Canadian Dollar (CAD)

The Canadian Dollar is issued by the Bank of Canada.

Alphabetic code
CAD
Numeric code
124
Symbol
$
Minor units
2
Example
CA$1,234.50
Used in
Canada

History

  1. 1858 The Province of Canada issues its first decimal coins, in cents, after provincial accounts were moved to dollars from the end of 1857.
  2. 1970 Canada ends its peg to the US dollar in May and lets the Canadian dollar float.

Live exchange rates

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