How to send a money order to Canada

[GoingUp]

I am having some art work done by an Artist in Canada, and she needs me to send her a money order for the work. How would I send her one from the United States? The amount has to be in Canadian Dollars.

 

[OdiN]

Send a postal money order. They can convert currency up there ya know.

I suppose if it HAS to be in CAD then go to your bank.

 

[leftyman]

tie it to a Canadian homing Goose?

 

[RichardE]

Waterprood envelope on the back of a whale....our pet polar bear will grab it for us

 

[mrrman]

just send the funds in US$ and she can get it converted

 

[meltdown75]

Here I can get money orders in US currency, not sure if it works the other way around though.

I like some of the replies though

 

[SaturnX]

Make sure you send an International Money Order (the red ones), and not a usual Money Order (green), the green MOs can't be cashed outside the US.

And yeah, just take an International MO in USD, she can convert it up here.

--Mark

 

[CraigRT]

I've received US money orders from a trader in the States before and had my bank say they can't cash them. I would talk with the bank before you do anything...

 

[Steve]

SaturnX is right, as long as it's not a green MO you're okay.

 

[Vegito]

USPS has international one.. which are pretty safe

http://www.usps.com/money/sendingmoney/sendmoneyinternationally.htm

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: OdiN
Send a postal money order. They can convert currency up there ya know.

I suppose if it HAS to be in CAD then go to your bank.

this is the answer

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: OdiN
Send a postal money order. They can convert currency up there ya know.

I suppose if it HAS to be in CAD then go to your bank.

this is the answer

No. It is not. You can't just send any postal money order. Your typical USPS MO (green) cannot be cashed outside the US. We've covered this already in the thread. Drink more coffee.

 

[dullard]

The one time I did it, I sent a red (international) money order from the post office. It cost just a few bucks to mail it there.

 

[RbSX]

Originally posted by: mrrman
just send the funds in US$ and she can get it converted

lol, with the value of the american dollar dropping compared to the CaD at a fairly drastic rate everyday?

Just send it in CAD out of courtesy.