Exchange Difficulties Buying Software or Other Goods

Posted by Cassius
Sep 16, 2012 at 09:31 PM

I live in the U.S., but I’ve seen the same discrepancy in pricing both for software and books.

Does Canada have a VAT? That may explain the difference. Also, at one time the Canadian dollar had a lesser value than the U.S. dollar. It may be that sellers are unknowingly or knowingly (=cheating you) using a years-old exchange rate.

There is also a slight charge for currency conversion, but if the software comes from a country other than Canada or the U.S., that charge should be essentially the same.