The Canada division of TikTok is requesting a court review of the shutdown orders.

Dec. 10 (Reuters): According to a statement released on Tuesday, TikTok's Canada division filed an emergency action with the Federal Court of Canada, requesting a judicial review of an order that the firm shut down its activities in the nation due to national security concerns.In a filing dated December 5, the Chinese-owned social media app asked the court to overturn a government order for TikTok to shut down its operations in Canada.The court might, instead, revoke the order and send it back to the administration for review and direction, according to the brief. Last year, TikTok's ambition to invest and grow its business in Canada was the subject of an investigation by Ottawa. Due to national security concerns, the government issued an order last month requiring the company to cease operations in Canada as a result of the review. In its statement on the legal action, TikTok claimed that closing its Canadian operation would result in the loss of hundreds of jobs."We believe it's in the best interest of Canadians to find a meaningful solution and ensure that a local team remains in place, alongside the TikTok platform," added the statement. The government can evaluate any national security threats from foreign investments, like the TikTok proposal, in accordance with Canadian legislation. The government is prohibited by law from disclosing the specifics of these investments.

The decision from last month did not completely prohibit Canadians from using the well-known social media site. According to the corporation, TikTok has over 14 million monthly users in Canada.A request for comment from Reuters outside of usual business hours was not immediately answered by Canada's Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Industry. The Canadian ruling came after a similar measure was taken in the United States, when President Joe Biden signed a law in April mandating that Bytedance, the company that controls TikTok, sell its U.S. assets by January 19, 2025, or risk a statewide ban. Separately, TikTok and Bytedance requested on Monday that an appeals court temporarily halt the law until the Supreme Court reviews it.