Best crypto exchanges in Canada (licence-checked Oct 2026)
As of 2026-10-14, the table records these licensed, authorised or registered exchanges in Canada: Coinbase, Kraken. Read each entity’s licence type, status, official register link and individual check date before comparing fees. Applications and warnings are separate; a registration does not establish every product’s availability or account eligibility.
| Exchange | Country | Entity | Regulator | License or register type | Status | Official source | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coinbase | Canada | Coinbase Canada Inc. | Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) | Authorised crypto asset trading platform | Authorised The CSA authorised-platform list names Coinbase Canada Inc., links its April 3, 2024 decision and April 1, 2026 amended decision; list last updated September 18, 2026. No licence number is printed in this list. | Official source | |
| KrakenOpen account | Canada | Payward Canada Inc. (Kraken) | Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) | Authorised crypto asset trading platform | Authorised The CSA authorised-platform list names Payward Canada Inc. (Kraken), with its April 1, 2025 decision. List last updated September 18, 2026. No licence number is printed in this list. | Official source |
Register research coverage
· CA evidence uses the CSA authorised-platform list, not FINTRAC AML registration as a crypto dealer licence. Exact current FINTRAC rows could not be read. No local fiat rails researched; no authorisation inferred for unmatched partner names.
- Official source · read: Complete official authorised-platform list fetched; Coinbase and Kraken are named. No matching names for OKX, Binance, Bybit, Bitget, HTX, CoinW, Gate or MEXC on this list; absence is not a definitive finding of illegality.
- Official source · partial: Official explanatory page readable, but JavaScript table rows unavailable in extracted response. FINTRAC says registration is not endorsement or licensing.
- Official source · skipped: Web fetch rejected application/octet-stream; independent direct Python urllib fetch returned HTTP 403 Forbidden. No FINTRAC row or number inferred.
- Official source · skipped: CSA-linked amended decision returned HTTP 403 Forbidden. Current authorisation supported by accessible CSA list itself.
- Official source · read: Official 63-page April 1, 2025 decision fetched; corroborates Payward Canada Inc. operates Kraken in Canada. Not used to invent a licence number.
How to read this directory
A record means we found a specific exchange entity in an official register source.