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Encyclopedia > Canadian banknotes
Sample Canadian bank notes, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100
Sample Canadian bank notes, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100

Canadian banknotes are the banknotes of Canada, denominated in Canadian dollars (CAD). In common everyday usage, they are called bills. Currently, they are issued in five, ten, twenty, fifty, and hundred dollar denominations by the Bank of Canada. Download high resolution version (372x746, 90 KB)Canadian Journey banknote series. ... Download high resolution version (372x746, 90 KB)Canadian Journey banknote series. ... A £20 Bank of England banknote. ... ISO 4217 Code CAD User(s) Canada Inflation 2. ... The Bank of Canada Building in Ottawa The Bank of Canada is Canadas central bank. ...

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Production

Bills are issued by the Bank of Canada, but the actual production of the bills is outsourced to the Canadian Bank Note Company and BA International Inc (formerly the British American Banknote Company Ltd), in accordance with the specifications and requirements of the Bank of Canada. All wording on bills appears in both Canada's official languages, English and French. The Canadian Bank Note Company is responsible for printing Canadas paper currency. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...


Counterfeiting

An internal report by the Bank of Canada states that the current level of counterfeit money in Canada is now higher than its key monitoring benchmark and is higher than benchmarks used in other countries. The report said "All denominations except the $5 continued to be above our historical threshold of 120 counterfeits detected per million genuine notes in circulation," hitting a high of 470 phoney bills for every million legitimate notes circulating in 2004.[1] A counterfeit is an imitation that is made with the intent to deceptively represent its content or origins. ...


Removal of $1 and $2 bills

Some of the most significant recent developments in Canadian currency were the withdrawal of the $1 and $2 bills in 1987 and 1996, respectively, and their replacement with new coins. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

See also loony (short for lunatic), which is sometimes spelled loonie. Loonie is the unofficial but commonly-used name for Canadas gold-coloured, bronze-plated, one-dollar coin. ... Toonie is the unofficial name for Canadas two-dollar coin; it is a portmanteau word combining the number two with the name of the loonie, Canadas one-dollar coin. ...

Canadian Journey

Beginning in 2001, the Bank of Canada introduced a new series of bills called "Canadian Journey", featuring images of Canadian heritage and excerpts from Canadian literature. The new $10 was first issued on January 17, 2001; the new $5 on March 27, 2002; the new $100 bill on March 17, 2004, the new $20 on September 29, 2004, and the new $50 on November 17, 2004. Canadian literature may be divided into two parts, based on their separate roots: one stems from the culture and literature from France; the other from Britain. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The $20, $50, and $100 notes introduce watermark security features for the first time on Canadian currency since the four dollar Dominion notes; they also boast significantly expanded holographic security features. Also among the new features are a windowed colour-shifting thread woven into the paper, a see-through number, and enhanced fluorescence under ultraviolet lighting. These features are reliable, quick and easy to use, and are designed to help Canadians protect themselves from accepting counterfeit notes. All 2001 through 2005 series notes also include the EURion constellation, on both sides of the bill. The new bills have a "tactile feature", which is a series of raised dots (but not in Braille) in the upper right corner on the obverse of each bill to aid the visually impaired in identifying currency denominations. This Crown & CA (for Crown Agent) watermark was standard for postage stamps of the British colonies from the 1880s to the 1920s. ... This article is about the photographic technique. ... The small circles or dots constituting the EURion constellation are clearly visible on the centre-left of 10 euro banknotes. ... Current Canadian banknotes (the Canadian Journey series) have a tactile feature to indicate denomination in the upper right corner of the face side of the bill. ... PREMIER - first The information about the historic site of Safdarjung’s tomb in Delhi, India. ...


The security features new on the $20, $50, and $100 notes were added to an updated version of the $10 note released on 18 May 2005, and the Bank of Canada will issue a $5 note with upgraded security features beginning 15 November 2006 as part of its ongoing effort to improve the security of Canadian bank notes. The illustrations on the front and back of the upgraded notes are the same as those on the $5 and $10 notes issued in 2001 and 2002. May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...


