The federal auditor general will review all government contracts signed with the company that developed the controversial ArriveCan app. The app was created to allow Canadians from other countries to return home after confirming their vaccination status during COVID-19. But the $60 million government project has been heavily criticized by the opposition.
Auditor General Karen Hogan has already investigated the development of the app. It found that three departments lacked the financial documents required to explain the costs and failed to reimburse taxpayers for the maximum amount.
Hogan is now reviewing government contracts with GC Strategies. The two-person company was tasked by the federal government to build a team to complete some of the development of the app. In total, the federal government has awarded the company contracts worth more than $100 million, and that’s not just for ArriveCan.
The House of Commons unanimously tasked Hogan with reviewing all contracts last September. Hogan has now agreed to do the same.
