Canada Moves to Regulate Stablecoins in 2025 Federal Budget, Mirroring US Approach

Canada is preparing to roll out its first comprehensive framework for fiat-backed stablecoins under the 2025 federal budget, closely mirroring the regulatory path taken by the United States earlier this ￰0￱ Takeaways: Canada will introduce its first federal framework for fiat-backed stablecoins under the 2025 budget, following the US ￰1￱ Bank of Canada will spend $10 million over two years to oversee implementation, recovering costs from regulated ￰2￱ move reflects Ottawa’s push to modernize payments as stablecoin adoption accelerates ￰3￱ to Tuesday’s budget release , the legislation will require stablecoin issuers to maintain full reserves, establish clear redemption policies, and implement robust risk management systems, including safeguards for personal and financial ￰4￱ goal is to strengthen trust in digital payment systems and provide clarity for issuers operating in Canada’s expanding crypto ￰5￱ of Canada Allocates $10M to Oversee Stablecoin Rollout The Bank of Canada is expected to spend $10 million over two years, starting in fiscal year 2026–2027, to oversee the ￰6￱ supervision costs of about $5 million will later be recovered from issuers regulated under the Retail Payment Activities ￰7￱ move comes just months after the US passed its GENIUS Act in July , a landmark stablecoin bill that heightened global regulatory momentum.

Ottawa’s response signals its intent to modernize payment systems while keeping pace with international ￰8￱ the government has yet to specify when the bill will be introduced, the plan forms part of a wider effort to make digital transactions faster, cheaper, and more secure for Canada’s 41.7 million ￰9￱ Canada CEO Lucas Matheson welcomed the proposal, telling CBC that it could “change how Canadians interact with money and the internet forever.” Canada just made a big step forward. Today’s federal budget includes new guidance on stablecoin regulation, signaling progress toward embracing faster, cheaper, and borderless ￰10￱ 60,000 advocates strong, Stand with Crypto Canada will continue to be a driving… ￰11￱ — Stand With Crypto Canada (@StandWCrypto_CA) November 4, 2025 The global stablecoin market is currently valued at $309.1 billion, with the US Treasury projecting it could reach $2 trillion by ￰12￱ adoption is already accelerating, with Western Union, SWIFT, MoneyGram, and Zelle integrating or planning to integrate stablecoin-based ￰13￱ Canada’s emerging players is Tetra Digital, which recently raised $10 million from Shopify, Wealthsimple, and the National Bank of Canada to develop a Canadian dollar-backed ￰14￱ push comes as the Bank of Canada shelved its central bank digital currency (CBDC) plans in September 2024, citing “no compelling case” to move ￰15￱ Union to Launch Dollar-Backed Stablecoin on Solana Western Union is also entering the stablecoin market with plans to launch the US Dollar Payment Token (USDPT) on the Solana blockchain in the first half of ￰16￱ token, issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, will allow users to move money globally with lower fees and faster settlement times, reducing reliance on traditional banking intermediaries and volatile currency ￰17￱ Devin McGranahan described the move as a continuation of Western Union’s 175-year mission to simplify money transfers, this time through blockchain ￰18￱ said Solana was chosen for its speed, scalability, and low-cost transactions, which are crucial for the company’s high-volume remittance ￰19￱ leveraging blockchain rails, Western Union aims to make remittances nearly instantaneous and more transparent.