The Currency Of Canada. It is abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or sometimes CA. The Canadian Dollar is held as a reserve currency by a number of central banks.
Learn about spending money in Canada. Latest CAD market news, analysis and Canadian Dollar trading forecast from leading DailyFX experts and research team. The United States Dollar is the currency in American Samoa (AS, ASM), British Virgin Islands (VG, VGB, BVI), El Salvador (SV, SLV), Guam (GU, GUM), Marshall Islands (MH, MHL), Micronesia (Federated States of Micronesia, FM.
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Canadian dollars are minted at the Royal Canadian Mint located in Winnipeg in the province of Manitoba.
For example, the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation only covers eligible deposits in Canadian dollars at member financial institutions if the institution fails. The imperial government in London imposed the pound in all its colonies but the local population to assimilate their currency with the US because of their close trade ties. The main industries are chemicals, wood, paper products, food products, minerals, and transport equipment.