Ottawa Toughens Policies on Reviewing Foreign Investments in Interactive Digital Media Sector

Ottawa Toughens Policies on Reviewing Foreign Investments in Interactive Digital Media Sector
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne rises during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Oct. 5, 2023. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
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The federal government has introduced new policies aimed at better protecting Canada’s interactive digital media industry from foreign investments that could pose threats to national security.
“Starting today, investments in the interactive digital media sector by entities owned or influenced by foreign states, particularly states that engage in activities that may pose a risk to Canada’s national security, will be subject to enhanced scrutiny,” Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said in a March 1 statement.