Canadian dollars

Ottawa's official tender

Canadian dollars are the currency of Canada, typically distinguished from U.S. dollars when context requires clarity.

The Canadian dollar is sometimes called the loonie after the loon depicted on the one-dollar coin: The exchange rate puts Canadian dollars at about 72 cents U.S.

currency

loonie

Canadian one-dollar piece

bills · denominations · exchange · forex · tender · wallet · ATM · funds · conversion · purchasing power

national

Ottawa

Canada's seat of government

Commonwealth · Queen Elizabeth · King Charles · hockey · Canadiana · portraits · national symbols · heritage · sovereignty · frontier

design

polymer

Large repeated-unit molecule

maple leaf · watermark · metallic

commerce

transaction

Exchange of goods/money

  • paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
  • purchaseGoods obtained for payment
  • priceMonetary value assigned

cost · retail · trade · budget · spending · consumer · value · affordability · sales · buying

Opposites
national currency

Canadian dollarsAmerican dollars

United States legal tender

US dollars · greenbacks · USD · euros · Japanese yen

Family

Canadian, dollar, Canada, Canadians, dollars

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G