How to spend money in Canada
My wife and I will be in Canada for 7 days. This will be the middle part of a longer trip. We are wondering what the best way to handle finances would be. We would like to have cash on hand for inc...
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It does come up consistently that Capital One does not charge the usual 2-3% over and above the 'usual' exchange rate. However I did read once that the rate they use is higher than usual so it does come out about the same. Remember, there is no such thing as an 'official' rate, every bank or credit card companies sets their own. Also on those companies that do apply an exchange premium, it will not appear as a separate charge on the statement, it is incorporated into the rate. Any separate fees that you do see will probably be the ATM fee.
