Specifically about ArriveCAN, I cannot come up with an exact number. I think it's fewer than 20.
In general, contracting with the government is a big issue, and it's definitely something that Canadians want to know about. They are interested in finding out how much money is spent and on what. Other companies are also interested in the information to know who made a submission and who won the bid. We have a lot of requests from other public entities, as well as other private entities.
Generally, contracts should be open. The clauses that are used for contracting should be in the public domain. Very limited information on those contracts should be redacted. In our investigations, we often find that we have to recommend or order the disclosure of information that is not protected under the act.
The exemptions under the act are very specific. You can find them under section 20. The test is very limited, but unfortunately, third parties, contractors and subcontractors often try to not have that information out there in the public domain.