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ArriveCan’s $54-million price tag ‘outrageous,’ tech leaders say - The Globe and Mail

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Canadian tech leaders who have built apps for large corporate clients have described Ottawa’s $54-million price tag for ArriveCan as outrageous, explaining that in their experience, most apps are built for less than $1-million. They also question why the government did not turn directly to a Canadian app developer rather than 23 separate contractors and an unknown number of additional subcontractors. “The people in the Canadian technology community that I’ve talked to are outraged, and I’ve talked to a lot today,” said Neil Selfe, a technology investment banker, and founder and chief executive officer of INFOR Financial Group Inc. A Globe and Mail analysis of federal contracts related to the ArriveCan app found total spending on it is on pace to exceed $54-million this year, which is more than double what the government recently said was spent. Further, the review found that the Ottawa-area company that received the most federal work on the app – GCstrategies – has fewer than five empl

Open this photo in gallery: Travellers arrive at Trudeau Airport in Montreal on, April 20. Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press Share Save for later Please log in to bookmark this story. Log In Create Free Account Canadian tech leaders who have built apps for large corporate clients have described Ottawa’s $54-million price tag for ArriveCan as outrageous, explaining that in their experience, most apps are built for less than $1-million. They also question why the government did not turn directly to a Canadian app developer rather than 23 separate contractors and an unknown number of additional su

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