Canada Revenue Agency

Crypto Exchange Coinsquare Ordered to Hand Thousands of Customers’ Records to Canadian Tax Agency

Coinsquare estimates between 5 and 10 percent of customer records could be caught in the sweep.

News  ·  24 March 2021

Canada Tax Collector Seeks to Force Crypto Exchange Coinsquare to Fork Over Client Records

The demand mimics a play tax enforcers at the IRS deployed against Coinbase.

News  ·  6 November 2020
Startups

More Companies Are Paying Employees in Bitcoin

A small but growing number of companies are taking advantage of bitcoin payroll services.

Business  ·  7 September 2014
Regulation

Regulators in Maryland, Nevada and Canada Weigh in on Bitcoin Debate

Two US states have issued advisories on bitcoin, while Canada's tax authority outlined its position on digital currency-related revenue.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 April 2014
Regulation

Bitcoin is Not Legal Tender, Says Canada Government Official

The country only recognizes Canadian bank notes and coins, according to a Department of Finance email statement.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 January 2014
Regulation

Canada Revenue Agency says tax rules apply to bitcoin

The Canada Revenue Agency has issued an official release on how to treat bitcoin for taxation purposes.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 November 2013
Regulation

Canada to tax bitcoin users

The Canada Revenue Agency has laid out two different bitcoin tax rules, covering transactions made for goods or services, and for profits made with trades.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 May 2013