Convert NZD to CAD Exchange Rate

The lowdown on the Canadian dollar

Economical Influences on the Canadian Dollar Exchange Rate

The CAD has been around since 1853; making the Canadian dollar one of the oldest currencies in the world. It sometimes gets called a petro currency which means that - because Canada produces oil - the Canadian dollar is worth more when the price of oil increases and less when it declines.

If you hear a Canadian say something about a ‘loonie’, don’t get offended. It’s their nickname for the one dollar coin, because it has a loon – the national bird of Canada – on one side. Then there’s the two dollar bill, known as a ‘toonie’ which has a polar bear on it. Canada’s incredible wildlife, like the caribou and the beaver, also make appearances on other coins too.

Canadian dollar Historical Market Exchange Rate

The past 5 years has seen the NZD strengthened against the CAD compared to the previous 5 years; on 31 January 2009 1 NZ dollar was converting to 0.62396 Canadian cents, while the NZD to CAD exchange rate hit 1 NZD to 0.98222 Canadian cents on 6 November 2016.¹

On 4 October 2014 the NZD was equating to around 0.87 CAD. Fast forward a few months later on 28 March 2015, the NZ dollar was converting to 0.95516 CAD.¹

Fluctuating over the following months, by 10 September 2015 1 NZD was exchanging to 0.83213 CAD, however a little over a year later on 4 November 2016 that figure had restored back to 0.98176 CAD per NZD.¹

2018 has been less stable for the New Zealand to Canadian dollar exchange rate; with 1 NZD exchanging to around 0.83 CAD in early October, and around 0.91 CAD as of end of December 2018.¹

Learn more about the CAD before you travel to Canada and create a currency rate alert so we can notify you when it hits the rate you want.

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^{1. XE - https://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=NZD&to=CAD&view=5Y. Based on mid-market rates.}

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