Key Interest Rate

• January 25, 2023

  Bank of Canada increases policy interest rate by 25 basis points, continues quantitative tightening

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today increased its target for the overnight rate to 4½%, with the Bank Rate at 4¾% and the deposit rate at 4½%.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• January 25, 2023

  Monetary Policy Report – January 2023

  

  Inflation in Canada is still too high but has declined from its peak. As the effects of higher interest rates continue to spread through the economy, and with declines in energy prices and improved supply chains, inflation is projected to fall to around 3% in the middle of 2023 and reach the 2% target in 2024.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report