Canada Bans Huawei and ZTE from Telecommunications Systems Over National Security Risk

The federal government has banned Huawei from working on Canada's fifth-generation networks over security concerns — a decision critics say was long overdue as no company in communist China can operate independent of the CCP.

The move puts Canada in line with key intelligence allies like the United States which have expressed concerns about the national security implications of giving the Chinese tech giant access to key infrastructure.

The government is also banning ZTE, another Chinese state-backed telecommunications firm. A government policy statement posted online says companies will have until June 28, 2024 to remove or terminate 5G equipment from Huawei and ZTE.