OTTAWA — TikTok is being allowed to proceed its operations in Canada after the federal government wrapped up a nationwide safety evaluate.
Business Minister Mélanie Joly says the choice hinges on key circumstances, together with for TikTok to usher in stronger protections for minors and the private info of all Canadians.
The minister says the choice may also save jobs by making certain TikTok Canada has a bodily presence within the nation.
The transfer reverses a 2024 order for TikTok to shut its places of work in Canada resulting from nationwide safety issues.
Final month, a Federal Courtroom decide put aside an order for the social media firm to wind down operations in Canada, which meant it might hold working its places of work whereas the federal government performed one other evaluate.
Joly says the federal government will observe compliance and search different measures to make social media safer for younger Canadians.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed March 9, 2026.
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press