In June 2025 the Government of Canada ordered Hikvision Canada to wind up its operations on national-security grounds. Your existing cameras still record — but they’re now unsupported, and off-limits for any government or grant-funded work. Loch Security swaps them for NDAA-compliant cameras, reusing your cabling where we can.
On June 27, 2025, by Order in Council, the federal government directed Hikvision Canada to cease operations in Canada within 120 days over national-security concerns. In September 2025 the Federal Court dismissed Hikvision’s request to pause the order — so the wind-down stands.
It follows the same logic as the U.S. NDAA / Section 889 rules that already ban Hikvision and Dahua from federal use: these manufacturers are considered a data-security risk. Canada has now acted at home.
Your system didn’t stop working — but the ground has shifted under it.
Existing Hikvision cameras keep working and aren’t illegal for most private use — but with Hikvision Canada wound up, there’s no domestic warranty, firmware, or security-patch support.
Government departments can’t buy or keep them, and grant-funded projects (including ASIP) increasingly require compliant gear. Banned cameras can disqualify you.
Unpatched, phone-home cameras are exactly the risk the ban is about. Insurers and customers are starting to ask — getting ahead of it is the smart move.
Hikvision sells under several of its own sub-brands and quietly manufactures for dozens of other labels. The ban follows the hardware, not the sticker on the box. If your cameras are any of these, treat them as Hikvision:
Most rebadges hide the connection on purpose — a free audit settles it in minutes.
Canada didn’t ban Hikvision over paperwork. This hardware has a documented history of hard-coded backdoors and phoning home — the exact reason it’s now a national-security concern in both Canada and the U.S.
With Hikvision Canada wound up, these cameras get no more security patches here, so every known vulnerability stays open. That’s a live risk to your footage, your network and the people on camera — and a mounting liability with insurers, auditors and customers. Waiting only widens the exposure.
And watch who you buy from. Now that this stock is banned, sellers are dumping cheap Hikvision “clearance” cameras — and some installers are quietly putting them into unsuspecting customers’ homes and businesses, leaving them with banned, unsupported gear from day one. If a camera quote looks suspiciously cheap, ask exactly which brand and model you’re getting. Loch only installs verified NDAA-compliant equipment.
A ban doesn’t have to mean a rip-and-replace.
We identify every Hikvision (and rebadged) camera and recorder on your site and map your exposure — no obligation.
Your existing cabling, mounts and PoE runs usually stay. We swap the recorder to an open, NDAA-compliant platform and change out cameras.
Replace all at once or in stages with NDAA-compliant InVid cameras — you own the new system outright, no contract.
Hikvision and Dahua quietly manufacture for dozens of other labels, so an unbranded “deal” is often banned hardware under the hood. We’ll tell you straight what’s on your walls.
What NDAA-compliant means →For most private homes and businesses, no — the order doesn’t make already-installed cameras illegal. But Hikvision Canada is wound up, so there’s no domestic support, and government/grant-funded use is prohibited.
Not necessarily. If you do public-sector or grant work, or need warranty and security updates, replace sooner. Otherwise, plan a phased swap — we’ll help you prioritize.
Usually not. We reuse your existing cabling, mounts and PoE where possible, swap the recorder to a compliant platform, and change the cameras. See pricing →
NDAA / Section 889-compliant InVid cameras on an open NVR — equipment you own outright, with no banned componentry. Learn more →
Running a non-profit, school or place of worship? Compliant cameras are usually required for grant-funded projects, including the ASIP program — we’ll spec NDAA / Section 889-compliant replacements so your equipment meets those requirements.
