Bank of Canada (BOC) — currency rates

Daily exchange rates published by Bank of Canada. Calculator below uses the bank's rate for the date you pick, with previous-business-day fallback for invoicing and tax filings.

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Bank of Canada

National: CAD · 27 currencies
ScheduleMon–Fri ~16:30 America/Toronto TimezoneAmerica/Toronto History since2017-01-03 Updated
www.bankofcanada.ca · Coverage: 2017-01-03 → —
One side of the pair is the bank's national currency (CAD). Cross rates on the bank page.

Frequently asked questions

Where do you get BOC rates?

Directly from Bank of Canada's published feed — no intermediate provider. The exact source URL is documented on the About page.

Is your data delayed?

We ingest within minutes of publication. The visible 'last updated' timestamp on this page is the source-of-truth.

Do you cover historical rates for BOC?

Yes — back to each bank's earliest archive. Use the calculator with a past date or the /v1/rates/series API endpoint.

Is there an API for BOC rates?

Yes: GET /v1/rate?bank=BOC&date=YYYY-MM-DD&from=USD&to=CAD&amount=100. See /en/api/ for full reference.

What if the date I want is a weekend or holiday?

The calculator transparently falls back to the previous business day rate, which is the legally correct value for invoices and tax filings under most EU rules.

Can my AI assistant query BOC rates?

Yes — connect Claude / Cursor / ChatGPT to mcp.banks-rates.com. See /en/mcp/ for setup.

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