The Canadian government has ordered the social video service to shutter its two offices in the country, citing national security concerns.

Canada's innovation minister cited unspecified national-security risks as the reason for telling Chinese-owned TikTok to dissolve its business in the country.

Canada has ordered the closure of ByteDance's operations in Canada — specifically the offices of TikTok Technology Canada, Inc. — citing national security risks. The statement did not specify more about the security risks. TikTok has repeatedly denied that this is the case.