FACT 1: The currency of Canada is the Canadian Dollar. It's code is CAD. According to our data, CAD to USD is the most popular Canadian Dollar exchange rate conversion. Canadians nickname their currency, amongst others: Loonie, buck (English), Huard and piastre (French).

FACT 2: The most frequently used banknotes in Canada are:$5, $10, $20, $50, $100. The currency is used solely in Canada

FACT 3: In the 1950s Canada decided to have a floating currency; however, in 1962 the currency became a fixed exchange rate again at 0.925 USD = 1 Canadian Dollar. The peg was kept until 1970 after which it again became a floating currency.

CNY
Chinese Yuan

FACT 1: The currency of China is the Chinese Yuan. It's code is CNY. According to our data, USD to CNY is the most popular Chinese Yuan exchange rate conversion. Nicknames for the Yuan include: kuˆi & Mao.

FACT 2: The most frequently used banknotes in China are: ´5, ´10, ´20, ´50, ´100, ´1. It's used solely in China.

FACT 3: The Yuan reached a record high rate of 6.1090 to the U.S. dollar during intra-day trading in August 2013. Chinese leadership has been raising the Yuan to moderate inflation, which U.S. officials have pushed for years to help repair the trade deficit with China.