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Government failed to follow procurement, security rules in GCStrategies
- Public Services and Procurement Canada suspended GCStrategies from federal contracts for seven years on a Friday in early June 2025.
- The suspension was enacted following a comprehensive review of the supplier’s behavior conducted by the federal integrity and compliance authorities amid numerous breaches of procurement and security regulations.
- A review covering contracts awarded to GCStrategies by multiple federal entities from 2015 to 2024 revealed significant shortcomings, including insufficient documentation proving that the contracted work was completed and frequent lapses in confirming necessary security clearances.
- Auditor-General Karen Hogan reported a "glaring disregard" for basic management in federal spending on the ArriveCan app, with payments made despite lacking proper documentation.
- The findings led to independent investigations by CBSA and the RCMP, highlighting risks to government asset protection and raising questions about federal contracting processes.
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Audit report reveals Canada’s controversial COVID travel app violated multiple rules
From LifeSiteNews By Anthony Murdoch Canada’s Auditor General found that government procurement rules were not followed in creating the ArriveCAN app. Canada’s Auditor General revealed that the former Liberal government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau failed multiple times by violating contract procurement rules to create ArriveCAN, its controversial COVID travel app. In a report released Tuesday, Auditor General Karen Hogan noted that betwe…
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Feds didn't follow procurement rules in contracts with company behind ArriveCan app
OTTAWA — Federal organizations failed to follow procurement and security rules when awarding contracts to a company behind the controversial ArriveCan app, the auditor general said Tuesday.
Ottawa Violated Procurement Rules When Giving Work to Company Behind ArriveCan: Auditor General
The federal government frequently failed to follow procurement rules when awarding work to GC Strategies, the company behind the $59.5 million ArriveCan application, the auditor general’s latest report has found. “Federal organizations are required to monitor the work performed by contractors. However, we noted that federal organizations frequently disregarded government policies in this area,” the June 10 report said. Auditor General Karen Hoga…
The Auditor General notes that there are serious gaps in contracting the application's creator, GC Strategies.
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