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ARTICLE · 08 APRIL 2021

Canadian Securities Regulators Deliver Bear Hug To Crypto Asset Trading Platforms Operating In Canada

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The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) recently published guidance on how securities legislation applies to platforms

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The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) recently published guidance on how securities legislation applies to platforms that facilitate the trading of security tokens or crypto contracts (Crypto Asset Trading Platforms or CTPs). The guidance suggests the opening of a pathway for CTPs to operate in Canada within the existing securities regulatory framework, while at the same time issuing a warning to non-compliant CTPs that enforcement action may soon follow.

Staff Notice 21-329 - Guidance for Crypto-Asset Trading Platforms: Compliance with Regulatory Requirements (Staff Notice), jointly published by the CSA and IIROC on March 29, 2021, includes:

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