Audit of ArriveCAN app finds CBSA had poor financial record keeping, impacting value for tax dollars

By Anosha Khan (February 13, 2024, 4:08 PM EST) -- On Feb. 12, the Auditor General of Canada Karen Hogan tabled a report in a House of Commons regarding the federal government’s ArriveCAN application that was used to collect traveller health data during the COVID-19 pandemic. She concluded that Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), and Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) “failed to follow good management practices in the contracting, development, and implementation of the ArriveCAN application.”...