April 20, 2026 Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations—First Quarter of 2026 Results of the first-quarter 2026 survey, conducted before the war in the Middle East, show that concerns about high prices and economic uncertainty continue to weigh on consumers’ spending plans. Even so, consumers, particularly those working in trade-sensitive sectors, became less negative about spending than in the previous quarter, and the CSCE indicator rose slightly reflecting this improvement in spending plans. Concerns about job losses remain elevated and increased among workers in sectors where artificial intelligence poses a greater risk of task replacement. Results of a special survey conducted after the war in the Middle East began suggest that most households expect the conflict to weaken the Canadian economy and raise prices. Content Type(s): Publications, Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations
April 17, 2026 Media roundtable with Governor Macklem Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada, held a virtual roundtable with journalists today from the sidelines of the IMF meetings in Washington, DC. Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
April 16, 2026 CIMPA Meeting (April 16, 2026) Content Type(s): Meetings Source(s): Collateral Infrastructure and Market Practices Advisory Group
April 16, 2026 CORRA Advisory Group Meeting (April 16, 2026) Content Type(s): Meetings Source(s): CORRA Advisory Group
April 16, 2026 Bank of Canada Media Interview – Bloomberg News Tiff Macklem, in his capacity as Chair of the Financial Stability Board’s Standing Committee for the Assessment of Vulnerabilities, gave an interview to Laura Noonan of Bloomberg News. Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
When parents co‑sign a mortgage to help their adult children buy their first home Sparks at Bank article Shaoteng Li Rising housing costs are leading to an increasing share of first-time homebuyers seeking financial support from their parents. Specifically, Canada has experienced a noticeable rise in instances of parents co-signing mortgages with their adult children. This practice allows buyers to purchase more expensive homes—but it can also make both parties vulnerable to financial disruptions. Content Type(s): Staff research, Sparks at Bank article Research Theme(s): Financial system, Financial stability and systemic risk, Household and business credit
Inflation vs Inclusion: Stabilization Policy in the Wake of the Pandemic Staff working paper 2026-13 Felipe Alves, Giovanni L. Violante As the economy emerges from a crisis, macroeconomic policy confronts a dilemma: a protracted stimulus can foster a more inclusive labor market recovery, yet risks igniting inflation that ultimately undermines workers’ welfare through real income erosion. This tension amplifies in the presence of the ZLB and aggregate capacity constraints. We embed this insight into a quantitative model of the US economy. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers JEL Code(s): E, E2, E21, E24, E3, E31, E32, E5, E52, J, J2, J24, J6, J64 Research Theme(s): Models and tools, Economic models, Monetary policy, Inflation dynamics and pressures, Monetary policy framework and transmission
April 13, 2026 Reconciliation Action Plan—2025 report The Bank of Canada published its Reconciliation Action Plan in the autumn of 2024. As of January 2026, we have started over 75% of the projects supporting the plan’s five goals and have completed almost 15% of them.
The Impact of Mortgage Interest Costs on Rental Inflation Amid Population Growth Staff analytical paper 2026-14 Amina Enkhbold, Serdar Kabaca This note finds evidence of a positive and nonlinear relationship between mortgage interest costs (MIC) and rental inflation: the impact of MIC on rents is small when population growth is near its historical norm, but significantly stronger during periods of rapid population growth. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical paper JEL Code(s): E, E3, E31, E32, E5, E52 Research Theme(s): Monetary policy, Inflation dynamics and pressures, Monetary policy framework and transmission