US EditionFormer SNC-Lavalin CEO stripped of his licence, must pay $75K fine
Jacques Lamarre was fined $75,000 and lost his engineering licence for corruption and collusion during his leadership of SNC-Lavalin from 2001 to 2009, the Quebec disciplinary council said.
- Jan. 7, 2026, L'Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec revoked Jacques Lamarre's professional licence and imposed a $75,000 fine after finding him guilty last year.
- The disciplinary council found breaches during Lamarre's 2001–2009 tenure involving SNC-Lavalin's Libya dealings, including $2 million paid to the Gaddafi family and employee reimbursement for political donations.
- Reviewers documented that the disciplinary council began weighing Lamarre's conduct in late 2024, including a $25-million yacht claim, with a last summer decision clearing him of that allegation but finding him guilty on seven counts.
- Although he retains appeal rights, Jacques Lamarre’s licence revocation by the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec has no practical effect since his retirement announced last summer, and Lamarre does not plan to appeal as his legal counsel signed off on the punishment.
- The case ties into wider prosecutions as SNC-Lavalin faced 2015 charges, its construction division pleaded guilty, paying a $280-million fine and receiving three-year probation, while Riadh Ben Aissa admitted to kickbacks worth at least $47.7-million and Sami Bebawi was convicted in Canada.
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Former SNC Lavalin CEO stripped of his licence, fined $75K over corruption breaches
MONTREAL — Quebec's engineering order says it has revoked the professional licence of former SNC Lavalin CEO Jacques Lamarre and fined him $75,000 after finding him guilty of corruption last year.
Jacques Lamarre was found guilty of collusion and corruption committed between 2001 and 2009. He will have to pay a fine of $75,000.
The Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec imposed a $75,000 fine on Jacques Lamarre, who long led SNC-Lavalin, today AtkinsRealis.
Jacques Lamarre, former CEO of the Quebec multinational SNC-Lavalin, will be banished for life from the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec and will have to pay a $75,000 fine due to his participation in schemes of corruption and occult electoral financing.
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