Comparing GBP to CAD Exchange Rates
You should always check the total cost for any exchange rate you are provided by banks or FX specialists. These exchange rates almost always contain a margin from the wholesale GBP/CAD rate ( interbank mid-rate) plus any fixed or percentage fees.
These margins and fees can vary significantly for GBP to CAD International Money Transfers, Travel Money and prepaid multi-currency Travel Card transactions. Also the total cost will also vary depending on the total amount being exchanged.
Pound Sterling to Canadian Dollar - Quick Conversions
|
GBP |
CAD |
| £ 1 |
C$ 1.7431 |
| £ 5 |
C$ 8.7155 |
| £ 10 |
C$ 17.43 |
| £ 20 |
C$ 34.86 |
| £ 50 |
C$ 87.16 |
| £ 100 |
C$ 174.31 |
| £ 250 |
C$ 435.78 |
| £ 500 |
C$ 871.55 |
| £ 1,000 |
C$ 1,743 |
| £ 2,000 |
C$ 3,486 |
| £ 5,000 |
C$ 8,716 |
| £ 10,000 |
C$ 17,431 |
| £ 50,000 |
C$ 87,155 |
| £ 100,000 |
C$ 174,310 |
| More amounts |
|
GBP |
CAD |
| £ 0.5737 |
C$ 1 |
| £ 2.8685 |
C$ 5 |
| £ 5.7370 |
C$ 10 |
| £ 11.47 |
C$ 20 |
| £ 28.69 |
C$ 50 |
| £ 57.37 |
C$ 100 |
| £ 143.43 |
C$ 250 |
| £ 286.85 |
C$ 500 |
| £ 573.70 |
C$ 1,000 |
| £ 1,147 |
C$ 2,000 |
| £ 2,869 |
C$ 5,000 |
| £ 5,737 |
C$ 10,000 |
| £ 28,685 |
C$ 50,000 |
| £ 57,370 |
C$ 100,000 |
| More amounts |
Calculate other GBP/CAD amounts (from or to) at mid-market with our
GBP to CAD Calculator .
Canadian Dollar - Pound Sterling Forecasts
It has been a volatile year for CAD/GBP which has oscillated between in a 8 percent band between 0.56 and 0.60, making it important for British or Canadian expat workers, who represent one of the largest groups remitting money from both countries to keep an eye on the exchange rate.
Get more details in the article CAD to GBP Forecasts.
Country Guides - Canadian Dollar
How to get Good GBP to CAD Exchange Rates
There are two important ways to save on Foreign Exchange, the first is minimising unnecessary or excessive costs and fees, and the other is to transact when the exchange rate is in your favour.
Reduce Excessive costs and fees
All foreign exchange providers charge a fee for providing their service and this fee is usually contained within the exchange rate margin (or difference to the mid-rate).
The transaction margin you end up being charged can be considerably reduced by around a few percent (of total amount being exchanged) for
travel money and possibly over 5% to 6% when sending money.
The exact potential savings depends on the currencies being exchanged and the amount you are transferring and if you are willing to shop around.
Our real-time foreign transfer and travel money/cards comparison calculators
make shopping around easy and help you calculate how much you can save.
What is a good GBP to CAD exchange rate?
This is always a difficult question as exchange rates are influenced by many factors, so a good method to consider the Pound Sterling vs Canadian Dollar current value is to look the GBP/CAD historic rate and change over a range of periods.
The following table looks at the change in the GBP to CAD exchange rate over periods from the previous week back to the last 10 years.
| GBP/CAD | Change | Period |
|---|
| 1.7302 15 Jan 2021 | 0.7% â–² | 1 Week |
| 1.7356 23 Dec 2020 | 0.4% â–² | 30 Days |
| 1.7123 24 Oct 2020 | 1.7% â–² | 90 Days |
| 1.7223 23 Jan 2020 | 1.2% â–² | 1 Year |
| 2.0176 24 Jan 2016 | 13.6% â–¼ | 5 Years |
| 1.5778 25 Jan 2011 | 10.4% â–² | 10 Years |
GBP/CAD 10 year historic rates & change to 22-Jan-2021 : 1.7422
Will the Pound Sterling rise against the Canadian Dollar?
It is almost impossible to predict what an exchange rate will do in the future, the best approach is to monitor the currency markets and transact when an exchange rate moves in your favour.
To help with this you can add GBP/CAD to your BestExchangeRates My Rates Watchlist to track and benefit from currency movements.
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View My Alerts
Rather than requiring you to set a target rate, our FX Alerts work differently.
Once you add a currency pair to your watchlist we then start automatically checking the exchange rate for any HIGH or LOW event or significant UP or DOWN moves over a range of daily periods only as far back as 90 days.