Canadian dollar to birr exchange rate today
Live Canadian Dollar (CAD) buying and selling rates from 23 Ethiopian banks, ranked best first. CAD is used for remittances from the Ethiopian community in Canada. Each bank sets its own rate and most reprice on every business day.
RATES AS OF 11 NOVEMBER 2026
Which Ethiopian bank has the best CAD rate today?
The best rate to sell CAD cash in Ethiopia on 11 November 2026 is 116.61 ETB per CAD, at Dashen Bank. The cheapest place to buy CAD is Buna Bank at 104.04 ETB.
These are official published bank rates for the Canadian Dollar, compared across every commercial bank in Ethiopia that posts a board. A bank pays you its buying rate for foreign currency and charges you its selling rate to hand it over, so the two always differ - the gap is the bank’s spread.
Common amounts
Best CAD rate on the market
Across every published Ethiopian bank board
All Ethiopian bank CAD rates, compared
Every bank that publishes a CAD board, ranked by the rate it pays for cash. Select a bank to see its full board across all currencies.
| Bank | Cash buying | Cash selling | Trans. buying | Trans. selling | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116.61up +0.02% | 118.95up +0.02% | - | - | 1h ago | |
| 115.61unchanged 0.00% | 117.93unchanged 0.00% | 115.61unchanged 0.00% | 117.93unchanged 0.00% | 1h ago | |
| 115.29unchanged 0.00% | 117.60unchanged 0.00% | - | - | 1h ago | |
| 115.11unchanged 0.00% | 117.41unchanged 0.00% | 115.11unchanged 0.00% | 117.41unchanged 0.00% | 1h ago | |
| 114.88down −0.24% | 117.18down −0.24% | - | - | 1h ago | |
| 114.39down −0.24% | 116.67down −0.24% | - | - | 1h ago | |
| 114.17down −0.47% | 116.45down −0.47% | 114.17down −0.47% | 116.45down −0.47% | 1h ago | |
| 113.70unchanged 0.00% | 115.98unchanged 0.00% | 113.70unchanged 0.00% | 115.98unchanged 0.00% | 1h ago | |
| 113.40unchanged 0.00% | 115.67unchanged 0.00% | 115.56unchanged 0.00% | 117.87unchanged 0.00% | 1h ago | |
| 113.25unchanged 0.00% | 115.51unchanged 0.00% | - | - | 1h ago | |
| 112.69unchanged 0.00% | 114.95unchanged 0.00% | 112.69unchanged 0.00% | 114.95unchanged 0.00% | 1h ago | |
| 111.70unchanged 0.00% | 113.94unchanged 0.00% | 111.70unchanged 0.00% | 113.94unchanged 0.00% | 1h ago | |
| 102.62down −0.63% | 104.68down −0.63% | 113.40down −0.63% | 115.66down −0.63% | 1h ago | |
| 102.00unchanged 0.00% | 104.04unchanged 0.00% | 102.00unchanged 0.00% | 104.04unchanged 0.00% | 1h ago | |
| - | - | 114.18down −0.47% | 116.46down −0.47% | 1h ago | |
| - | - | 116.04unchanged 0.00% | 118.36unchanged 0.00% | 1h ago | |
| 116.01unchanged 0.00% | 118.33unchanged 0.00% | 116.01unchanged 0.00% | 118.33unchanged 0.00% | 10 Nov board | |
| 114.45down −0.49% | 116.74down −0.49% | 114.45down −0.49% | 116.74down −0.49% | 9 Nov board | |
| 114.34unchanged 0.00% | 116.63unchanged 0.00% | - | - | 10 Nov board | |
| 113.31unchanged 0.00% | 115.58unchanged 0.00% | 113.31unchanged 0.00% | 115.58unchanged 0.00% | 9 Nov board | |
| 107.89 | 110.04 | 107.89 | 110.04 | 5 Dec 2025 board | |
| 86.41 | 88.14 | 86.41 | 88.14 | 27 Oct 2024 board | |
| 79.16 | 80.74 | - | - | 30 Mar 2025 board |
How much does the bank you choose matter?
14 banks currently publish a CAD cash board. Between the best and the worst there is 14.61 ETB per CAD - about 14613 ETB on a 1,000 CAD exchange. 7 further banks have not refreshed since the current trading day and are excluded from these figures.
- Best paid to you
- 116.61ETB
- Median paid to you
- 113.94ETB
- Lowest paid to you
- 102.00ETB
- Cheapest to buy
- 104.04ETB
CAD rate history
Other currencies against the Ethiopian birr
- USDUnited States Dollar
- EUREuro
- GBPBritish Pound Sterling
- AEDUnited Arab Emirates Dirham
- SARSaudi Riyal
- CNYChinese Yuan
- AUDAustralian Dollar
- JPYJapanese Yen
- CHFSwiss Franc
- SEKSwedish Krona
- NOKNorwegian Krone
- DKKDanish Krone
- INRIndian Rupee
- KESKenyan Shilling
- DJFDjiboutian Franc
- ZARSouth African Rand
- KWDKuwaiti Dinar
- XDRSpecial Drawing Right
- ETBEthiopian Birr
Answers
CAD to ETB - frequently asked questions
What is the CAD to ETB exchange rate today?
On 11 November 2026, the highest rate any Ethiopian bank pays for CAD cash is 116.61 ETB per CAD, at Dashen Bank - that is what you receive when you sell CAD. To buy CAD, the cheapest bank is Buna Bank at 104.04 ETB. Each bank sets its own rate and most reprice on every business day.
Which Ethiopian bank has the best CAD exchange rate?
Dashen Bank currently pays the most for CAD cash, at 116.61 ETB, while Buna Bank is the cheapest place to buy CAD at 104.04 ETB. The leader changes regularly, because banks reprice independently and often daily. The table on this page ranks all 23 banks by their current published rate and flags any bank that has not refreshed its board.
How much do CAD rates differ between Ethiopian banks?
Across the 14 banks quoting CAD on 11 November 2026, the rate you are paid runs from 102.00 to 116.61 ETB. Choosing the right bank is therefore worth about 14613 ETB on a 1,000 CAD exchange. The median bank pays 113.94 ETB. Banks that have stopped publishing are excluded from these figures rather than dragging the range.
What is the difference between the cash rate and the transactional rate?
The cash rate applies to physical banknotes handed over a counter. The transactional rate applies to non-cash movements - wire transfers, remittances credited to an account, card settlement and letters of credit. Banks price the two separately, and neither is reliably the better one: at some banks cash pays more, at others the transfer rate does. Both are shown for every bank on this page, so compare the one that matches how your CAD will actually arrive.
Why do buying and selling rates differ?
The buying rate is what a bank pays you for your CAD; the selling rate is what it charges when you buy CAD from it. The bank keeps the gap between them, called the spread, as its margin. A narrower spread is a better deal overall, which is why it is worth comparing alongside the headline rate - a bank can lead on one side and lag badly on the other.
Are these official bank rates or parallel market rates?
These are official rates, taken from the exchange rate boards Ethiopian commercial banks publish themselves. ET-Forex does not collect, quote or estimate parallel (black market) rates. The Canadian Dollar figures shown here are what a bank branch will apply, subject to that branch's own limits and documentation requirements.
How often are these CAD rates updated?
ET-Forex re-reads every tracked bank's published board several times a day, and this page refreshes within minutes of a change. Most Ethiopian banks reprice once per business day, in the morning. Each row shows when that bank was last read, and any bank still quoting an older trading day is flagged and ranked last rather than being quietly mixed in with current rates.
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