ArriveCan Executives Received More Than $340,000 in Bonuses

Published on February 9, 2024

Federal executives associated with the ArriveCan app have been awarded bonuses totalling more than $340,000 between 2020 and 2022, sparking criticism from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF). “Executives from the government who were part of the ArriveCan team ought to be handed termination notices rather than receiving bonus payments,” CTF federal director Franco Terrazzano said in a Feb. 8 release. “This stands as the prime illustration of how executives who have not succeeded are still being compensated with bonuses funded by the taxpayers.” This information, obtained through government records, highlights the financial rewards given to eight executives from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) who played various roles in the development and management of the ArriveCan project from March 2020 to September 2022....