The "Canadian Journey" literary excerpts are printed in English and French, with the English versions being:

  • $5: The winters of my childhood were long, long seasons. We lived in three places—the school, the church, and the skating-rink—but our real life was on the skating-rink. (Roch Carrier (b. 1937) from his short story Le chandail de hockey (The Hockey Sweater))
  • $10: In Flanders Fields the poppies blow / Between the crosses, row on row, / That mark our place, and in the sky / The larks, still bravely singing, fly / Scarce heard amid the guns below. (John McCrae (1872-1918), from his poem In Flanders Fields)
  • $20: Could we ever know each other in the slightest without the arts? (Gabrielle Roy (1909-1983) from her novel La Montagne secrète (The Hidden Mountain))
  • $50: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights (from Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948)
  • $100: Do we ever remember that somewhere above the sky in some child's dream perhaps Jacques Cartier is still sailing, always his way always about to discover a new Canada? (Miriam Waddington (1917-2004) from her poem Jacques Cartier in Toronto)

Roch Carrier (born May 13, 1937) is a celebrated French-Canadian novelist and author of contes (a very brief form of the short story). ... Book cover The Hockey Sweater (Le chandail de hockey in the original French) is a short story published in 1979 by Quebec author Roch Carrier. ... Lieutenant Colonel John Alexander McCrae, MD (November 30, 1872 – January 28, 1918) was a Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during World War I. He is best known for writing the famous war memorial poem In Flanders Fields. ... Wreaths of artificial poppies used as a symbol of remembrance In Flanders Fields is one of the most famous poems about World War I, in the form of a French rondeau. ... Gabrielle Roy (March 22, 1909 - July 13, 1983) was a Canadian author. ... The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (also UDHR) is a declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (A/RES/217, December 10, 1948 at Palais de Chaillot, Paris), outlining the organizations view on the human rights guaranteed to all people. ... Miriam Waddington (1917-March 3, 2004) was a poet, writer and translator in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. ...

