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• December 12, 2024

  Bank of Canada Media Interview – 98,5 FM

  Nicolas Vincent, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, will give an interview on 98,5 FM’s show Lagacé le matin.

  Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
• December 12, 2024

  Safeguarding end-user funds

  This supervisory guideline is intended to help payment service providers subject to the Retail Payment Activities Act meet their obligations related to safeguarding end-user funds.

  Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory guidelines Topic(s): Supervision
• December 11, 2024

  Bank of Canada Media Interview – The Globe and Mail

  Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada, gave an interview to Mark Rendell of the Globe and Mail, which will be published online and in the newspaper.

  Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
• December 11, 2024

  Bank of Canada reduces policy rate by 50 basis points to 3¼%

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today reduced its target for the overnight rate to 3¼%, with the Bank Rate at 3½% and the deposit rate at 3¼%.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• December 11, 2024

  Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement

  On Wednesday, December 11, 2024, the Bank of Canada will announce its decision on the target for the overnight rate. A press release will provide a brief explanation of the decision.

  Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
• December 11, 2024

  Monetary Policy Decision Press Conference Opening Statement

  Opening statement Tiff Macklem Ottawa, Ontario

  Governor Tiff Macklem discusses key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the monetary policy decision.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• December 11, 2024

  Interest Rate Announcement

  09:45 (ET)
  On eight scheduled dates each year, the Bank of Canada announces the setting for the overnight rate target in a press release explaining the factors behind the decision.

  Content Type(s): Upcoming events
• December 2, 2024

  Bank of Canada publishes applicants’ list of retail payment service providers

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today published the list of companies that have applied to be registered under the Retail Payment Activities Act (RPAA).

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Topic(s): Retail payments supervision