Overview
- Judge Russel Zinn issued a brief ruling that provided no reasons and returned the matter to the minister for reconsideration.
- Earlier this week, the government told the court it had agreed with TikTok to set aside the 2024 order and begin a fresh security review.
- The original directive, issued under then‑industry minister François‑Philippe Champagne, targeted dissolution of TikTok’s Canadian entity rather than a user ban.
- TikTok said more than 14 million Canadians use the app and argued that keeping its local team preserves hundreds of jobs and ongoing investments.
- Ottawa’s concerns mirror those of other Western governments over ByteDance’s Beijing ties and Chinese laws that can compel data access.