Stephen Owiredu (Government,Amazon App Developer, Brand Promoter, Influencer)
Federal Government- ESDC Youth Accessibility Leader 18-24,Public Servant • Amazon App Developer and Affiliate Partner • Fmr City of Vaughan Web Strategy Participant • Institute For Canadian Citizenship Youth Panel Member • Airlines Customer Service Agent • Startup Vaughan CEO • Humber College Alumnus • Fmr Sailor-St Lawrence 2 Tallship Exp • City OF Toronto-Volunteer •Cast A Away + CrewPages+Clia Member • Fmr Aptoide Ambassador Canada,HC-PHAC+CBSA(OFF DUTY), Yorku(Inactive),
Enabling Accessibility Fund - Small Projects Component
From: Employment and Social Development Canada:
Enabling Accessibility Fund 2026 Call for Proposals
This funding opportunity aims to make workplaces and communities across Canada more accessible for persons with disabilities. It will fund projects that create more opportunities for persons with disabilities to access and maintain employment. In addition, it will fund projects that remove accessibility barriers for persons with disabilities in Indigenous workplaces or Indigenous communities.
Application period: January 16, 2026, to March 12, 2026, at 3:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Funding amount: Between $500,000 and $1,000,000 for a project that is up to 24 months in duration
Who can apply: Not-for-profit organizations, for-profit organizations, Indigenous organizations and municipal and territorial governments.
Check your eligibility!
Applying for funding takes time and effort. To help determine if your organization may be eligible for the Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) 2026 Call for Proposals (CFP), please answer a few short questions.
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Ces Tech
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Park West Gallery
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ArriveCAN is a mobile app provided by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Introduced in 29 April 2020, it allows travellers entering Canada to electronically submit travel documents and customs declarations.
Borderline (blackline) Google Maps - Victoria (BC) -Seattle (USA) To Eastport Maine (USA) - Welshpool (CANADA)
App Mechanism - Active Motion Sensor ( Drive throu - land Border, Airport (touchdown - landing ) + Dock IN - Port , Ride Throu - AMTRAK, CN) + Declaration - Electronic- Form Submission -Input data
Defending The Project - ARRIVECAN APPLICTION - LAUNCH DATE / APPEAL RULING, lAWSUIT (COMMITTEE + A.G ) - EARLY DISSOLVEMENT AFFECTING CBSA EMPLOYEES ON FINES REVENUE , ( 7 years Debarred - Using 79 ARRIVECAN VERSIONS - APPLE -IOS -MAINSYSTEM + 31+ Android Versions)
Primary System Validation & Motion + Effectives (Frequent Travel Or Interval Travel ) Credibility (App launch Date 29-04 2020 + Officer/Client Ambassador - Canadian Passport Info + Flight Info + Active Travellers Contact Information Form App Version v1.40 apk v1.00 - v1.05 ipa - CBSA Advance Declaration - pLatform - Website - HTML ,android,ios v.3.6.11 )
Secondary System Validation & Credibility (Active "Travellers Contact Information Form" App Version - v1.40 apk v1.00 - v1.05 ipa ) + Any Officer/Client Ambassador/ Traveller - Canadian Passport Info + Flight Info + CBSA Advance Declaration - pLatform - Website - HTML ,android,ios v3.6.11 + )
App Regulation - Advantage - Technology can be advanced or reversed by app function (Data Collection - Pandemic + Advance Declaration) or version code (upgrading or downgrading) depending on situation or polarized atmosphere , Disadvantage - Processing Confusion - Loading From Within Same Folder (Bundle) - Note - App Screenshots - Ressolution + App Description must be changed by app function to match selected apk file)
Some provinces or territories across Canada may experience technical delays due to appstore processing request (wait time - 24 hours - 72 hours ) and Canadian timezone difference (No Universal Timezone For Entire Country) across different airports and ports, border crossings.
