April 9, 2026 Framework for market operations and liquidity provision Learn about the Bank’s policies for financial market operations and tools for providing liquidity to the financial system. This includes routine and emergency liquidity tools provided as part of the Bank’s role as lender of last resort.
April 8, 2026 Spring 2026 Debt Management Strategy Consultations The Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada are seeking the views of government securities distributors, institutional investors, and other interested parties on the Government of Canada’s domestic debt program and relevant market developments. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
April 8, 2026 Bank of Canada announces 2025‑26 scholarship recipients The Bank of Canada is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of its scholarship awards for the Master Scholarship Award for Women in Economics and Finance. Content Type(s): Press, Announcements Source(s): Scholarship awards
Measuring how financial sector economists respond to the tone of Bank of Canada communications Sparks at Bank article Amanda Wang, Xu Zhang, Xinfen Han The words central banks use to explain policy decisions matter. They can, in some cases, affect financial markets just like changes in policy interest rates do. For this reason, we built a tool to track the tone of the Bank of Canada’s policy communications and assess how tone affects market perceptions. Content Type(s): Staff research, Sparks at Bank article Research Theme(s): Models and tools, Econometric, statistical and computational methods, Monetary policy, Monetary policy framework and transmission, Monetary policy tools and implementation
DeFi Lending: Returns, Leverage, and Liquidation Risk Staff analytical paper 2026-13 Jonathan Chiu, Furkan Danisman DeFi lending with proper governance is operationally viable, but it also faces constraints related to capital efficiency, liquidation risk, and systemic fragility within the crypto ecosystem. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical paper JEL Code(s): E, E5, E50, E58 Research Theme(s): Money and payments, Digital assets and fintech, Payment and financial market infrastructures
April 1, 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
April 1, 2026 Release of the Bank of Canada’s summary of deliberations On Wednesday, April 1, 2026, the Bank of Canada will publish a summary of the deliberations that took place ahead of its interest rate decision on March 18, 2026. Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories