Interestingly enough, in the many months Canada has seen the new wave of fresh banknotes with the protective varnish coating, all of the denominations are covered except the ten. I wonder if overall demand for $10 bills has fallen so much (thanks to inflation), most of the remaining banks rhat ordered them finally discontinued ordering them?
I bet it will be quite a while before Atlantic Canada sees any of these new banknotes due to its tough economy they've had fpr years, and COVID-19 will really cause a big setback for many. I don't even know if the release of the new $5 bill could be pushed back to 2022 or so.