Perp DEX and crypto futures in Canada: who allows it

Can you trade crypto perps in Canada? As of the September 25, 2026 source check, 0 of 22 checked venues state a perps service for users in Canada. 16 venues name Canada as a restricted location, and 3 venues limit access. The terms of 3 venues do not name Canada, or did not open.

Each venue row gives the status, the basis and the source, with the date PerpFinder opened the source.

Sources checkedas of 2026-09-25

This page is not legal advice. It repeats what each venue and regulator publish on the checked date. Read the current terms and ask a qualified adviser before you trade.

Venues that state a perps service in Canada

0 venues

No venue in this matrix states a perps service for users in Canada.

Venues with limits in Canada

3 venues

KuCoinLimited

KuCoin names Ontario and British Columbia as Restricted Locations, not all of Canada.

Exchange · Not stated · Binance vs KuCoin

KuCoin Terms of Use, Restricted Locations clause (checked 2026-09-25)

CoinbaseLimited

Coinbase Financial Markets, Inc. (foreign dealer and FCM exemptions). Coinbase Financial Markets offers perpetual-like futures in Canada only to eligible customers. A customer must have net financial assets of at least $5 million or be a registered adviser or dealer.

Exchange · Identity check required

Coinbase Help: Trading US Derivatives in Canada (checked 2026-09-25)

HyperliquidLimited

Hyperliquid names Ontario, Canada, as a Restricted Person location. The terms do not name the rest of Canada.

Perp DEX · No identity check in the interface · Hyperliquid vs Lighter · Aster vs Hyperliquid

Hyperliquid Terms of Use, clause 1.6 (checked 2026-09-23)

Venues whose terms do not name Canada

3 venues

HTXNot named

The Restricted Jurisdictions clause does not name Canada, for the full-service ban or for the derivatives-only ban.

Exchange · Identity check required

HTX Platform User Agreement, clause 1.2 (Restricted Jurisdictions) (checked 2026-09-25)

GMXNot named

The terms do not name Canada. No GMX page states a perpetuals service for Canada.

Perp DEX · Not stated

GMX terms and conditions (checked 2026-09-23)

Jupiter PerpsNot named

The terms do not name Canada. No Jupiter page states a Perps service for Canada.

Perp DEX · Not stated

Jupiter terms of use (checked 2026-09-23)

Venues that exclude Canada

16 venues

BinanceNot available

Binance names Canada on its List of Prohibited Countries.

Exchange · Identity check required

Binance List of Prohibited Countries (updated 2026-01-05) (checked 2026-09-25)

OKXNot available

OKX lists Canada as a Restricted Location.

Exchange · Identity check required

OKX Risk and Compliance Disclosure, section 3 (Restricted Locations) (checked 2026-09-25)

BybitNot available

Bybit names Canada as an Excluded Jurisdiction.

Exchange · Identity check required

Bybit Service Restricted Countries page (checked 2026-09-23)

BitgetNot available

Bitget names Canada as a Prohibited Country.

Exchange · Identity check required

Bitget Terms of Use, Prohibited Countries (checked 2026-09-23)

GateNot available

Gate names Canada as a Restricted Location.

Exchange · Not stated

Gate User Agreement, clause 2.5 (Restricted Locations) (checked 2026-09-25)

MEXCNot available

MEXC names Canada as a Prohibited Jurisdiction.

Exchange · Not stated

MEXC User Agreement, Prohibited Jurisdiction clause (checked 2026-09-25)

BingXNot available

BingX names Canada as a Restricted Jurisdiction.

Exchange · Identity check required

BingX Disclaimer, Restricted Jurisdictions clause (checked 2026-09-25)

KrakenNot available

Kraken states that clients who reside in Canada cannot trade derivatives.

Exchange · Identity check required

Kraken licence page, with prohibited regions (checked 2026-09-25)

AsterNot available

Aster names Canada as a Prohibited Jurisdiction.

