Commissaire à la lutte contre la corruption - UPAC

What Commissaire à la lutte contre la corruption - UPAC does

The Commissaire à la lutte contre la corruption (CLCC) and its operational arm, the Unité permanente anticorruption (UPAC), form Quebec's specialized anti-corruption police body, established by the Loi concernant la lutte contre la corruption (chapter L-6.1) and operating since February 18, 2011. The CLCC became a specialized police corps on February 14, 2018, with province-wide jurisdiction, and is led by Commissioner Vincent Richer, appointed unanimously by the National Assembly in June 2025. UPAC coordinates multidisciplinary teams drawn from CLCC police investigators, Revenu Québec tax auditors, the Commission de la construction du Québec's Unité autonome de vérification, the Régie du bâtiment du Québec, and the Sûreté du Québec's security screening service, all operating under a single Commissioner with about 220-240 personnel headquartered in Montréal with a secondary office in Québec City.

Name

Commissaire à la lutte contre la corruption - UPAC

Legal name

Commissaire à la lutte contre la corruption (CLCC)

Website

https://upac.gouv.qc.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Commissaire à la lutte contre la corruption (UPAC/CLCC) is Quebec's specialized police body coordinating prevention, enterprise integrity verification, and criminal investigation of corruption across the province's public sector, funded entirely by the Government of Quebec.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Anti-Corruption Services

NAICS

Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (926150)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAFAN

Government Accountability, Ethics & Anti-Corruption Advocacy

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Civil Rights, Advocacy & Public Policy Organizations

SECONDARYBPAHAFAL

Fraud Risk Management & Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption (ABAC)

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Risk, Compliance & Governance Advisory

SECONDARYEDABADAA

Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption (ABAC)

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/Compliance, Ethics & Regulatory Training

Keywords

• Anti-corruption services
• Government investigations
• Whistleblower reporting
• Public integrity audits
• Construction compliance verification

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Allocation: UPAC and the CLCC are funded entirely through annual appropriations by the government of Quebec. As a public law-enforcement body, there is no commercial revenue generation.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

UPAC (Commissaire à la lutte contre la corruption) is Quebec's specialized anti-corruption police body that combats corruption involving public funds through three pillars: prevention, audit/verification, and investigation. It operates a confidential whistleblower reporting line (1-844-541-UPAC) and online reporting form for citizens and public sector stakeholders, and runs the UAVCCQ unit that monitors construction industry compliance.

Product overview

UPAC (Unité permanente anticorruption) is a government anti-corruption organization operating under the Commissioner for Anti-Corruption (CLCC), a specialized police body created by the Quebec government in February 2011. The organization operates on three core fronts: Prevention, Verification, and Investigation. Its portfolio includes criminal investigation services targeting corruption and fraud in public procurement, a Business Integrity Verification Service for vetting government contractors, an autonomous construction industry verification unit (UAVCCQ), corruption prevention training and sensitization programs, risk management tools and methodology, an interactive risk assessment tool, the 'L'Incorruptible' educational podcast, and digital whistleblower reporting mechanisms (online forms and telephone hotline). These products work together to provide a comprehensive anti-corruption ecosystem for Quebec's public sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• L'Incorruptible: A podcast produced by the Unité permanente anticorruption that explains the phenomenon of corruption in Canada and Quebec, as well as the mission and work of UPAC on a daily basis. The spokesperson Mathieu Galarneau interviews colleagues to present corruption, its history, and the organization's missions.

Products and services

• Corruption Investigations

Quantifiable outcome

• 134 criminal and penal accusations filed; 138 convictions obtained; over $760,000 in fines imposed in FY 2024-2025
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 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

