The government says Wyant's work is to begin immediately with an interim report to be completed by the end of May.
The Alberta government has announced who it has hired to investigate allegations of improper behaviour and spending irregularities in health contracts.
Raymond Wyant is the former chief judge of the provincial court of Manitoba, has also worked as a defence lawyer and a Crown prosecutor, and has taught law at the University of Manitoba. Wyant is to review multimillion-dollar contracts for children's medication and for surgeries done by for-profit providers.
The government says Wyant's work is to begin immediately with an interim report to be completed by the end of May.