Best Way to Send Money to Guatemala from Canada (CAD to GTQ)

Sending money from Canada to Guatemala: what today's data shows

RemitFinder compares 9 providers and 36 ways to send money from Canada to Guatemala. The mid-market rate is GTQ 5.4139 per CAD. 5 providers have no-fee options. The fastest published delivery is instant.

🧭 What is the best way to send money to Guatemala from Canada?

It depends on how you pay, how your recipient wants the money and how much you send. RemitFinder compares 9 providers offering 36 ways to send Canadian Dollar (CAD) to Guatemalan Quetzal (GTQ).

🔀 Ways to receive:

Bank Account is the most widely offered way to receive, with 8 providers, followed by Cash Pickup (6), Debit Card (2) and Mobile Wallet (1).

💱 How to get the best CAD to GTQ exchange rate?

The mid-market Canadian Dollar to Guatemalan Quetzal rate today is GTQ 5.4139 per CAD. Providers add a markup to it, so compare the rate each one gives you, not the mid-market rate.

At that rate, CAD 1,000 is GTQ 5,413.90, and each 1% of markup costs about GTQ 54.14.

• 📊 Rates run from GTQ 5.1194 to GTQ 5.4654 per CAD across all amounts. The top three rates are from MoneyGram (GTQ 5.4654 for transfers up to CAD 1,500), Taptap Send (GTQ 5.41 for transfers up to CAD 3,500) and XE Money Transfer (GTQ 5.3767 for transfers up to CAD 10,000).
• 📏 Typical markup: 1.49%. The median provider's best rate is 1.49% below the mid-market rate.
• ✅ MoneyGram offers a rate above the mid-market rate on some amounts.

How your recipient gets the money changes the rate. The median provider's best rate is 0.07% below the mid-market rate for money received in a Mobile Wallet, 1.51% below it in a Bank Account, 1.82% below it as Cash Pickup and 1.95% below it on a Debit Card.

💸 What is the cheapest way to send money to Guatemala from Canada?

It depends on the amount: fees and exchange rates change with how much you send, so the cards above rank every way to send at the amount you enter.

• 🆓 5 providers charge no fee on some ways to send or some amounts: MoneyGram, Sendwave, Taptap Send, Western Union and XE Money Transfer.

🏦 How to send money from Canada to Guatemala through a bank?

5 providers accept payment by Bank Transfer. Your recipient can receive the money in a Bank Account with 8 providers.

• ⏱️ Money typically arrives in a Bank Account in 2–4 days, and MoneyGram publishes delivery within 30 minutes.
• 🧾 What you need: the recipient's full name, bank name and account number, plus the bank's code.

Find the bank code: SWIFT codes for banks in Guatemala.

⚡ How to send money from Canada to Guatemala fast?

The fastest published delivery arrives instantly, with MoneyGram (Cash Pickup).

By the times providers publish, money can arrive within 30 minutes in a Bank Account and instantly as Cash Pickup. Where no time is published, money typically arrives on a Debit Card in 1–2 days and in a Mobile Wallet within 30 minutes.

Delivery times are those providers publish, or typical times for the delivery method where they publish none. Actual times can vary with identity checks, bank cut-off times and public holidays.

🏆 Which are the best money transfer companies to send money to Guatemala from Canada?

There's no single best company: it depends on the amount and how you send. These are today's standouts, each by a measured figure.

• 💱 MoneyGram, Taptap Send and XE Money Transfer offer the highest exchange rates, from GTQ 5.3767 to GTQ 5.4654 per CAD.
• 🔀 Ria Money Transfer offers the most ways to send (8), followed by Western Union (8) and MoneyGram (5).
• 💵 MoneyGram, Ria Money Transfer, Sendwave, Taptap Send, Western Union and WorldRemit offer Cash Pickup in Guatemala.
• 🆓 5 providers have no-fee options.
• ⚡ MoneyGram publishes the fastest delivery: instant.
• 🎁 5 providers have RemitFinder deals for this corridor.

