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Organization and Description of the Trust - Additional Information (Detail) (CAD) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2014 Accounts
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Organization formation date | Jun. 08, 2006
Initial deposits by sponsor, primary deposit account | 100 fxc_InitialIncorporationDepositWithBankSponsor
Number of deposits accounts in which trust's assets primarily consist of Canadian Dollars | 2 fxc_NumberOfDepositsAccountsInWhichTrustAssetsPrimarilyConsistDemandDeposit
Redemptions Capital Shares, Number of shares in each Block | 50,000 fxc_StockRedeemableNumberShareEachBlockShares

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