As of 2021, there were approximately 115.15 billion Canadian dollars worth of banknotes in circulation*, which had been issued by the Bank of Canada. This was an increase of approximately 8.2 billion Canadian dollars on the value of notes in circulation in 2020.
Value of Bank of Canada notes in circulation* from 2018 to 2020, by denomination
(in million Canadian dollars)
* Figures exclude 46,000 CAD worth of 25 dollar notes, and 20,000 CAD worth of 500 dollar notes, as well as approximately 12.87 million CAD worth of notes issued by chartered banks, the Dominion of Canada, provinces, and defunct banks.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Bank of Canada - Note Liabilities, 2018 to 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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