CBSA President Denies Involvement in Suspending Former Employees Over ArriveCAN Allegations

Published on January 18, 2024

The president of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) denied being involved in the disciplinary action against two former employees who were recently suspended without pay over allegations of misconduct related to the ArriveCan app. “I did not take that action, and it’s not for me to talk about. Their deputy heads took that action,” said CBSA President Erin O’Gorman during a House of Commons Committee on Government Operations (OGGO) meeting on Jan. 18. The committee is currently investigating how the companies GC Strategies, Dalian, and Coradix received millions in taxpayer dollars to develop the ArriveCAN app, which was used by Ottawa to track the COVID-19 vaccination status of travellers entering Canada. Critics have claimed the app could have been developed for a fraction of its $54 million cost....

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