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Who Should Be on Canada's New $5 Bill?
Written by The Content Team | Published on January 10, 2020
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Canada's $5 bill is getting ready for a refresh. But before that happens, the Bank of Canada wants to know who you'd like to see featured on it.
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz announced this week that public consultations will begin shortly to identify a "truly banknote-able" Canadian to feature on the redesigned bill. He said the process will be similar to the one undertaken when Viola Desmond, an icon of the human rights and freedoms movement in Canada, was chosen for the $10 bill.
Canada's current $5 note was issued in 2013 as part of the “Frontiers Series," and features Sir Wilfrid Laurier — Canada's Prime Minister from 1896 to 1911.
Poloz said more details about how Canadians can get involved in the consultation process will come around the end of January. Why wait, we say!
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