List of bank notes

Canadian banknotes - an exhaustive list

1935 Series
Image Value Colour Obverse Reverse Printed Date Issued Date
$1‡ Green King George V Agriculture allegory 1935 11 March 1935
$2‡ Blue Queen Mary Transportation allegory 1935 11 March 1935
$5‡ Orange Edward, Prince of Wales Electric power allegory 1935 11 March 1935
$10‡ Purple Princess Mary Harvest allegory 1935 11 March 1935
$20‡ Rose Pink Princess Elizabeth Agriculture allegory 1935 11 March 1935
$50‡ Brown Prince Albert, Duke of York Modern Inventions allegory 1935 11 March 1935
$100‡ Dark Brown Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester Commerce and industry allegory 1935 11 March 1935
$500‡ Sepia Sir John A. Macdonald Fertility allegory 1935 11 March 1935
$1000‡ Dark Green Sir Wilfrid Laurier Security allegory 1935 11 March 1935
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixels per millimeter, a standard for world banknotes.
1937 Series
Value Colour Obverse Reverse Printed Date Issued Date
$1‡ Green King George VI Agriculture allegory 2 January 1937 19 July 1937
$2‡ Terra cotta King George VI Harvest allegory 2 January 1937 19 July 1937
$5‡ Blue King George VI Electric power allegory 2 January 1937 19 July 1937
$10‡ Purple King George VI Transportation allegory 2 January 1937 19 July 1937
$20‡ Olive Green King George VI Fertility allegory 2 January 1937 19 July 1937
$50‡ Orange King George VI Modern Inventions allegory 2 January 1937 19 July 1937
$100‡ Brown Sir John A. Macdonald Commerce and industry allegory 2 January 1937 19 July 1937
$1000‡ Rose Pink Sir Wilfrid Laurier Security allegory 2 January 1937 19 July 1937
1954 series
Value Colour Obverse Reverse Printed Date Issued Date
$1‡ Green Queen Elizabeth II Saskatchewan prairie 1954 9 September 1954
$2‡ Terra cotta Queen Elizabeth II A country scene, Richmond, Quebec 1954 9 September 1954
$5‡ Blue Queen Elizabeth II Otter Falls, (Aishihik River), Yukon 1954 9 September 1954
$10‡ Purple Queen Elizabeth II Mount Burgess, British Columbia 1954 9 September 1954
$20‡ Olive Green Queen Elizabeth II Winter landscape, Laurentian Mountains, Quebec 1954 9 September 1954
$50‡ Orange Queen Elizabeth II Lockeport Beach, Nova Scotia 1954 9 September 1954
$100‡ Brown Queen Elizabeth II Okanagan Lake, British Columbia 1954 9 September 1954
$1000‡ Rose Pink Queen Elizabeth II L'Anse-Saint-Jean, Quebec 1954 9 September 1954
1969-1979 ("Scenes of Canada") series
Image Value Colour Obverse Reverse Printed Date Issued Date Ceased Being Issued
$1‡ Dark green Queen Elizabeth II The parliament buildings from the Ottawa River, Ontario 1973 3 June 1974 30 June 1989
$2‡ Terra cotta Queen Elizabeth II Inuit hunting on Baffin Island, Northwest Territories 1974 5 August 1975 Newer $2 issued date
$5‡ Blue Sir Wilfrid Laurier Salmon seiner BCP 45 in Johnstone Straits, British Columbia 1972 4 December 1972 Newer $5 issued date
$5‡ 1979 1 October 1979 Newer $5 issued date
$10‡ Purple Sir John A. Macdonald Oil refinery in Sarnia, Ontario 1971 8 November 1971 Newer $10 issued date
$20‡ Green Queen Elizabeth II Moraine Lake and the Rocky Mountains, Alberta 1969 22 June 1969 Newer $20 issued date
$20‡ 1979 18 December 1979 Newer $20 issued date
$50‡ Red William Lyon Mackenzie King The RCMP Musical Ride 1975 31 March 1975 Newer $50 issued date
$100‡ Brown Sir Robert Borden Lunenburg Harbour, Nova Scotia 1975 31 May 1976 Newer $100 issued date
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixels per millimeter, a standard for world banknotes.
1986 ("Birds of Canada") series
Image Value Colour Obverse Reverse Printed Date Issued Date Ceased Being Issued
$2 Terra cotta Queen Elizabeth II American robins 1986 2 September 1986 16 February 1996
$5 Blue Sir Wilfrid Laurier Belted kingfisher 1986 28 April 1986 Newer $5 issued date
$10 Purple Sir John A. Macdonald Osprey 1989 27 June 1989 Newer $10 issued date
$20 Green Queen Elizabeth II Common loon 1991 29 June 1993 Newer $20 issued date
$50 Red William Lyon Mackenzie King Snowy owl 1988 1 December 1989 Newer $50 issued date
$100 Brown Sir Robert Borden Canada goose 1988 3 December 1990 Newer $100 issued date
$1000 Reddish purple Queen Elizabeth II Pine grosbeak 1988 4 May 1992 12 May 2000
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixels per millimeter, a standard for world banknotes.
2001 ("Canadian Journey") series (pictured top right)
Image Value Colour Obverse Reverse Printed Date Issued Date Watermark
$5 Blue Sir Wilfrid Laurier; the West Block of Parliament Children playing hockey and other winter sports; excerpt from "The Hockey Sweater" by Roch Carrier 2001 27 March 2002
$5 2005 15 November 2006 As portrait
$10 Purple Sir John A. Macdonald; the Library of Parliament Peacekeeping forces and war memorial; excerpt from "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae 2000 17 January 2001
$10 2005 18 May 2005 As portrait
$20 Green Queen Elizabeth II; the Centre Block of Parliament Artwork of Bill Reid; excerpt from Gabrielle Roy's novel, The Hidden Mountain. 2004 29 September 2004 As portrait
$50 Red William Lyon Mackenzie King; the Peace Tower The Famous Five and Thérèse Casgrain; quotation from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 2004 17 November 2004 As portrait
$100 Brown Sir Robert Borden; the East Block of Parliament Maps of Canada, historic and modern; excerpt from Miriam Waddington's poem, "Jacques Cartier in Toronto" 2003 17 March 2004 As portrait
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixels per millimeter, a standard for world banknotes.
Commemorative Issues
Image Value Colour Obverse Reverse Printed Date Issued Date
$25‡ Purple King George V and Queen Mary Windsor Castle May 6, 1935
$1‡ Dark Green Elizabeth II Old parliament buildings in Ottawa - destroyed by fire in 1916 1967 3 January 1967
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixels per millimeter, a standard for world banknotes.

‡ Withdrawn from circulation. Currency withdrawn from circulation is still legal tender. As of early 2005, the 1986-series $5 and $10 bills are still occasionally encountered, but they are rapidly disappearing from regular use. Despite the introduction of new notes, the 1986 $20, $50, and $100 are still common. $1,000 bills are no longer printed, but are still used by banks and casinos occasionally. 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 - 20 January 1936) was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, as a result of his creating it from the British branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; later Queen Mary; 26 May 1867 - 24 March 1953) was the Queen Consort of George V of the United Kingdom. ... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor; later The Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India from the death of his father, George V (1910–36... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, (Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary Lascelles, née Windsor) (25 April 1897 – 28 March 1965) was a member of the British Royal Family. ... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of 16 sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor) (14 December 1895 - 6 February 1952) became the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Emperor of India, upon the unexpected abdication of his brother, Edward VIII. He reigned from 11 December 1936 until his death. ... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (Henry William Frederick Albert), (31 March 1900 – 10 June 1974) was a member of the British Royal Family, the third son of King George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary. ... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Image File history File links CAD500_English_Front. ... Image File history File links CAD500_English_Back. ... Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, QC, DCL, LL.D (January 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first Prime Minister of Canada, from July 1, 1867 to November 5, 1873, and also from October 17, 1878 to June 6, 1891. ... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sir Wilfrid Laurier, PC, GCMG, KC, BCL, DCL, LLD, DLitt, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier (November 20, 1841 – February 17, 1919) was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from July 11, 1896, to October 7, 1911. ... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor) (14 December 1895 - 6 February 1952) became the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Emperor of India, upon the unexpected abdication of his brother, Edward VIII. He reigned from 11 December 1936 until his death. ... January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor) (14 December 1895 - 6 February 1952) became the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Emperor of India, upon the unexpected abdication of his brother, Edward VIII. He reigned from 11 December 1936 until his death. ... January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor) (14 December 1895 - 6 February 1952) became the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Emperor of India, upon the unexpected abdication of his brother, Edward VIII. He reigned from 11 December 1936 until his death. ... January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor) (14 December 1895 - 6 February 1952) became the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Emperor of India, upon the unexpected abdication of his brother, Edward VIII. He reigned from 11 December 1936 until his death. ... January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor) (14 December 1895 - 6 February 1952) became the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Emperor of India, upon the unexpected abdication of his brother, Edward VIII. He reigned from 11 December 1936 until his death. ... January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor) (14 December 1895 - 6 February 1952) became the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Emperor of India, upon the unexpected abdication of his brother, Edward VIII. He reigned from 11 December 1936 until his death. ... January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, QC, DCL, LL.D (January 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first Prime Minister of Canada, from July 1, 1867 to November 5, 1873, and also from October 17, 1878 to June 6, 1891. ... January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sir Wilfrid Laurier, PC, GCMG, KC, BCL, DCL, LLD, DLitt, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier (November 20, 1841 – February 17, 1919) was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from July 11, 1896, to October 7, 1911. ... January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Canada is a constitutional monarchy and a Commonwealth Realm with Queen Elizabeth II as its reigning monarch and head of state. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: From many peoples, strength) Official languages English Flower Western Red Lily Tree Paper Birch Bird Sharp-tailed Grouse Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant-Governor Gordon Barnhart Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 14 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Canada is a constitutional monarchy and a Commonwealth Realm with Queen Elizabeth II as its reigning monarch and head of state. ... Richmond, population 3,424 (2001), is a town nestled amidst rolling farmlands on the Saint-François River between Sherbrooke, Quebec and Drummondville, in the heart of the Eastern Townships in Quebec, Canada. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Canada is a constitutional monarchy and a Commonwealth Realm with Queen Elizabeth II as its reigning monarch and head of state. ... The Aishihik River, also know as Canyon Creek, is a river in the Yukon Territory of Canada. ... Motto: none Official languages English, French Flower Fireweed Tree Subalpine Fir Bird Common Raven Capital Whitehorse Largest city Whitehorse Commissioner Geraldine Van Bibber Premier Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 1 1 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked 9th 482,443 km² 474,391 km... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Canada is a constitutional monarchy and a Commonwealth Realm with Queen Elizabeth II as its reigning monarch and head of state. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English de facto (none stated in law) Flower Pacific dogwood Tree Western Redcedar Bird Stellers Jay Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 36 6 Area... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Canada is a constitutional monarchy and a Commonwealth Realm with Queen Elizabeth II as its reigning monarch and head of state. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Canada is a constitutional monarchy and a Commonwealth Realm with Queen Elizabeth II as its reigning monarch and head of state. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages none (English, French, Gaelic de facto) Flower Trailing arbutus Tree Red Spruce Bird Osprey Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 11... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Canada is a constitutional monarchy and a Commonwealth Realm with Queen Elizabeth II as its reigning monarch and head of state. ... A view overlooking Skaha Lake in the Okanagan Valley The regional districts that comprise the Okanagan are shown in red. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English de facto (none stated in law) Flower Pacific dogwood Tree Western Redcedar Bird Stellers Jay Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 36 6 Area... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Canada is a constitutional monarchy and a Commonwealth Realm with Queen Elizabeth II as its reigning monarch and head of state. ... LAnse-Saint-Jean is a small town, population 1269 (2001) in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Image File history File links CAD1_Front. ... Image File history File links CAD1_Back. ... Canada is a constitutional monarchy and a Commonwealth Realm with Queen Elizabeth II as its reigning monarch and head of state. ... This is about the river in Canada. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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All bills of 1954 series or later measure 152.4 mm by 69.85 mm (6 by 2¾ inches).


