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Canada's
sovereign
infrastructure
Canada's
digital
value

rail.

Stablecorp builds and operates regulated,
institutional-grade infrastructure
for Canada’s digital economy.

We run the platform that enables asset
tokenization and instant settlement in CAD.

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Stablecorp is building the rails for Canada’s digital economy and global connectivity.

QCAD corridors · Across Canada and on Arc
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  • CHFAUZurichSwiss franc
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  • AUDFSydneyAustralian dollar
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  • KRW1SeoulKorean won

QCAD

Canada’s first CAD stablecoin. Backed 1:1, custodied at Canada’s Schedule-I banks, live on three networks.

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3
Networks live ·
Ethereum, Base and Arc
1:1
Mint & redeem, at par
24/7
Settlement on-chain ·
CAD same business day
Monthly
Reserves at regulated Canadian banks · monthly attestation, annual audit
Compare the settlement

A payment should not wait for business hours.

A bank wire passes through each institution’s queue and cutoff on its way to the recipient. QCAD moves instantaneously as one on-chain transfer, any day, any hour.

Bank wire today · minimum of four hand-offs
With QCAD · one on-chain transfer
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Our partners
TDTD
CircleCircle
DeloitteDeloitte
KrakenKraken
NDAXNDAX
CoinbaseCoinbase
FireblocksFireblocks
EthereumEthereum
BaseBase
ArcArc
MavennetMavennet
DeFi TechnologiesDeFi Technologies
In their words
“QCAD gives us Canadian dollar settlement that clears on our timeline, not the banking calendar. Positions that used to sit pending over a long weekend now close in seconds, with reserves we can point our auditors at.”
VersaBankTreasury lead · VersaBank
“The prospectus and the monthly attestations meant our risk committee said yes in weeks, not quarters. Every question they asked already had a filed document behind it, which is not something we can say about any other digital asset.”
DeFi TechnologiesChief compliance officer · DeFi Technologies
“One integration gave our users a real CAD pair instead of a US-dollar proxy. Canadians can finally trade and settle in their own currency, and the redemption path back to dollars at par is the reason we could list it.”
KrakenHead of markets · Kraken
“Payouts that used to wait for Monday now settle on Saturday morning. We pay contractors across three time zones in Canadian dollars, same day, and the zero-cost mint and redeem means the treasury math is simple.”
MavennetCFO · Mavennet
Trust & transparency

Built to the highest
regulatory and compliance standards.

QCAD is issued by QCAD Digital Trust under a prospectus receipted by the Ontario Securities Commission, and serviced by Stablecorp Digital Currencies Inc., a FINTRAC-registered money services business.

1:1Reserved, verified daily
13 of 13Provinces and territories
MonthlyIndependent attestation
Since 2019Issuing without incident
See the transparency page →
Regulated issuer
Qualified by a final prospectus under the CSA prospectus process: receipted in every province and territory, with an undertaking filed under CSA Staff Notice 21-333. FINTRAC MSB registration M22234558.
Bank-grade custody, interoperable with multiple custodians
Reserves are held by QCAD Digital Trust in segregated in-trust accounts across multiple financial institutions, such as TD Bank. Any Canadian Schedule-I bank can act as a custodian, so a partner bank can hold reserves in its own custody account. Every custodian is reconciled and attested on the same terms.
Verified daily, attested monthly
Circulating supply is reconciled to reserves every day and published on-chain. An independent public accounting firm attests the reserves monthly, as of month-end and a randomly selected day, with reports filed on SEDAR+ and audited annual financial statements.
Institutional controls
Every QCAD is backed at least 1:1, never pledged, lent or borrowed against. Every mint and redemption needs multi-party approval and is screened before it proceeds. Transfers go only to whitelisted wallets and smart contracts are independently audited.
Who it's for

Institutional-grade infrastructure for every way Canadian dollars move.

From reserve custody to supplier payments: six ways institutions and businesses put a regulated digital Canadian dollar to work.

For banks and financial institutions01 / 06

Offer digital Canadian dollars to your customers

Hold reserves, let your treasury and corporate clients convert between Canadian dollars and QCAD through your existing channels, and clear CAD against USD or EUR with both legs settling at once. Your clients stay your clients.

FX and interbank settlement Reserve custody Client and treasury access
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For exchanges, trading desks and DeFi platforms02 / 06

Add Canadian dollar liquidity to your platform

Fund, settle and withdraw in CAD 24/7. Access QCAD through the institutional desk so your trading cash stays in the currency of your P&L, with no overnight or weekend gap.

