Canada Crypto Regulation

Explore Canada’s crypto laws, including exchange registration, securities rules, taxes, AML compliance, and digital asset regulation.

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Law database

21 law profiles

Canada CARF Income Tax Reporting Measures

Bill C-31 (45-1), Part 1 Bill Added Jun 8, 2026

In committee

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AML/CFT Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter Privacy & Cybersecurity +1 more

Bill C-31 would add Part XXI to Canada’s Income Tax Act to implement OECD CARF, requiring reporting crypto-asset...

Canada Excise Tax Act Crypto GST/HST Rules

R.S.C., 1985, c. E-15, ss. 123(1), 188.2 Act Added Jun 30, 2026

Effective

May 18, 2019

Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter Mining Payments +1 more

Canada’s Excise Tax Act treats qualifying virtual payment instruments as financial instruments for GST/HST and sets rules for...

Canada Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act

S.C. 2000, c. 17 Act Added Jun 25, 2026

Effective

Jul 5, 2000

AML/CFT Enforcement & Asset Recovery Licensing & Registration +1 more

Canada’s federal AML/CFT statute establishes FINTRAC and imposes registration, reporting, identity-verification, recordkeeping, and risk-based compliance duties. It expressly...

Canada Retail Payment Activities Act

S.C. 2021, c. 23, s. 177 Act Added Jun 24, 2026

Partially effective

Sep 8, 2025

Consumer protection Licensing & Registration Payments +1 more

Canada’s RPAA creates a Bank of Canada registration and supervision regime for covered payment service providers, including operational-risk,...

Canada Retail Payment Activities Regulations (RPAR)

SOR/2023-229 Regulation Added Jun 25, 2026

Effective

Sep 8, 2025

Consumer protection Licensing & Registration Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter +2 more

Canada’s SOR/2023-229 implements the RPAA through payment-service-provider registration, operational-risk and incident controls, end-user fund safeguarding, reporting, recordkeeping and...

Canada Stablecoin Act

S.C. 2026, c. 3, s. 600 Act Added Jun 3, 2026

Enacted

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Consumer protection Custody Licensing & Registration +2 more

Canada’s Stablecoin Act creates a federal framework for fiat-backed stablecoin issuers, with Bank of Canada registration, reserves, redemption,...

CIRO Digital Asset Custody Framework

CIRO Guidance Note 26-0033 Agency guidance Added Jun 30, 2026

Effective

Feb 3, 2026

Consumer protection Custody Licensing & Registration +2 more

CIRO’s 2026 guidance sets custody expectations for Canadian CTP Dealer Members, including approved custodians, tiered custody limits, internal...

CSA Crypto Asset Trading Platform Registration and PRU Regime

CSA Staff Notices 21-329, 21-332 and 21-333 Agency guidance Added Jun 30, 2026

Effective

Mar 29, 2021

Consumer protection Custody Licensing & Registration +2 more

Canada’s CSA regime applies securities-law registration and PRU expectations to crypto asset trading platforms, including custody, leverage and...

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CSA Staff Notice 21-327: Crypto Asset Trading Guidance

CSA Staff Notice 21-327 Agency guidance Added Jun 29, 2026

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Custody Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter Securities +1 more

Canadian staff guidance explaining when securities legislation may apply to crypto asset trading platforms, including where users receive...

CSA Staff Notice 21-332: Crypto Asset Trading Platform PRUs

CSA Staff Notice 21-332 Agency guidance Added Jun 29, 2026

Effective

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Consumer protection Custody Licensing & Registration +2 more

CSA notice setting enhanced PRU expectations for unregistered crypto asset trading platforms operating in Canada while seeking registration,...

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