Canada orders TikTok’s Canadian business to be dissolved but won’t block app


Canada previously banned TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices. TikTok has two offices in Canada, one in Toronto and one in Vancouver. — AP

TORONTO: Canada announced Nov 6 it won’t block access to the popular video-sharing app TikTok but is ordering the dissolution of its Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind it.

Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said it is meant to address risks related to ByteDance Ltd’s establishment of TikTok Technology Canada Inc.

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