Below are the details for each provider, in alphabetical order: its exchange rate, fees, ways to pay and receive, delivery times, limits and what your recipient gets.

MoneyGram CAD to GTQ exchange rate today

• 💱 MoneyGram's Canadian Dollar to Guatemalan Quetzal exchange rate runs from GTQ 5.3584 to GTQ 5.4654 per CAD. Its best rate applies to transfers up to CAD 1,500 and is 0.95% above the mid-market rate.
• 💸 MoneyGram charges 0.75% + CAD 4.74 (1% + CAD 3.99 from CAD 300, 0.67% + CAD 10.32 from CAD 500.01, no fee from CAD 1,500) when you pay by Credit Card and no fee when you pay by Debit Card or in Cash.
• 🏦 With MoneyGram, you pay by Credit Card, by Debit Card or in Cash, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account or as Cash Pickup.
• ⏱️ With MoneyGram, money arrives in a Bank Account within 30 minutes and as Cash Pickup instantly.
• 📏 MoneyGram accepts up to CAD 10,000 per transfer.

Profee CAD to GTQ exchange rate today

• 💱 Profee's Canadian Dollar to Guatemalan Quetzal exchange rate is GTQ 5.2834 per CAD, 2.41% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Profee charges 0.1% + CAD 1.90.
• 🏦 With Profee, you pay by Debit Card, with Google Pay or with Apple Pay, and your recipient gets the money on a Debit Card.
• ⏱️ With Profee, money arrives on a Debit Card typically in 1–2 days.
• 📏 Profee accepts transfers from CAD 1.90 per transfer.
• 🎁 RemitFinder exclusives for Profee: Refer a friend: earn EUR 25, they earn EUR 5; Get 0 fee on first transfer.

Remitly CAD to GTQ exchange rate today

• 💱 Remitly's Canadian Dollar to Guatemalan Quetzal exchange rate is GTQ 5.3546 per CAD, 1.10% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Remitly's fee is not published for CAD to GTQ transfers, so amounts here include an estimated fee.
• 🏦 With Remitly, you pay from a Bank Account, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With Remitly, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days.
• 📏 Remitly accepts up to CAD 20,000 per transfer.

Ria Money Transfer CAD to GTQ exchange rate today

• 💱 Ria Money Transfer's Canadian Dollar to Guatemalan Quetzal exchange rate runs from GTQ 5.31 to GTQ 5.33 per CAD. Its best rate applies to transfers of CAD 100 to CAD 3,000 and is 1.55% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Ria Money Transfer charges 1% + CAD 4 (CAD 10 from CAD 200.01, CAD 14 from CAD 500.01, CAD 17 from CAD 700.01, CAD 27 from CAD 1,000.01, 1.67% + CAD 2 from CAD 1,500, CAD 32 from CAD 1,800, 0.5% + CAD 29 from CAD 2,000.01) when you pay by Credit Card. When you pay by Debit Card, it charges CAD 2 (CAD 3.99 from CAD 200.01) when your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account and CAD 3.90 when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup. When you pay with Google Pay, it charges CAD 2 (CAD 3.99 from CAD 200.01) when your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account and CAD 3.90 when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup. When you pay with Apple Pay, it charges CAD 2 (CAD 3.99 from CAD 200.01) when your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account and CAD 3.90 when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup.
• 🏦 With Ria Money Transfer, you pay by Credit Card, by Debit Card, with Google Pay or with Apple Pay, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account or as Cash Pickup.
• ⏱️ With Ria Money Transfer, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days and as Cash Pickup typically within 2 hours.
• 📏 Ria Money Transfer accepts CAD 100 to CAD 4,999.99 per transfer.

