Overview

• Public Services and Procurement Canada has deemed GC Strategies ineligible for federal contracts for seven years after assessing its conduct on the ArriveCan app.
• Auditor General Karen Hogan is scheduled to deliver her ArriveCan value-for-money audit on Tuesday.
• Launched in April 2020, the ArriveCan app was designed to digitize customs declarations and track COVID-19 health data for incoming travellers.
• GC Strategies received over $19 million to assemble development teams as the project's total cost ballooned to $60 million from an initial $2.35 million contract.
• Dalian Enterprises and Coradix Technology Consulting were also barred from ArriveCan-related procurement processes.