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Best forex brokers in Canada

5 brokers in our data serve Canadian residents through a company regulated by the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO). Forex and CFD dealers in Canada must be CIRO investment dealers registered with the provincial regulator, so this list leaves out brands that reach Canadians only from offshore.

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Updated
20 Oct 2026
  • 5brokers on this list
  • 23regulators behind their entities
  • 19 Oct 2026broker data last collected
  • 46licensed entities in our data

Low Spread Brokers does not give personal investment advice.

For traders who live in Canada and want a dealer that answers to CIRO and their provincial securities regulator. IG and Pepperstone also accept Canadians, but only through offshore entities, so they are not ranked here. Read first: how we rankhow we make moneyCanada rules

Edited by Low Spread Brokers team · Updated 20 Oct 2026

Quick answer

Which forex broker is best in Canada?

OANDA is first here with an overall preliminary score of 8.0/10, serving Canadians through OANDA (Canada) Corporation ULC. The deciding check in Canada is CIRO membership: CIPF covers client property held by an insolvent CIRO member, and the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI) handles complaints the dealer does not settle.

  1. Find the dealer on CIRO’s list of regulated firms and on the Canadian Securities Administrators’ national registration search.
  2. Leverage in Canada follows CIRO margin requirements set per currency, not one ratio, so compare the margin rate the dealer quotes for your pair.
  3. CIPF covers client property held by an insolvent CIRO member; it does not cover trading losses.

CIRO-regulated brokers for Canadian residents, ranked

Ranked by this page’s rule from published broker data, not by commission. Advertiser disclosure

Why this order: only brokers whose CIRO-regulated entity accepts residents of Canada, sorted by overall preliminary score; brands that serve Canadians only from offshore companies are listed separately below the ranking. Ranked from our data on 5 brokers, updated 19 Oct 2026. How we rank

Ranked by this page’s rule · 19 Oct 2026

The entity named on each card for residents of Canada decides your leverage and protections.

Rankings for other countries
Regulator tiers:Tier 1: e.g. FCA, ASIC, CySEC, BaFin, MASTier 2: e.g. FSCA, FMA, CMA KenyaOffshore: labelled; its leverage never adds to a score

Top pick

1

OANDA

Main entity: OANDA (Canada) Corporation ULC · 8 entities in total

Which entity serves my country?

Protections depend on the entity

Minimum deposit
$0
EUR/USD spread from
0.0 pips (Raw spreads + commission (OANDA Australia), 19 Oct 2026)
Platforms
MT4, MT5, TradingView, proprietary
Max retail leverage
Depends on entity: up to 50:1 implied (margin from 2% on EUR/USD, retail) (CFTC / NFA)up to 30:1 (major forex pairs, retail; margin 3.33%) (FCA)up to 1:30 (retail, per account comparison table on EU site) (KNF)up to up to 20:1 (retail) (MAS)up to 25x implied (individual FX margin at least 4% of transaction amount) (JFSA)
Funding methods
Debit card, Credit card, Bank transfer (Faster Payments, BACS, CHAPS, SWIFT, SEPA)

StandardRawProfessional4 of 8 licences checked on the register, 20 Oct 2026

Why #1Overall preliminary score: 8.0/10. Residents of Canada are served by OANDA (Canada) Corporation ULC (CIRO, Tier 1, licence number not published). OANDA states that Alberta residents are not currently considered for its Canadian account.

8.0/10

Score breakdown
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76.6% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider (OANDA Europe Limited).

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2

CMC Markets

Main entity: CMC Markets Canada Inc. · 8 entities in total

Protections depend on the entity

Minimum deposit
£0
EUR/USD spread from
0.0 pips (FX Active, 19 Oct 2026)
Platforms
MT4, TradingView, proprietary
Max retail leverage
Depends on entity: up to 1:30 (major FX; margin from 3.34%) (FCA)
Funding methods
Debit card, Credit card, Open banking (TrueLayer), Bank transfer

StandardRawSpread bettingProfessional7 of 8 licences checked on the register, 20 Oct 2026

Why #2Overall preliminary score: 7.8/10. Residents of Canada are served by CMC Markets Canada Inc. (CIRO, Tier 1, licence number not published).

7.8/10

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69% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider (CMC Markets UK plc).

3

FXCM

Main entity: Friedberg Mercantile Group Ltd. (Friedberg Direct) · 7 entities in total

Protections depend on the entity

Minimum deposit
$50
EUR/USD spread from
Not measured
Platforms
MT4, TradingView, proprietary, API
Max retail leverage
Depends on entity: up to 30:1 (depending on instrument, retail) (FCA)up to 30:1 (major currency pairs, retail) (CySEC, ASIC)up to 30:1 default for major currency pairs (as stated on fxcm.com/za open-account page) (FSCA)up to 1000:1 (accounts with equity < $10,000; 400:1 for $10k-50k; 100:1 above $50k; MT4 < $10k max 400:1) (Unregulated)
Funding methods
Debit/credit card (Visa, Mastercard; Discover in UK), Bank wire, PayPal (UK, AU), Google Pay, Apple Pay (UK, AU), Open Banking (UK), Skrill, NETELLER, Rapid Transfer (UK), China Online Payment (markets), Crypto (markets)

StandardRawSpread bettingProfessional4 of 6 licences checked on the register, 20 Oct 2026

Why #3Overall preliminary score: 6.3/10. Residents of Canada are served by Friedberg Mercantile Group Ltd. (Friedberg Direct) (CIRO, Tier 1, licence number not published). FXCM UK (Stratos Markets Limited) is selling its client book to Trade Nation, announced 6 Oct 2026 with completion expected in late November 2026; new UK accounts are opened through Trade Nation, so FXCM is not presented as open to new UK clients. ASIC issued an interim stop order on 5 Dec 2025 that stopped FXCM Australia (Stratos Trading Pty Ltd) from opening new retail CFD accounts; we have not confirmed whether it was lifted.

6.3/10

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67% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider (Stratos Markets Limited).

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4

Plus500

Main entity: Plus500CA Ltd · 14 entities in total

Protections depend on the entity

Minimum deposit
A$100
EUR/USD spread from
Not measured
Platforms
proprietary
Max retail leverage
Depends on entity: up to 1:30 (forex, retail; EUR/USD initial margin 3.33%) (FCA)up to 1:30 (forex, retail — per Plus500 forex page en-fr) (CySEC)
Funding methods
Debit/credit card (Visa, Mastercard only), PayPal, Skrill, Bank transfer

StandardProfessional7 of 14 licences checked on the register, 20 Oct 2026

Why #4Overall preliminary score: 6.2/10. Residents of Canada are served by Plus500CA Ltd (CIRO, Tier 1, licence number not published).

6.2/10

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76% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider (Plus500UK Ltd).

5

Interactive Brokers

Main entity: Interactive Brokers Canada Inc. · 9 entities in total

Which entity serves my country?

Protections depend on the entity

Minimum deposit
$0
EUR/USD spread from
Not measured
Platforms
proprietary
Max retail leverage
Depends on entity: up to 1:30 (major FX CFDs, retail: ESMA-style minimum initial margin 3.33%; 5% other pairs) (FCA)up to Leverage limits per CBI CFD rules (Aug 2019) for retail; ESMA minimum margin 3.33% major FX (1:30) per CFD margin page (Central Bank of Ireland)
Funding methods
Bank wire, ACH (US), Direct ACH (US), Check (US), Online Bill Pay (US), Wise balance transfer, USDC stablecoin (USD)

Standard6 of 9 licences checked on the register, 20 Oct 2026

Why #5Overall preliminary score: 6.1/10. Residents of Canada are served by Interactive Brokers Canada Inc. (CIRO, Tier 1, licence number not published).

6.1/10

Score breakdown
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58.9% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider (Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited).

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The list in one line each

Platforms, minimum deposit and swap-free accounts as each broker publishes them, in the order of the list.

  1. 1OANDAMT4, MT5, TradingView and own platform; minimum deposit $08.0/10
  2. 2CMC MarketsMT4, TradingView and own platform; minimum deposit £07.8/10
  3. 3FXCMMT4, TradingView, own platform and API; minimum deposit $506.3/10
  4. 4Plus500own platform; minimum deposit A$1006.2/10
  5. 5Interactive Brokersown platform; minimum deposit $06.1/10

At a glance · Canada

Forex broker comparison table

What the table shows

Licence numbers as each broker publishes them (not yet matched on the registers), which entity serves which country, and spreads with the date we copied them from the broker’s own pages.

How to use this table

Sort by score, spread or minimum deposit. Deposits stay in the broker’s own currency, so compare them only within one currency.

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Forex broker comparison table
RankBrokerScoreMin. depositEUR/USD spread fromPlatformsAccount typesMax. leverage, retailActions
1OANDACFTC / NFA · FCA · KNF · ASIC · CIRO · MAS · JFSA · BVI FSCLicences and register check8.0/10$00.0 pipsRaw spreads + commission (OANDA Australia) · 19 Oct 2026MT4, MT5, TradingView, proprietaryStandard, Raw, Professional50:1 implied (margin from 2% on EUR/USD, retail) (CFTC / NFA) · 30:1 (major forex pairs, retail; margin 3.33%) (FCA) · 1:30 (retail, per account comparison table on EU site) (KNF) · up to 20:1 (retail) (MAS) · 25x implied (individual FX margin at least 4% of transaction amount) (JFSA)
Open accountUnpaid link
Review

76.6% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider (OANDA Europe Limited).

2CMC MarketsFCA · FCA · BaFin · ASIC · FMA · MAS · CIRO · DFSA7.8/10£00.0 pipsFX Active · 19 Oct 2026MT4, TradingView, proprietaryStandard, Raw, Spread betting, Professional1:30 (major FX; margin from 3.34%) (FCA)
Open accountUnpaid link

69% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider (CMC Markets UK plc).

3FXCMFCA · CySEC · ASIC · FSCA · Unregulated · ISA · CIRO6.3/10$50Not measuredMT4, TradingView, proprietary, APIStandard, Raw, Spread betting, Professional30:1 (depending on instrument, retail) (FCA) · 30:1 (major currency pairs, retail) (CySEC, ASIC) · 30:1 default for major currency pairs (as stated on fxcm.com/za open-account page) (FSCA) · 1000:1 (accounts with equity < $10,000; 400:1 for $10k-50k; 100:1 above $50k; MT4 < $10k max 400:1) (Unregulated)
Open accountUnpaid link

67% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider (Stratos Markets Limited).

4Plus500FCA · CySEC · Finantsinspektsioon · ASIC · FMA · FSCA · MAS · DFSA · SCA · JFSA · CIRO · FSA Seychelles · SCB · Israel (regulator not named)6.2/10A$100Not measuredproprietaryStandard, Professional1:30 (forex, retail; EUR/USD initial margin 3.33%) (FCA) · 1:30 (forex, retail — per Plus500 forex page en-fr) (CySEC)
Open accountUnpaid link

76% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider (Plus500UK Ltd).

5Interactive BrokersSEC / CFTC · FCA · DFSA · Central Bank of Ireland · ASIC · CIRO · MAS · JFSA · SFC Hong KongLicences and register check6.1/10$0Not measuredproprietaryStandard1:30 (major FX CFDs, retail: ESMA-style minimum initial margin 3.33%; 5% other pairs) (FCA) · Leverage limits per CBI CFD rules (Aug 2019) for retail; ESMA minimum margin 3.33% major FX (1:30) per CFD margin page (Central Bank of Ireland)
Open accountUnpaid link
Review

58.9% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider (Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited).

All rankings

Spreads as published by each broker, latest check 19 Oct 2026. Minimum deposits are shown in each broker’s own currency and are not converted. Leverage shown for all entities; yours depends on the entity named in the ranking.

Is forex trading regulated in Canada?

A forex or CFD dealer serving Canadians has to be a CIRO investment dealer registered with the provincial regulator. Our reference is not yet verified, and it records no data on negative balance protection, so check with CIRO and the dealer.

Not yet verified against the regulator: check the linked sources

Regulator

Negative balance protection
Not published
Compensation scheme
Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF) · up to C$1,000,000 per account category (CIRO dealer members)
Complaints body
Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI)

Rules to know

  • Forex and CFD dealers in Canada must be CIRO investment dealers registered with the provincial regulator. Leverage follows CIRO margin rules per currency, not a single ratio.
  • CIPF covers client property held by an insolvent CIRO member. It does not cover trading losses.
  • We know of no rule that mandates negative balance protection in Canada.

Sourceswww.ciro.cawww.cipf.cawww.obsi.cainfo.securities-administrators.ca

Retail leverage caps Canada

Canada sets no single leverage ratio for retail forex: CIRO margin requirements apply per currency. We print no figure until it is checked against CIRO’s current rules.

Source: our country reference for Canada (CIRO); not yet verified.

Canada regulates margin per currency, not by one leverage cap

The UK, the EU and Australia cap major-pair leverage at one ratio for retail clients. Canada works through CIRO dealer membership, provincial registration and margin rates per currency, and it has an investor protection fund that the Australian rules lack.

  1. Tier 1Our class for regulators such as the FCA, ASIC, CySEC, MAS and CIRO
  2. Tier 2Our class for regulators such as the FSCA, SCA and SEC Nigeria
  3. OffshoreRegistration with light supervision; no compensation scheme in our data

  • One brand, several entities

    A global broker runs separate companies for different regions. Your country of residence decides which one you sign with, not the website you land on.

  • A licence number you can check

    Each entity has a number on its regulator’s register. We print the number the broker publishes; match it on the register yourself before you deposit.

    Open the CIRO site

  • Protections come from the entity

    Leverage caps, negative balance protection and any compensation scheme come from the regulator of the entity that holds your account.

  • Offshore entities are labelled

    Where a brand serves you from an offshore entity, we name it. Its higher leverage is a risk and adds nothing to a score.

Canada next to three Tier 1 regimes

Tier is our own class. Every row comes from our country reference, which is not yet verified against the regulators.

Canada next to three Tier 1 regimes
TierRegulatorRetail protections in our referenceMax. retail leverage, FX majorsRegulator site
Tier 1CIRO · CanadaCanadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF); complaints: Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI)No single cap in our referenceciro.ca
Tier 1CSA · CanadaCanadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF); complaints: Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI)No single cap in our referenceinfo.securities-administrators.ca
Tier 1FCA · United Kingdomnegative balance protection; Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS); complaints: Financial Ombudsman Service1:30register.fca.org.uk
Tier 1CySEC · Cyprusnegative balance protection; Investor Compensation Fund (ICF) of CIFs; complaints: Financial Ombudsman of the Republic of Cyprus1:30cysec.gov.cy
Tier 1ASIC · Australianegative balance protection; complaints: Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA)1:30asic.gov.au

What the FCA, CySEC and ASIC rules give a retail trader

  • Leverage caps

    FX majors: 1:30 (FCA), 1:30 (CySEC), 1:30 (ASIC); lower on riskier assets.

  • Negative balance protection

    Required for retail clients under all three regimes in our reference.

  • Margin close-out

    The FCA and ESMA rules close positions at 50% of required margin; ASIC’s order also sets a close-out.

  • Compensation

    Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS): £85,000 per person per firm (investments). Investor Compensation Fund (ICF) of CIFs: €20,000 per client. Australia: no general scheme for CFD client money in our reference.

  • A complaints body

    Financial Ombudsman Service, Financial Ombudsman of the Republic of Cyprus, Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA).

These protections apply to accounts held by entities under those regulators. The rules for Canada are in the section above.

Leverage caps at three Tier 1 regulators

Maximum retail leverage at three Tier 1 regulators
UnderlyingFCA (UK)CySEC / ESMA (EU)ASIC (AU)
FX majors1:301:301:30
FX non-majors, gold, major indices1:201:201:20
Commodities (ex gold), non-major indices1:101:101:10
Individual equities1:51:51:5
Cryptoassetsbanned (crypto derivatives may not be sold to retail clients)1:21:2

Source: our country reference, built from FCA PS19/18 and PS20/10, the ESMA CFD measures applied by CySEC and the ASIC CFD product intervention order. Not yet verified against those documents.

No bonuses on this site

We list no sign-up bonuses, cashback or deposit offers, under any entity.

A bonus offer is a reason to check which entity and which regulator stand behind it before you deposit.

Loss rates disclosed by Tier 1 entities of brokers on this page

Listed alphabetically · scale 0–100%

  • CMC Markets69%
  • FXCM67%
  • Interactive Brokers58.9%
  • OANDA76.6%
  • Plus50076%

Source: each broker’s published risk warning, latest check 19 Oct 2026.

Whose figure this is

Each figure belongs to a brand’s Tier 1 entity. The entity that would hold an account for a resident of Canada may publish a different figure or none, and no figure here is a verdict on quality.

Compensation and complaints in Canada

Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF): up to C$1,000,000 per account category (CIRO dealer members), per our reference. It covers client property held by an insolvent CIRO member, not trading losses; confirm the current limit on cipf.ca. Complaints go to the dealer first, then to the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI).

Something went wrong?

  1. 1Complain in writing to the broker entity that holds your account
  2. 2Escalate to the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI)
  3. 3Report concerns to CIRO and CSA

Spot a clone

Clone firms copy real broker names and licence numbers. Search the number on the regulator’s own site (ciro.ca and info.securities-administrators.ca), compare the website address, and read the regulator’s warning list before you deposit.

Country rules: compiled from regulator sources, not yet verified · broker data up to 19 Oct 2026

Sources:ciro.cacipf.caobsi.cainfo.securities-administrators.ca

How we rank brokers

How to check that a Canadian dealer is registered

Registration in Canada has two layers: CIRO membership and registration with the provincial securities regulator. The Canadian entities on this page are named from the brokers’ own pages; most did not publish a CIRO firm number, and we have not yet matched them on the registers.

  1. 1Note the exact company name of the Canadian dealer from the broker’s website footer
  2. 2Find that name on CIRO’s list of dealers it regulates
  3. 3Search the same name on the CSA national registration search and check the province you live in
  4. 4Make sure your account application names that same Canadian company

Registers

Spot a clone

Look-alike sites use the names of registered Canadian dealers. If the website address or phone number differs from the registration record, contact the dealer only through the record.

Highest score in our data

First on this page in October 2026

OANDA publishes Tier 1 licences from 7 regulators and quotes EUR/USD from 0.0 pips on its Raw spreads + commission (OANDA Australia) account (checked 19 Oct 2026). The trade-off: the 0.0-pip quote comes from OANDA’s Australian pricing page, Alberta residents are not currently accepted, and our data has no CIRO firm number for OANDA’s Canadian company.

Rules differ by country: rankings for other countries

Highest score · October 2026

OANDA

8.0/10

CFTC / NFA · FCA · KNF · ASIC · CIRO · MAS · JFSA · BVI FSC · est. 1996

Visit OANDAUnpaid link

76.6% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider (OANDA Europe Limited).

Scores by criterion

Each criterion scored 0–10. Darker means a higher score; an empty cell means not measured.

Scores by criterion
BrokerCostsPlatformsRegulationAccountsResearchSupport
OANDA7.68.09.07.0Not measuredNot measured
CMC Markets8.06.59.07.0Not measuredNot measured
FXCMNot measured7.07.06.5Not measuredNot measured
Plus500Not measured4.09.05.5Not measuredNot measured
Interactive BrokersNot measured4.09.05.0Not measuredNot measured

Preliminary scores from published broker data. Research and support are not scored until live-account tests, and a broker with no published EUR/USD spread in pips has no costs score.

Further down this list

They passed this page’s filter for Canada and rank lower on its rule.

Not published

Methodology v1 · preliminary scores

How this ranking was built

A desk score from the brokers’ published terms. We have not opened live accounts yet, so nothing on this page is a test result.

  1. 1Copy published termsSpreads, commission, deposits, platforms and account types from each broker’s own pages, each with its date (latest 19 Oct 2026).
  2. 2Map entities to countriesEvery licensed company of a brand, the countries it serves and the licence number the broker publishes. Matching each number on the register is the next step.
  3. 3Score four criteriaCosts, platforms, regulation and accounts, 0–10 each, by a fixed formula. Research and support stay unscored until we test them.
  4. 4Apply this page’s ruleThe filter and sort written under the ranking heading. Ties are broken by the overall score.

Weights in the preliminary score

  • Costs · 31%
  • Regulation & safety · 31%
  • Platforms · 19%
  • Accounts & funding · 19%
  • 5brokers scored
  • 19 Oct 2026latest data check

What does not affect a score

Partner status and advertising. We have no affiliate or advertising agreements with brokers.

Published spreads behind the scores

CheckedQuoteSpread
19 Oct 2026EUR/USD, Spread-only (OANDA Europe Limited, UK) account, OANDA0.6 pips
19 Oct 2026EUR/USD, FX Active account, CMC Markets0.0 pips

Reviewed by the Low Spread Brokers team · 20 Oct 2026

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What this ranking is, and what it is not

Scores from published data; no broker pays for a place on this list.

Who writes it

Each ranking is written and checked by the Low Spread Brokers team; the date of the data is printed under every list.

How we earn

We have no affiliate or advertising agreements with brokers, and no click to a broker is paid. If that changes, the site will say so first; partner status is not an input to any score, whose formulas use spreads, platforms, licences and account terms only.

What we don’t do

No bonuses or sign-up offers. No offshore leverage presented as a feature. No claim that we tested an account we have not opened. No personal investment advice.

How we make money and what does not affect a score

Best brokers by country

Each country page has its own ranking: only brokers with a company that accepts residents, ordered by a rule chosen for that country’s regulator, leverage caps and protections.

All countries

Country rules (compensation, complaints body, leverage caps) come from our country reference, which is not yet re-verified against each regulator; the regulator’s own text prevails.

Risk warning:

CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. Most retail investor accounts lose money. Consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford the high risk of losing your money.

Low Spread Brokers does not give personal investment advice.

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FAQ

Forex trading in Canada: questions and answers

Country rules come from our reference, which is not yet verified against the regulators; broker facts are the brokers’ published terms up to 19 Oct 2026.

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We cannot give personal investment advice.

1Is forex trading legal in Canada?

Yes, with a dealer that is a CIRO investment dealer and registered with your provincial securities regulator. Those two records are what to check before you open an account.

Broker data collected up to 19 Oct 2026

2Do Canadian forex brokers need CIRO registration?

Per our country reference, forex and CFD dealers serving Canadian residents must be CIRO investment dealers registered with the provincial regulator. Brands that accept Canadians only through offshore companies are left out of this ranking for that reason.

Broker data collected up to 19 Oct 2026

3What leverage can I use in Canada?

There is no single ratio: CIRO sets margin requirements per currency. Ask the dealer for the margin rate on the pair you trade; we will print figures once checked against CIRO’s current rules.

Broker data collected up to 19 Oct 2026

4Is CIPF protection available for forex accounts?

CIPF covers client property held by a CIRO member that becomes insolvent, up to C$1,000,000 per account category (CIRO dealer members) per our reference. It does not cover losses from trading. Confirm the current limit on cipf.ca.

Broker data collected up to 19 Oct 2026

5Where do I complain about a Canadian broker?

To the dealer first, in writing. If that does not settle it, take it to OBSI (obsi.ca), and you can report conduct concerns to CIRO.

Broker data collected up to 19 Oct 2026

Sources

Primary sources for the Canada rules on this page. Links opened 20 Oct 2026; the rules are not yet verified against them.

  1. ciro.caChecked on 20 Oct 2026
  2. cipf.caChecked on 20 Oct 2026
  3. obsi.caChecked on 20 Oct 2026
  4. info.securities-administrators.caChecked on 20 Oct 2026

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