ArriveCan contractor says its president joined public service after app work was complete

A person holds a smartphone set to the opening screen of the ArriveCan app in a photo illustration made in Toronto, on June 29, 2022.ArriveCan contractor Dalian Enterprises says its president, David Yeo, became a Department of National Defence employee only last year after work on the app was complete and set up a conflict of interest screen so that he would not be involved in the company’s interactions with his new employer.

“Since becoming an employee of the Department of National Defence, Mr. Yeo has honoured that agreement, has had no involvement in the management or operations of Dalian, and has not had access to Dalian confidential information of any kind. Mr. Yeo has also made the appropriate conflict of interest filing with the Department of National Defence, has resigned as a director and officer of Dalian, and has put his shares in Dalian in a blind trust,” the company said.

The company regularly wins federal contracts under a set-aside provision of the federal procurement strategy for Indigenous business. It often operates in joint ventures with Coradix Technology Consulting Ltd., a larger company that does not bill itself as Indigenous. “Mr. Yeo was deployed to Afghanistan as a contractor for the Department of National Defence to deliver a high assurance security capability at Forward Operating Bases. His team received a Commander’s Commendation for its work,” the company said. “Mr. Yeo is a Tactical Security Specialist, with expertise in High Assurance Guard technologies for the Canadian Armed Forces both on mobile platforms and specialty areas.

The company said Dalian has been regularly audited by Indigenous Services Canada with respect to the Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business. However, the Indigenous Services departmentThe Globe late last year that it has only conducted pre-award audits that examine whether a company is eligible for the program. It has never conducted a post-award audit to determine whether Dalian, or Dalian in joint venture with Coradix, followed through in meeting the obligations of the program.

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