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August 14, 2019
The Bank of Canada is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2019 Law Enforcement Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence.
Bank of Canada Announces Joint Recipients of its 2019 Law Enforcement Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence
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July 23, 2019
Bank of Canada publishes its 2020 schedule for policy interest rate announcements, the release of the Monetary Policy Report and other major publications
The Bank of Canada today published its 2020 schedule for policy interest rate announcements and the release of the quarterly Monetary Policy Report and reconfirmed the scheduled interest rate announcement dates for the remainder of this year.
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July 16, 2019
Bank of Canada to become the administrator of key interest rate benchmark
The Bank of Canada today announced its intention to become the administrator of the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (CORRA), a key interest rate benchmark for financial markets.
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July 10, 2019
Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement
Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins discusses key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the policy rate decision and the MPR.
July 10, 2019
Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 ¾ percent
The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at 1 ¾ percent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 2 percent and the deposit rate is 1 ½ percent.
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Schedule of Key Interest Rate Announcements and Monetary Policy Report
Eight times a year, the Bank announces its decision on the setting of its key policy interest rate.
Market Notices
Upcoming Events
- September 4, 2019
Media Lock-up - Interest Rate Announcement
- September 4, 2019
Press Release - Interest Rate Announcement
- September 5, 2019
Speech - Lawrence Schembri, Deputy Governor
- October 22, 2019
Publication - Business Outlook Survey and Senior Loan Officer Survey