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NDAX 9.3Strong
NDAX 9.3Strong A flat 0.20% on every trade at the order book price, with no spread on top. Investment dealer and CIRO member.
Opens the official NDAX site · Crypto is high risk
Crypto platforms registered in Canada, checked against their own pages
We only cover platforms on the securities regulators' register, and we start with what costs you money: trading fees, spreads and what it takes to get your cash out. Every claim is screenshotted from the platform's own site, with the date.
We show our receipts
Every score is backed by screenshots of the platform's own pages, so you can see exactly what it says it charges.
What this proves: The fee on each Robinhood trade was 0.5% through 31 October 2026 and is 0.95% from 1 November 2026. Read the review
- It's on the regulators' registerThe Canadian Securities Administrators' list of authorized platforms. Unregistered and banned platforms never get a positive review.
- We screenshot its own pages, with the dateFee schedules, terms and help centre articles. What it says it charges, not what an ad says.
- Costs carry the most weightWe score trading costs 30%, regulation and custody 25%, cash in and out 15%, moving your crypto 10%, coins and tools 10%, app 10%.
Top picks
Three registered platforms, each for a different reason.
No platform pays us yet. If that changes, it won't change our order or what we say. How we make money
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Wealthsimple 8.6Strong
Wealthsimple 8.6Strong Crypto in the same app as your Wealthsimple accounts, with limit orders at a stated 0.5% and no spread.
Opens the official Wealthsimple site · Crypto is high risk
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Shakepay 8.1Strong
Shakepay 8.1Strong Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDC only, with no fee on Interac deposits or withdrawals from $5 to $10,000.
Opens the official Shakepay site · Crypto is high risk
Every platform we've scored
Sorted by score. Tap any platform for the full review.
- 1 NDAXBest for low trading fees 9.3
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BitbuyBest for no-fee Interac funding with a pro trading screen 8.8 - 3
CoinsquareBest for the same fees as Bitbuy, under the Coinsquare name 8.8 - 4 WealthsimpleBest for crypto in the same app as your investments 8.6
- 5 ShakepayBest for buying Bitcoin simply 8.1
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RobinhoodBest for a stated per-trade fee, under the Bitbuy and Coinsquare registration 8.0 - 7
KrakenBest for a pro trading screen with stated fees 7.8 - 8
NetcoinsBest for no-fee Interac in and out with spread pricing 7.7 - 9
NewtonBest for a stated fee for each coin 7.6 - 10
Crypto.comBest for a big global app, with Canadian limits 7.3 - 11
CoinbaseBest for the widest choice of coins 6.9 - 12
WebullBest for crypto beside a stock account, at a stated 1% 6.8
See all 12 with screenshots · Fidelity serves investment firms only, so it isn't scored.
Which platforms charge the least to buy?
Lowest stated cost of a $1,000 buy, on each platform's cheapest screen with a published fee and no spread. Less is better.
Compare fees on every registered platform · Read our fees study
Is a crypto platform registered?
Search the company name, not just the brand, on the Canadian Securities Administrators' list, and check the web address belongs to that company. A FINTRAC registration on its own isn't permission to hold your crypto.
Open the regulators' listThink you've been scammed?
Stop sending money, then call the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre on 1-888-495-8501 and tell your provincial securities regulator. Fake sites copy real platforms' names, so check the address against our registered list.
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