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Canada
 
    
 

 

Country overview

 

 

Canada
Capital Ottawa
Population (millions) 33.5
Area (sq km) 9,984,670
GDP per capita (USD PPP) 38,400

 

 

Polymer overview

 

 

Country ranking 35th All varieties 2
Year of the first polymer issue 2011 Proof 0
Number of polymer issues 1 Specimen 1
Current status Polymer and paper Regular 1
New polymer issues expected? Yes Replacement 0

 

 

General information

 

 

 

Canada is expected to fully convert to polymer bank notes by 2013, with the first polymer note issued in November 2011. See the Bank of Canada press release from 04.03.10 and press release from 10.03.11 (and the related backgrounder). See also Paying with polymer: Developing Canada's new notes.
 

 

 

 

Bank of Canada

 

Canadian Paper Money
 

 

 

 

Bank of Canada: Annual Report 1998 / Currency (1998)

The Currency section of the Bank of Canada 1998 Annual Report mentions polymer bank notes.

Newspaper article: The Bank of Canada (2002)

Newspaper article: Why plastic money is gaining currency (2002)

Newspaper article: Plastic $100 bill meant to be foolproof (2011)

 

Bank of Canada annual reports: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.
 

 

Bank notes

 

COUNTRY REF. CURRENCY DENOMINATION SIZE PICK PRINTER POLYMER
Canada S1 Dollar 5 152.4x69.85 P-new no data Guardian®

IMAGE EXPECTED

IMAGE EXPECTED
REF. DATE SIGNATORY DESCRIPTION PRICE PICS
S1S1 no data no data SPECIMEN; ISSUE EXPECTED not given F  B
S1R1 no data no data ISSUE EXPECTED no data F  B
 

 

Issue expected in 2012-2013.

 

COUNTRY REF. CURRENCY DENOMINATION SIZE PICK PRINTER POLYMER
Canada S2 Dollar 10 152.4x69.85 P-new no data Guardian®

IMAGE EXPECTED

IMAGE EXPECTED
REF. DATE SIGNATORY DESCRIPTION PRICE PICS
S2S1 no data no data SPECIMEN; ISSUE EXPECTED not given F  B
S2R1 no data no data ISSUE EXPECTED no data F  B
 

 

Issue expected in 2012-2013.

 

COUNTRY REF. CURRENCY DENOMINATION SIZE PICK PRINTER POLYMER
Canada S3 Dollar 20 152.4x69.85 P-new no data Guardian®

IMAGE EXPECTED

IMAGE EXPECTED
REF. DATE SIGNATORY DESCRIPTION PRICE PICS
S3S1 no data no data SPECIMEN; ISSUE EXPECTED not given F  B
S3R1 no data no data ISSUE EXPECTED no data F  B
 

 

Issue expected in 2012-2013.

 

COUNTRY REF. CURRENCY DENOMINATION SIZE PICK PRINTER POLYMER
Canada S4 Dollar 50 152.4x69.85 P-new no data Guardian®

REF. DATE SIGNATORY DESCRIPTION PRICE PICS
S4S1 no data no data SPECIMEN; ISSUE EXPECTED not given F  B
S4R1 no data no data ISSUE EXPECTED no data F  B
 

 

Issue expected in March 2012.

 

COUNTRY REF. CURRENCY DENOMINATION SIZE PICK PRINTER POLYMER
Canada S5 Dollar 100 152.4x69.85 P-new no data Guardian®

REF. DATE SIGNATORY DESCRIPTION PRICE PICS
S5S1 2011 no data SPECIMEN not given F  B
S5R1 2011 no data   €97.50
 F  B
 

 

Issued on 14.11.11.