remit and shared identity infrastructure.
• Office of the Procurement Ombudsman (Canada): Federal Canadian procurement oversight body that reviews complaints and administers supplier integrity concerns at the federal level — a directly comparable mandate to AMP's complaint processing and contract oversight function.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/AMP_Quebec
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/amp-quebec

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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