The President of the Treasury Board of Canada, Mona Fortier, issued a statement announcing the ban of the use of the TikTok application on government-issued mobile devices.

She said "Effective February 28, 2023, the TikTok application will be removed from government-issued mobile devices. Users of these devices will also be blocked from downloading the application in the future. Following a review of TikTok, the Chief Information Officer of Canada determined that it presents an unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security.”

Fortier added that the decision is being taken as a precaution, and that the government has no evidence that sensitive information has been compromised.