'City staff also led a Canada-wide environmental scan to determine use of TikTok by government and felt comfortable based on accounts that were active across Canada.' 'Staff met with TikTok staff in December 2022 to set up the account, and at that time discussed related news from the United States and concerns about security,' reads the update.

The City of Hamilton's communications update states it was piloting the app as a way to reach residents in a 'new, fun way.' Mona Fortier, president of the Treasury Board, said in a statement the chief information officer determined the app 'presents an unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security.'Īfter the federal government banned the app on government devices, other provinces and cities followed suit. Two weeks ago, Canada's federal privacy regulator, along with three provincial counterparts, launched a joint probe of the platform's collection, use and disclosure of users' personal information. These Ontario TikTokers are worried about losing the platform - not their data.City of Hamilton, Niagara police, college review TikTok use after Ottawa removes it from federal devices.Hamilton police spokesperson Jackie Penman told CBC Hamilton on Monday the police service is removing the app from its devices starting March 6, because it is 'pausing activity on our TikTok account until a review by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and several provincial authorities is complete.' 'The city's communications TikTok account will be paused and made dormant while staff await result of the Federal Office of the Privacy Commissioner probe alongside privacy regulators from provinces of Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta,' according to the communication update.

Hamilton's decision came just two days after the city told CBC Hamilton it was considering what it would do with the app.Ī March 3 communication update from the city's communications director to councillors and staff states while the city's information technology division didn't find any specific security risks, it will ban the app anyway 'out of an abundance of caution.' The City of Hamilton and Hamilton Police Service will remove TikTok from their devices, mirroring moves from the federal government and some provinces.

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