Timing For Software Update (Apk) = Monitoring High Volume (Passengers/Travellers) + Traffic Flow = Busy Airspace (YYZ) + Border Crossings + Cruise Port - 15 mins - landing + Drive Throu, Dock in - Interval ( Domestic (Canada Only) + International Flights - Enterance = (Canada - Citizens, Pr, Accepted Refugees - IRB ) + Foreign nationals - Newly Accepted Pr , Transit Travellers, Students, Foreign Workers, Aslyum Seekers, Toursit, Visa, )
Primary App Version - Travellers Contact Information Form V1.40 Android Apk (Pandemic Only - Request Submission, Before Account - Activation )
App Files can be accessed by Vaccination Status & security clearance only (T.S Or R.S) and tested by file sharing (enabling) by developer on Aptoide or All ARRIVECAN app files can be downloaded directly from google play console (bundle - rar or winzip (compressed folder ). Due to "Federal Government Asset Management Protection Policies " - Shared App Files - Will be taken offline .
Discontinued Website (IPA) - Showing - All 79 IOS -IPA app version. File sharing has been temporary disenabled due to federal Government Asset And Data Protection.
In Progress - Live App Simulation Exercise - International - Field Trip/ Vacation/Working Abroad (3 months To 8 months) - Travel Agent - Cruise Seminar(7-Days) Abroad -TOR -MIA First Time Using Advance Declaration To Retrieve Submission Email (Before Appeal Submission - To Defend Entire Project - Using 79 - APPLE - IOS IPA Version - App Launch Date - 29-04 -2020 - 29 -04 1994 ) TRIP DETAILS
Accounting - Arithmetics & Data Comparism Between "ARRIVECAN COST & AUDITOR GENERAL OF CANADA - ARRIVECAN APPLICATION REPORT 2024" (Variances In Total App Version)
Development Cost Can build X Version = $2,500,000 /80,000= = 31.25 Versions (Android)
Apple Version Total 79 Version = 79 * 80,000 = $6,320,000 m
Total Version Cost = 79 ($6,320,000) + 31.25 (2,500,000) = 110 Versions $8,820,000 Matches To ArriveCAN Cost(FORECAST)
Project Closing Cost (Correct) = $59,000,OOO /$80,000(per version - other expenses not included) = $737.5
ArriveCan Cost(App Version -110) - Development Cost = $8,800,000 - 2,500,000 = $6,300,000 /80,000 = $78.75
Auditor General (App Version -177) - Development Cost = $14,160,000 - 2,500,000 = $11,660,000/80,000 =$145.75
Difference = Auditor General Canada Report 2024 - ArriveCAN Cost = $145.75 - $78.75 = 177 Version - 110 Version = 67 Version Increament
Comments - Maintain ArriveCAN Cost Data = Only Deduct - Ottawa Condo Office (Expenses) + Bonuses(Based On Agreement Signed) + Contractor Payments From Total $59,000,000
Missing Financial Documents To Support - ARRIVECAN COST (EXPENDITURE & BUDGET, CUSTOMER INVOICING - ACCESS FILE - DATA BASE)
Scandals - Reviewing the Vaccine Passport Program: Ensuring Accountability for Taxpayer Funds - $7.9 million. Mr. D Yeo may return to public service (D.N.D - CAF) after reactivating his security clearance status (T.S OR R.S) if proof of funds for the project is pristine - there is no link to other listed contractors. Vaccine Passport Scandal - PPC Party
Cause Of Freedom Convoy + Oil Sands (Protest) = Human Right - Womens Right , Gender Right (Right To Deceide Without Government Imposition On Vaccine - Mandate ) + Lack Of Piplines (Unemployment In Canadian Oil & Gas Industry) + Techincal Delays Due To System Software Update Processing (Playstore Policies), Effects = (Stuck In Highway Traffic Jams, Customs & Immigration Hall For long hours = 2 - 5 hours/heurs + = Queuing = Wait Time)
Effects Of COVID-19 Pandemic & Vaccine Mandate Policy
Citizens - Unvaccinated - Feeling Left Behind/ lost - Financially + Employment Loss - Resulting To Separation On Health Policies (Human Right Of Choice)
Divinity On sharing Opinions - No common grounds of understanding .
