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In the wake of the collapse of FTX and as part of their continued efforts to regulate unregistered Crypto Asset Trading Platforms operating in Canada ("Unregistered CTPs")...

The Government of Canada has introduced a comprehensive federal framework for regulating fiat-backed stablecoins through Budget 2025, establishing the Bank of Canada as the primary regulator.

As predicted in our H1 Newsletter, FinTech in Canada has remained strong in the latter half of 2021. Our team has continued to keep up with activity and developments in the industry.

On August 24, 2017, Staff of the Canadian Security Administrators released CSA Staff Notice 46-307 Cryptocurrency Offerings, published in all Canadian jurisdictions except Saskatchewan.

The lines between banks and cryptocurrency exchanges are blurring as an increasing number of digital transactions intersect between traditional and decentralized finance.

For the past three years in January, Bitcoin experienced significant price corrections.

On March 11, 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators ("CSA") published Staff Notice 51-363 – Observations on Disclosure by Crypto Assets Reporting ("Notice 51-363"), ...

Artificial intelligence ("AI") is transforming the fintech sector and AI agents are at the forefront of this shift. AI agents are capable of executing real-time transactions based on pre-programmed objectives.

Financial technology (FinTech) is changing how money changes hands, and FinTech is evolving faster than the law.

In February 2021, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) updated its guidance.

On March 22, 2021, Jack Dorsey, Twitter's CEO, sold his first tweet as a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) for approximately US$2.9 million

In a recent decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal allowed a class action against one of the world's largest cryptocurrency trading platforms to continue.

The Canadian Securities Administrators (the "CSA") continue to develop the securities regulatory framework applicable to crypto trading platforms ("CTPs") operating in Canada...

Over the past year, eight crypto asset trading platforms ("CTPs") have become regulated as securities dealers in Canada. These CTPs operate online platforms which allow Canadian residents to buy, sell and hold crypto assets.

Canadian securities regulators have released for comment a consultation paper on a proposed framework for the regulation of crypto asset trading platforms.

Careful consideration with respect to structuring DLT arrangements will be necessary to avoid or minimize the application of Ontario (and Canadian) securities regulation.

In a development likely to attract significant interest across the stablecoin and payments sectors, on October 24, 2026, the Department of Finance released proposed Stablecoin Regulations (Regulations) under the Stablecoin Act (SCA), together with related amendments to the Retail Payment Activities Regulations (RPAR).