Posts

• April 30, 2025

  Publication: Summary of Deliberations

  13:30 (ET)
  A summary of monetary policy deliberations by the Governing Council for the policy decision that was announced two weeks earlier.

  Content Type(s): Upcoming events
• April 28, 2025

  Release: Market Participants Survey

  10:30 (ET)
  The Market Participants Survey is conducted quarterly. Bank of Canada staff reach out to a diverse set of participants in financial markets to gather their views on key macroeconomic and financial variables as well as on monetary policy.

  Content Type(s): Upcoming events
• April 18, 2025

  Good Friday

  National holiday

  Content Type(s): Upcoming events
• April 17, 2025

  CORRA Advisory Group Meeting (April 17, 2025)

  Content Type(s): Meetings Source(s): CORRA Advisory Group
• April 16, 2025

  Bank of Canada holds policy rate at 2¾%

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at 2.75%, with the Bank Rate at 3% and the deposit rate at 2.70%.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• April 16, 2025

  Monetary Policy Report—April 2025

  

  The Canadian economy ended 2024 in a strong position. However, the trade conflict and tariffs are expected to slow growth and add to price pressures. The outlook is very uncertain because of the unpredictability of US trade policy and the magnitude of its impact on the Canadian economy.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
• April 16, 2025

  Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement

  Opening statement Tiff Macklem Ottawa, Ontario

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

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• April 16, 2025

  Bank of Canada interest rate announcement  and release of the Monetary Policy Report

  On Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 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. The Bank will also publish its quarterly Monetary Policy Report (MPR) at the same time as the rate decision.

  Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
• April 16, 2025

  CIMPA Meeting (April 16, 2025)

  Content Type(s): Meetings Source(s): Collateral Infrastructure and Market Practices Advisory Group
• April 16, 2025

  Interest Rate Announcement and Monetary Policy Report

  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. Four times a year, Governing Council presents the Monetary Policy Report: the Bank’s base-case projection for inflation and growth in the Canadian economy, and its assessment of risks.

  Content Type(s): Upcoming events