Template talk:Canadian currency and coinage

"Slang" vs Official
I disagree with the recent change to call the coins by their "official" names instead of their common everyday names. Especially for the coins < $1, their names are not at all slangy in the usual sense of the word. Penny, Nickel, etc are the usual Canadian English names for these coins. Formal gov't publications may refer to them as "1 cent coin", "5 cent coin", etc, but to the best of my knowledge there is nothing officially mandating those terms as official names for the coins; I think of these terms as formal government descriptions of the coins. Even if the mint of some other official source said that "1 cent coin" was the official name, and not penny, I would still prefer to use the normal Canadian English names here. These are also the names used for the articles for the coins. --thirty-seven 05:42, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

I'm satisfied with the most rencent change, dropping the word "coin" from the name of each of the coins. As it currently is, listing the monetary value of each coin with its common name in brackets, looks fine to me. --thirty-seven 18:38, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

Links to community currencies...
I am looking at the link to community currencies that are recognized as currency here in Canada and I disagree with the list as it is. I did not wish to be rude and just edit it myself yet I hope that the list of currencies are revised so that they may be more appropriate to the subject. In specific, the reference of Petro points as a community currency. Petro points are no different than any other promotional giveaway and if Petro Canada's Petro Points program is accepted by the Wikipedia community as a community currency, then why isn't Zeller's and The Bay's HBC Reward Points, The Air Miles Program, and Save on More Points and every other loyalty program listed in here as well? This is a rhetorical question and the reason why we all know is because the list would get too monotonous. The only one that might qualify is Canadian Tire Money, as they treat the money like cash and you can pay for your entire purchase in Canadian Tire Currency. If Loyalty programs are going to be mentioned here they should be mentioned in their own table labeled "major loyalty programs in Canada". Also, Why is their no mention or links to any articles about Salt Spring Island Dollars. Tis is likely Canadas most successful private currency. Nearly every business in Salt Spring Island accepts them as cash, and these businesses will ask their customers if they would like their change returned in "Saltspring Island Dollars" if they have any to spare. I ask the wiki community to consider this

I added Saltspring Dollars nep (talk) 02:22, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Sub-section for Canadian Tokens?
I don't know if anyone is actively monitoring this template, given how long this has been stable and unchanged, but I am considering adding some articles that cover aspects of pre-Confederation coinage, the first being Blacksmith token. I propose a separate section within the template covering officially-sanctioned pre-Confederation tokens and those that were issued privately. Thoughts/comments welcome! Captmondo (talk)