The Canadian five-dollar bill is one of the most common banknotes of Canadian currency. It is the smallest banknote still printed in Canada.

The current five-dollar bill is blue in colour. The front features a portrait of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the coat of arms, and a picture of the West Block of the Parliament buildings. A security feature visible from the front consists of three shiny maple leaves. The reverse side depicts children engaged in winter sports, including sledding, ice skating, and hockey; this is accompanied by a quotation from Roch Carrier's short story "The Hockey Sweater". Yellow dots representing the EURion constellation can be found on both sides (and on all 2001 series notes). As well as textured printing, this new 2004 design incorporates a special tactile system similar to Braille dots for the blind indicating the denomination.

Less-visible security features include ultraviolet-detected threads in the paper, as well as an ink imprint of the coat of arms.

As with all modern Canadian banknotes, all text is in both English and French.

External link

• Bank of Canada banknote site (http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/banknotes/index.html)