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Canada Orders Hikvision Canada to Cease Operations Following National Security Review

The minister pointed to the company’s role in mass surveillance in China’s Xinjiang region as grounds for its mandated departure.

A staff member sits in front of a screen displaying footage from surveillance cameras at the Hikvision booth at Security China, an exhibition on public safety and security, in Beijing on June 7, 2023.
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Overview

  • On June 28 Ottawa directed Hikvision Canada Inc. to close its business and halt all operations domestically.
  • Federal departments, agencies and crown corporations are now banned from acquiring or using Hikvision products.
  • Officials have launched a review of existing public-sector properties to identify and remove legacy Hikvision surveillance hardware.
  • The Investment Canada Act review, informed by national security and intelligence assessments, did not apply to Hikvision’s affiliate operations abroad.
  • The move aligns with U.S. trade blacklists and broader Western efforts to curb Chinese technology linked to human rights abuses.