Where does a dollar sign go in Canada?

For example, countries in the European Union place the euro symbol to the right of the dollar amount. But to make things interesting, Canada does it both ways. In English Canada, the dollar symbol goes to the left of the amount, while in French Canada, the dollar sign goes to the right. What is the correct way to Write a dollar sign?

Should a dollar sign come after a number?

Conventionally, the dollar sign should always come before the number when talking about major types of the dollar (like American or Australian). The dollar sign comes after in some other countries that use dollars. It’s also written after due to the influence of spoken English. In spoken English, you would say “three dollars.”

What is a dollar sign?

"The dollar sign ($), originally called the peso sign, is a symbol primarily used to indicate the various peso and dollar units of currency around the world". There is nothing in its definition stipulating its relative position as well as it is only for dollar. Also, it is not clear that $ denotes dollar but not some other non-dollar currency sign

How do you write a dollar in Canada?

Write the country symbol ( US ) first, immediately followed by the dollar sign ($) and the dollar figure: US$ 25.99. See also Is There Lyft Or Uber In Canada?