Remitting from Canada to Vietnam

The following table shows how much it costs to remit money from Canada To Vietnam. Click on column headings to sort the data.

Note: Corridor averages are unweighted and do not reflect the market shares of the different firms that compose the average. For comparability purposes, the two initial USD reference amounts of $200 and $500 were kept. In the third quarter of 2009, the amounts in local currency were adjusted in order to reflect foreign exchange fluctuations.

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216540
 Total cost 
Firm nameFirm typeFee
(CAD)
Exchange rate
margin (%)
Percent (%)CAD Transfer speedNetwork Coverage

Date

LeGoiTienLeMTO8.640.004.008.64 Next dayNationwideAug 28, 2009
LeGoiTienLeMTO8.640.004.008.64 3-5 daysNationwideAug 28, 2009
iKoboMTO11.500.005.3211.49 Less than one hourNationwideAug 28, 2009
ScotiaBankBank11.161.716.8714.84 Less than one hourNationwideAug 28, 2009
Western UnionMTO12.001.717.2615.68 Less than one hourNationwideAug 28, 2009
Western UnionMTO12.001.717.2615.68 Less than one hourNationwideAug 28, 2009
ScotiaBankBank12.502.207.9817.24 3-5 daysNationwideAug 28, 2009
Royal Bank of CanadaBank15.002.209.1419.74 3-5 daysNationwideAug 28, 2009
MoneyGramMTO15.003.3010.2422.12 Less than one hourNationwideAug 28, 2009
Bank of MontrealBank25.002.2013.7729.74 3-5 daysNationwideAug 28, 2009
CIBCBank30.002.2016.0934.75 3-5 daysNationwideAug 28, 2009
Toronto Dominion BankBank30.002.2016.0934.75 3-5 daysNationwideAug 28, 2009
Royal Bank of CanadaBank35.002.2018.4039.74 3-5 daysNationwideAug 28, 2009
Bank Average 22.672.1312.6227.26
MTO Average 11.301.126.3513.72
Total Average 17.421.669.7321.02
Total Average in First Quarter 2009 22.191.2212.3126.59
200500
 Total cost 
Firm nameFirm typeFee
(USD)
Exchange rate
margin (%)
Percent (%)USD Transfer speedNetwork Coverage

Date

LeGoiTienLeMTO8.000.004.008.00 Next dayNationwideAug 28, 2009
LeGoiTienLeMTO8.000.004.008.00 3-5 daysNationwideAug 28, 2009
iKoboMTO11.500.005.3210.64 Less than one hourNationwideAug 28, 2009
ScotiaBankBank10.331.716.8713.74 Less than one hourNationwideAug 28, 2009
Western UnionMTO11.111.717.2614.52 Less than one hourNationwideAug 28, 2009
Western UnionMTO11.111.717.2614.52 Less than one hourNationwideAug 28, 2009
ScotiaBankBank11.572.207.9815.96 3-5 daysNationwideAug 28, 2009
Royal Bank of CanadaBank13.892.209.1418.28 3-5 daysNationwideAug 28, 2009
MoneyGramMTO13.893.3010.2420.48 Less than one hourNationwideAug 28, 2009
Bank of MontrealBank23.152.2013.7727.54 3-5 daysNationwideAug 28, 2009
CIBCBank27.782.2016.0932.18 3-5 daysNationwideAug 28, 2009
Toronto Dominion BankBank27.782.2016.0932.18 3-5 daysNationwideAug 28, 2009
Royal Bank of CanadaBank32.412.2018.4036.80 3-5 daysNationwideAug 28, 2009
Bank Average 20.992.1312.6225.24
MTO Average 10.601.126.3512.70
Total Average 16.191.669.7319.46
Total Average in First Quarter 2009 22.191.2212.3124.62
200500
 Total cost 
Firm nameFirm typeFee
(CAD)
Exchange rate
margin (%)
Percent (%)CAD Transfer speedNetwork Coverage

