Canada uses the Canadian Dollar (CDN); and it is rare for any establishment in Burnaby to accept other currency (occasionally restaurants or merchants will accept US Dollars). While it’s possible to use credit cards at most institutions, we recommend that visitors travel with at least some Canadian money.

Canadian currency is available in:

Bills/notes in denominations of $5, $10, $20, $50, $100 and $1000 (although many smaller stores cannot accept bills higher than $50)

Coins in denominations of $0.01, $0.05, $0.10, $0.25, $1 (“loonie”) and $2 (“toonie”)

Visit http://www.xe.com/ucc/ for currency exchange information