See also Withdrawn Canadian banknotes. Among Canadian currency, only five different banknotes are currently printed. ...


Myths

A number of myths have circulated regarding Canadian banknotes.

  • An American flag is flying over the Parliament buildings on Canadian paper money. This is not the case. The Birds series bills depict a Union Jack flying over Parliament on the $100; a Canadian Red Ensign (a former Canadian flag) on the $5, $10, and $50; and the modern maple-leaf flag was on the $2 and $1000 bills. (The $20 depicts the Library of Parliament, with no flag visible.) Those "taken" by the rumour were likely fooled by the bills with the Red Ensign, as the flags are very small and not shown in full colour, and the Ensign with its contrasting canton somewhat resembles the American flag.
  • When a bill depicts a past prime minister, the Parliament buildings behind him are flying whichever flag Canada was using at the time of his tenure. The obverse of the Birds series featured images of prime ministers (or the Queen) and the houses of Parliament. However, as noted above, the $10 note featured the Red Ensign alongside Sir John A. Macdonald, who became prime minister 25 years before the Red Ensign was approved for use on the Merchant Marine and more than 50 years before it was used on government buildings. Also, the Union Jack is on the $100 with Sir Robert Borden, who came after Laurier who appears with the Red Ensign. This is sometimes explained by the fact that Borden governed during World War I. The views of the Houses of Parliament on the current Canadian Journey series do not feature any flag.
  • The new series $10 bill is being recalled because there is a misprint in the poem In Flanders Fields. The first line as printed, "In Flanders fields the poppies blow," startled many people, who believed the last word should be "grow". John McCrae wrote two versions which were both published, but his original manuscript, the one used by the government and widely used for Remembrance Day ceremonies, reads "blow". (The last two lines are, "We shall not sleep, though poppies grow/In Flanders fields.")

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See also

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