Question: are canadian dollars the same as american?
Answer: Since about 2014, the Canadian dollar has been worth about 70 or 80 cents compared to one U.S. dollar. The low Canadian dollar in 2020 is in contrast to the years between 2009 and 2014 when the U.S. and Canadian dollars were approximately on par, with the CAD hovering either just below or just above the U.S. dollar.