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Exchange rates

Find exchange rates, along with supporting data and background information.

All Bank of Canada exchange rates are indicative rates only, obtained from averages of aggregated price quotes from financial institutions. For details, please read our full Terms and Conditions.

Daily exchange rates

View the daily average exchange rates. Published once each business day by 16:30 ET.

Monthly exchange rates

View the monthly average exchange rates. Typically published on the last business day of the month by 16:30 ET.

Annual exchange rates

View the annual average exchange rates. Published on the last business day of the year by 12:30 ET.

Daily exchange rates: Lookup tool

Search and download exchange rate data.

Canadian Effective Exchange Rates

The CEER index is a weighted average of bilateral exchange rates for the Canadian dollar against the currencies of Canada’s major trading partners.

Foreign exchange intervention

Updated if and when the Bank intervenes in foreign exchange markets.

Our Valet API is designed to help you integrate your applications and processes with our data. For details, please see our documentation.

Tools

Currency Converter

Convert from Canadian dollars based on daily exchange rates.

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Historical rates

Historical noon and closing rates

Download our legacy noon and closing rates data. These rates were last updated 28 April 2017 using the Bank’s old calculation methodology, and will not be updated in future.

Historical Canadian-Dollar Effective Exchange Rate index

Download our historical CERI data. These rates were last updated in January 2018, and will not be updated in future. The Canadian-Dollar Effective Exchange Rate index (CERI) was replaced by the Canadian Effective Exchange Rate index (CEER) as of January 2018.

About exchange rates

Understanding exchange rates

The foreign exchange market determines how much the Canadian dollar is worth. At the Bank of Canada, we very rarely intervene to support its value.

Background information on foreign exchange rates

Learn about the publication of, and calculation methodology for, the foreign exchange (FX) rate data on the Bank of Canada’s website.