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Canadian Regulators Approve Project Samara for Tokenized Bonds

3/6/2026

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The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) approved Project Samara to study tokenized bonds in the wholesale market.
The consortium includes the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and the Bank of Canada.
It uses a distributed ledger platform to enable bond issuance through trading.
A research report will publish findings, illustrating regulators’ focus on innovation and investor protection.

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Story summary

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) approved Project Samara to study tokenized bonds in the wholesale market.
The consortium includes the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and the Bank of Canada.
It uses a distributed ledger platform to enable bond issuance through trading.
A research report will publish findings, illustrating regulators’ focus on innovation and investor protection.