Trading settlement 24/7 CAD funding OTC and market making
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For payment companies and FX providers03 / 06

Move money across borders in seconds

Send and receive Canadian dollars internationally with a regulated digital CAD that converts to USD and EUR stablecoins on Circle's Arc network, with the rate locked when you send.

Global payouts Payroll out of Canada CAD to USD and EUR swaps
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For CFOs, treasurers and finance teams04 / 06

Pay suppliers and move cash between entities, same day

Settle invoices in full with remittance data attached, rebalance between entities and time zones at any hour, and keep idle CAD working. Access runs through your bank or a QCAD partner, and we'll connect you.

B2B and vendor payments Intraday treasury Yield on idle cash
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For pension funds, asset managers, dealers and fund administrators05 / 06

Settle tokenized assets in Canadian dollars

Pledge collateral, settle repo and run capital calls and secondaries against a tokenized Canadian dollar, with cash and assets changing hands at the same moment, so there's no waiting period and no reconciliation.

Collateral at margin speed Repo settlement Capital calls and secondaries
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For fintechs, wallets, card programs and AI builders06 / 06

Build payments and commerce on QCAD

Give your users Canadian dollars they can hold, send and spend: wallet transfers, cards that convert at the till, salaries that stream by the second, and agent wallets with budgets and approvals built in.

Wallets and P2P Cards and spend Streaming pay Agent payments
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Don't see your situation? Tell us what you're building and we'll point you to the right team.

For institutions

The partner desk

A dedicated team for banks, fintechs, exchanges and payment businesses. Onboarding, liquidity introductions and integration support from first conversation to first mint.

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The Canadian dollar, on-chain.

QCAD is Canada’s first compliant CAD stablecoin.
Every token is backed 1:1 by dollars held at Canada’s
Schedule-I banks and settles 24/7 on three networks.

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Why QCAD

Compliance, utility and liquidity. All in one.

Compliant, end to end
Qualified by a final prospectus in every province and territory, issued by a FINTRAC-registered business.
Backed and verifiable
A Canadian dollar in reserve at Schedule-I banks for every QCAD issued, and you never have to take that on faith.
Built to move
Canadian dollars that clear in seconds on weekends and holidays, on the networks your systems already speak.
Use cases

Institutional grade meets crypto native.

The stability of a compliant Canadian dollar with the speed and reach of the blockchain.

FX settlement
CAD/USD in basis points
Settle against USDC through Circle StableFX on Arc, priced in basis points instead of a buried spread.
Treasury
Working capital, any hour
Hold and move balances that clear outside banking hours, and pay conversion cost once at redemption.
Payments & payouts
Programmatic CAD
Pay suppliers, contractors and users in Canadian dollars with standard libraries, same day, any day.
In development
Credit & debit cardsComing soon
Card programs backed by QCAD collateral

Credit and debit cards funded with QCAD held on-chain are planned. The balance would keep earning until the moment it is spent, and card spend would settle on-chain instead of through a T+2 bank batch.

For builders: collateral would replace the underwriting bank, so a card program could launch in weeks, not 12+ months.

Weeksto launch a card program, vs 12+ months with a sponsor bank
On-chainsettlement of card spend, vs T+2 on traditional rails
1:1CAD reserves behind every QCAD of collateral, attested monthly
Low-cost FXComing soon
USD to CAD without the bank spread

A Kelowna coffee roaster gets paid $1,000 USD. Converted at a bank, it lands as $1,318.80. Swapped USDC to QCAD through StableFX, it would land as $1,367.30.

QCAD/USDC is in development and not yet available. Example rates are illustrative.

+$48.50kept on every $1,000 USD converted
bpspriced in basis points, not a spread buried in the rate
24/7atomic settlement in seconds, no Friday cutoff
The token itself

An ERC-20 your systems already know how to hold.

Standard tooling, standard integrations, Canadian dollars. Verify the contract yourself.

View the contract on Etherscan ↗
QCAD announcements

What has shipped

FAQ

Common questions.

All questions →
Documents

Every claim on this page is documented: a final prospectus, monthly independent attestations, and a contract you can read yourself.

How do I get QCAD?+

Anyone in Canada can buy it on Kraken like any listed asset. Institutions mint directly through the Stablecorp desk, funding by wire and receiving QCAD on the network of their choice.

Can I redeem QCAD for Canadian dollars?+

Yes. QCAD redeems at par, one Canadian dollar per token, through authorized partners, at zero cost.

Does QCAD pay yield?+

No. QCAD itself pays nothing; it is a payment instrument.

