Canadian Dollar (CAD)

The Canadian Dollar is the official currency of Canada.

Currency Details

Currency Code CAD
Symbol C$
Minor Unit Cent (1/100)
Country Canada
Central Bank Bank of Canada

Official CAD Central Bank Rates

Live rates on this page are mid-market rates. For tax filings, customs valuations, audits, and compliant invoicing you often need the official reference rate published by Bank of Canada instead. AllRatesToday serves Bank of Canada published rates as JSON, with history and a free latest-rates tier.

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Popular CAD Conversions

→ CAD to USD → CAD to EUR → CAD to GBP → CAD to INR → CAD to MXN → CAD to JPY → CAD to AUD → CAD to CNY

Live CAD Exchange Rates

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Coins & Banknotes

🪙 Coins

5¢10¢25¢$1$2

💵 Banknotes

$5$10$20$50$100

Frequently Asked Questions

The ISO 4217 currency code for the Canadian Dollar is CAD. This three-letter code is used internationally in banking, finance, and commerce to identify the Canadian Dollar.
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) is the official currency of Canada. It is managed by the Bank of Canada.
The symbol for the Canadian Dollar is C$. The minor unit is the Cent (1/100).
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) is managed by the Bank of Canada. The central bank is responsible for monetary policy, issuing banknotes and coins, and maintaining the stability of the currency.
Yes. The AllRatesToday API returns live CAD mid-market rates against 160+ currencies as JSON: call GET /api/v1/rates?source=CAD&target=USD with your API key. The same endpoint converts amounts, returns a past date or a date range, and can answer in CSV, XML or Excel. A free API key is available.
Yes. Add time=YYYY-MM-DD for a single past date, or from= and to= for a daily series, to the /api/v1/rates request for CAD. Charts for the last 7 days to 1 year are also available via /api/historical-rates with a period parameter.
Yes. GET /api/v1/central-bank/boc/latest returns the rates as published by Bank of Canada, with history for past dates. Use it when an invoice, tax return, customs declaration or audit requires the official rate rather than a market rate.

CAD Exchange Rate API

Get live Canadian Dollar (CAD) exchange rates in your app, spreadsheet or backend with one HTTPS request. The AllRatesToday API returns CAD mid-market rates against 160+ currencies as JSON, converts amounts, serves past dates and date ranges, and also returns the official rate published by Bank of Canada.

Endpoints for CAD

What you needRequest
Latest CAD/USD rateGET /api/v1/rates?source=CAD&target=USD
CAD against several currenciesGET /api/v1/rates?source=CAD&target=USD,EUR,GBP
Convert an amount from CADGET /api/v1/rates?source=CAD&target=USD&amount=1000
CAD rate on a past dateGET /api/v1/rates?source=CAD&target=USD&time=2026-06-30
CAD rate history for a date rangeGET /api/v1/rates?source=CAD&target=USD&from=2026-01-01&to=2026-06-30
CAD rates as CSV, XML or ExcelGET /api/v1/rates?source=CAD&target=USD,EUR,GBP&format=csv
Official Bank of Canada rateGET /api/v1/central-bank/boc/latest
All ECB reference rates in CAD, no keyGET /api/open/latest/CAD

Send your key as Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY. The open ECB endpoint needs no key; public pages that display the rates carry a visible link to AllRatesToday.

Example request

cURL

curl "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/rates?source=CAD&target=USD" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript (npm install @allratestoday/sdk)

import AllRatesToday from '@allratestoday/sdk';

const client = new AllRatesToday('YOUR_API_KEY');
const rate = await client.getRate('CAD', 'USD');
console.log(rate);

Python (pip install allratestoday)

from allratestoday import AllRatesToday

client = AllRatesToday(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
rate = client.get_rate("CAD", "USD")
print(rate)

Example response

[
  {
    "rate": 0.0000,
    "source": "CAD",
    "target": "USD",
    "time": "2026-11-01T12:00:00Z"
  }
]

The rate value above is filled in from the live CAD/USD rate when the page loads.

What developers build with CAD rates

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