The Canadian $5 bill is getting a facelift.
Earlier this year, the Bank of Canada announced it was redesigning the bill , which currently features Canadas seventh prime minister, Wilfrid Laurier.
The makeover follows a 2016 campaign to redesign the $10 bill, when civil rights activist Viola Desmond was chosen for the new banknotes, which debuted in 2018.
To get on the bill, a person must meet three qualifications:
- They are a Canadian by birth or naturalization who has demonstrated outstanding leadership, achievement, or distinction benefiting the people of Canada, or in the service of Canada.
- They have been deceased for at least 25 years (having died before March 11, 1995 in this case).
- They are not a fictional character.