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Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of the management of the Sponsor, including Anna Paglia, its Principal Executive Officer, and Kelli Gallegos, its Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, Investment Pools, the Trust carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of December 31, 2022, the end of the period covered by this Annual Report, and, based upon that evaluation, Anna Paglia, the Principal Executive Officer of the Sponsor, and Kelli Gallegos, the Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, Investment Pools, of the Sponsor concluded that the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information the Trust is required to disclose in the reports that it files or submits with the SEC under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Trust in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management of the Sponsor, including its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Under the supervision and with the participation of the management of the Sponsor, including Brian Hartigan , its Principal Executive Officer, and Kelli Gallegos, its Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, Investment Pools, the Trust carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of December 31, 2023, the end of the period covered by this Annual Report, and, based upon that evaluation, Brian Hartigan , the Principal Executive Officer of the Sponsor, and Kelli Gallegos, the Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, Investment Pools, of the Sponsor concluded that the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information the Trust is required to disclose in the reports that it files or submits with the SEC under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Trust in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management of the Sponsor, including its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in internal control over financial reporting (as defined in the Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the Trust’s quarter ended December 31, 2022, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in internal control over financial reporting (as defined in the Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the Trust’s quarter ended December 31, 2023, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management of the Sponsor is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined under Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act, for the Trust.

Anna Paglia, the Principal Executive Officer of the Sponsor, and Kelli Gallegos, the Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, Investment Pools, of the Sponsor, assessed the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022.

Their report in connection with their assessment may be found in the “Report of Management on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting”

on page 14 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, has audited the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, as stated in their report on page 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Brian Hartigan , the Principal Executive Officer of the Sponsor, and Kelli Gallegos, the Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, Investment Pools, of the Sponsor, assessed the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023.

Their report in connection with their assessment may be found in the “Report of Management on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting” on page 16 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, has audited the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023, as stated in their report on page 17 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

OTHER INFORMATION

Not applicable.

During the three months ended December 31, 2023, none of the members of the Sponsor responsible for overseeing the business and operations of the Fund adopted , modified or terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement.

DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS

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The following executive officers of the Sponsor serve in the capacities specified for them:

Brian Hartigan*

Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer;

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The Sponsor is managed by a Board of Managers.

The Board of Managers is composed of Ms.

Paglia and Messrs.

Krugman and Zerr.

Anna Paglia (48) currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer of the Sponsor, and also serves as a member of the Sponsor's Board of Managers.

She has served in such capacities since June 12, 2020.

She is also Global Head of ETFs and Indexed Strategies at Invesco, Ltd., a global investment management company and affiliate of the Sponsor (“Invesco”), and has served in the role since June 15, 2020.

Prior to her transitioning to her current positions in June 2020, she served as Head of Legal, US ETFs at Invesco, and had served in such capacity since September 2010.

In that role, she was responsible for the registration and listing of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as well as providing support to the Invesco US ETF Board, serving as a global ETF expert/resource and providing day-to-day support to Invesco and its affiliates.

In addition, she is a team leader for, and provides legal support to, Invesco's unit investment trusts.

Prior to joining Invesco, Ms.

Paglia was a partner in the investment management group at K&L Gates LLP and in that role she served as fund counsel and counsel to the independent directors for a number of mutual funds and ETFs.

Paglia earned a JD from L.U.I.S.S.

Law School in Rome, a law school certificate from Kingston University School of Law in London and a master's degree from Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago.

She is admitted to practice law in Illinois and New York.

Kelli Gallegos (52) currently serves as Principal Financial and Accounting Officer –

Investment Pools of the Sponsor and has served in this capacity since September 2018.

The Board of Managers is composed of Messrs.

Hartigan, Krugman and Zerr.

The Board of Managers has established an Audit Committee with the following members:

Hartigan, Krugman and Zerr.

The overall purpose of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board of Managers with overseeing the Trust's financial statements, the Trust's compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, the qualifications and independence of the Trust's independent registered public accounting firm (the “independent auditor”), the performance of the internal audit function for the Trust, and the performance of the independent auditor.

Brian Hartigan (45) has been Chief Executive Officer of the Sponsor since November 2023.

In this role, he has general oversight responsibilities for all of the Sponsor's business.

Hartigan has been a Member of the Board of Managers of the Sponsor since November 2023.

Previously, Mr.

Hartigan was Global Head of ETF Investments and Indexed Strategies at Invesco, Ltd.

(“Invesco”), a global investment management company and affiliate of the Sponsor, since 2015.

In that role, he was responsible for oversight of all portfolio management activities of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as well as providing support to the US ETF Board, serving as a global ETF expert and resource and providing day-to-day support.

In addition, he was a team leader for Invesco's unit investment trusts.

Hartigan earned a BA degree from the University of St.

Thomas in Minnesota and an MBA in finance from DePaul University.

He is a Chartered Financial Analyst® (“CFA”) charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Chicago.

