Ottawa’s national security review, shutdown order ‘procedurally unfair’: Hikvision

By Canadian Press on July 9, 2025.

OTTAWA — A Chinese maker of surveillance camera systems says the national security review process that led the federal government to order it to shut down its Canadian operations was unfair.

Hikvision makes the arguments in a court filing challenging a June 27 directive from the federal government to close down its business in Canada.

The company says the review process was procedurally unfair and the conclusion it reached was unreasonable.

Hickvision argues that government directive was based on incorrect assumptions.

Hikvision says Industry Minister Mélanie Joly abruptly concluded the review, did not properly communicate deadlines and declined to consider additional information the company wanted to provide.

Joly said in an online post following the shutdown order that the government looked at information and evidence provided by Canada’s security and intelligence community.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 9, 2025.

Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press

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