Sendwave CAD to GTQ exchange rate today

• 💱 Sendwave's Canadian Dollar to Guatemalan Quetzal exchange rate runs from GTQ 5.2461 to GTQ 5.3332 per CAD. Its best rate applies to all amounts and is 1.49% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 When you pay from a Bank Account, Sendwave charges CAD 1.99 when your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account, CAD 2.99 when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup and no fee when your recipient gets the money on a Debit Card.
• 🏦 With Sendwave, you pay from a Bank Account, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account, as Cash Pickup or on a Debit Card.
• ⏱️ With Sendwave, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days, as Cash Pickup typically within 2 hours and on a Debit Card typically in 1–2 days.
• 🎁 RemitFinder exclusives for Sendwave: Get USD 10 credit for first transfer; No transfer fees.

Taptap Send CAD to GTQ exchange rate today

• 💱 Taptap Send's Canadian Dollar to Guatemalan Quetzal exchange rate is GTQ 5.41 per CAD, 0.07% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 When you pay by Debit Card, Taptap Send charges CAD 1.39 when your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account, CAD 4.19 when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup and no fee when your recipient gets the money in a Mobile Wallet.
• 🏦 With Taptap Send, you pay by Debit Card, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account, as Cash Pickup or in a Mobile Wallet.
• ⏱️ With Taptap Send, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days, as Cash Pickup typically within 2 hours and in a Mobile Wallet typically within 30 minutes.
• 📏 Taptap Send accepts up to CAD 3,500 per transfer.

Western Union CAD to GTQ exchange rate today

• 💱 Western Union's Canadian Dollar to Guatemalan Quetzal exchange rate runs from GTQ 5.1194 to GTQ 5.274 per CAD. Its best rate applies to transfers up to CAD 30,000 and is 2.58% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Western Union charges no fee when you pay from a Bank Account, by Debit Card or with Google Pay and 3% when you pay by Credit Card.
• 🏦 With Western Union, you pay from a Bank Account, by Credit Card, by Debit Card or with Google Pay, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account or as Cash Pickup.
• ⏱️ With Western Union, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days and as Cash Pickup typically within 2 hours.
• 🎁 RemitFinder exclusives for Western Union: Refer a friend to earn CAD 20; Get first transfer free in Canada.

WorldRemit CAD to GTQ exchange rate today

• 💱 WorldRemit's Canadian Dollar to Guatemalan Quetzal exchange rate is GTQ 5.3007 per CAD, 2.09% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 WorldRemit charges CAD 3.99.
• 🏦 With WorldRemit, you pay from a Bank Account, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account or as Cash Pickup.
• ⏱️ With WorldRemit, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days and as Cash Pickup typically within 2 hours.
• 🎁 RemitFinder exclusives for WorldRemit: Get 3 free transfers; Refer a friend to earn CAD 30.

XE Money Transfer CAD to GTQ exchange rate today

• 💱 XE Money Transfer's Canadian Dollar to Guatemalan Quetzal exchange rate is GTQ 5.3767 per CAD, 0.69% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 XE Money Transfer charges CAD 5 (no fee from CAD 1,000) when you pay from a Bank Account, 0.9% + CAD 5 (0.9% from CAD 1,000) when you pay by Credit Card and 0.3% + CAD 5 (0.3% from CAD 1,000) when you pay by Debit Card.
• 🏦 With XE Money Transfer, you pay from a Bank Account, by Credit Card or by Debit Card, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With XE Money Transfer, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days.
• 📏 XE Money Transfer accepts up to CAD 10,000 per transfer.
• 🎁 RemitFinder exclusive for XE Money Transfer: Refer a friend to earn CAD 25.

Limits are those providers publish to RemitFinder. What you can actually send depends on the provider's checks, your account and the rules in both countries.

