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Users in Canada, however, will still have access to the app.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government is taking action to address the specific national security risks related to ByteDance Ltd\u2019s operations in Canada through the establishment of TikTok Technology Canada Inc,\u201d Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said in a statement on Wednesday (via Reuters).<\/p>\n<p>This dissolution order comes after a national security review of TikTok\u2019s Chinese parent company ByteDance, which put forth a proposal last year to expand its business in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/10\/24\/canada-to-reduce-permanent-resident-numbers-amid-population-growth-concerns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe decision was based on the information and evidence collected over the course of the review and on the advice of Canada\u2019s security and intelligence community and other government partners,\u201d Champagne added.<\/p>\n<p>TikTok issued a statement Wednesday, saying that the Chinese-owned social media platform will challenge the order in court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShutting down TikTok\u2019s Canadian offices and destroying hundreds of well-paying local jobs is not in anyone\u2019s best interest, and today\u2019s shutdown order will do just that,\u201d the statement reads. \u201cWe will challenge this order in court. 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