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Canadian Dollar Exchange Rate

Live NZD to CAD FX

Updated Hourly
Code: CAD
Symbol: $

Best Value Debit Card, Credit Card and ATMs for Spending and Withdrawing Canadian Dollars

  1. Best Money Transfer Service - Wise, as revealed by our extensive research into international money transfers.
  2. Best Debit Card for Canadian Dollars - The Wise Debit Card (best NZD:CAD rate, and 0% foreign currency fees if you withdraw up to NZ$350 within a 30-day rolling period (and then a 2% fee of anything above that). 
  3. Best Credit Card for Canadian Dollars - The Flight Centre Mastercard outperforms all other cards given its 0% overseas currency conversion fee.
  4. ATMs Availability and Costs - ATMs are common all over Canada. It's rare to be charged an 'international withdrawal fee' or similar. Find out what your bank's international debit card and credit card fees here.
  5. All Travel Money Cards support Canadian Dollars - our comparison guide reveals which card offers the best deal.
  6. Save money when withdrawing or spending Canadian Dollars with our foreign exchange guide.
  7. Like New Zealand, Canadian Dollars come in $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 notes.

Suggested money tip when arriving and travelling in Canada:
  1. Bring around NZD$300 in cash which you can use as a safety net and exchange at most money changers at hotels or at kiosks in major cities.
  2. Withdraw the amount of CAD you think you will need for your stay.
  3. Avoid airport money exchange kiosks - they most likely offer the worst exchange rates. ATMs give you the market exchange rate without the greedy commission. 
  4. Leftover CAD? If you have a small amount of CAD remaining, you can use them to settle your hotel bill extras, transfers back to the airport and/or apply them to a duty free purchase on departure (you can pay part cash, part card). Alternatively, banks will buy back CAD when you return to New Zealand for a better exchange rate than any airport kiosk.
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