What happens to the reserves if Stablecorp fails?+

Reserves are held by QCAD Digital Trust, a bankruptcy-remote structure separate from the operating company, 1:1 in Canadian dollars at compliant banks: TD and VersaBank. They exist to redeem QCAD and nothing else.

Who issues QCAD, and under what oversight?+

QCAD is issued by QCAD Digital Trust, qualified by a final prospectus in November 2025, and operated and serviced by Stablecorp, a FINTRAC-registered money services business (M22234558).

Which networks does QCAD run on?+

Ethereum, Arc, and Base today. With more networks underway.

Where can I verify all of this?+

The prospectus and monthly reserve attestations are filed on SEDAR+, and the token contract is public on BlockExplorers. Our Transparency page links to every document.

Transparency

Transparency
you can verify.

Every QCAD is backed 1:1 by Canadian dollars held at Schedule-I banks, verified by independent monthly attestations filed publicly on SEDAR+.

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Reserve composition

Held with Canadian custodians.

QCAD reserves are held with federally compliant Canadian custodians and may be invested.

QCAD in circulation
100%
CAD held in reserve
100%
Custodians TD
Every QCAD is backed 1:1 by Canadian dollars at federally compliant custodians, verified in each monthly attestation.
Bank-grade custody
QCAD reserves are held in Canadian dollars at a Schedule-I bank, with TD as custodian. Assets of the QCAD Digital Trust are fully segregated from Stablecorp's own funds and are held for one purpose only: backing and redeeming QCAD.
Independent attestation
Every month an independent auditor attests that reserves equal or exceed QCAD in circulation, and the report is filed publicly on SEDAR+.
Redemption at par
Authorized participants mint and redeem QCAD 1:1 for Canadian dollars.
Attestation reports

Monthly reports.

Transparency is the foundation of QCAD. Explore our reports to learn how we maintain full reserve accountability. Download our most recent attestation reports, published monthly and annually for full visibility.

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QCAD Digital Trust Insider Reporting+
Regulatory standing
A CAD stablecoin qualified by prospectus with Canadian securities regulators.
QCAD is issued by QCAD Digital Trust, a reporting issuer subject to applicable continuous disclosure requirements, insider reporting obligations (subject to exemptions), and regulatory oversight, under a securities regulatory framework similar to that applicable to public companies.
About QCAD →

Media

The latest from Stablecorp, including press releases, product updates, and industry insights.

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Press releases are filed through Newsfile · regulatory documents are filed on SEDAR+.
Our mission

Canada should own the best financial infrastructure in the world.

This technology was invented by Canadians. We believe Canada should own it, not rent it. So we partner foundationally: Canada’s leading banks act as custodians, while we build and operate the rails.

The result is QCAD, the first compliant CAD stablecoin, and products that will let anyone in Canada move any kind of value: dollars, stocks, bonds, real estate. Instantly, in full compliance.

Our leadership

The team behind QCAD

Institutional experience across blockchain, trading, capital markets,
regulatory and risk.

Kesem Frank
Kesem Frank
Co-Founder · Chief Executive Officer
Fred Pye
Fred Pye
Co-Founder · Vice Chairman, Capital Markets
Jean Desgagné
Jean Desgagné
Chair of the Board
Ahad Ahmed
Ahad Ahmed
Chief Operating Officer
Patrick Mandic
Patrick Mandic
Chief Technologist
Torstein Braaten
Torstein Braaten
Chief Compliance Officer
Our partners

The ecosystem is growing.

Issuance, custody, liquidity, venues and networks. QCAD is built on partners already compliant and already operating.

TD
TD
Reserve custodian
Circle
Circle
Arc · StableFX
Kraken
Kraken
Trading venue
NDAX
NDAX
Trading venue
Deloitte
Deloitte
FI infrastructure
Coinbase
Coinbase
Venue
DeFi Technologies
DeFi Technologies
Strategic investor
Ethereum
Ethereum
Native chain
Base
Base
Live
Arc
Arc
Deployment underway
Mavennet
Mavennet
Founding technology partner
Fireblocks
Fireblocks
Institutional custody infrastructure
Backed by
CoinbaseStrategic investor via Coinbase Ventures
CircleIssuer of USDC · strategic investor and FX partner
DeFi TechnologiesTSX-listed digital asset investor
FTP VenturesCanadian fintech venture investor
Legal

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2023

Protecting the privacy, security and confidentiality of personal information is fundamental to the way Stablecorp does business. This Privacy Policy explains the ways we help protect personal information, and respect and support the trusted relationship between our business clients (Clients) and their customers (Consumers). For Stablecorp, “Information” means any personal, transaction and other details that we require to support Stablecorp Services.

By using the Stablecorp Services, including through a computer or mobile device, each Client and Consumer accepts the terms of this Privacy Policy and consents to our collection, use, disclosure and retention of their information as described in this Privacy Policy (including to contact them), and for all other purposes permitted under applicable personal information privacy statutes, anti-spam legislation, and consumer protection laws. Our website and Services are not targeted or directed at children under the age of 18 and do not knowingly collect or store any personal information from children under the age of 18.

We may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time by posting a revised version and updating the “Last updated” date above. The revised version will be effective at the time we post it. Continued use of our Services constitutes acceptance of any amendment of this Privacy Policy.

1 · Collection and use of your information

Before we ask for any personal information about the Client or the Consumer, we will explain why it is needed and how we intend to use it. We will limit the information we collect to what we need for those purposes, and we will use it only for those purposes. We will obtain consent if we wish to use this information for any other purpose.

2 · Releasing information

We may need to provide personal information to our suppliers who assist us in serving Clients. We may also need to release the information if we are required to do so by law and self-regulatory organizations to prevent, detect or suppress financial abuse, fraud and criminal activity.

3 · Protecting information

We will protect information with appropriate safeguards and security measures. We will retain information only for the time it is required and for the purposes we explained.

4 · Respecting privacy concerns

Personal information is required to support transaction processing and communications, and to satisfy valid information requests from Interac™, banks, regulators, and other organizations who are legally entitled to make such requests.

When completing a Stablecorp transaction through the Internet or through a mobile device, we may collect device level information about that Consumer. This information will help to identify higher risk transactions and monitor potential fraud or suspicious transactions.

When a Consumer is using our website, we may monitor and/or record browsing habits to better understand usage of our on-line assets. If the Client provides us information about a specific Consumer to resolve a complaint, we may learn additional Consumer information. We will only use this information to address comments and/or reply to questions, and we may store the communication and our reply in case we correspond further.

If a Consumer receives an email claiming to be from Stablecorp that he/she believes to be fraudulent, he/she should not open, respond or click any links or open attachments contained within the email. Consumers may be instructed to notify us immediately by forwarding a copy of the email to us at admin@Stablecorp.com and then delete the email.

In order to provide certain services on mobile devices, we may require location information. If the Client or Consumer does not consent to collection of this information, then they cannot use the corresponding Services. Clients and Consumers can stop our collection of location information at any time by changing the preferences on their mobile devices. If the preferences are changed, our Services may no longer function. Clients and Consumers also may stop our collection of location information through the Services by following the standard uninstall process to remove all Stablecorp mobile applications from their devices.

We may send cookies to Client or Consumer computers or mobile devices. Cookies are small data files that are stored on a hard drive or in device memory when a Client or Consumer visits a website or views a message. Cookies support the integrity of our registration process, retain Client and Consumer preferences, and help evaluate and compile aggregated statistics about user activity.

We only release information where it is required to deliver the Stablecorp Services. We will obtain the Client’s consent to release any information to third parties required to deliver Stablecorp Services. To deliver email and text messages, Client and Consumer information may be disclosed in response to valid demands or requests from governments, regulators, courts and law enforcement authorities.

We do not sell or rent customer lists or personal information to others.

We have security standards to protect our systems and Client and Consumer information against unauthorized access and use. Our systems have been designed to ensure that email address, mobile number, first name and Client account number are always private and confidential. Nevertheless, Stablecorp cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat our security measures or use Client or Consumer personal information for improper purposes. If any information in our possession or under our control is compromised as a result of a security breach, we will take reasonable steps to investigate the situation and, where appropriate, notify those individuals whose information may have been compromised and take other steps in accordance with applicable laws or regulations.

All our suppliers and agents, as part of their contracts with Stablecorp, are bound to maintain confidentiality and may not use information for any unauthorized purpose. Protecting the confidentiality of information is also specified in our employment agreements. Our employees are familiar with this Privacy Policy and procedures to safeguard Client and Consumer information.

When we provide information in response to a legal inquiry or order that we believe to be valid, we disclose only the information that is legally required.

Client and Consumer data is stored on Amazon Web Services (AWS), encrypted in accordance with information security standards, and located in Canada.

We retain information only if it is required for the reasons it was collected. We are required to retain transaction data for a period of 7 years following completion of the transaction. We will destroy, delete, erase or convert it to an anonymous form after that point.

5 · Complaints

We take any complaints seriously, and are committed to helping resolve complaints.