Date

LeGoiTienLeMTO8.000.004.008.00 Same dayNationwideFeb 13, 2009
Western UnionMTO12.001.007.0014.00 Less than one hourNationwideFeb 13, 2009
ScotiaBankBank12.501.257.5015.00 3-5 daysNationwideFeb 13, 2009
MoneyGramMTO15.002.5010.0020.00 Less than one hourNationwideFeb 13, 2009
Toronto Dominion BankBank30.00-0.0114.9929.98 3-5 daysNationwideFeb 13, 2009
Royal Bank of CanadaBank35.000.0017.5035.00 3-5 daysNationwideFeb 13, 2009
Bank of MontrealBank35.001.2518.7537.50 3-5 daysNationwideFeb 13, 2009
CIBCBank30.003.7518.7537.50 3-5 daysNationwideFeb 13, 2009
Bank Average 28.501.2515.5031.00
MTO Average 11.671.177.0014.00
Total Average 22.191.2212.3124.62
Total Average in 2008 26.251.4414.5729.14
200500
 Total cost 
Firm nameFirm typeFee
(USD)
Exchange rate
margin (%)
Percent (%)USD Transfer speedNetwork Coverage

Date

LeGoiTienLeMTO8.000.004.008.00 Same dayNationwideFeb 13, 2009
Western UnionMTO12.001.007.0014.00 Less than one hourNationwideFeb 13, 2009
ScotiaBankBank12.501.257.5015.00 3-5 daysNationwideFeb 13, 2009
MoneyGramMTO15.002.5010.0020.00 Less than one hourNationwideFeb 13, 2009
Toronto Dominion BankBank30.00-0.0114.9929.98 3-5 daysNationwideFeb 13, 2009
Royal Bank of CanadaBank35.000.0017.5035.00 3-5 daysNationwideFeb 13, 2009
Bank of MontrealBank35.001.2518.7537.50 3-5 daysNationwideFeb 13, 2009
CIBCBank30.003.7518.7537.50 3-5 daysNationwideFeb 13, 2009
Bank Average 28.501.2515.5031.00
MTO Average 11.671.177.0014.00
Total Average 22.191.2212.3124.62
Total Average in 2008 26.251.4414.5729.14
200500
 Total cost 
Firm nameFirm typeFee
(CAD)
Exchange rate
margin (%)
Percent (%)CAD Transfer speedNetwork Coverage

Date

LeGoiTienLeMTO5.002.204.709.40 Saigon - within 24 hours, other regions - up to 3 days-May 21, 2008
Western UnionMTO15.000.187.6815.36 Instant-May 21, 2008
MoneyGramMTO15.002.209.7019.40 Instant-May 21, 2008
Toronto Dominion BankBank30.000.1815.1830.36 3-5 days- electronic-May 21, 2008
ScotiaBankBank35.000.1817.6835.36 3-5 days- electronic-May 21, 2008
CIBCBank30.003.2118.2136.42 3-5 days- electronic-May 21, 2008
Bank of MontrealBank35.003.2120.7141.42 3-5 days- electronic-May 21, 2008
Royal Bank of CanadaBank45.000.1822.6845.36 3-5 days- electronic-May 21, 2008
Bank Average 35.001.3918.8937.78
MTO Average 11.671.537.3614.72
Total Average 26.251.4414.5729.14
First Quarter 2009  22.191.2212.3124.62
Corridor note
  • The exchange rate column reflects the fact that money is sent in USD. At the point of collection, the money is converted to the local currency. Remittance recipients may incur an additional cost (not shown here) if and when converting the USD to the local currency.
  • 200500
     Total cost 
    Firm nameFirm typeFee
    (USD)
    Exchange rate
    margin (%)
    Percent (%)USD Transfer speedNetwork Coverage

    Date

    LeGoiTienLeMTO5.002.204.709.40 Saigon - within 24 hours, other regions - up to 3 days-May 21, 2008
    Western UnionMTO15.000.187.6815.36 Instant-May 21, 2008
    MoneyGramMTO15.002.209.7019.40 Instant-May 21, 2008
    Toronto Dominion BankBank30.000.1815.1830.36 3-5 days- electronic-May 21, 2008
    ScotiaBankBank35.000.1817.6835.36 3-5 days- electronic-May 21, 2008
    CIBCBank30.003.2118.2136.42 3-5 days- electronic-May 21, 2008
    Bank of MontrealBank35.003.2120.7141.42 3-5 days- electronic-May 21, 2008
    Royal Bank of CanadaBank45.000.1822.6845.36 3-5 days- electronic-May 21, 2008
    Bank Average 35.001.3918.8937.78
    MTO Average 11.671.537.3614.72
    Total Average 26.251.4414.5729.14
    First Quarter 2009  22.191.2212.3124.62
    Corridor note
  • The exchange rate column reflects the fact that money is sent in USD. At the point of collection, the money is converted to the local currency. Remittance recipients may incur an additional cost (not shown here) if and when converting the USD to the local currency.