Two Former CBSA Employees Suspended Over ArriveCan Allegations, Allege ‘Intimidation’

Published on January 17, 2024

Two federal employees who previously worked at the Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) have been suspended without pay over allegations of misconduct related to the ArriveCan app. The employees allege the allegations are an attempt at “intimidation” to silence their criticism. Health Canada assistant deputy minister Cameron MacDonald, in a letter to the House of Commons Committee on Government Operations (OGGO), said the action taken against him and Antonio Utano is “Kafkaesque madness” that was damaging to their professional reputations, careers, families, and health.  Mr. MacDonald and Mr. Utano, a director-general at the Canada Revenue Agency, worked together at the CBSA on the ArriveCan app, which was used to track the COVID-19 vaccination status of travellers entering Canada. The app, which ended up costing more than $54 million, is currently under investigation by both OGGO and Canada’s auditor general....

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