加拿大聯邦政府已下令一家中國監控攝影機系統製造商關閉其在加拿大的業務並離開該國，理由是國家安全疑慮。
工業部長伍鳳儀（Melanie Joly）週五晚間在 X 上發文表示，向海康威視加拿大公司（Hikvision Canada Inc.）發出的命令，是根據《加拿大投資法》（Investment Canada Act）進行國家安全審查的結果。
伍鳳儀表示，作為審查的一部分，政府審視了加拿大安全和情報部門提供的資訊和證據。
她指出，政府最終認定允許該公司繼續在加拿大營運將損害國家的國家安全。
海康威視（正式名稱為杭州海康威視數位技術股份有限公司）自稱是全球最大的監控設備製造商，並於 2014 年在加拿大設立了子公司。
在美國、澳洲和英國，海康威視及其子公司面臨一系列制裁。其中一些制裁源於該公司向中國提供用於新疆地區的監控攝影機的指控，據稱該地區的維吾爾族人口面臨人權侵害。
因此，據報導，百思買（Best Buy）、家得寶（Home Depot）和勞氏（Lowe’s）都已停止銷售海康威視產品。
目前尚不清楚究竟是哪些具體疑慮促使加拿大對海康威視進行審查。《加拿大投資法》允許政府調查任何可能損害國家安全的外國投資，並命令任何被認定對國家構成風險的公司撤離。
海康威視表示，它「強烈」不同意伍鳳儀勒令其撤出加拿大的決定，並對此舉「深感憂慮」。
海康威視在一份聲明中表示：「我們認為這缺乏事實依據、程序公平性和透明度。」
「這項決定似乎並非基於對我們技術網路安全優點的評估，而是受到母公司原產國的驅動，反映了更廣泛的地緣政治緊張局勢以及對中國公司不合理的偏見。」
海康威視表示，它已與所有政府部門充分合作，向他們及時提供了全面回應以及詳細文件。
海康威視在聲明中說：「儘管我們做出了這些努力，政府卻在沒有提供證據或處理我們提供的事實的情況下做出了決定。」
「我們敦促加拿大政府的行動應基於事實而非偏見，並為所有企業和投資者維護一個公平、透明的環境。」
除了命令海康威視加拿大關閉外，伍鳳儀還表示，她正在採取行動，確保聯邦政府、其部門、機構和皇家公司不使用或購買該公司的設備。
她表示，政府還在對其資產進行審查，以確保將來不再使用舊有的海康威視產品。
然而，她沒有直接敦促他們停止使用海康威視技術，但她表示：「我強烈敦促加拿大人注意這項決定並相應地做出自己的判斷。」
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The federal government has ordered a Chinese maker of surveillance camera systems to shutter its Canadian business and leave the country over national security concerns.
Industry Minister Melanie Joly said in a post on X late Friday that the orders issued to Hikvision Canada Inc. are the result of a national security review under the Investment Canada Act.
As part of the review, Joly said the government looked at information and evidence provided by Canada’s security and intelligence community.
The government ultimately determined allowing the company to keep operating in Canada would be harmful for the country’s national security, she said.
Hikvision, whose formal name is Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Ltd., describes itself as the world’s largest manufacturer of surveillance equipment. It’s had a Canadian subsidiary since 2014.
In the U.S., Australia and the U.K., the business and its subsidiaries have faced a battery of sanctions. Some stem from allegations that the company supplied the Chinese with surveillance cameras used in the Xinjiang region, where the Uyghur population has faced human rights abuses.
As a result, Best Buy, Home Depot, and Lowes all reportedly stopped selling Hikvision products.
It’s unclear what specific concerns sparked Canada’s review of Hikvision. The Investment Canada Act allows the government to probe any foreign investment with potential to harm national security and order any company found posing a risk to the country to depart.
Hikvision said it “strongly” disagrees with Joly’s decision to order it out of Canada and views the move “with deep concern.”
“We believe it lacks a factual basis, procedural fairness, and transparency,” Hikvision said in a statement.
“Instead of evaluating our technology on its cybersecurity merits, the decision appears to be driven by the parent company’s country of origin, reflecting broader geopolitical tensions and an unjustified bias against Chinese companies.”
Hikvision said it fully cooperated with all government parties, providing them with timely and comprehensive responses along with detailed documentation.
“Despite these efforts, the government imposed its decision without presenting evidence or addressing the facts we provided,” Hikvision said in its statement.
“We urge the Canadian government to base its actions on facts rather than prejudice, and to uphold a fair, transparent environment for all businesses and investors.”
On top of ordering Hikvision Canada to shut down, Joly said she is also moving to ensure the federal government, its departments, agencies and Crown corporations do not use or purchase equipment from the company.
She said the government is also conducting a review of its properties to ensure legacy Hikvision products are not used going forward.
However, she stopped short of urging them to stop using Hikvision technology but said, “I strongly urge Canadians to take note of this decision and make their own decisions accordingly.”
source ctvnews