Income Marginalization gap + Poverty - Pass Basic income pilot program bill or Create higher paying jobs.
Health Problems - Mental Health, Depression, Anxiety, Overthinking, Over Stressed.
Economic Development - Growth Progress -Static Or Slow down During lock down (Temporary Freeze To Containing Virus -External Variants That Might Weaken The Vaccine Efficiency , Managing Increasing Covid-19 Death Toll (50 000+ Deaths) + Daily Covid - 19 Infections Rate - In-land Spread & Decreasing Pressure On Health Care System Before - Reopening all land Borders,Airspaces,Ports, Rail Stations ) + Tariffs (Stock Market - Red - Point Drop + Book Cost - Lost) + Economic Stability + Consistency + Speeding Up All Delayed Projects - 6x Faster (Pipelines, Housing Etc) - (Revenue - Rebounces -End lifting Restrictions & Capacity limits) + Financial Relief (CEBA + CERB Repayments - Flexibility ) - Impacted Businesess )
Challenges - Bad Weather(Winter Storm) + Crowd Control Management (Minimum Use Of Excessive Force - Persuade + Dialog - Clearing The Streets - Public Transit - lane) & Communication(Public Relations
& Representation - Ground Team Engagement ) + Coding + App Update - Processing Time = Temporary (Slightly Interrupting - Pausing Or Freezing System For Update - According to googleplay console - there is no instant software update -standard wait time - 5 hours to 72 hours depending on file compression size .) The Flow Of Traffic - 5 - 15 mins For Border Crossing Cars, Trucks - Depending Vehicle Inspection With Swiping For Fingerprints, Narco Substance Traces, + Canine - k9 units, + 15 mins For Airport Planes (YYZ)
+ Passenger Or Traveller Capacity limit -300+ PAX (Incoming Planes, Cars, Ships, Trains) + Timing - (Selected Timezones (No Universal Or National Timezone For Canada ) - Availability To Launch - Mobile Live App Update )
Conclusion
Final Appeal - Gcstrategies would be submitting 2 final appeals after rectify app technicalites (google server upadate - bundle (test,sort,version re-arrangement -(Ascending Pandemic + Descending (Advance Declaration ) Order and Glitch app version - Overwrite or rebuild - Developer Dashboard.
Google play Console - Developer Dashboard
Download App Bundle - Folder - Testing Versions ( Simulating Offline - Using Bluestacks & MSI App Player + Testflight Or Browserstack - IMAC ) + Only Update App Server - When The Flow Of Traffic (Timing - less Busy Airspace + Land Border - Crossover) is lower due to google update + processing wait time to Go live On Playstore Shorter Processing + Approval - Email Notification Confirmation (1 hour : 5 hours - Single - Android Apk ) + longer Processing + Approval - Email Notification - Confirmation 24 :72 hours - Group Files (30+ Android Apk) File Compression (Winrar Or Winzip) - File Size - Limitation - less than Approx 500 mb ) + contractor payments and project budeting issues .CBSA Management And Officers (Assigned - On Duty ) will vote and deceide on defending entire project,re-enforce all pandemic laws + Temporary suspension for non compliance - without pay (30 or 90 Days) or approved medical, parental, maternity leave with pay (unvaccinated) and retrieving fines using health cards and provincial - proof of vaccination website.