Integration8 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Agence française anticorruption (AFA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 June 2020UPAC and the French Anti-Corruption Agency signed a cooperation protocol on June 2, 2020, facilitating cross-border knowledge exchange and best practices in anti-corruption governance between the two jurisdictions.
• École nationale d'administration publique (ENAP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 February 2011UPAC and ENAP have a long-standing partnership for anti-corruption education and training. ENAP is the only francophone public administration university in North America. The partnership includes hosting the annual 'Colloque Ensemble contre la corruption' on International Anti-Corruption Day (December 9), joint webinars on public integrity, and international training programs (e.g., corruption risk management workshops delivered in Tunis, Tunisia, in May 2022). The collaboration enables knowledge sharing with international partners in Africa and Haiti.
• Bureau de la concurrence du CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Bureau de la concurrence du Canada participates in the Comité des partenaires en prévention together with UPAC, Lobbyisme Québec, and the Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor, to provide coordinated public integrity sensitization to institutions and businesses in the health sector and beyond.
• Lobbyisme QuébeccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Comité des partenaires en prévention coordinated by UPAC, alongside the Bureau de la concurrence du Canada and the Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor, to make the legislative and regulatory framework on public integrity accessible to interested entities.
• Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor (Treasury Board of Québec)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIssues the mandatory Directive sur la gestion des risques en matière de corruption et de collusion (2016) that obliges public bodies to implement corruption risk management plans. Works with UPAC on prevention frameworks and training tools (ISO 31000, ISO 37001, COSO ERM references). Part of the Comité des partenaires en prévention.
• Autorités des marchés publics (AMP)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerUPAC transmits enterprise integrity verification reports to the AMP, which makes the final determination on whether an enterprise may contract with the State. The AMP also provides strategic direction on procurement integrity matters.
• Revenu Québec (within UPAC)coreTechnology or IntegrationRevenu Québec provides tax-fraud investigation teams embedded within UPAC (Service de contrôle de l'intégrité des entreprises et de leurs dirigeants; Service des enquêtes de l'UPAC de Revenu Québec). These teams conduct financial investigations into suspected tax fraud connected to public contracts.
• Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ) — Unité autonome de vérificationcoreTechnology or IntegrationThe Unité autonome de vérification de la CCQ (UAV-CCQ) operates within UPAC and has privileged access to real-time data on construction industry enterprises and workers, enabling detection of work-hours fraud, undeclared labor, and money laundering on public construction projects.
• Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe RBQ provides verification and investigation teams within UPAC (Équipe de vérification and Unité d'enquête), focusing on unlicensed contractors and compliance on public construction projects under the Building Act.
• Sûreté du Québec — Service de filtrage de sécuritécoreTechnology or IntegrationSecurity clearance filtering for UPAC investigations and personnel, provided by the Sûreté du Québec's Service de filtrage de sécurité within the UPAC structure.
• Protecteur du citizen (Ombudsman of Québec)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the Forum des partenaires en intégrité publique coordinated by the Protecteur du citoyen. The Forum includes UPAC, AMP, BIG (Montréal), CED, CMQ, and Élections Québec, and organizes the annual Whistleblower Awareness Day (March 24) and joint public integrity events.
• Bureau de l'inspecteur général de la Ville de Montréal (BIG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the Forum des partenaires en intégrité publique. The BIG monitors procurement and contract execution for the City of Montréal and shares intelligence with UPAC on municipal corruption risks.
• Commission municipale du Québec (CMQ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the Forum des partenaires en intégrité publique. Receives and processes whistleblower reports for municipalities under the law facilitating disclosure of wrongdoing in public bodies.
• Union des municipalités du Québec (UMQ)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerUPAC partnered with UMQ to deliver a webinar on corruption prevention for elected officials, managers, and employees of MRCs and municipalities. Training was offered free to UMQ members.
• Association internationale des mayors francophones (AIMF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported the international extension of UPAC's expertise through AIMF's network, enabling the May 2022 training workshop on corruption risk management held in Tunis, Tunisia, for municipal executives.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC): One of the world's most established anti-corruption agencies with a three-pronged investigation, prevention, and education model parallel to UPAC's mandate. ICAC serves as a global benchmark for integrated anti-corruption bodies.
• NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC): Australian state-level anti-corruption body with very similar investigative, prevention, and education functions, operating within a comparable parliamentary oversight framework. Directly comparable to UPAC's three-front mandate.
• Agence française anticorruption (AFA): France's national anti-corruption agency and existing cooperation partner of UPAC. AFA has a closely analogous mandate of preventing and detecting corruption, advising public and private entities, and coordinating enforcement — making it the most directly comparable peer.
• UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO): UK government agency investigating serious fraud, bribery, and corruption with enforcement powers comparable to UPAC's specialized police corps. Operates in a similar government enforcement context with case-driven model.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO): U.S. congressional watchdog providing oversight of federal spending and programs. Comparable government accountability and oversight function but with an audit/reporting mandate rather than criminal enforcement.
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP): Canada's federal police, with jurisdiction over federal corruption offenses and integrated units addressing organized crime. Wider law enforcement mandate but overlapping fraud/corruption investigations.
• Sûreté du Québec: Quebec's provincial police force, which provides security clearance services to UPAC and conducts related investigations. Operates in the same enforcement ecosystem but with a far broader public safety mandate.
• Office of the Auditor General of Quebec (VGQ): Quebec's independent legislative audit body that audits public spending and performance. Operates as a complementary oversight institution with a mandate to detect mismanagement, though focused on financial probity rather than criminal investigation.

Others

• Transparency International: Global civil society organization fighting corruption through advocacy, research, and policy work. Comparable sphere of activity (anti-corruption advocacy and standards) but operates as an NGO rather than a government enforcement body.

Regional players

• British Columbia Office of the Comptroller General: Canadian provincial government body with internal audit and financial oversight responsibilities over public sector integrity. Operates in a similar regulatory environment but focuses on financial controls rather than criminal anti-corruption.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCtYCn4txa_Ho_V_3d8AsfTA
• Facebookfacebook.com/CLCC.UPAC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clcc-upac

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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