TikTok has challenged a Canadian government order to shut down the Chinese video-sharing app's business operations in the country over national security concerns. The company filed an application for a judicial review with the Federal Court in Vancouver seeking to set aside the order for TikTok to wind-up and cease its business in Canada.
The Canadian federal government announced last month that it was ordering the dissolution of TikTok Technology Canada Inc. after a national security review of its Chinese parent company ByteDance Ltd. Despite this, access to the TikTok app will not be blocked, and it will continue to be available to Canadians. TikTok boasts 14 million users in Canada, which accounts for about a third of the population, and maintains offices in Toronto and Vancouver.
