Mid market rate for 8 November 2026

Canada to Pakistan: Canadian dollar to rupee rate today

On 8 November 2026 one Canadian dollar was worth 196.24 Pakistani rupees at the mid market rate. Use it as the yardstick: whatever a provider offers Pakistanis in Canada, the rupees that arrive should be compared with this.

196.24
rupees for 1 CAD
98,121
rupees for 500 CAD at mid market
up 0.09% since 7 Nov
change in the rate
Today

What your Canadian dollars are worth in rupees

Canadian dollar to Pakistani rupees at the mid market rate of 196.24 on 8 November 2026
You sendWorth in PKR at mid market
100 CAD19,624
250 CAD49,061
500 CAD98,121
1,000 CAD196,243
2,000 CAD392,486

Mid market rates: Rates By Exchange Rate API, last updated 8 November 2026, 00:02 UTC. Indicative midpoint rates, a yardstick, not a price you can deal at.

Providers

Quotes for 500 CAD

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What a transfer really costs you

Put in what a bank, exchange company or app quoted you. The checker compares the rupees that arrive with what the money is worth at mid market.

Worked example with made up numbers

Say a provider offers 192.32 rupees per CAD and charges a fee of CAD 3.00, taken from the 500 CAD you pay. CAD 497.00 is converted, so PKR 95,583 reaches Pakistan. At today's mid market rate of 196.2430, your 500 CAD is worth PKR 98,121. The difference, PKR 2,538, or 2.59%, is the full cost of this transfer: PKR 589 from the fee and PKR 1,950 from a rate 2.00% below mid market. These numbers are an example, not a real quote.

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History

The CAD rate day by day

Rupees per CAD, last 22 days held

Rupees per CAD, last 22 days heldFrom 195.79 on 18 October 2026 to 196.24 on 8 November 2026, low 195.79, high 198.21.198.21197.00195.7918 Oct8 Nov196.24
Every day held, newest first
DatePKR per CAD
8 November 2026196.24
7 November 2026196.07
6 November 2026197.72
5 November 2026198.05
4 November 2026197.60
3 November 2026197.91
2 November 2026198.11
1 November 2026198.21
31 October 2026198.18
30 October 2026197.73
29 October 2026197.54
28 October 2026197.32
27 October 2026197.50
26 October 2026197.63
25 October 2026197.67
24 October 2026197.60
23 October 2026197.66
22 October 2026197.18
21 October 2026197.02
20 October 2026196.30
19 October 2026195.84
18 October 2026195.79
Questions

Canada to Pakistan, answered

What is the Canadian dollar to rupee rate today?

On 8 November 2026 the mid market rate was 196.24 Pakistani rupees for one Canadian dollar (CAD). This is ExchangeRate API's daily indicative midpoint rate. Banks and transfer services usually give a lower rate and keep the difference.

How much is 500 Canadian dollars in Pakistani rupees today?

At the mid market rate of 196.24 on 8 November 2026, 500 CAD is worth PKR 98,121. The amount that actually arrives depends on the provider's fee and exchange rate and will usually be lower.

What is the cheapest way to send money from Canada to Pakistan?

No provider is cheapest every day. Ask each one how many rupees will arrive for the same amount after all fees, and compare that number with the mid market value. The quote with the smallest gap is the cheapest transfer that day.

Why is the rate I am offered lower than this one?

The mid market rate is a midpoint between buying and selling prices, not a retail price. Providers usually sell you rupees at a rate below it and keep the difference as their margin, often on top of a fee. The margin is part of the cost even when the fee is zero.

Does the person in Pakistan pay a fee to receive it?

Not for qualifying transfers of USD 200 or more, which is about 281.87 CAD on 8 November 2026. State Bank of Pakistan rules tell banks in Pakistan to keep these home remittances free of fees and charges for the sender and the receiver. The rules cover fees, not the exchange rate.

Is money sent home taxed in Pakistan?

Section 111(4) of the Income Tax Ordinance keeps up to five million rupees a tax year of foreign remittances, sent through normal banking channels and encashed by a Pakistani bank, outside the rules on unexplained income, if a bank certificate is produced. Exchange companies and money transfer operators count as banking channels.

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