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• September 18, 2026

  Bank of Canada Media Interview – Journal La Revue

  Nicolas Vincent, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, gave an interview to La Revue.

  Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
• September 16, 2026

  Release of the Bank of Canada’s summary of deliberations  

  On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, the Bank of Canada will publish a summary of the deliberations that took place ahead of its interest rate decision on September 2, 2026.

  Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
• September 16, 2026

  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
• September 16, 2026

  Summary of Governing Council deliberations: Fixed announcement date of September 2, 2026

  This is an account of the deliberations of the Bank of Canada’s Governing Council leading to the monetary policy decision on September 2, 2026.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Summary of deliberations

• Uncovering the use of haircuts in the Canadian repo market

  Staff analytical paper 2026-39 Sadia Anum, Jabir Sandhu, Adrian Walton

  We show that haircuts are rarely used in the Canadian dealer-to-client repo market and their usage did not increase materially during past stress events. Usage is concentrated among wealth managers and some foreign official institutions, likely reflecting regulatory or internal requirements.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical paper JEL Code(s): G, G0, G01, G1, G18, G2, G23, G28 Research Theme(s): Financial markets and funds management, Market structure, Financial system, Financial institutions and intermediation, Financial stability and systemic risk, Financial system regulation and oversight

• When supply shocks make inflation harder to control

  

  Sparks at Bank article Oleksiy Kryvtsov, Rodrigo Sekkel

  Supply disruptions were a key driver of inflation during the pandemic. If such disruptions occur more often in the future, they could lead to more frequent and persistent periods of high inflation. Central banks could then find it harder to bring inflation back to target while supporting economic activity.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Sparks at Bank article Research Theme(s): Monetary policy, Inflation dynamics and pressures, Monetary policy framework and transmission
• September 10, 2026

  Bank of Canada Board launches process to fill external Deputy Governor position

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada has initiated a recruitment process to fill the external Deputy Governor position left vacant by the appointment of Nicolas Vincent as a full-time Deputy Governor.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• September 7, 2026

  Labour Day

  National holiday

  Content Type(s): Upcoming events

• Tracking Heterogeneous Spending Patterns with Credit Card Microdata

  Staff analytical paper 2026-38 Jia Qi Xiao, Jackson Reid, Joey Daniels

  We present a measure of account-level credit card spending constructed using credit bureau microdata, capturing monthly spending for approximately 80% of adults in Canada. Our measure offers higher frequency than other publicly available consumption metrics, and can be disaggregated by age, geographic location and credit history.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical paper JEL Code(s): C, C5, C55, C8, C81, D, D1, D14, E, E2, E21, E3, E32, G, G5, G51 Research Theme(s): Financial system, Financial stability and systemic risk, Financial system regulation and oversight, Household and business credit, Monetary policy, Real economy and forecasting

• Non-bank financial intermediation: Canada’s submission to the 2025 global monitoring report

  Staff analytical paper 2026-37 Thomas Thorn, Sylvia Xie

  We share insights about non-bank financial intermediation in Canada in 2024. These data were collected as part of the Bank of Canada’s contribution to the Financial Stability Board’s Global Monitoring Report on Non-Bank Financial Intermediation.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical paper JEL Code(s): G, G2, G21, G22, G23 Research Theme(s): Financial markets and funds management, Market structure, Financial system, Financial institutions and intermediation, Financial stability and systemic risk