List of Canadian community currencies
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These are community currencies
(also known as "local currencies") in Canada.
Local currency
In economics, a local currency, in its common usage, is a currency not backed by a national government , and intended to trade only in a small area. As a tool of fiscal localism, local moneys can raise awareness of the state of the local economy, especially among those who may be unfamiliar or...
(also known as "local currencies") in Canada.
- Bow Chinook Hour (1996—2002; Replaced by the Calgary Dollar)
- Brampton dollars (1973)
- Calgary DollarsCalgary DollarsThe Calgary Dollar is a local currency in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. While functioning as a limited form of currency within Calgary, they are not a legal tender nor are they backed by a national government. Instead, the currency serves as a tool for community economic development as well as a...
(1996, 2002—present) - Canadian Tire moneyCanadian Tire moneyCanadian Tire money is a loyalty program by Canadian Tire. It consists of coupons, issued by the company, which resemble real currency , and can be used as scrip in Canadian Tire stores, but is not considered a private currency...
(1958—present) - Community Way Dollar (2009—present)
- Holey dollarHoley dollarHoley dollar is the name given to coins used in the early history of two British settlements: Prince Edward Island and New South Wales. The middle was punched out of Spanish dollars, creating two parts: a small coin, known as a "dump" in Australia, and a "holey dollar".-Prince Edward Island :From...
(19th century; Prince Edward Island) - LETS - Local Exchange Trading SystemsLocal Exchange Trading SystemsLocal exchange trading systems , also known as LETSystems, are locally initiated, democratically organised, not-for-profit community enterprises that provide a community information service and record transactions of members exchanging goods and services by using the currency of locally created...
- OUR Community Dollar (c.2004—present)
- Pioneer PetroleumPioneer PetroleumPioneer is a gas station franchise located in Ontario, Canada and headquartered in Burlington, Ontario.The company was founded by Murray Hogarth on November 29, 1956 on Upper James Street in Hamilton, Ontario.-Market:...
"Bonus Bucks" - Prosperity certificateProsperity certificateIn 1936, the Alberta Social Credit Party-led government of the Province of Alberta, Canada, introduced prosperity certificates in an attempt to alleviate the effects of the Great Depression...
(1936; Alberta) - Salt Spring dollarSalt Spring dollarThe Salt Spring Dollar is a local currency issued by the Salt Spring Island Monetary Foundation to promote local history, art and goodwill on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada.-History:...
(2001—present) - Saskbucks (19??, Saskatchewan)
- Tamworth Hours
- Toronto dollarToronto dollarThe Toronto Dollar, founded in December 1998, is a paper local currency used in Toronto, Ontario and backed by the Canadian dollar.The currency is administered by Toronto Dollar Community Projects Inc., a not-for-profit community group, and is a project of St. Lawrence Works.The currency can be...
(1998—present) - Unity dollar (2006–present)