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• December 24, 2025

  Complete Bank Note Series

  

  This is the Bank of Canada’s portfolio. We’re very proud of it. Every denomination from every series on up to today can be found here.
• December 24, 2025

  1969-1979: The Scenes of Canada Series

  Counterfeiters were catching up, and new approaches were needed to foil them. The layering of colours and elegant, twisting geometric patterns were the key design features of this series.
• December 24, 2025

  1954: The Canadian Landscape Series

  The Bank of Canada undertook a completely new approach to Canadian note design after the accession of Queen Elizabeth II, an approach that represented a Canadian vision of itself.
• December 24, 2025

  1986: The Birds of Canada Series

  This series had simpler designs that more clearly showed the flaws in counterfeits created with digital scanning technology. Metallic, reflective features made their first appearance on these notes.
• December 24, 2025

  2001-2006: The Canadian Journey Series

  This first series for which the Canadian public was consulted was also the first to be designed on computers. It was rich with security features never before seen on Canadian notes.
• December 24, 2025

  1937: The Bilingual Series

  The release of this partly redesigned series of notes was prompted by the death of King George V in 1936 and new legislation requiring bilingual notes.
• December 24, 2025

  1935: The First Series

  Though not designed or produced by the Bank of Canada, this series was the first to be issued by our new central bank— going into circulation on the day it opened.
• December 22, 2025

  New acquisitions—2025 edition

  By: David Bergeron, Krista Broeckx

  
  

  

  From rare toonies to Métis scrip art, the Bank of Canada Museum’s 2025 acquisitions show how money and the economy shape Canadian lives.

  Content type(s): Blog posts
• November 26, 2025

  Winterlude at the Museum

  

  Celebrate Winterlude in Ottawa! Visit us throughout February and enjoy indoor family activities.
• October 21, 2025

  Inflation and investment calculators (The Bank of Canada)

  

  Calculate inflation over time and explore how inflation affects investments over the same time frame.

  Content type(s): External resources Subject(s): Business, Economics, Math Grade level(s): Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5