TikTok moves Canadian court seeking judicial review of shutdown orders

TikTok’s Canada unit has moved Federal Court seeking a judicial review of an order that the company shut down its operations in the country on national security concerns.

The Chinese-owned social media app filed an emergency motion with the Federal Court.

It was requested, in the petition, to the court to set aside a government order requiring TikTok to wind-up its business in Canada.

The petition was filed on December 5.

The filing prayed to the court to set aside the order and return it to the government for review along with guidance.

Last year, Ottawa began investigating TikTok’s plan to invest and widen its business in the country.

The review led to a government order that required the company to end its operations in Canada because of national security concerns.

The TikTok argued in the legal challenge that closing its business in Canada would lead to hundreds of job losses.

The company further said that they believe it’s in the best interest of the people of Canada to find a meaningful solution and ensure that a local team remains in place, alongside the TikTok platform.

The Canadian government under a law may assess possible risks to national security from foreign investments, such as the TikTok proposal.

The law prevents the Canadian government from disclosing the details of such investments.