As I mentioned in this thread before, a few years ago, the toonie may have been dropped in demand where I live because its purchasing power became the $5 bill.
But lately, I have been seeing no new $5 bills in my region (or they are being trickled out to the point of being unnoticeable), so if this is true then the toonie's demand may likely fallen for many years and may likely have levelled off now. I think the reason for many $5 bills being issued to banks in my region was because they likely replaced the toonies that were not needed in my region anymore.
Also, for some years, I have seen very few $20 FZ* prefixes, even though I have received consecutive FZG and FZK from ATMs in recent years. But in recent months I do recall seeing a fairly good amount of higher FY* prefixes (especially FYV), but considering I got the FZKs from a Scotiabank ATM two years ago, I am thinking we are getting closer to the end of the Wilkins/Poloz $20s, and by the time they're depleted the Bank of Canada may likely start issuing the King Charles $20s by that point, meaning that my region could start the FL* run as early as FLJ. I am sure the new $20s will have a smooth rollout unlike the Desmond $10 - the latter of which had a slower rollout due to many bank branches having stopped ordering $10s by that point.
I am thinking that demand for all denominations smaller than the $10 bill have fallen during the post-pandemic era. And with the U.S. tariffs now in effect, it makes me wonder if demand for new bills and coins could take a steep drop now?
I do know that there have been only one new prefix reported after HJD nearly six months ago, so I am thinking that new banknote activity is going through a dry spell now.