Bitcoin & Satoshi Converter (CAD)
Convert between CAD, BTC, and satoshis at a price you enter, so you can quote and check payments in whatever unit you're working in.
Enter the rate your exchange or processor is quoting right now, since bitcoin's CAD price moves throughout the day.
How it works
Bitcoin gets quoted in three different units depending on who you're talking to. A customer's wallet might show satoshis (the smallest unit, one hundred millionth of a BTC), your point-of-sale invoice might show BTC, and your bookkeeping needs CAD. This calculator takes whichever number you have and shows the other two. The BTC price field auto-fills with the live market rate in CAD when the page loads, and you can type over it with the exact quote from your exchange or processor.
Worked example: say a customer's wallet confirms a payment of 250,000 sats, and today's BTC price on your exchange is 90,000 CAD. Switch the unit to Satoshis, enter 250000, and the tool shows 0.0025 BTC and $225.00 CAD. If your invoice said $225 CAD, the payment checks out, as long as the price you entered is the one your processor actually used to lock the invoice (some lock the rate for 10 to 15 minutes, so use that quote, not the current spot price if a few minutes have passed).
FAQ
Where does the live price come from, and can I change it?
The price field auto-fills with the current bitcoin market price in USD, converted to CAD at the current exchange rate (quotes can lag the market by about 15 minutes). But the "right" price for reconciling a specific payment depends on which exchange or processor you're comparing against, and rates can differ by a percent or more between platforms at any given moment. That's why the field stays editable: paste in the exact number your invoice, processor dashboard, or exchange is showing, and the math matches your actual transaction.
What's a satoshi and why does it matter for a small business?
A satoshi (often shortened to "sat") is 0.00000001 BTC, the smallest unit bitcoin can be split into. Most point-of-sale wallets and Lightning invoices display sats because BTC amounts for everyday purchases are tiny decimals that are easy to misread. If a customer or a wallet app quotes you a number in sats, this converter lets you check it against the CAD price on your invoice without doing the arithmetic by hand.
How precise are the BTC and CAD numbers?
BTC amounts round to 8 decimal places (the smallest fraction bitcoin supports), and CAD amounts round to the nearest cent. Satoshi counts are always whole numbers since a satoshi can't be divided further. For reconciling a specific invoice, always use the exact rate quoted on that invoice rather than a rounded market price.
Does this account for network or processor fees?
No. This converter only does unit math at the price you enter. On-chain transactions carry a separate miner fee (paid by the sender, not deducted from what you receive in most setups), and payment processors take their own cut before settling CAD to your account. Check your processor's fee schedule, or use the fee calculator on this site, to see what actually lands in your bank account.
For more on how the numbers on an invoice turn into a confirmed payment, see how bitcoin payments work step by step, how auto-converting bitcoin to CAD keeps your books in dollars, and how bitcoin compares to Interac e-Transfer for Canadian businesses weighing their options.