Press Releases

• March 24, 2016

  The Bank of Canada Releases Its Annual Report for 2015

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada’s Annual Report for 2015 was tabled in the House of Commons today.

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• March 9, 2016

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1/2 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/4 per cent.

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• March 8, 2016

  Bank of Canada launches public consultation to select Canadian woman to be on next series bank note

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  As announced today by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Finance Bill Morneau, the Bank of Canada is undertaking a broad public consultation to select an iconic Canadian woman to be featured on the first bank note of its next series. This new note will be issued in 2018.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Topic(s): Bank notes