Tag: ArriveCAN

Voluntary ArriveCAN Usage Low Despite Speedier Border Processing: CBSA

The number of travellers who use ArriveCAN to submit their advance customs declaration when entering Canada has dropped 50 percent since the system stopped being mandatory for COVID-19 purposes last fall, says the border agency. September was the last month ArriveCAN was mandatory to track the vaccination status and quarantine plans of travellers, with 31…


Auditor General Will Audit $54 Million ArriveCAN Program

Canada’s auditor general will be conducting a performance audit of the $54 million ArriveCAN program, with an anticipated publication date of later this year. The Office of the Auditor General told The Epoch Times on March 1 that “the scope and timelines are not yet confirmed” and declined further comment. However, the department’s website includes…


Legal Group Files New Lawsuit Against Feds Over ArriveCan Enforcement

A new lawsuit has been filed against the federal government over the enforcement of the ArriveCan app for individuals entering or re-entering Canada throughout the pandemic. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), a Canadian legal advocacy group, announced in a press release on Feb. 7 that the lawsuit would be filed “on behalf of Canadians who…


Public Health Agency Spent Over $2.5 Million on ArriveCan App Promotion: Document

The federal public health agency spent over $2.5 million on contracts related to advertising, public relations, and other types of promotions for the ArriveCan app, according to newly released figures. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) awarded contracts totaling $2.54 million for various promotional projects related to the app between 2020 and 2022, according to an Inquiry…


Public Health Agency Claims Mandatory ArriveCan Saved Travellers Time

A Public Health Agency report submitted to a House of Commons committee says that the mandatory ArriveCan app travellers were required to use when entering and leaving Canada, under threat of fines if they didn’t, saved travellers “about five minutes” at border crossings. “ArriveCan was a necessary component of Canada’s measures to prevent the introduction and…


Heavily Redacted ArriveCan Documents ‘Blocking’ Committee’s Probe Into $54M Price Tag: Conservative MP

Heavily redacted versions of ArriveCan documents submitted to a House of Commons committee in December 2022 are “blocking” MPs’ investigation into the app’s $54 million price tag, says Conservative MP Kelly McCauley, who is also the committee’s chair. “I’m very greatly concerned that documents are redacted, blocking any ability for us to see what the government…


Feds 2 Weeks Late on Releasing ArriveCan Invoices, Lists of Subcontractors

MPs on a House of Commons committee said today they are still awaiting lists of subcontractors and invoices yet to be released by the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) to explain how the federal government spent $54 million on the ArriveCan app. “There’s definitely questions on if this delay is a result of simply not…


House Votes to Audit Government’s $54 Million ArriveCan Spending

The House of Commons on Wednesday voted in favour of auditing the federal government’s $54 million spending on the ArriveCan app, which will include an investigation of all payments and contracts associated with creating and maintaining the app. The performance audit motion, introduced by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Nov. 1, passed the House 174–149 and…


Poilievre Introduces Motion to Audit Government’s $54M ArriveCan Spending

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre today introduced a motion in the House of Commons to audit the federal government’s $54 million spending on the ArriveCan app. “It wasn’t necessary, it didn’t work, and it could have been paid for with only $250,000 instead of $54 million,” Poilievre said of the app in the House of Commons…


Health Canada Spent at Least $1.5M on Police to Help With Quarantine, ArriveCan Compliance

Police resources were diverted from normal duties to help federal public health authorities enforce the Quarantine Act and ArriveCan compliance at airports, The Epoch Times has learned. “Between the end of 2020 to the end of March 2022, $1.5 million was paid for police services at 10 Ports of Entry, including airports and designated quarantine…