Buy Canadian Dollars
Regardless of what you have planned during your trip, buy Canadian Dollars before you go and you’ll be all set from the moment you arrive.
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Why choose Tesco Bank Travel Money
- Purchase instantly at our in-store travel money bureaux.
- Free home delivery when you spend £500 or more online.
- Free Click and Collect from our in-store bureaux and selected customer service desks.
- The choice to buy currency and prepaid travel money cards from our in-store travel money bureaux.
Exchange rates may change throughout the day and will vary depending on whether you are buying in store, online or over the phone.
Buy your Canadian Dollars online and collect them from selected Tesco stores
Heading to Canada? Get Canadian Dollars from a Tesco Travel Money bureau.
If you’re going to Canada, you can buy Canadian Dollars with Click & Collect and pick them up when you do your weekly shop.
Simply place your order online, and collect your Canadian currency from a Tesco Travel Money bureau or selected customer service desks. You can select a date to collect your currency when you place your order.
How far could your Canadian Dollars could go?
Toronto
Toronto
- Mid-range three-course meal for two: C$90.00
- Cappuccino: C$4.51
- 0.5 litre of beer: C$7.00
- Soft drink: C$2.43
- Loaf of fresh white bread (500g): C$2.87
- Taxi Start (Normal Tariff): C$4.25
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff): C$2.00
- One-way ticket on local transport: C$3.25
- Litre of petrol: C$1.08
Information sourced from Numbeo.com, March 2021.
Vancouver
Vancouver
- Mid-range three-course meal for two: C$75.00
- Cappuccino: C$4.47
- 0.5 litre of beer: C$7.00
- Soft drink: C$2.30
- Loaf of fresh white bread (500g): C$3.21
- Taxi Start (Normal Tariff): C$3.75
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff): C$1.88
- One-way ticket on local transport: C$3.00
- Litre of petrol: C$1.31
Information sourced from Numbeo.com, March 2021.
Calgary
Calgary
- Mid-range three-course meal for two: C$75.00
- Cappuccino: C$4.32
- 0.5 litre of beer: C$7.00
- Soft drink: C$2.15
- Loaf of fresh white bread (500g): C$2.41
- Taxi Start (Normal Tariff): C$3.80
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff): C$2.00
- One-way ticket on local transport: C$3.50
- Litre of petrol: C$1.00
Information sourced from Numbeo.com, March 2021.
Montreal
Montreal
- Mid-range three-course meal for two: C$75.00
- Cappuccino: C$3.96
- 0.5 litre of beer: C$6.25
- Soft drink: C$1.94
- Loaf of fresh white bread (500g): C$3.48
- Taxi Start (Normal Tariff): C$3.50
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff): C$1.75
- One-way ticket on local transport: C$3.50
- Litre of petrol: C$1.13
Information sourced from Numbeo.com, March 2021.
Halifax
Halifax
- Mid-range three-course meal for two: C$75.00
- Cappuccino: C$4.25
- 0.5 litre of beer: C$7.00
- Soft drink: C$2.05
- Loaf of fresh white bread (500g): C$2.98
- Taxi Start (Normal Tariff): C$3.50
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff): C$1.70
- One-way ticket on local transport: C$2.75
- Litre of petrol: C$1.06
Information sourced from Numbeo.com, March 2021.
Buy before you fly
Benefits of planning ahead
It’s always smart to carry some of the local currency, so you can pay for necessities like transportation, gratuity tips – typically between 10% and 20% in Canada – and food and drink when you arrive.
Buying Canadian Dollars in advance also means you won’t need to waste time looking for an ATM or be charged for cash withdrawals – meaning you can get on with enjoying your holiday.
It’s also worth remembering exchange rates can fluctuate. When you buy your Canadian Dollars in advance, you know what rate you are going to get. If you decide to buy currency or withdraw cash when you arrive in Canada, the exchange rate may be different.
Get your currency when it’s convenient for you
Use Click & Collect and arrange to pick up your Canadian Dollars as part of your weekly shop, either from a Tesco Travel Money bureau or selected customer service desks. Or, you could try our home delivery service – free on all online orders of £500 or more.
Exchange rates can change throughout the day and will vary depending on whether you are buying in store, online or over the phone.
Handy information about Canadian Dollars (CAD)
Canadian Dollars fast facts
- Single dollars are also referred to as “loonies”, which comes from the name of the aquatic bird on the reverse of the coin.
- Two-dollar coins are therefore known as “toonies”, based on the words loonie and two.
Currency denominations
Canadian Dollar Cents: 5¢,10¢, 25¢, 50¢
Canadian Dollars: C$1, C$2, C$5, C$10, C$20, C$50, C$100
Remember to keep any leftover Canadian Dollars so you can exchange them on your return.
Tesco Travel Money bureaux can buy and sell bank note denominations of C$5 or more. Most places in the UK don’t exchange Cents – so it might be an idea to try and spend them before coming home. Or you could hang onto them as a reminder of your trip.
Looking for a different currency?
We sell over 50 currencies. Order online for home delivery or collect from selected Tesco stores.
Important information
Card fees and cancellations
Buying foreign currency using a credit or debit card
No matter how you purchase your travel money, whether it be in store, online or over the phone, you will not be charged any card handling fee by us. However, regardless of your card type, your card provider may apply fees, e.g. cash advance fees or other fees, so please check with them before you purchase your travel money.
Click & Collect cancellations
You can cancel a Click & Collect order any time prior to collection. We'll refund you with the full Sterling amount that you paid for your order, unless you cancel less than 24 hours before your collection date, in which case we'll charge a £10 late cancellation fee.
We are unable to refund any fees charged by your card issuer, so please contact them if you have any further queries.
Currency buy back
When you get home, we'll buy your travel money back
Let us turn your unspent holiday money into Pounds. It couldn't be simpler.
Just pop into one of our in-store Travel Money Bureaux when you get back to the UK. We buy back all the currencies we sell in most banknote values and also the Multi-currency Cash Passport™.
It doesn't matter where you bought your money, even if you didn't buy it from a Tesco Travel Money Bureau.
Key product information
Tesco Travel Money is provided by Travelex
Tesco Travel Money ordered in store is provided by Travelex Agency Services Limited. Registered No. 04621879. Tesco Travel Money ordered online or by telephone is provided by Travelex Currency Services Limited. Registered No. 03797356. Registered Office for both companies: Worldwide House, Thorpewood, Peterborough, PE3 6SB.
Multi-currency Cash Passport™ prepaid currency card is issued by PrePay Technologies Limited (PPS) pursuant to license by Mastercard International. PPS is an electronic money institution authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 (FRN:900010) for the issuing of electronic money and payment instruments, with its registered office at Floor 6, 3 Sheldon Square, London, W2 6HY, UK. PPS is registered in England under company number 04008083. Mastercard is a registered trademark, and the circles design is a trademark of Mastercard International Incorporated.
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