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Issuers’ pages for card figures; CRA, CSA, CIRO, FINTRAC, CDIC and Finance Canada for rules.

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This page lists every official source the site relies on: issuers’ product, fee and help pages for card figures, and CRA, CSA, CIRO, FINTRAC, CDIC, Finance Canada and the Bank of Canada for rules and rates. Each entry shows the date printed on the page or, where none is printed, the date we read it.

Figures as of November 3, 2026.
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Every official page this site relies on, with the date shown on the page or the date we read it.

Card issuers

  1. Shakepay Card: Shakepay — Card — no date shown; read October 31, 2026
  2. Shakepay Card: Shakepay Help Centre — What are the Shakepay reward statuses? — page dated October 31, 2026
  3. Shakepay Card: Shakepay Help Centre — Cashback rewards with the Shakepay Prepaid Visa Card — no date shown; read October 31, 2026
  4. Shakepay Card: Shakepay Help Centre — What are the fees and limits of the Shakepay Card? — no date shown; read October 31, 2026
  5. Shakepay Card: Shakepay Help Centre — How do I order and use my physical Shakepay Card? — no date shown; read October 31, 2026
  6. Shakepay Card: Shakepay Help Centre — How does the Shakepay Card work? — no date shown; read October 31, 2026
  7. Shakepay Card: Shakepay Visa Prepaid Card — Cardholder Agreement (Peoples Trust Company) — no date shown; read October 31, 2026
  8. Shakepay Card: CSA — Crypto platforms authorized to do business with Canadians — page dated September 18, 2026
  9. Crypto.com Visa: Crypto.com — Crypto.com Visa Card (Canada) — no date shown; read November 1, 2026
  10. Crypto.com Visa: Crypto.com Help Center — Prepaid Visa Card Fees and Limits (Canada) — no date shown; read November 1, 2026
  11. Crypto.com Visa: Crypto.com Help Center — Prepaid Card Rewards & Benefits — no date shown; read November 1, 2026
  12. Crypto.com Visa: CSA — Crypto platforms authorized to do business with Canadians — page dated September 18, 2026
  13. Crypto.com Visa: Bank of Canada Valet — USD/CAD (FXUSDCAD) — page dated November 2, 2026
  14. MetaMask Card: MetaMask — MetaMask Card — no date shown; read November 3, 2026
  15. MetaMask Card: CSA — Crypto platforms authorized to do business with Canadians — page dated September 18, 2026

Government, regulators and law

  1. CRA — Information for crypto-asset users and tax professionals — page dated October 29, 2025
  2. CRA — Understanding crypto-assets and your tax obligations — page dated November 10, 2025
  3. CRA — Reporting income from crypto-asset transactions — page dated December 2, 2025
  4. CRA — Reporting income from crypto-asset mining and staking activities — page dated November 10, 2025
  5. CRA — Collecting and remitting GST/HST from crypto-asset transactions — page dated November 10, 2025
  6. CRA — Keeping books and records of crypto-assets for tax filing — page dated November 10, 2025
  7. CRA tax tip — Reporting your capital gains as a crypto-asset user — page dated October 22, 2024
  8. CRA — Special rules and other transactions (identical properties, average cost) — page dated February 5, 2026
  9. Income Tax Act, section 47 (identical properties) — page dated September 30, 2026
  10. CRA — Capital losses and deductions (superficial loss) — page dated February 5, 2026
  11. Income Tax Act, section 54 (definitions incl. superficial loss) — page dated September 30, 2026
  12. Prime Minister’s Office — capital gains tax increase cancelled — page dated March 21, 2025
  13. Budget 2025 — Tax measures: supplementary information (CARF deferred to Jan 1, 2027) — page dated November 4, 2025
  14. Finance Canada — Legislative proposals relating to the Income Tax Act (CARF, Part XXI) — page dated August 15, 2025
  15. LEGISinfo — Bill C-31 (Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 2) — no date shown; read October 30, 2026
  16. CRA — Voluntary Disclosures Program — page dated June 15, 2026
  17. CSA — Crypto platforms authorized to do business with Canadians — page dated September 18, 2026
  18. CSA — Crypto platforms: regulation and enforcement actions — page dated October 22, 2025
  19. CSA — Crypto undertakings (pre-registration undertakings) — page dated July 17, 2026
  20. CSA and CIRO — crypto trading platforms to prioritize investment dealer registration and CIRO membership — page dated August 6, 2024
  21. CSA — regulators strengthen oversight and enhance expectations of crypto asset trading platforms (OSC copy) — page dated February 22, 2023
  22. CSA — interim approach to value-referenced crypto assets (stablecoins) — page dated October 5, 2023
  23. OSC — Director’s decision, Newton Crypto Ltd. (example of the $30,000 investment limit terms) — page dated March 25, 2026
  24. CSA — Check registration (National Registration Search) — page dated January 13, 2026
  25. CSA — Investor tools: crypto assets — page dated October 22, 2025
  26. CIRO — guidance on digital asset custody for crypto-asset trading platforms — page dated February 3, 2026
  27. Stablecoin Act (S.C. 2026, c. 3, s. 600) — not in force — page dated September 30, 2026
  28. Finance Canada — Canada’s stablecoin framework — page dated March 31, 2026
  29. Canada Gazette, Part I — proposed Stablecoin Regulations — page dated October 24, 2026
  30. CDIC — What’s covered — no date shown; read October 30, 2026
  31. CDIC — Fintechs — no date shown; read October 30, 2026
  32. FINTRAC — Money services businesses — no date shown; read October 30, 2026
  33. FINTRAC — Travel rule guidance — no date shown; read October 30, 2026
  34. FINTRAC — Large virtual currency transaction reports — no date shown; read October 30, 2026
  35. Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre — National Fraud and Cybercrime Reporting System — no date shown; read October 30, 2026
A sourced figure in use: a $1,000 trip
A sourced figure in use: a $1,000 trip: inputs, steps and result
Foreign-currency spending on the trip$1,000
Shakepay Card (Base)−$30.00
Crypto.com Visa (Midnight Blue)−$20.00
MetaMask Card (Virtual)FX fee not stated
Highest stated FX cost on the entry tier$30.00 (Shakepay Card)Higher Shakepay statuses and Crypto.com tiers cut or remove the fee.

Open the foreign-currency tool →Computed 2026-11-03.