OTTAWA — An organization that promotes procurement best practices within the federal public service says it is reviewing its reward process after giving an “unsung heroes” award in 2021 to the procurement team behind the ArriveCan app.

In the fall of 2021, the Canadian Institute for Procurement and Material Management (CIPMM) published a&nbsp;<a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;whimsical one-page graphic&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://cipmm-icagm.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CIPMM-36-Awards.png&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" data-loopstyle="linkonly" href="https://cipmm-icagm.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CIPMM-36-Awards.png">whimsical one-page graphic</a>&nbsp;announcing the recipients of its annual procurement awards.

The award was for 'innovative and effective' procurement during the pandemic, but the ArriveCan team’s work has been blasted by the AG.{ai:summary}<p>CIPMM awarded the procurement team behind the ArriveCan app, causing a stir. The organization is now reviewing its reward process. #politics</p>

Procurement institute reviewing awards after ArriveCan app team named 'unsung heroes'

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