You have the option to receive US$ and keep them in your Paypal account in US$,THEN you will have 2 Paypal balances.
do this in your account /financial profile/
Since your Paypal account is based in Canada,your local currency is Canadian dollars.
But if you ever want to transfer your US $ to your Canadian US$ denominated bank account,not sure if it is US$ to US$,IF it clears thru your Canadian central bank,must all member banks clear in your country currency or does it accomodate foreign currency?
you can try sending a small amount and see what happens,the worse scenario is that PAYPAL will charge you 3% conversion fee to convert from US $ to Canadian $ and when it hits your bank,your bank will convert it to US$ SO IT can deposit in your US denominated bank account.
try it for $1 and see what Paypal shows on the screen and come back and tell us.
Another way to handle this would be asking Paypal to send you a US $ CHECK and you take it to your bank and deposit .
This is US forum,many of us are not too familar with Paypal foreign countries transaction.
You can also ask your fellow Canadian Paypal members
