Safer, cheaper, and greener: indeed, these new bank notes are a 21st century achievement of which all Canadians should be proud and in which they can have full confidence. This last point is very important. According to Bank of Canada research, when Canadians shop, they use cash for more than half of their transactions.
They need a currency they can trust and the bank notes of this series are the most secure ever developed in the history of the Bank of Canada. Let us move now to the images that are on these bank notes; the Bank consulted citizens throughout their development. It was Canadians who told us they liked the new polymer material.