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...
Canada Crypto Regulation
Explore Canada’s crypto laws, including exchange registration, securities rules, taxes, AML compliance, and digital asset regulation.
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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Canadian staff guidance explaining when securities legislation may apply to crypto asset trading platforms, including where users receive...
Effective
Mar 29, 2021
Canada’s CSA regime applies securities-law registration and PRU expectations to crypto asset trading platforms, including custody, leverage and...
Effective
Feb 3, 2026
CIRO’s 2026 guidance sets custody expectations for Canadian CTP Dealer Members, including approved custodians, tiered custody limits, internal...
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
Sep 8, 2025
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...
Partially effective
Sep 8, 2025
Canada’s RPAA creates a Bank of Canada registration and supervision regime for covered payment service providers, including operational-risk,...
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...
Effective
May 18, 2019
Canada’s Excise Tax Act treats qualifying virtual payment instruments as financial instruments for GST/HST and sets rules for...
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