ArriveCan contractors failed to meet terms of Indigenous procurement program, audits find – The Globe and Mail

Two staffing companies hired to work on the federal government’s ArriveCan app have failed a group of audits, which found they did not meet the criteria of a program that gave their joint venture preferential access to a dozen government contracts as an Indigenous business.

The audit findings against the two companies, Coradix Technology Consulting Ltd. and Dalian Enterprises, could have broader implications for a host of other joint ventures that compete for more than $1.6-billion worth of federal contract work the government directs annually toward Indigenous businesses.

The Assembly of First Nations, Indigenous business leaders and a former auditor have warned there is widespread abuse of the program through shell companies and the minister responsible has called for an external review of the entire program.

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