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Canada: Government approves TikTok investment subject to national security undertakings

Announcement

09 Mar 2026

In March 2026, the government of Canada announced the completion of a national security review of TikTok Technology Canada Inc under the Investment Canada Act, permitting the investment to proceed subject to legally binding undertakings.

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Number of interventions

1

0 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

1 liberalising

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Implementation date

09 Mar 2026

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 09 Mar 2026
FDI: Treatment and operations, nes In force

Recent update from 31 Mar 2026:

On 9 March 2026, the government of Canada announced the completion of a further national security review of the investment by TikTok Technology Canada Inc under the Investment Canada Act. The gover...

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