Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec

Not to be confused with Société des alcools du Québec.

The Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ; English: Quebec Automobile Insurance Corporation, lit. 'Society of assuring automobiles of Quebec') is a Crown corporation responsible for licensing drivers and vehicles in the province of Quebec and providing public auto insurance that insures all drivers, passengers, pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists involved in road collisions whether or not they are at fault (no-fault insurance). Coverage, however, is limited to personal injuries; damage to property is covered by private insurers.^[1]

Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ)

Headquarters in Quebec City
Company type	Crown corporation
Industry	Insurance, driver licensing, motor vehicle registration
Founded	March 1, 1978
Headquarters	333, boulevard Jean-Lesage Quebec City, Quebec G1K 8J6
Key people	Konrad Sioui
Owner	Government of Quebec
Number of employees	4,165 (2022)
Website	http://www.saaq.gouv.qc.ca/en/

The SAAQ also administers Quebec's driver's licences and vehicle licence plates (analogous to the DMVs of many US states) and seeks to prevent road accidents, particularly through advertising campaigns in the media and in schools.

The Contrôle routier Québec [fr] is part of the SAAQ.

In January 2021, Konrad Sioui became chairman of the board, thereby becoming the first representative of an Indigenous community to lead the board of directors of a Crown corporation in Quebec.^[2]

In April 2025, an inquiry began into the SAAQ's digitalization attempts, known as SAAQclic, which ran $500 million over budget.^[3]

See also

• Vehicle registration plates of Quebec
• Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
• Manitoba Public Insurance
• Saskatchewan Government Insurance