Upgrade software to 6.1.1, but cannot activating the phone again

upgrade software to 6.1.1, but cannot activating the phone again
Bought my 4s in Canada, been used for two years, then updated to 6.1.1 then cannot activating the phone from wifi or iTunes,
I store in south Africa says that my 4s been locked by Canada, need to unlock it 1st,
Any suggestion

You've got a problem with no easy solution. It appears your phone was hacked to unlock it so you could use it where you live. Updating software on a hacked iPhone will re-lock the phone to the carrier it was originally locked to...that's what happened to you.
Only the carrier the phone is locked to can authorize the phone's official unlocking...in your case, a carrier in Canada. However, none of the carriers in Canada will authorize the unlocking of your phone unless you are a current/former customer who used the phone on their network.
Thus, there doesn't appear to be any way for you to get this phone officially unlocked, unless you want to fly to Canada & first establish service.

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