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A summary of monetary policy deliberations by the Governing Council for the policy decision that was announced two weeks earlier.

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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.

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The Business Outlook Survey is a summary of interviews conducted by the Bank's regional offices with business leaders from about 100 firms, selected in accordance with the composition of Canada's gross domestic product. The Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations is a quarterly survey aimed at measuring household views of inflation, the labour market and household finances, as well as topical issues of interest to the Bank of Canada.

Read the terms and conditions of the Securities Lending Program.

This is an account of the deliberations of the Bank of Canada’s Governing Council leading to the monetary policy decision on March 12, 2025.

On Wednesday, March 26, 2025, the Bank of Canada will publish a summary of the deliberations that took place ahead of its interest rate decision on March 12, 2025.

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

This study updates our measure of Canadians' access to cash through automated banking machines and financial institution branches. We find that in 2023 overall access to cash remains stable, while rural Canadians continue having less access.