Yet, for the past 6+ months it has basically been at parity with the USD. This says a lot about the real and perceived strength of the CAD. The CAD > CHF for a fairly long time, probably since the late late 1990s. The UKP and EUR in Canada and the South Pacific are nearly equal in buying power. There is arising a situation where 1 CAD ~= 1 AUD ~= 1 NZD.