While the legislation may help bolster Canada's security, it could also complicate its foreign affairs Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney meet at the Great Hall of the People on January 16, 2026 in Beijing, China. /Getty Images OTTAWA — The federal government has no plans to use its new cyber legislation to ban two Chinese telecommunications equipment companies from Canadian networks, even though Ottawa has described the new law as critical to national security.