The Hikvision headquarters in Hangzhou, in east China’s Zhejiang province, in a file photo.STR/AFP via Getty Images
The Canadian government has ordered Chinese surveillance camera maker Hikvision to stop operating in Canada, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said on June 27.
In a statement, Joly said the government ordered Hikvision Canada Inc. to “cease all operations in Canada and close its Canadian business” after conducting a national security review under the Investment Canada Act.
