Effective
Jun 12, 2002
Canada’s core AML/ATF regulations prescribe transaction reporting, recordkeeping, identity verification and compliance-program rules, including CAD 10,000 virtual-currency reporting...
Canada Crypto Regulation
Explore Canada’s crypto laws, including exchange registration, securities rules, taxes, AML compliance, and digital asset regulation.
Effective
Jul 5, 2000
Canada’s federal AML/CFT statute establishes FINTRAC and imposes registration, reporting, identity-verification, recordkeeping, and risk-based compliance duties. It expressly...
In committee
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Bill C-31 would add Part XXI to Canada’s Income Tax Act to implement OECD CARF, requiring reporting crypto-asset...
Enacted
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Canada’s Stablecoin Act creates a federal framework for fiat-backed stablecoin issuers, with Bank of Canada registration, reserves, redemption,...
Effective
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Canadian staff guidance explaining when securities legislation may apply to crypto asset trading platforms, including where users receive...
Effective
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CSA notice setting enhanced PRU expectations for unregistered crypto asset trading platforms operating in Canada while seeking registration,...
Effective
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CSA Staff Notice 21-333 outlines CSA staff’s interim terms and conditions for Canadian crypto asset trading platforms seeking...
Effective
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Canadian CSA staff guidance on when ICOs, token offerings, crypto investment funds and trading platforms may trigger securities-law,...
Effective
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Canadian securities regulators’ current staff guidance explains when token offerings—including utility tokens and SAFT structures—may involve securities, emphasizing...
Effective
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Canadian guidance on how securities and derivatives requirements apply to crypto-asset trading platforms, covering registration, marketplace oversight, custody,...
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