The Canadian Journey series was designed to celebrate Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

's history, culture and achievements.

In 2001, the Bank of Canada

Bank of Canada

The Bank of Canada is Canada's central bank and "lender of last resort". The Bank was created by an Act of Parliament on July 3, 1934 as a privately owned corporation. In 1938, the Bank became a Crown corporation belonging to the Government of Canada...

 introduced the new $10 note, with the $5 note in 2002. The Bank issued the new $100 bank bill in March, the $20 note in September, and the $50 note in November 2004.

All banknotes have tactile features

Canadian currency tactile feature

The Canadian currency tactile feature is a feature on the current "Canadian Journey" series of Canadian banknotes. The feature indicates the banknote denomination in the upper right corner of the face side of the bill using a series of raised dots. It was suggested by Bruno Thériault, an...

 to assist people who are visually impaired to identify the notes.

Banknote Varieties

With most or all other features remaining the same Canadian Journey Series Banknote varieties exist with changes to the Date Printed and the signatures combinations. Canadian Banknotes are also printed by two different printers, the Canadian Banknote Company and BA International Inc. The serial number prefix indicates which printer was responsible for printing the particular banknote.

Denomination	Printed Year	Signature Combination
$5	2002	Signature - Knight-Dodge
$5	2006	Signature - Jenkins-Dodge
$5	2006	Signature - Jenkins-Carney
$10	2001	Signature - Knight-Thiessen
$10	2001	Signature - Knight-Dodge
$10	2005	Signature - Jenkins-Dodge
$10	2005	Signature - Jenkins-Carney