Mr. Chair and honourable committee members, I am looking forward to answering the questions you may have and that allow us to get the information out on the table.
As I was the lead on this file, I'm able to answer questions for GCstrategies. My business partner and I have, in combination, over 30 years of IT staffing experience with the Government of Canada.
GCstrategies was founded in 2015 and is an IT staffing firm that has a proven record of successful engagements with government departments. We have built teams and provided subject matter experts for many projects for over 20 federal departments during our tenure. We have built a very strong network of best-in-class talent, which allows us to help our clients find the team they want and have the ability to scale up and down as necessary.
When the government approached us to staff a team under their management and direction for a time, a materiel engagement, we did so. Every individual we used was approved, government security clearances were verified, and they were given their specific tasks and deliverables by the government.
To be clear, we did not build ArriveCAN. We were approached to provide a team for consideration to fulfill certain ArriveCAN requirements. We are, however, very proud of the team we gave the Government of Canada, whom they managed and gave direction to throughout the project. They never missed a deadline, and they completed all their tasks and deliverables.
Thank you. I am now open to questions.