Procurement ombud’s report reveals discrepancies in ArriveCan’s $54-million contract

OPO found practices for awarding of the contracts and publication of contract information that were inconsistent with government policy and that threatened fairness, openness, and transparency of government procurement.

Minister of Public Services and Procurement Jean-Yves Duclos speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on Oct. 24, 2023.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IREM KOCA

January 30, 2024

Practices in the ArriveCan contract, which exceeded $54-million, threatened the transparency and integrity of the government’s procurement process and “favoured” the company at the centre of allegations of misconduct, Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic's investigation ...

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