October 16, 2024 Entering into a compliance agreement with the Bank of Canada This supervisory policy addresses why the Bank of Canada may offer a compliance agreement to a payment service provider (PSP), the process for entering into a compliance agreement with the Bank of Canada, and what PSPs should expect if they enter into this type of agreement. Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory policies Topic(s): Enforcement
October 16, 2024 Annual reporting of retail payment activity metrics This supervisory policy outlines the retail payment activity metrics that payment service providers must report as part of the annual reporting form. Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory policies Topic(s): Reporting, Supervision
October 16, 2024 Annual reporting This supervisory policy provides an overview of annual reporting requirements and clarifies how the Bank of Canada expects payment service providers to comply with those requirements. Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory policies Topic(s): Reporting, Supervision
October 16, 2024 Reporting of retail payment activity metrics at registration This supervisory policy outlines the retail payment activity metrics that payment service providers must report at registration. Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory policies Topic(s): Registration, Reporting
October 16, 2024 Reporting changes to registration information This supervisory policy explains how the Bank of Canada expects registered payment service providers (PSPs) to comply with requirements to provide updated registration information. Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory policies Topic(s): Registration, Reporting
October 16, 2024 Notice of significant change or new activity This supervisory guideline explains the significant change and new activity notice requirements applicable to payment service providers subject to the Retail Payment Activities Act and provides clarity on how the Bank expects payment service providers to comply with them. Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory guidelines Topic(s): Reporting, Supervision
October 16, 2024 Incident notification This supervisory guideline explains the incident reporting requirements applicable to payment service providers subject to the Retail Payment Activities Act and provides clarity on how the Bank expects payment service providers to comply with them. Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory guidelines Topic(s): Reporting, Supervision
October 16, 2024 Operational risk and incident response This supervisory guideline is intended to help payment service providers subject to the Retail Payment Activities Act comply with their obligations related to the identification and mitigation of their operational risks as well as their response to incidents. Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory guidelines Topic(s): Supervision
October 11, 2024 Business Outlook Survey—Third Quarter of 2024 Results from the Business Outlook Survey and the Business Leaders’ Pulse show that inflationary pressures continue to ease. Firms feel appropriately equipped to meet current and anticipated soft demand. Their investment and hiring plans are therefore modest. Expectations for growth in wages, input costs and selling prices have continued to normalize as inflation has come down. Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
October 11, 2024 The Bank of Canada releases the third quarter issues of the Business Outlook Survey and the Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations On Friday, October 11, 2024, the Bank of Canada will release the third quarter issues of the Business Outlook Survey and the Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations. Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories