Project Tokenization: Join the CSA Collaboratory in Calgary
A full-day regulatory workshop focused on the CSA Collaboratory’s second theme: tokenization.
Date
April 9, 2026
Time
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM MST
Format
Online Webinar
Tokenization in Canadian Capital Markets Exploring innovation, infrastructure and regulation.
We want to hear from you about tokenization, including the projects you are working on, potential use cases, and what you need from us as regulators.
What you’ll get
This workshop will bring together a broad range of stakeholders to discuss the regulatory, operational and technical opportunities, challenges and other considerations involved in integrating tokenization into Canada’s capital markets.
Event Details
Limited CapacityDate
April 9, 2026
Time
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM MST
Location
Online webinar
Due to capacity limits, in‑person registration is now full
Registration is free. Confirmation details will follow.
We want your input – complete a survey on tokenization
Your insights on real-world use cases, priorities and challenges will help shape the CSA’s planning, guide the focus of future engagement, and inform potential testing pathways as Project Tokenization evolves.
Agenda
A full-day forum exploring tokenization across funds, real assets, fixed income, and market infrastructure.
8:30 – 9:00
Arrival, Registration, and Networking Breakfast
9:00 – 9:30
Welcome and Opening Remarks: Framing the Tokenization Landscape
Opening remarks setting the context for tokenization in global and Canadian capital markets, including key use cases, IOSCO‑identified tokenization models, active pilot initiatives, and an overview of the roundtable’s objectives and structure.
9:30 – 10:30
Funds on Ledger: Tokenization of Investment Funds
Participants will exchange views on how investment funds might be issued and managed using tokenization, and what this could mean for efficiency, access, and risk in Canadian markets.
10:30 – 10:45
Break
10:45 – 12:00
From Physical to Digital: Tokenizing Real Assets and Alternatives
Participants will discuss how tokenization might change the way interests in private funds and other private assets – such as real estate and natural resources – are structured, held, and transferred, and consider potential implications for investors and market participants.
12:00 – 1:00
Lunch
1:00 – 2:00
The Future of Fixed Income: Tokenized Debt and Bonds
This session will gather perspectives on issuing and trading of debt instruments in digital form and explore how tokenized bonds could interact with existing market infrastructure, risk management practices, and regulatory expectations.
2:00 – 2:15
Break
2:15 – 3:30
Market Architecture Reimagined: Tokenized Trading, Clearing, and Settlement
This discussion will focus on how tokenization may reshape market infrastructure, covering tokenized settlement mechanisms, clearing and custody implications, the use of tokenized collateral, and repo market applications.
3:30 – 4:00
Key Takeaways and What Comes Next
A synthesis of the day’s discussions, highlighting emerging themes, regulatory considerations, and potential next steps for market participants and regulators as tokenization continues to evolve.
About the CSA Collaboratory
The CSA Collaboratory is a mechanism to explore the investment market impact and regulatory implications of new technologies and business models.
As part of the CSA Financial Innovation Hub, it provides a space for collaboration and engagement between regulators, market participants and innovative businesses, enabling the testing of new ideas under real-world conditions.
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