Auditor general set to release report on controversial ArriveCan app

The ArriveCan app will go under the microscope today as Canada’s auditor general releases a report on the $54 million government project.A person holds a smartphone set to the opening screen of the ArriveCan app in a photo illustration made in Toronto on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. The ArriveCan app will go under the microscope today as Canada's auditor general releases a report on the $54 million government project.

Auditor General of Canada Karen Hogan participates in a news conference in Ottawa on Monday, March 27, 2023. last year, the government gave a $25 million contract to GC Strategies to work on the app. The company is a two-person consulting firm whichas able to help companies navigate the government's procurement process. The company subsequently subcontracted work out to other firms.

Jeglic's report also suggested that a number of bidders repeatedly won contracts by listing subcontractors that ultimately didn't do any work on the app. Procurement Ombudsman Alexander Jeglic prepares to appear before the standing committee on national defence in Ottawa on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. The CBSA also has been conducting an internal investigation of the ArriveCan contracts. CBSA president Erin O'Gorman told the government operations committee last month that the investigation's preliminary findings caused her great concern.

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