The Canadian dollar was introduced on January, 1 1858, and gradually adopted by the different colonies of the Canadian Confederation (New Brunswick, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland). The currency is subdivided into 100 cents.

Available in this Country: Canada

Unit Name: Dollar

Currency Sign: $ or C$

Currency ISO Code: CAD

Currency Name: Canadian Dollar

Coins: the coins now used are 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 cents, 1 (aka “Loonie”) and 2 (aka “Toonie”) dollars

Banknotes: the banknotes now used are 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 dollars

Central Bank: Bank of Canada

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HOW THE CURRENCY CONVERTER WORKS

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The Foreign Exchange (FOREX) rates used in the exchange calculations by the “Currency Converter” may be derived from the following and other open sources:

- The latest available “Noon Foreign Exchange Rates” posted and made available by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

- The daily Euro Foreign Exchange Reference Rates made available by the European Central Bank.

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