Canada · Quebec
Quebec is different in three ways that matter for crypto. Its regulator is the Autorité des marchés financiers, which also licenses crypto ATM operators as money-services businesses. Quebecers file a separate provincial income tax return with Revenu Québec, so a crypto gain is reported twice. And Hydro-Québec, the utility that made the province a bitcoin-mining hub, now charges miners a dedicated rate and requires ministerial approval for projects of five megawatts or more.
Montréal is also home to Mila and much of Canada's AI research, which is why the province's crypto story in 2026 is as much about data centres as about coins. This page collects the regulator, the companies, the events and the coverage.
Regulator
The AMF registers crypto trading platforms serving Quebecers and licenses crypto ATM operators under the province's Money-Services Businesses Act.
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Quebec is the only province with its own licensing law for money services. Since 2015 the AMF has required anyone operating a crypto ATM or a crypto trading…
Sep 14–15, 2026 · Montréal, QC · Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth · Finance Montréal
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Sep 16–17, 2026 · Montréal, QC · Palais des congrès de Montréal
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Sep 16, 2026 · Montréal, QC · Le Bon Vieux Temps, 2051B Rue St-Denis · Bitcoin Montreal
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Sep 23–24, 2026 · Montréal, QC · Palais des congrès de Montréal · GoSec
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Sep 29, 2026 · Montréal, QC · Agora de Mila, 6666 St-Urbain · Mila with the Digital Health Network, CRM and Netiv
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Oct 13–16, 2026 · Montréal, QC · Société des arts technologiques (SAT) · Printemps numérique
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In the space of eight days the federal government launched a $13 million national AI literacy program, hosts 100 global investors in Toronto with a pitchbook full of AI data centres, and sends its ministers to Canada's largest AI conference. What was actually announced, what it costs you (nothing), and what to watch.
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The three biggest miners that grew up on Canadian hydro and gas now report gigawatt AI leases, GPU clouds and bitcoin as the legacy business. Their own filings show how much hash rate, revenue and power is leaving mining, and how Quebec, B.C. and Alberta's electricity rules pushed them.
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What Is ICO Expo? ICO Expo is a series of premium ICO and Cryptofinance events that connects serious innovators, financial executives and investors with the brightest industry minds and the latest in…
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