{"id":22943,"date":"2025-06-28T22:36:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T22:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/22943\/"},"modified":"2025-06-28T22:36:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T22:36:12","slug":"ottawa-orders-chinese-tech-firm-to-close-canadian-operations-over-national-security-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/22943\/","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa orders Chinese tech firm to close Canadian operations over national security – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

The federal government has ordered a Chinese maker of surveillance camera systems to shutter its Canadian business and leave the country over national security<\/a> concerns.<\/p>\n

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Industry Minister M\u00e9lanie Joly said in a post on X late Friday that the orders issued to Hikvision<\/a> Canada Inc. are the result of a national security review under the Investment Canada Act.<\/p>\n

As part of the review, Joly said the government looked at information and evidence provided by Canada\u2019s security and intelligence community.<\/p>\n

The government ultimately determined allowing the company to keep operating in Canada would be harmful for the country\u2019s national security, she said.<\/p>\n

Hikvision, whose formal name is Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Ltd., describes itself as the world\u2019s largest manufacturer of surveillance equipment. It\u2019s had a Canadian subsidiary since 2014.<\/p>\n

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In the U.S., Australia and the U.K., the business and its subsidiaries have faced a battery of sanctions. Some stem from allegations that the company supplied the Chinese with surveillance cameras used in the Xinjiang region, where the Uyghur population has faced human rights abuses.<\/p>\n

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As a result, Best Buy, Home Depot, and Lowes all reportedly stopped selling Hikvision products.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear what specific concerns sparked Canada\u2019s review of Hikvision. The Investment Canada Act allows the government to probe any foreign investment with potential to harm national security and order any company found posing a risk to the country to depart.<\/p>\n

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Hikvision said it \u201cstrongly\u201d disagrees with Joly\u2019s decision to order it out of Canada and views the move \u201cwith deep concern.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe it lacks a factual basis, procedural fairness, and transparency,\u201d Hikvision said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cInstead of evaluating our technology on its cybersecurity merits, the decision appears to be driven by the parent company\u2019s country of origin, reflecting broader geopolitical tensions and an unjustified bias against Chinese companies.\u201d<\/p>\n

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