The Bank of Canada today published its 2024 schedule for policy interest rate announcements and the release of the quarterly Monetary Policy Report. It also reconfirmed the scheduled interest rate announcement dates for the remainder of this year.
In addition, the Bank published its schedule for the release of the Business Outlook Survey and the Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations, and the Financial System Review.
Interest rate announcements and the Monetary Policy Report
The scheduled dates for the interest rate announcements for 2024 are as follows:
- Wednesday, January 24*
- Wednesday, March 6
- Wednesday, April 10*
- Wednesday, June 5
- Wednesday, July 24*
- Wednesday, September 4
- Wednesday, October 23*
- Wednesday, December 11
The scheduled dates for the interest rate announcements from September 2023 through December 2023 are reconfirmed as follows:
- Wednesday, September 6
- Wednesday, October 25*
- Wednesday, December 6
*Monetary Policy Report published
All interest rate announcements will take place at 10:00 (ET), and the Monetary Policy Report will be published concurrently with the January, April, July and October rate announcements.
Business Outlook Survey and Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations
The scheduled dates for the release of the 2024 issues of the Business Outlook Survey and the Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations are as follows:
- Monday, January 15
- Monday, April 1
- Monday, July 15
- Friday, October 11
All survey releases will take place at 10:30 (ET).
Financial System Review
The scheduled date for the release of the Financial System Review is Thursday, May 9, at 10:00 (ET).