Temporary Suspended Senior Executives - Cleared (Mr. C. Macdonald, Mr A Utano, Mr K. Firth, Mr M .Doan ,Ms.D Daly,Mr D. Anthony) after paying all/some bonuses based on agreement signed with Procurement Services Canada + Treasury Board and showing Ontario Proof Of Vaccination (Pdf), Unvaccinated - Suspension - 30-90 Days - to return full duty and assisting with investigation contracting payments (RBC Banking -Records - Recalculate Customer Invoice Billing (Scan Hand Written In Pdf) + Transactional Reviews) . Ceo Of RBC Bank Or Branch Manager will be called upon to give an account to a "Committee - Financial"
Unvaccinated(Non Compliance To Vaccine Mandate Policy) + Permitted Medical Leave (Automatically Suspended With Pay For 30-90 Days) + Duty To Accommodate -Long Term Disability (EE, OHRC Policy )
Terminated CBSA Officer (Mr.P. Mcnulty)- Career Flyer + Banner (Student + Disability Advocate) after apologizing for insurbodination - mental health + over stressing + over thinking problem effects (ranting - confused thoughts , worried, anxious ) , miscommunication on app testing(no app screenshots was provided in work email which could have prevented arguement and termination, resulting to suspension for 30 -90 days - showing no proof of vaccination or explanation letter endorsed with officer stamp and badge number, health card (non - consent for new duties) - before signing off for medical or parental leave instead raising awareness using wrong interviews - media streams) may be return to work after charges dropped on mental health - Assesment (MRI Report) ,long term disability diagnosis, Final Tribunal Hearing - Code Of Conduct - Warning - Uniform + Badge Use Social Media , before reactivating security clearance status (R.S OR T.S) - to remain active in the public service. Reverse Termination Ruling With A Temporary Suspension For 30/90 Days - Redirect To New CBSA Developmental Program Or Pay Pension For Years Of Service (6 years +).
Froozen Donation Accounts(Givesendgo -$15 million) & Trucks - All impounded vehicles such as trucks (company or personnal) will given back to owners who can't afford make ends meet. Truckers who show remorse for their actions"Traffic Rules - Obstructing Trade Routes, Public Transit lanes - Oc transpo , Blocking Highways Major Intersections " and who agree to pay the protest damages ($3.9 Billion OR $35 million - City Of Ottawa , City Of Windsor (No Damage Cost Estimate Yet) over 15 -30 years, may be pardon on heritage damage(flag use - images) damage cost repayment agreement signed - due to app technicalites, Human Rights (right of choice ) will be reviewed - Internal - Non Visible -Cross Platform(Android,IOS,HTML) (Google A.I - Automation - ) .
Glossary
Save, Appeal & Defend Entire "ARRIVECAN APPLICATION" Project Only By (Primary Version Travellers Contact Information Form v1.40 Apk + v1.00/V1.05 Apple IOS -IPA Launch Date 29-04-2020 & CBSA OFFICER INFO (PROOF OF VACCINATION & CANADIAN PASSPORT(FRONT PAGE OR CARD SCAN) 29-04-1994
App Version Configuration - Higher Version(v3.40 29-06-2022 Apk - Wrong - Blank File - Circulation - Google A.i (Automation) Upload,Apk Still In Development(Production Phase -Not Ready For Deployment On Playstore ) - Developer Dashboard ) - Upgrade , Lower Version - Downgrade (v1.40 Apk,v1.00 IOS, Ipa)
Google - Android - Apk File - Programming languages -Jellybean, Marshmallow, Kotlin, Javascript, Jetbrains
Apple- Appstore - Ios - Ipa File
App Bundle - Group Of Apk Or IPA Files - (Winrar,Winzip Archiver - File Compression + File Transfer Security Restrictions)
App Package Id - Apk File Name - com.example.ArriveCan com.gcstrategies.ArriveCan.
App Localizations - Available Countries
App Translation - For Googleplay In App Content, Languages - English, Spanish, French (3)
App Description(long Or Short) - Google Playstore Page & Apple Appstore
Mobile App - Live Update - Timezone( No Universal For Canada -latest Vancuover, Mountain - Alberta, Central- Manitoba,Ontario,Quebec Earliest - Halifax, Pei, Newfoundlandlabrador ) - Published On Appstore(Apple) ,Playstore(Google)
Google Playstore Content Policy - IARC Ratings - Everyone
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The ArriveCAN - Amazon Web App - will be deactivated once an appeal has been filed about the 7-year debarred ruling, and the technical matter has been resolved. Senior management will determine whether to continue all judicial hearings related to fines levied by CBSA officers while on duty.