Template:CAD
CA$
This is a multifunction template. At its simplest, it adds the currency mark "CA$", as recommended by MOS:CURRENCY for many situations. The template can also link to the Canadian dollar article and can even calculate inflation. See warnings below.
Usage
{{CAD|number}}
Additional text like "million" or "trillion" must be placed outside the template, typically preceded by a non-breaking space (see example below).
Example:
{{CAD}}
→ CA${{CAD|123.45}}
→ CA$123.45{{CAD|123}}{{nbsp}}million
→ CA$123 million
Link
The parameter |link=yes
may be used to link CA$ to the article Canadian dollar. This is turned off by default, but may be appropriate for the first occurrence of the term in an article.
Example:
{{CAD|123.45|link=yes}}
→ CA$123.45
Inflation calculation
Do not assume that using this template will mean that a calculated value is "current", "as of 2023", "as of 2022" or even necessarily "recent". Do not use {{CURRENTYEAR}} to refer to calculated value, instead {{Inflation/year|CA}} may be used. See also MOS:REALTIME. |
The template supports inflation calculation, by way of {{Inflation}}
. If the second parameter is used, to specify a year, and this year is within a certain range of available inflation data (specifically, if 1688 ≤ year
< 2020), the equivalent value represented in 2020 dollars will be calculated in parentheses. However, this function should only be used in appropriate situations.
Examples:
{{CAD|100|1687}}
→ CA$100{{CAD|100|1688}}
→ CA$100 (equivalent to $3,426 in 2020){{CAD|100|1966}}
→ CA$100 (equivalent to $782.86 in 2020){{CAD|100|1966|link=yes}}
→ CA$100 (equivalent to $782.86 in 2020){{CAD|100|2019}}
→ CA$100 (equivalent to $100.74 in 2020){{CAD|100|2020}}
→ CA$100{{CAD|100|2023}}
→ CA$100{{CAD|100|2024}}
→ CA$100
Additional parameter |about=yes
will cause the template to calculate to the nearest dollar (instead of the nearest cent), and prefix the calculated value with "about". The rounding can be fine-tuned further by using |round=integer
. These parameters may be combined.
Examples:
{{CAD|10|1935}}
→ CA$10 (equivalent to $187.67 in 2020){{CAD|10|1935|round=0}}
→ CA$10 (equivalent to $188 in 2020){{CAD|10|1935|about=yes}}
→ CA$10 (equivalent to about $188 in 2020){{CAD|1000|1935|round=2}}
→ CA$1,000 (equivalent to $18,767.12 in 2020){{CAD|1000|1935|round=-2}}
→ CA$1,000 (equivalent to $18,800 in 2020){{CAD|1000|1935|round=-2|about=yes}}
→ CA$1,000 (equivalent to about $18,800 in 2020)