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[Bnewb]

Definitely exchange your Canadian money in Jamaica and also not at the airport here. The airport in Jamaica has one of the worst exchange rates and exchanging in Canada is not a whole lot better.

Cambios or banks in Jamaica are available to exchange at a decent rate.
ATMs are accessible and easy to use also...though check how much your bank charges for withdrawals in foreign countries.

There is NO need to exchange your Canadian dollars to US and then to Jamaican.

You'll see many tourist oriented properties have priced their services and goods in US...all you need to ask is to receive the cheque/bill in Jamaican.
Many services and goods can be paid in Canadian as well...most everyone in the tourist oriented locations are highly aware of both the US and Canadian exchange rates....but, it will still be much easier overall to use Jamaican.

The current exchange rate (today) at the cambios is almost 93J to 1CA. At the banks it's 94J to 1CA.