Etiket: ArriveCan
ArriveCAN scandal: contracts with GC Strategies dating back to 2010
The founders of GC Strategies, the firm at the heart of the ArriveCAN scandal, obtained millions in federal government contracts between 2010 and 2015 under another company name. • Read…
ArriveCan | The tip of the iceberg of waste of public funds
The shameless waste of public funds with ArriveCAN Is it just the tip of the iceberg? Is the federal public service on the verge of collapse? Published at 12:54 a.m.…
Pandemic is no excuse for ArriveCAN, says Auditor General
It was perhaps legitimate to suspend certain rules to allow the federal government to act quickly during the pandemic, but not to award contracts without documentation to create ArriveCAN, says…
Company behind ArriveCAN | GC Strategies federal contracts suspended since November
(Ottawa) Federal government contracts with GC Strategies, the company at the heart of the app scandal ArriveCANhave been suspended since November, said the Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Jean-Yves…
With the ArriveCan scandal, Trudeau rolls out the red carpet for Poilievre
It was supposed to cost $80,000 initially. We are now at $59.5 million, or 744 times more expensive. I am of course talking about the ArriveCAN application. • Read also:…
Report of the Auditor General | ArriveCan ultimately cost 59.5 million
(Ottawa) The Auditor General is unable to determine the exact cost ofArriveCan due to the poor accounting records of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), she notes in a devastating…
Use of subcontractors caused ArriveCAN fiasco, Auditor General blames
Addicted to external consultants at $1,090 per day, the Canada Border Services Agency has kept no documentation on the awarding of a contract without a call for tenders to the…
Report of the Auditor General | ArriveCan ultimately cost at least $59.5 million
(Ottawa) The Auditor General is unable to determine the exact cost of ArriveCan given the poor accounting records of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), she notes in a devastating…
The federal government demanded the development of ArriveCAN in English
The federal government imposed work in English on companies wishing to develop the ArriveCAN application, whose contracts total tens of millions of dollars, under the pretext that it is the…
ArriveCan copied in a weekend by two techno companies
Did Canada pay too much for the controversial ArriveCan app? Shocked by the spending of tens of millions of federal dollars, two tech companies reproduced the platform in a weekend…
Border delays | More staff needed despite ArriveCAN ending, union warns
(OTTAWA) The president of the customs and immigration officers’ union says long lines at the border won’t necessarily disappear magically when using the ArriveCAN app becomes optional, starting Saturday. Posted…
Too old for ArriveCAN! | The duty
I won’t tell you my age, but here are some clues. Vaccinated twice against COVID-19, I have since received two booster doses and am awaiting a fifth dose. All this…
Group launches ArriveCan legal challenge in Federal Court
A constitutional rights group has launched a legal challenge to the federal requirement for travelers to Canada to use the ArriveCan app. The suit was filed in Federal Court by…
Pressure on Ottawa to eliminate ArriveCan at the Canada-US border
US elected officials and business representatives are increasing pressure on the Trudeau government to reduce travel delays between the US and Canada. Nearly 1,500 emails have been sent to MPs…
Canada-US border | Pressure grows on Ottawa to eliminate ArriveCan
(Washington) American elected officials and business representatives are increasing pressure on the Trudeau government to reduce travel delays between the United States and Canada. Posted at 12:58 p.m. Updated at…
Pressure on Ottawa to eliminate ArriveCan at the Canada-US border
In the United States, elected officials and organizations are increasing pressure on the federal government to reduce travel delays between the United States and Canada. The Canadian American Business Council’s…
Chaos at airports | Alghabra continues to defend ArriveCAN
Sorry, your browser does not support videos An “international disgrace”, “travellers treated like laboratory rats”… The opposition parties were not kind to the federal Minister of Transport, Omar Alghabra, during…
ArriveCan causes no delays at airports, says Minister of Transport
Not only does ArriveCan’s mandatory entry application not cause any passenger delays at the airport, it would even speed things up for passengers, says the federal Minister of Transportation. “There…
ArriveCAN: a one-time exemption for vaccinated travelers
A one-time exemption for vaccinated travelers is authorized by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) for those who were unaware of the requirement to submit their information in ArriveCAN, Global…
ArriveCan app irritates some users despite patch
(Montreal) Tech and medical experts, along with travelers, continue to call for the ArriveCan app to be discontinued, even after the federal government fixed a technical glitch that required some…