CAD to USD — 2021

0.786910USD

for 1 Canadian Dollar on 31 December 2021 · opened the year at 0.787146

0.03% over 2021

European Central Bank reference rate
258 trading days
Reference rate, not an offer

Today: 1 CAD = 0.701644 USD (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

2021 at a glance

1 CAD in USD
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	0.787146 USD	4 January 2021
Closed	0.786910 USD	31 December 2021
Highest	0.831825 USD	18 May 2021
Lowest	0.773683 USD	21 December 2021
Average	0.797857 USD	258 trading days
Change	-0.03% USD	open to close

Month by month

CAD to USD, 2021▼ 0.03%

1 CAD in USD, month by month, 2021
Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
January	0.787146	0.781959	0.792310	0.776857	-0.66%
February	0.780923	0.790620	0.801272	0.780923	+1.24%
March	0.789119	0.793194	0.803562	0.787467	+0.52%
April	0.794346	0.814480	0.814480	0.792750	+2.53%
May	0.813399	0.828478	0.831825	0.810259	+1.85%
June	0.831181	0.807228	0.831181	0.805732	-2.88%
July	0.808545	0.803935	0.808917	0.782938	-0.57%
August	0.802241	0.794441	0.802241	0.774504	-0.97%
September	0.794207	0.785017	0.797903	0.777829	-1.16%
October	0.789223	0.809637	0.810962	0.789223	+2.59%
November	0.808238	0.782683	0.808238	0.782683	-3.16%
December	0.783898	0.786910	0.791191	0.773683	+0.38%

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How did CAD to USD change in 2021?

From 0.787146 USD per CAD on 4 January 2021 to 0.786910 on 31 December 2021: -0.03% over the year, with an average of 0.797857 across 258 trading days.

What were the high and low of CAD to USD in 2021?

High: 0.831825 on 18 May 2021. Low: 0.773683 on 21 December 2021.

About these rates

The rates on this page are European Central Bank euro reference rates, converted through the US dollar into a cross rate, one reading per trading day. Days from 28 September 2026 onward come from PayerPay's own daily record. They are reference rates published for information, not an offer to transact — PayerPay's indicative rate today is 1 CAD = 0.701644 USD, and it includes our margin. The final rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order.

Source: European Central Bank. Corrections: support@payerpay.io.

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