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21 related laws
| Law / Regulation ↕ | Jurisdiction ↕ | Status ↕ | Effective ↕ | Topics | Summary | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada Stablecoin ActS.C. 2026, c. 3, s. 600 · Act · Added Sep 17, 2026 | CACanada | Enacted | — | Consumer ProtectionCustody+3 more | Canada’s Stablecoin Act creates a federal framework for fiat-backed stablecoin issuers, with Bank of Canada registration, reserves, redemption, disclosure, AML/ATF and enforcement… | laws.justice.gc.ca ↗ |
| Canada CARF Income Tax Reporting MeasuresBill C-31 (45-1), Part 1 · Bill · Added Sep 17, 2026 | CACanada | In Committee | — | AML / CFTMarket Structure & Regulatory Perimeter+2 more | Bill C-31 would add Part XXI to Canada’s Income Tax Act to implement OECD CARF, requiring reporting crypto-asset service providers to collect user tax-residence data and report co… | www.parl.ca ↗ |
| Canada Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing ActS.C. 2000, c. 17 · Act · Added Sep 17, 2026 | CACanada | Effective | Jul 05, 2000 | AML / CFTLicensing & Registration+2 more | Canada’s federal AML/CFT statute establishes FINTRAC and imposes registration, reporting, identity-verification, recordkeeping, and risk-based compliance duties. It expressly cove… | laws-lois.justice.gc.ca ↗ |
| Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing RegulationsSOR/2002-184 · Regulation · Added Sep 17, 2026 | CACanada | Effective | Jun 12, 2002 | AML / CFTLicensing & Registration+2 more | Canada’s core AML/ATF regulations prescribe transaction reporting, recordkeeping, identity verification and compliance-program rules, including CAD 10,000 virtual-currency reporti… | laws-lois.justice.gc.ca ↗ |
| FINTRAC Money Services Business Registration Regime for Virtual Currency DealersS.C. 2000, c. 17; S.C. 2014, c. 20; SOR/2002-184; SOR/2007-121; SOR/2019-240 · Regulation · Added Sep 17, 2026 | CACanada | Effective | Jun 01, 2020 | AML / CFTLicensing & Registration+2 more | Canada’s federal AML/CFT framework requires domestic and qualifying foreign businesses dealing in virtual currency to register with FINTRAC before operating and meet ongoing compl… | laws-lois.justice.gc.ca ↗ |
| FINTRAC Large Virtual Currency Transaction Reporting RegimeSOR/2002-184; SOR/2019-240; SOR/2020-112 · Regulation · Added Sep 17, 2026 | CACanada | Effective | Jun 01, 2021 | AML / CFTMarket Structure & Regulatory Perimeter+1 more | Canada’s AML/CFT regime requires reporting entities to report receipt of virtual currency worth CAD 10,000 or more, including linked receipts aggregated within a static 24-hour wi… | laws-lois.justice.gc.ca ↗ |
| CSA Staff Notice 46-307 Cryptocurrency OfferingsCSA Staff Notice 46-307 · Guidance · Added Sep 17, 2026 | CACanada | Effective | — | Licensing & RegistrationDisclosure & Marketing+3 more | Canadian CSA staff guidance on when ICOs, token offerings, crypto investment funds and trading platforms may trigger securities-law, prospectus, registration, marketplace, disclos… | www.securities-administrators.ca ↗ |
| FIT21 Act: US Crypto Market Structure BillSOR/2002-184, s. 124.1 · Regulation · Added Sep 17, 2026 | CACanada | Effective | Jun 01, 2021 | AML / CFTLicensing & Registration+1 more | Canada’s travel rule requires covered financial entities and money services businesses to transmit prescribed originator and beneficiary information with recordable virtual curren… | laws-lois.justice.gc.ca ↗ |
| CSA/IIROC Staff Notice 21-329: Crypto Trading Platform GuidanceJoint CSA/IIROC Staff Notice 21-329 · Guidance · Added Sep 17, 2026 | CACanada | Effective | — | Consumer ProtectionCustody+3 more | Canadian guidance on how securities and derivatives requirements apply to crypto-asset trading platforms, covering registration, marketplace oversight, custody, disclosure, market… | www.securities-administrators.ca ↗ |
| Joint CSA/IIROC Staff Notice 21-330 Guidance for Crypto-Trading Platforms: Requirements Relating to Advertising, Marketing and Social Media UseJoint CSA/IIROC Staff Notice 21-330 · Guidance · Added Sep 17, 2026 | CACanada | Effective | — | Consumer ProtectionLicensing & Registration+3 more | Canadian staff guidance on how securities legislation and former IIROC rules apply to crypto-trading platform advertising, promotions and social media, including misleading claims… | www.asc.ca ↗ |
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