Apple and Meta have joined forces to oppose Canada's Bill C-22, legislation they claim could force tech companies to create encryption backdoors for government access. Proposed by Canada's ruling Liberal Party, the bill mirrors similar demands made by UK authorities in early 2025, which Apple resisted by pulling its Advanced Data Protection iCloud feature from Britain.

Canadian law enforcement argues the legislation would help investigate security threats more efficiently, but Apple firmly rejects this approach. The tech giant told Reuters that Bill C-22 "would undermine our ability to offer the powerful privacy and security features users expect from Apple," while Meta warned the bill contains "sweeping powers, minimal oversight, and lack of clear safeguards."

Apple CEO Tim Cook has consistently maintained that backdoor access would inevitably expose users to malicious actors, a position reinforced when the company successfully fought a 2016 US order to unlock an iPhone. The bill currently faces debate in Canada's House of Commons, with cybersecurity experts agreeing that any encryption weakness would eventually be discovered by those with malicious intent.