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ArriveCAN
ArriveCAN is a Canadian mobile application which served as a vaccine passport during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was required by the Government of Canada to submit COVID-19 vaccine status and quarantine plans.1)
History
Development
ArriveCAN was created by a development team hired by GC Strategies through a pre-existing contract with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).2) The app launched in April 2020.3)
External links
1)
COVID-19: Use ArriveCAN to enter Canada. (2022, June 27). Government of Canada. http://archive.today/2022.07.02-122151/https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency/services/arrivecan.html
2)
Clark, C. (2022, October 24). Nobody knows what happened with ArriveCan, but it sure was lucrative for some. The Globe and Mail. http://archive.today/2022.10.24-165744/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-nobody-knows-what-happened-with-arrivecan-but-it-sure-was-lucrative/
3)
Johnson, M. (2023, June 1). $54 Million ArriveCAN Boondoggle Leads to Calls for Transparency. Open Jaw. https://web.archive.org/web/20230603041953/https://openjaw.com/newsroom/other-news/2023/06/01/54-million-arrivecan-boondoggle-leads-to-calls-for-transparency/