News

• September 4, 2019

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 ¾ percent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at 1 ¾ percent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 2 percent and the deposit rate is 1 ½ percent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• August 14, 2019

  Bank of Canada Announces Joint Recipients of its 2019 Law Enforcement Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence

  The Bank of Canada is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2019 Law Enforcement Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence.

  Content Type(s): Press, Announcements
• July 23, 2019

  Bank of Canada publishes its 2020 schedule for policy interest rate announcements, the release of the Monetary Policy Report and other major publications

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today published its 2020 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 16, 2019

  Bank of Canada to become the administrator of key interest rate benchmark

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced its intention to become the administrator of the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (CORRA), a key interest rate benchmark for financial markets.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
• July 10, 2019

  Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement

  Opening statement Carolyn A. Wilkins Ottawa, Ontario

  Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins 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 10, 2019

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 ¾ percent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at 1 ¾ percent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 2 percent and the deposit rate is 1 ½ percent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• July 10, 2019

  Monetary Policy Report – July 2019

  

  The Bank updated its forecast for real economic growth to 1.3 percent this year, 1.9 percent next year and 2.0 percent in 2021.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
• June 28, 2019

  Business Outlook Survey—Summer 2019

  Results from the summer Business Outlook Survey point to a slight improvement in business sentiment after a moderation in the previous survey. Investment and hiring intentions continue to be healthy.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
• June 28, 2019

  Senior Loan Officer Survey—Second Quarter of 2019

  For household lending, mortgage conditions eased, while non-mortgage lending conditions remained unchanged. Overall business lending conditions eased slightly, driven mainly by small and commercial businesses outside the Prairies as well as corporates.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Senior Loan Officer Survey
• June 27, 2019

  Bank of Canada announces partnership to improve resilience in financial sector

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank’s cyber security strategy charts our course to reduce risk and promote resilience for the years 2019 to 2021.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Canadian Financial Sector Resiliency Group