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Open Roads Forum  >  RVing in Canada and Alaska  > U. S. Currency in Canada - What Can You Tell Me? This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 4   Next plantcityguy • View posts Plant City, FL Full Member Joined: 08/18/2010 View Profile Offline Posted: 09/02/10 06:33pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I have done a bit of searching on the forum concerning taking American currency to Canada. I think you can exchange your currency at a Royal Bank (or at other places) for Canadian currency. But what is the story on using American bank cards in Canada? I deal with Bank of America. Would their bank cards and/or Visa cards be valid for expenditures up there? I may be in Canada and/or Alaska this next summer. Thanks for your comments. - Larry Larry W. Arrington, Ed.D. Plant City, FL 33565 RV: 2005 RoadTrek 190 Write me at: larryarrington7@gmail.com I am still wayne_tw • View posts everywhere Senior Member Joined: 06/18/2009 View Profile Offline Posted: 09/02/10 06:37pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Canada is very modern country with all the amenities you are used to in the States. You should call your credit card provider regarding fees and usage in another country. Be especially aware that many will charge you a 3% fee for foreign purchases and will suspend the card if they are not notified you will be using it in another country. Roy M • View posts British Columbia Senior Member Joined: 10/16/2009 View Profile Offline Posted: 09/02/10 06:41pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator You should not have difficulty with cards as long as they are backed by Visa or Cirrus. Would be a good idea to purchase some Canadian currency at the bank to maximize exchange rate advantage. ATM's will work but you will get clobbered by transaction fees. Old age and treachery always beats youth and enthusiasm plantcityguy • View posts Plant City, FL Full Member Joined: 08/18/2010 View Profile Offline Posted: 09/02/10 06:43pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Roy M, I'm glad to hear that about credit/bank cards. I really hate to carry large amounts of money when on trips. Chuck&Gail • View posts In the Colorado Mountains Senior Member Joined: 06/16/2004 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 09/02/10 06:45pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Visa and Mastercard, no problem anywhere we've been. Some few places take American Express, nobody takes Discover. Chuck Wonderful Wife Australian Shepherd 2010 Ford Expedition TV 2010 Outback 230RS Toybox, 5390# UVW, 6800# Loaded Not yet camped in Hawaii, 2 Canada Provinces, & 2 Territories I can't be lost because I don't care where this lovely road is going kemo 1 • View posts ontario canada Senior Member Joined: 12/11/2005 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 09/02/10 06:48pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator If you want a fair exchange rate change your money at the currency exchange when you cross the border or at a bank. Don't expect anything better then par. We Canadians have taken a beating in US businesses when we have used Canadian money in the US so don't expect any bonus in a Canadian business. Also you should have no problem with your credit card but they will charge you a service fee on top of the exchange rate. Bacon • View posts Saratoga, CA USA New Member Joined: 12/04/2000 View Profile Offline Posted: 09/02/10 07:09pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Hi, If you use credit cards, you need to check with your bank to see if they have transaction fees. In some cases it can be costly to use your card outside the US. Garth plantcityguy • View posts Plant City, FL Full Member Joined: 08/18/2010 View Profile Offline Posted: 09/02/10 07:37pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Thanks for the tip, Bacon. I hadn't thought about that at all. - Larry Jesse624 • View posts Baton Rouge, LA Full Member Joined: 06/20/2004 View Profile Posted: 09/02/10 08:16pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I just returned from a 5 week trip in Canada, and used my Visa credit card almost exclusively. Every place takes Visa. I found I always got the best exchange rate on Visa, and the service charges were negligible. I was initially concerned that some places wouldn't take Visa, so I got some Canadian $, and now I'm stuck with about $75 Canadian that I can't exchange. I would definitely recommend going with your Visa Card for the majority of your purchases. Skip & Susie 06 Challenger 5er, 32 ft, 29RLS 03 Silverado, 2500HD, Duramax/Allison, lg bed, crew cab, 4x4 Yamaha 2400SEi gen lonnie4801 • View posts Texas Senior Member Joined: 01/22/2005 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 09/02/10 09:19pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator We travel to Canada every year so don't mind having some left over. We use Bank of America and for every transaction made with the card there will be another transaction posted for a 3% international transaction fee. However, BOA has an agreement with ScotiaBank and you can get cash at the current exchange rate without any transaction fee or ATM withdrawal fee. Lonnie and Sue 2007 HR Ambassador 40' 2008 Chevy Colorado Z71 4x4 Crew Cab West Texas, Retired Fulltimers. No more grass to cut, no more leaves to rake, and can move if we don't like our neighbors. States we spent time in, drive throughs not marked. This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 4   Next Open Roads Forum  >  RVing in Canada and Alaska  > U. S. Currency in Canada - What Can You Tell Me?

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