Canada Orders Hikvision to Shut Operations

Chinese Surveillance Firm Faces Canada National Security Ban Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • June 29, 2025

Chinese video surveillance manufacturer Hikvision must close operations in Canada, a government official said Friday, citing national security concerns.

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The ban is the latest in a string of Western prohibitions against equipment made by partially state-owned Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology.

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said the ban resulted from a "multi-step review of information provided by Canada's security and intelligence community."

An order bars Hikvision from conducting business in Canada and prohibits government departments and agencies from purchasing its products. Existing deployments of Hikvision equipment across government properties are under review to ensure their eventual removal.

In an online statement, Hikvision decried the ban, accusing the Canadian government of not "evaluating our technology on its cybersecurity merits" and China bashing.

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