US EditionTikTok Canada halts arts sponsorships including with TIFF, Junos as shutdown looms
CANADA, JUL 7 – TikTok Canada suspends sponsorships of major arts programs including Juno Awards and TIFF while complying with federal shutdown citing national security concerns.
- TikTok announced on July 7, 2025, that it is ending sponsorship of major Canadian arts organizations including TIFF, the Juno Awards, and the National Screen Institute's Indigenous Accelerator in Toronto.
- This decision follows a federal order issued in November 2024 requiring TikTok to wind down Canadian operations over national security concerns, prompting its compliance and withdrawal from cultural funding.
- TikTok has been a partner with the Junos since 2020 and TIFF since 2022, sponsoring events and supporting nearly 400 Indigenous creators through its accelerator since 2021.
- TikTok estimates its contribution to Canada's GDP at $1.4 billion this year and confirmed investing millions over five years, including $500,000 to the MusiCounts charity for high school music programs.
- The shutdown of TikTok's Canadian operations threatens to deprive many cultural groups of critical support, a loss described as "sad and disheartening" by program managers and seen as harmful to Canadian creators.
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The company reports compliance with a federal cessation order in Canada.
TikTok, who says he has invested millions of dollars since the opening of his offices in Canada, is no longer supporting ADISQ, TIFF and Juno awards.
TikTok Canada halts sponsorships at TIFF, Junos and other arts groups
TikTok says it's pulling out as a sponsor of several Canadian arts institutions, including the Juno Awards and the Toronto International Film Festival, as it prepares to comply with a federal order to shut down operations in Canada.
Winnipeg Free Press
TikTok Canada halts arts sponsorships including with TIFF, Junos as shutdown looms
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