American Dollars to Canadian Dollars Calculator
American dollars to canadian dollars calculator works out Converted amount and Result from Amount, Exchange rate (from your bank or a rate feed) and The rate I entered is. The default figures on this page give converted amount of 1.39; change any entry and the result, the working and the sources update together.
Your figures
Updates as you typeHow this is worked out
4 steps
- Rate: 1 USD = 1.38578 CAD (Rate entered by the user).
- Applied directly, USD to CAD.
- No spread applied.
- 1 x 1.38578 = 1.39 CAD, rounded to the 2 minor-unit digits ISO 4217 gives CAD.
Figures from ISO 4217 currency list, checked 31 August 2026. Its 6 worked examples are re-run on every release, last on 15 September 2026. What changed · how reference data is kept current
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What the american dollars to canadian dollars calculator calculates
Converts an amount between currencies at a supplied or provider-sourced exchange rate, applies the bank spread and any fixed fee, and rounds to the target currency's official ISO 4217 minor units. Euro legacy currencies and treaty-pegged currencies use their legally fixed rates.
How to use this american dollars to canadian dollars calculator
Enter Amount, Exchange rate (from your bank or a rate feed), The rate I entered is and Bank or card spread on the rate. Converted amount updates as you type. Change one figure at a time to see what drives the result.
How the result is worked out
Open “How this is worked out” beside the result for the step-by-step calculation behind Converted amount, Result and Rate actually applied.
The method follows ISO 4217 Currency codes, list one (current currency and funds code list), Council Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 on the conversion rates between the euro and the currencies of the Member States adopting the euro, Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/97, Articles 4 and 5 - triangulation through the euro and rounding rules and European Central Bank, the euro: irrevocable conversion rates.
What you can compare
Change one input at a time to see how it affects Converted amount, Result and Rate actually applied. The inputs you can vary are Amount, Exchange rate (from your bank or a rate feed), The rate I entered is, Bank or card spread on the rate, Fixed fee, in the source currency and Allow codes that are not on the ISO 4217 list.
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Frequently asked questions
How much is $100 in US in Canadian?
On the figures this page opens with — amount 250 and exchange rate (from your bank or a rate feed) 1.27 — the converted amount is 1.39. No single number fits everyone: change any figure above and the answer updates as you type, with each step of the arithmetic beside it.
Is Canadian money cheaper than US money?
Converts an amount between currencies at a supplied or provider-sourced exchange rate, applies the bank spread and any fixed fee, and rounds to the target currency's official ISO 4217 minor units. On the figures this page opens with — amount 250 and exchange rate (from your bank or a rate feed) 1.27 — the converted amount is 1.39. Put your own figures in their place and the working updates beside the result.
What is $20 American in Canadian?
Converts an amount between currencies at a supplied or provider-sourced exchange rate, applies the bank spread and any fixed fee, and rounds to the target currency's official ISO 4217 minor units. On this page it is computed from Amount, Exchange rate (from your bank or a rate feed) and The rate I entered is and shown as Converted amount, Result and Rate actually applied.
What is $1 US worth in Canada today?
It needs Amount, Exchange rate (from your bank or a rate feed), The rate I entered is, Bank or card spread on the rate, Fixed fee, in the source currency and Allow codes that are not on the ISO 4217 list. Nothing else is required, and the figures stay in your browser.
What information do I need for the american dollars to canadian dollars calculator?
You need Amount, Exchange rate (from your bank or a rate feed), The rate I entered is, Bank or card spread on the rate, Fixed fee, in the source currency, Allow codes that are not on the ISO 4217 list, Rate date and Where the rate came from. The page opens with default figures that give converted amount of 1.39, so you can see the scale before entering your own.
What does this american dollars to canadian dollars calculator show?
It shows Converted amount, Result, Rate actually applied, Rate before any spread, Inverse of the applied rate, Total cost of the spread and fees, in the target currency, Decimals in the target currency and From, with the working and any warnings for your entries.