Several Quebec companies beat deadline to sign up for reimbursement program
MONTREAL — More than a dozen Quebec companies stepped forward ahead of a deadline Tuesday with restitution plans for having obtained public contracts through fraud or other questionable means.
Those wanting to participate in the provincial voluntary reimbursement program have until just before midnight.
As of Tuesday afternoon, 14 companies had publicly stepped forward while an undisclosed number of others were also participating.
“Our office has been very busy over the last week,” said Francois Rolland, a retired judge overseeing the program.