TikTok seeks to block federal government’s shutdown order with court challenge

In November, TikTok was ordered to dissolve its Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind the social media platform

TikTok is challenging the federal government’s order to shut down its operations in Canada, claiming it will eliminate hundreds of jobs and potentially terminate a quarter of a million contracts that it has with Canadian advertising clients.

The company filed documents in Federal Court in Vancouver on Dec. 5, seeking to set aside the order to wind-up and cease business in Canada.