Canadian dollar
currency of Canada
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Summary
Canadian dollar is a currency[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of currency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,852 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Canada[3]
- Instance of: dollar[4]
- Manufacturer: Canadian Bank Note Company[5]
- Made from material: polymer[6]
- Commons category: Money of Canada[7]
- Currency sign: dollar sign[8]
- Central bank/issuer: Bank of Canada[9]
- Applies to jurisdiction: Canada[10]
- Replaces: Province of Canada dollar[11], New Brunswick dollar[12], British Columbia dollar[13], Prince Edward Island dollar[14], Nova Scotian dollar[15], Newfoundland dollar[16], Canadian pound[17]
- Short name: CA$[18]
- History of topic: history of Canadian currency[19]
- Price: 0.703 US dollars[20], 0.685 euro[21]
- Conversion to standard unit: 0.8285004142502071 international United States dollar[22]
- Unit symbol: $[23], C$[24], CAD$[25], ¢[26]
- Subdivision of this unit: cent[27]
Why It Matters
Canadian dollar has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 101 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]