News

• July 31, 2018

  Bank of Canada publishes its 2019 schedule for policy interest rate announcements, the release of the Monetary Policy Report, the Business Outlook Survey and the Senior Loan Officer Survey

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today published its 2019 schedule for policy interest rate announcements and the release of the quarterly Monetary Policy Report, and reconfirmed the scheduled interest rate announcement dates for the remainder of this year.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• July 13, 2018

  Process for selecting a Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada

  Further to the announcement that Deputy Governor Sylvain Leduc will leave the Bank at the end of July, the process to appoint his successor has been initiated.

  Content Type(s): Press, Announcements
• July 11, 2018

  Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement

  Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz, Carolyn A. Wilkins Ottawa, Ontario

  Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the policy rate decision and the MPR.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• July 11, 2018

  Bank of Canada raises overnight rate target to 1 ½ per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today increased its target for the overnight rate to 1 ½ per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 ¾ per cent and the deposit rate is 1 ¼ per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• July 11, 2018

  Monetary Policy Report – July 2018

  

  Real GDP in Canada is expected to grow by 2.0 per cent in 2018, 2.2 per cent in 2019 and 1.9 per cent in 2020.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report