Perp DEX · Not stated

Aster Terms and Conditions, restricted-jurisdictions clause (checked 2026-09-23)

LighterNot available

Lighter states that its services are not available to persons located in Canada.

Perp DEX · No identity check in the interface

Lighter Terms of Service, prohibited-jurisdictions clause (checked 2026-09-23)

edgeXNot available

edgeX names Canada as a Blocked Persons location.

Perp DEX · Not stated

edgeX Terms of Use, Blocked Persons and Restricted Territories clauses (checked 2026-09-23)

dYdXNot available

dYdX names Canada as a Restricted Person location for the Perpetuals Trading Software.

Perp DEX · Not stated

dYdX v4 Software Terms of Use, Restricted Persons clause (checked 2026-09-23)

ParadexNot available

The restricted-persons page names Canada as a restricted territory and bars Canadian persons.

Perp DEX · Not stated

Paradex terms of service (checked 2026-09-23) · Paradex restricted-persons page (checked 2026-09-25)

ExtendedNot available

The restricted-countries page names Canada as a restricted territory.

Perp DEX · Not stated

Extended restricted-countries page (checked 2026-09-23)

GRVTNot available

The restricted-jurisdictions article names Canada as banned.

Perp DEX · Not stated

GRVT restricted-jurisdictions article (checked 2026-09-23)

PacificaNot available

The terms name Canada among the jurisdictions where the interface is not available.

Perp DEX · Not stated

Pacifica terms of use (checked 2026-09-23)

What the regulator publishes

CSA: The CSA requires crypto trading platforms that operate in Canada during registration to give an enhanced pre-registration undertaking. The undertaking prohibits margin, credit or other leverage for any Canadian client. CSA news release on enhanced pre-registration undertakings (February 22, 2023), OSC site (checked 2026-09-25)

OSC: The OSC regards crypto asset trading platforms that allow access to Ontario residents as platforms that operate in Ontario. OSC news release on Aux Cayes Fintech (August 19, 2021) (checked 2026-09-25)

Regulator warnings and actions that name a venue

5 entries

OKX (OSC, 2021-08-19): The OSC published a Statement of Allegations against Aux Cayes Fintech Co. Ltd., the operator of the OKEx platform, for trading without registration in Ontario. OSC news release on Aux Cayes Fintech (checked 2026-09-25)
Bybit (OSC, 2022-06-22): The Capital Markets Tribunal approved an OSC settlement in which Bybit Fintech Limited disgorged USD 2,468,910 and agreed to take no new Ontario accounts. OSC news release on Bybit and KuCoin outcomes (checked 2026-09-25)
Bybit (OSC, 2021-06-21): The OSC published a Statement of Allegations against Bybit Fintech Limited for operating an unregistered crypto asset trading platform in Ontario. OSC news release on Bybit (checked 2026-09-25)
MEXC (OSC, 2025-05-30): The OSC warns that MEXC (mexc.com) is not registered in Ontario to engage in the business of trading in securities. OSC investor warning: MEXC (checked 2026-09-25)
KuCoin (OSC, 2022-06-22): The Capital Markets Tribunal permanently banned KuCoin from Ontario capital markets and ordered a CAD 2,000,000 administrative penalty. OSC news release on Bybit and KuCoin outcomes (checked 2026-09-25)

Other jurisdictions

Questions

Which perp venues state a service in Canada?

None of the venues in this matrix states a perps service for users in Canada.

Which venues name Canada as a restricted location?

Binance, OKX, Bybit, Bitget, Gate, MEXC, BingX, Kraken, Aster, Lighter, edgeX, dYdX, Paradex, Extended, GRVT, Pacifica

Is this page legal advice?

This page is not legal advice. It repeats what each venue and regulator publish on the checked date. Read the current terms and ask a qualified adviser before you trade.

Cite this data

Use the page address and the check date. Each venue row names its own source and the date PerpFinder opened it. Venue terms can change after that date.

PerpFinder. "Perp DEX and crypto futures in Canada: who allows it." Sources checked 2026-09-25. https://perpfinder.com/perps-by-country/ca

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