Total cost of ArriveCan 'impossible to determine' due to poor record-keeping, AG report finds

Contract rules disregarded in costly development of ArriveCan app: AG

The management of the project was so poor that it's impossible to know the final amount for sure.

Auditor general slams costly development of ArriveCan

A failure of management, "glaring disregard" for policies, controls and transparency and dismal efforts to track spending drastically drove up the cost of the much-maligned ArriveCan app, says auditor general Karen Hogan. The app met with frustration from travellers and the opposition Conservatives, who blamed the app for long waits at the airport and glitches that ordered fully vaccinated people to quarantine. (Feb. 12, 2024)

Auditor general slams costly development of ArriveCan

A failure of management, "glaring disregard" for policies, controls and transparency and dismal efforts to track spending drastically drove up the cost of the much-maligned ArriveCan app, says auditor general Karen Hogan. The app met with frustration from travellers and the opposition Conservatives, who blamed the app for long waits at the airport and glitches that ordered fully vaccinated people to quarantine. (Feb. 12, 2024)

Federal Auditor General Releases Report on ArriveCan App

The federal Auditor General has released a damning report on its audit of the implementation and management of the ArriveCan app used to monitor travel at the height of the COVID pandemic. Auditor General Karen Hogan says she was “deeply concerned” with what they didn’t find. She says a paper trail should have existed. Overall says Hogan, the contract shows a “glaring disregard for basic management and contracting practices throughout ArriveCa…

Taxpayers billed nearly $60 million for failed ArriveCan app: Auditor General report

Auditor General Karen Hogan released a report on Monday revealing that federal spending on the ArriveCan app and its “glaring disregard for basic management practices” cost Canadian taxpayers an estimated $59.5 million with little value provided.

Contract rules disregarded in costly development of ArriveCan app: auditor general

OTTAWA — A failure of management and some of the worst financial record-keeping she has ever seen drastically drove up the cost of the much-maligned ArriveCan app, the federal auditor general said Monday.