7 Countries Around The World Where The Canadian Dollar Goes A Long Way

When travelling, you can get a lot of bang for your buck when you exchange the Canadian dollar for money from the country you're travelling to and there are places where our currency goes a long way.

You might be thinking about planning a trip abroad now that the federal government is easing travel rules including testing requirements.

Canada is ending the global travel advisory against non-essential international trips, which has been in place since December 2021.

That means as of February 28, Canadians won't be told to avoid all non-essential travel out of the country, but instead are advised to "exercise a high degree of caution" while overseas.

Another change that's in effect as of February 28 is that rapid antigen tests can also be used to meet the pre-entry testing requirement that the federal government has in place for arriving travellers.

If you use a rapid antigen test instead of a PCR test, it must be authorized by the country where it was purchased and be administered by a laboratory, health care entity or telehealth service.

It has to be taken no more than 24 hours before your scheduled flight or arrival at the border.

Also, the federal government won't be testing every incoming traveller anymore. Instead, fully vaccinated travellers will be randomly selected for testing.

Before you take a trip, you should check travel rules and requirements like testing or vaccination for the country you're heading to along with what you need to come back into Canada.

If you're looking for travel inspiration right now, here are seven countries where the Canadian dollar currently goes a long way!

Before you get going, check out our Responsible Travel Guide so you can be informed, be safe, be smart, and most of all, be respectful on your adventure.