OTTAWA \u2014 Ottawa says it will allow TikTok to continue operating in Canada now that it has more security guarantees from the social media company to protect Canadians’ data.<\/p>\n
OTTAWA \u2014 Ottawa says it will allow TikTok to continue operating in Canada now that it has more security guarantees from the social media company to protect Canadians’ data. <\/p>\n
The federal government banned TikTok from operating and maintaining a physical presence in Canada in 2024. Ottawa recently asked the Federal Court to set aside that order to permit another review.<\/p>\n
Privacy and safety concerns have been raised about TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance Ltd. because of Chinese national security laws that compel organizations in that country to assist with intelligence gathering.<\/p>\n
The decision to set aside the shutdown order came shortly after Prime Minister Mark Carney visited China and secured a deal to get Beijing to lower agricultural tariffs in exchange for new market access for Chinese electric vehicles.<\/p>\n
Industry Minister M\u00e9lanie Joly said Monday in a media statement the decision to let TikTok remain in Canada hinges on several conditions, aligned with a similar approach taken by the European Union.<\/p>\n
The decision followed “a thorough assessment of the information and evidence gathered during the review process, including advice from Canada\u2019s security and intelligence community” and other government partners, Joly said.<\/p>\n
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service had no immediate comment Tuesday.<\/p>\n
TikTok will implement stronger protections for Canadians’ personal information, including new security gateways and privacy-enhancing technologies to reduce the risk of unauthorized or prohibited access to Canadians’ data, Joly said.<\/p>\n
An independent, third-party monitor will be appointed to audit and continuously verify data access controls, she added.<\/p>\n
In addition, TikTok will implement enhanced protections for minors consistent with the findings and recommendations of the federal privacy commissioner and three provincial privacy watchdogs, she said.<\/p>\n
“Further, this decision will protect Canadian jobs, ensuring that TikTok Canada maintains a physical presence in Canada, with commitments to invest in its cultural sector,” Joly said.<\/p>\n
TikTok’s Canadian division will support the growth of Canadian creators, artists and cultural organizations, while strengthening the production and accessibility of Canadian cultural content, she added.<\/p>\n
TikTok Canada said in a statement its continuing support of the cultural sector would include a focus on francophone and Indigenous creators. <\/p>\n
“We look forward to investing in new and returning programs that support the thriving ecosystem of Canadian creators, artists and small businesses,” the company said.<\/p>\n
Comedian Neema Naz, who relies on online platforms like TikTok to showcase his talent, said news of the deal was “relieving and welcomed.”<\/p>\n
Naz said the hope is that people who see creators’ online offerings will become fans and followers, and decide to come to a show or buy their products.<\/p>\n
Ottawa’s previous decision did not extend to banning Canadian users from downloading and using the popular social media app.<\/p>\n
In February 2023, however, the government banned the TikTok app from federal government-issued mobile devices.<\/p>\n
Mohammad Kamal, a spokesperson for Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali, said Tuesday the government regularly reviews measures to protect the security of its networks and data.<\/p>\n
“The existing restrictions on the use of TikTok on government devices remain in place,” he said in an email.<\/p>\n
The company said last month that closing its Canadian operations would have meant hundreds of lost jobs and less support for homegrown creators.<\/p>\n
TikTok announced last year it was pulling out as a sponsor of several Canadian arts institutions, including the Juno Awards and the Toronto International Film Festival, as a result of the previous order.<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 10, 2026. <\/p>\n
\u2014 With files from Craig Lord and Anja Karadeglija <\/p>\n
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OTTAWA \u2014 Ottawa says it will allow TikTok to continue operating in Canada now that it has more…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":528210,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194295],"tags":[49,48,20739],"class_list":["post-528209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ottawa","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-ottawa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=528209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/528210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=528209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=528209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=528209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}