TikTok is mounting legal challenges against government restrictions in North America, filing a judicial review application with Vancouver's federal court on December 5 to contest Canada's order to end its operations in the country.

The Canadian government ordered TikTok Technology Canada's dissolution following a national security review of ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese parent company. While the app remains accessible to its 14 million Canadian users, the order affects TikTok's business operations in Toronto and Vancouver.

TikTok's legal challenge argues that the government's decision was:

• "Unreasonable" and "driven by improper purposes"
• "Grossly disproportionate"
• "Procedurally unfair"
• Lacking "rational connection" to identified security risks
• Threatening hundreds of Canadian jobs and business contracts

Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, who led the government's review, maintains the decision was based on "specific national security risks" and informed by Canada's security and intelligence community.

The challenges in Canada come as TikTok faces increased pressure globally:

• Potential U.S. ban looming in January
• Heightened scrutiny in Europe
• Concerns over election interference campaigns
• Ongoing security debates about ByteDance's Chinese ownership

The review was conducted under the Investment Canada Act, which allows the government to investigate foreign investments that could compromise national security.

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