Santé Québec, Ministry of Health reprimanded by Quebec public procurement authority

The digital transition for Sante-Quebec is being monitored.

The Public Procurement Authority (AMP) has reprimanded Santé Québec and the Ministry of Health regarding the Finance and Procurement Information System (SIFA), in what appears to be yet another IT quagmire.

Once again, costs have spiralled out of control, this time tripling.

In an order published on Thursday, the AMP required Santé Québec to overhaul its structures and procedures.

The AMP is also asking the ministry to inform it of the measures put in place and to ensure an action plan is adopted.

The authority highlighted the explosion in development costs, which rose from $96 million in 2022 to $330 million last February.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on May 7, 2026.