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 of Ministry tabled in the House of Commons on Jan. 30.
The figures were requested by Conservative MP Michael Cooper, who posed questions about the costs in the Inquiry dated Nov. 18, 2022.
“What are the total expenditures paid by the government related to advertising, public relations or other types of promotion for the ArriveCAN application,” Cooper asked in the Inquiry….