Private company

Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec

Canadian auto insurance company

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.2 It employed 4,165 people in 2022.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Mar 1, 1978Founded1
SAAQ Québec
Photo: Elias Touil, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

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.2

Employees over time

  • 20224,1651
  • 20203,8611

Timeline

  1. Mar 1, 1978Founded Founded1