Usually, the best way to address the complaint is to raise the issue as soon as it comes up with the person the Client or Consumer is dealing with. Even if the Client or Consumer doesn’t notice the issue right away, the Client or Consumer can always get in touch with us at any time to voice their complaint. Before beginning, be ready to have any supporting documents available and consider what solution may be appropriate.

To tell us about any concerns or complaints or questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at admin@Stablecorp.com. We may request additional details regarding the concerns and may need to engage or consult with other parties in order to investigate and address the issue. We will keep records of the request and any resolution.

If the resolution provided is unsatisfactory, the complaint can be escalated by asking the individual they are dealing with to escalate on their behalf, or directly with Stablecorp management at info@stablecorp.ca.

If the results of our investigation or any resulting corrective measures remain unsatisfactory, the Client or Consumer may be entitled to make a written submission to the Privacy Commissioner in their jurisdiction or to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada:

Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
30 Victoria Street, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 1H3
priv.gc.ca ↗

Talk to the team building Canada’s digital value infrastructure.

Whether you’re integrating QCAD, moving money in Canadian dollars, or exploring tokenized assets, tell us what you’re working on and the desk will route you to the right team.

You can also email the desk directly at info@stablecorp.ca.

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Frequently asked questions

QCAD, its reserves, and how institutions get access.

How do I get QCAD?

Anyone in Canada can buy it on Kraken like any listed asset. Institutions mint directly through the Stablecorp desk, funding by wire and receiving QCAD on the network of their choice.

Can I redeem QCAD for Canadian dollars?

Yes. QCAD redeems at par, one Canadian dollar per token, through authorized partners, at zero cost.

Does QCAD pay yield?

No. QCAD itself pays nothing; it is a payment instrument.

What happens to the reserves if Stablecorp fails?

Reserves are held by QCAD Digital Trust, a bankruptcy-remote structure separate from the operating company, 1:1 in Canadian dollars at compliant banks: TD and VersaBank. They exist to redeem QCAD and nothing else.

Who issues QCAD, and under what oversight?

QCAD is issued by QCAD Digital Trust, qualified by a final prospectus in November 2025, and operated and serviced by Stablecorp, a FINTRAC-registered money services business (M22234558).

Which networks does QCAD run on?

Ethereum, Arc, and Base today. With more networks underway.

Where can I verify all of this?

The prospectus and monthly reserve attestations are filed on SEDAR+, and the token contract is public on BlockExplorers. Our Transparency page links to every document.

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A standard ERC-20 on Ethereum, Base and Arc. Verify the contract on each network’s block explorer.

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Disclosures

Sources and qualifications

Every figure on this site is sourced. Where a claim depends on a third party, that party is named.

1

“Canada’s first compliant CAD stablecoin” refers to QCAD Digital Trust being the first Canadian dollar denominated stablecoin qualified by prospectus in Canada. Final prospectus dated 20 November 2025 in all provinces and territories except Québec, amended and restated 21 December 2025, together with a prospectus dated 21 December 2025 in Québec. No securities regulatory authority has expressed an opinion about the QCAD Tokens. Filed on SEDAR+.

2

QCAD was first issued in 2020 and re-launched in April 2023 under the reserve structure operated by Stablecorp Digital Currencies Inc., a FINTRAC-registered money services business. QCAD Tokens issued before the date of the prospectus are held against a separate custodial account and are not commingled with current Reserve Assets.

3

Reserve Assets are held by QCAD Digital Trust, a special purpose trust established under the laws of Ontario with Odyssey Trust Company as trustee. TD Bank Group serves as primary reserves custodian per the company announcement of July 2026. QCAD Tokens are not insured under the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act or any other deposit insurance regime.

4

Reserve attestations are prepared monthly by an independent auditor and filed to SEDAR+. Figures reflect reserve balances as at the attestation date, not a live balance.

5

Market figures: US-dollar-denominated share of stablecoin supply and the $771M total for all non-USD stablecoins are from Artemis data, April 2026, corroborated at 99.5% dollar-denominated by DefiLlama and the BIS in August 2026. Total stablecoin market capitalisation of approximately $308B per DefiLlama, August 2026.

6

Canada’s projected rank of last among the 38 OECD member countries is for growth in real GDP per capita over 2020 to 2030 and again over 2030 to 2060, per the OECD’s long-term growth scenarios published in 2021. Projections are not forecasts.

7

Cost, settlement-time and corridor comparisons are illustrative and depend on the corridor, venue, funding method and counterparties involved. Realised outcomes may differ materially. Partner quotations shown on this site are drafts pending approval by the named organisations.

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