Finding up-to-date and accurate cryptocurrency statistics in Canada can be a challenge. That’s why we’ve put together this comprehensive collection of crypto market stats, including general market figures, cryptocurrency adoption rates and much more.
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It’s no surprise that cryptocurrency is not the primary investment asset for most Canadians, with 69.08% storing cash in chequing/savings accounts, 43.25% using a TFSA, 33.39% using a RRSP and 20.76% opting for publicly traded investments (stocks, ETFs, etc.), according to our most recent Finder: Consumer Sentiment Survey March 2026; however, almost 1 in 4 (25%) of Canadians own crypto, according to the Ontario Securities Commission’s Crypto Assets 2025 survey, conducted by Ipsos.
According to the Bank of Canada’s Bitcoin Omnibus Survey, 9.9% of Canadians own Bitcoin, making it the most popular cryptocurrency in Canada. The runner-up crytopcurrencies, in terms of popularity, are Ethereum (5%), and Bitcoin Cash and USD Coin (3% each).(1)
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Age has a big impact on whether or not the investor buys and sells cryptocurrency, with 19.1% of Canadians aged 18–34 owning Bitcoin, compared to 11.4% aged 35–54 and 2.8% aged 55 and over.
Men are more likely to own the most popular cryptocurrency in Canada, Bitcoin, with 14.9% of men and 5.1% of women owning Bitcoin.
When it comes to Bitcoin ownership specifically, where an investor lives appears to have an impact. Ontario residents are the most likely to own Bitcoin, at 11.9%, followed by British Columbia (10.5%) and Quebec (9.7%). Canada’s middle provinces — Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba — have lower combined Bitcoin ownership at 7.8%, and lowest in Atlantic Canada at 3.3%.
The crypto ownership rate in Canada is 25%, according to the Ontario Securities Commission’s Crypto Assets 2025 survey. This is higher than the estimated global crypto ownership rate of roughly 9% (based on Crypto.com’s estimate of 741 million crypto owners worldwide against a global population of approximately 8.2 billion).
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Total value: The entire coin market, made up of thousands of cryptocurrencies, is currently valued at $1,201 trillion.(3)
How many Bitcoins exist? How many Bitcoins are left? Just how much value does Bitcoin add to the global crypto market? These key stats will tell you everything you need to know.
Before we delve into what sets participants apart, the first category in our crypto stats deals largely with what ties us together.
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