Canadian/US Dollar Closing Rate

US$/CAN$ closing rate summary
Latest (2012-05-18) - $1.0208
Past 12 months
High (2011-10-04) - $1.0549
Low (2011-07-26) - $0.9428
From 1950 to present
High (2002-01-18) - $1.6125
Low (2007-11-06) - $0.9215

Media Room

    News

  1. Publication

    This issue features a summary of the Bank’s annual conference, which took place in November 2011 and dealt with payments systems, and two articles that present research by Bank staff on global current account imbalances and macrofinancial risk assessment. The fourth article in this issue reviews the recent experience with inflation targeting.

  2. 7 May 2012

    Monetary Policy Decision-Making at the Bank of Canada

    Remarks - John Murray  -  Vancouver, British Columbia
    Mortgage Brokers Association of B.C.

    Deputy Governor John Murray discusses monetary policy decision-making at the Bank of Canada.

  3. 2 May 2012

    Bank of Canada Unveils New $20 Note Design

    Press Release

    Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty and Governor Mark Carney today unveiled the new and more secure $20 polymer bank note at the Bank of Canada’s head office, on Wellington Street in Ottawa.

  4. 30 April 2012

    Transport and Logistics - Connecting Canada to the Global Economy

    Remarks - Timothy Lane  -  Ottawa, Ontario
    Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport North America

    Deputy Governor Tim Lane discusses the global economic outlook and the integral – and historic – role of transport and logistics in building Canada’s prosperity.

  5. 27 April 2012

    Bank of Canada designates Canadian Derivatives Clearing Service under the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act

    Press Release

    The Governor of the Bank of Canada today designated the Canadian Derivatives Clearing Service (CDCS) as subject to ongoing regulatory oversight by the Bank under the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act (PCSA), effective 30 April 2012.

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