Kelli Gallegos (53) currently serves as Principal Financial and Accounting Officer – Investment Pools of the Sponsor and has served in this capacity since September 2018.

Additionally, since September 2018, Ms.

Gallegos has been Principal Financial and Accounting Officer –

Investment Pools of Invesco Capital Management LLC, the managing owner of a suite of commodity exchange-traded funds (“ICM”), Head of North America Fund Reporting of Invesco, Ltd., a global investment management company (“Invesco”), and Vice President and Treasurer of Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, Invesco India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust and Invesco Exchange-Traded Self-Indexed Fund Trust, each a registered investment company offering series of exchange-traded funds (the “Invesco ETFs”).

She has also served as Vice President (since March 2016), Principal Financial Officer (since March 2016) and Assistant Treasurer (since December 2008) for a suite of mutual funds advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc., a registered investment adviser (the “Invesco Funds”).

Gallegos has been Principal Financial and Accounting Officer – Investment Pools of Invesco Capital Management LLC, the managing owner of a suite of commodity exchange-traded funds (“ICM”), Head of North America Fund Reporting of Invesco, Ltd., a global investment management company (“Invesco”), and Vice President and Treasurer of Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, Invesco India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust and Invesco Exchange-Traded Self-Indexed Fund Trust, each a registered investment company offering series of exchange-traded funds (the “Invesco ETFs”).

In her roles with the Sponsor, ICM, Invesco, the Invesco ETFs and the Invesco Funds, Ms.

Gallegos has financial and administrative oversight responsibilities for, and serves as Principal Financial Officer of, the Invesco ETFs, the CurrencyShares Trusts sponsored by the Sponsor, of which the registrant is one (the “CurrencyShares Trusts”), and the exchange-traded commodity funds for which ICM serves as managing owner (the “Commodity Funds”).

Previously, she was Director of Fund Financial Services from December 2008 to September 2018, Assistant Treasurer for ICM from January 2013 to September 2018, Assistant Treasurer of the Sponsor from April 2018 to September 2018, Assistant Treasurer for the Invesco ETFs from September 2014 to September 2018 and Assistant Vice President for the Invesco Funds from December 2008 to March 2016.

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In her role, she is responsible for all aspects of regulatory compliance for the Sponsor.

Zimdars has also served as Chief Compliance Officer of Invesco Capital Management, Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, Invesco India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust since November 2017.

Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust since November 2017.

From September 2009 to October 2017, she served as Vice President and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer at ALPS Holdings, Inc.

where she was Chief Compliance Officer for six different

mutual fund complexes, including active and passive ETFs and open-end and closed-end funds.

where she was Chief Compliance Officer for six different mutual fund complexes, including active and passive ETFs and open-end and closed-end funds.

Through its subsidiary companies, ALPS Holdings, Inc.

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He also served as Secretary of that entity until March 2018.

Zerr has served as Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of a number of other Invesco wholly-owned subsidiaries which service or serviced portions of Invesco’s U.S.

Retail business since May 2007 and since June 2010 with respect to certain Van Kampen entities engaged in the asset management business that were acquired by Invesco from Morgan Stanley.

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The Trust has no employees, officers or directors.

The Sponsor receives a Sponsor’s fee, which accrues daily at an annual nominal rate of 0.40% of the Canadian Dollars in the Trust (including all unpaid interest but excluding unpaid fees, each as accrued through the immediately preceding day) and is paid monthly.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Trust incurred Sponsor’s fees of $466,642 of which $432,394 had been paid at December 31, 2022.

Sponsor’s fees of $34,248 were unpaid at December 31, 2022 and are reported as a liability on the Statement of Financial Condition.

For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Trust incurred Sponsor’s fees of $714,735 of which $658,292 had been paid at December 31, 2021.

Sponsor’s fees of $56,443 were unpaid at December 31, 2021 and are reported as a liability on the Statement of Financial Condition.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Trust incurred Sponsor’s fees of $353,671 of which $327,530 had been paid at December 31, 2023.

Sponsor’s fees of $26,141 were unpaid at December 31, 2023 and are reported as a liability on the Statement of Financial Condition.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Trust incurred Sponsor’s fees of $466,642 of which $432,394 had been paid at December 31, 2022.

Sponsor’s fees of $34,248 were unpaid at December 31, 2022 and are reported as a liability on the Statement of Financial Condition.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

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Audit and Non-Audit Fees

The following table sets forth the fees for professional services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”), the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Fiscal Years Ended

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All other Fees

(1) Audit-Related Fees for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 include fees billed for reviewing regulatory filings.

Approval of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Services and Fees

The Sponsor approved all of the services provided by PwC to the Trust described above.

The Sponsor pre-approved all audit and allowed non-audit services of the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm, including all engagement fees and terms.

EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

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February 22, 2024

/ S / A NNA P AGLIA

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Brian Hartigan

Principal Executive Officer

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Item 9A. Controls and Procedures