Canadian Foreign Exchange Rate Tracker (2017 to 2024)

December 18th, 2024 | Posted in Data & Insights, Tools

This tool tracks Canadian foreign exchange rates versus 26 global currencies, with daily data from 2017 up until today.

You can use this tool to:

• Compare the performance of the Canadian dollar against key foreign currencies like the US dollar, British Pound, Euro, Japanese Yen, Australian dollar, Chinese Yuan, etc.
• Consolidate all the data in one place to get summarized insights, rather than manually searching up one chart at a time
• Find a list of countries where it’s become cheaper for Canadians to travel to

All data and charts are automated to update daily, so you’ll always find the latest information here.

Canadian Dollar (CAD) Performance Versus All Currencies

The bar chart below shows the performance of the Canadian dollar (CAD) against 26 foreign currencies.

Positive values (green bars) mean that the CAD has become more valuable relative to that foreign currency, while red bars (negative values) mean that the CAD has weakened.

By default, the chart shows the % change over the past year — however, you can easily change the analysis time period by clicking one of the blue buttons below.

            
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Sources, Notes, and Final Thoughts

Sources:

• Bank of Canada historical exchange rates from 2017 to Dec. 17, 2024
• Google Finance used for daily foreign exchange rate updates — I built a simple google sheets database which automatically updates daily and feeds this dashboard
• The individual currency charts (line graphs) are sorted by trading volume

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That’s all for now! Thanks for joining me on this data deep dive 🧐. Feel free to drop any comments or questions below.