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Posted: 2020-11-09T22:38:56Z | Updated: 2020-11-13T15:10:37Z

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.