🇦🇺 AUD vs 🇨🇦 CAD: Currency Strength Comparison
Data updated: November 6, 2026
On November 6, 2026, one Canadian Dollar bought 1.0347 AUD at the official reference rate, so per unit the Canadian Dollar is worth more. A higher unit value only reflects how each currency is denominated, not which one is gaining: over the past 12 months AUD strengthened by 5.2% against CAD, so on momentum the Australian Dollar (AUD) is the stronger of the two.
Adjusted for consumer-price inflation in both economies, AUD gained 4.3% in real terms against CAD over the same period.
AUD relative to CAD
Positive values mean AUD strengthened against CAD.
AUD vs CAD over the last three years
AUD against CAD, index 100 on November 6, 2023. A rising line means AUD gained on CAD. Dashed: the same, adjusted for consumer-price inflation in both economies. Green dot: 3-year high, red: 3-year low.
- 3-year high: 112.6 on September 21, 2026, when AUD was at its strongest against CAD in the period.
- 3-year low: 96.0 on April 9, 2025.
- Now: 108.9, 3.3% below the high and 13.4% above the low.
- Sharpest one-month move: AUD fell 6.5% against CAD between March 10, 2025 and April 9, 2025.
What moved AUD and CAD
- · 🇨🇦 US declines to extend CUSMA deal — The US-Canada-Mexico trade pact stays in force but shifts to annual reviews, not a 16-year extension
- · 🇦🇺 RBA hikes to 4.35%, full reversal — A third straight 2026 hike fully unwinds all of 2025's rate cuts within nine months
- · 🇦🇺 RBA reverses course, hikes to 3.85% — RBA delivers its first hike since 2023, reversing 2025's easing
- · 🇨🇦 Trump cancels all Canada trade talks — Trump terminates trade negotiations with Canada after a dispute over an anti-tariff ad
- · 🇦🇺 RBA starts cutting — RBA cuts rate to 4.10%, first cut since 2020
- · 🇨🇦 BoC starts cutting — Bank of Canada begins easing cycle, cuts to 4.75%
Major central-bank decisions, elections and shocks for the two currencies since November 6, 2023. The interactive chart marks them on the line.
Performance against 15 major currencies
| Currency | 12-month change vs basket | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Australian Dollar (AUD) | +7% | #2 of 16 |
| 🇨🇦 Canadian Dollar (CAD) | +1.3% | #5 of 16 |
Open the interactive AUD/CAD chart →
How this comparison works
Each currency's strength index starts at 100 and accumulates its daily change against 15 other major currencies (a geometric mean of pairwise exchange-rate moves), using European Central Bank reference rates and other official sources. The relative figures above divide AUD's index by CAD's, so they reflect the two currencies' performance against each other while accounting for the whole basket. The real variant additionally adjusts each currency for its domestic CPI inflation.
Read the full methodology →Frequently asked questions
Is AUD stronger than CAD right now?
It depends on the question. Per unit, 1 CAD = 1.0347 AUD (reference rate, November 6, 2026), so the Canadian Dollar is worth more. As for which one is gaining, over the past 12 months AUD strengthened by 5.2% against CAD, so on momentum the Australian Dollar (AUD) is the stronger of the two.
How do AUD and CAD perform against other major currencies?
Against a basket of 15 major currencies over the past 12 months, AUD ranks #2 of 16 (+7%) while CAD ranks #5 (+1.3%).
What does the AUD vs CAD strength comparison show?
Rather than a single exchange rate, this page compares how each currency performed against a basket of 15 major currencies, then derives their relative strength. It filters out moves caused by the other currency alone and shows who is truly stronger.
How often is the data updated?
Every trading day (Monday to Friday), after the European Central Bank publishes its reference rates, usually around 16:00 CET.