🪜 Step by step guide to send money from Canada to Guatemala

1. Compare providers. RemitFinder lists 9 providers and 36 ways to send; the cards above rank them for your amount.
2. Choose how to pay. You can pay by Credit Card, by Debit Card, from a Bank Account, with Google Pay, with Apple Pay or in Cash.
3. Choose how your recipient gets the money. Bank Account (8 providers), Cash Pickup (6 providers), Debit Card (2 providers) or Mobile Wallet (1 provider), including Banco Azteca, Banco Promerica, Banrural, Banco Industrial, Despensa Familiar / Maxi Despensa, Banco Industrial (Solo retiro en efectivo), Banrural (Solo retiro en efectivo) and Tigo.
4. Check the limits. Published maximums start at CAD 3,500 per transfer. What you can send also depends on the provider's checks and the rules in both countries.
5. Sign up and verify your identity. Providers need ID before your first transfer.
6. Add your recipient's details. Name and Bank Account details, or their name as on their ID for Cash Pickup. Find the bank code: SWIFT codes for banks in Guatemala.
7. Pay and track the transfer. The fastest published delivery arrives instantly. Money typically arrives in a Bank Account in 2–4 days.

Frequently Asked Questions: Sending money to Guatemala from Canada

These FAQs use data from RemitFinder's live comparison of 9 providers for Canada to Guatemala money transfers.

• How do I send money from Canada to Guatemala?

  Compare 9 providers on RemitFinder, choose how you pay and how your recipient gets the money, then send online with the provider you pick.

• What is the best way to send money to Guatemala from Canada?

  It depends on how you pay, how your recipient wants the money and how much you send.

• What is the cheapest way to send money to Guatemala?

  5 providers charge no fee on some ways to send or some amounts, and the exchange-rate markup decides the rest. RemitFinder ranks every way to send by what your recipient gets, fees included.

• What is the CAD to GTQ exchange rate today?

  The mid-market rate is GTQ 5.4139 per CAD. Providers' rates run from GTQ 5.1194 to GTQ 5.4654.

• Can I get a better rate than the mid-market CAD to GTQ rate?

  Yes. MoneyGram offers a rate above the mid-market rate on some amounts today, so your recipient can get more than your amount converted at the mid-market rate. Rates like these can depend on the amount, how you pay or a first-transfer offer, so check the provider's terms.

• How can I send cash to Guatemala from Canada?

  MoneyGram, Ria Money Transfer, Sendwave, Taptap Send, Western Union and WorldRemit offer Cash Pickup in Guatemala. By published times, Cash Pickup can be ready instantly with MoneyGram.

• Which mobile wallets can receive money in Guatemala?

  Taptap Send sends to Mobile Wallet accounts in Guatemala, including Banco Industrial (Solo retiro en efectivo), Banrural (Solo retiro en efectivo) and Tigo.

• What is the fastest way to send money to Guatemala?

  By their published times, MoneyGram delivers fastest, instantly.

• Can I send money from Canada to Guatemala instantly?

  Yes. MoneyGram publishes delivery within an hour on some ways to send.

• How much money can I send to Guatemala from Canada?

  Each provider sets its own limits. The lowest published maximum is CAD 3,500, and 4 of 9 providers publish no maximum. Checks and the rules in both countries also apply.

• Can I send money to Guatemala without fees?

  Yes, with MoneyGram, Sendwave, Taptap Send, Western Union and XE Money Transfer on some ways to send or some amounts. Check the exchange rate too, as a no-fee transfer can still carry a markup.

• Which providers send money from Canada to Guatemala?

  RemitFinder compares 9 providers: MoneyGram, Profee, Remitly, Ria Money Transfer, Sendwave, Taptap Send, Western Union, WorldRemit and XE Money Transfer.

• Which app is best to send money to Guatemala?

  It depends on your amount and how you pay. RemitFinder compares 9 providers and ranks every way to send for the amount you enter.

• Why do providers charge different amounts to send money to Guatemala?

  Each provider sets its own exchange-rate markup and fees, and both can change with how you pay, how your recipient gets the money and how much you send.