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• April 16, 2025

  Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement

  Opening statement Tiff Macklem Ottawa, Ontario

  Governor Tiff Macklem discusses the Monetary Policy Report and the key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the monetary policy decision.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• April 16, 2025

  Bank of Canada interest rate announcement  and release of the Monetary Policy Report

  On Wednesday, April 16, 2025, the Bank of Canada will announce its decision on the target for the overnight rate. A press release will provide a brief explanation of the decision. The Bank will also publish its quarterly Monetary Policy Report (MPR) at the same time as the rate decision.

  Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
• April 16, 2025

  CIMPA Meeting (April 16, 2025)

  Content Type(s): Meetings Source(s): Collateral Infrastructure and Market Practices Advisory Group
• April 16, 2025

  Interest Rate Announcement and Monetary Policy Report

  09:45 (ET)
  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.

  Content Type(s): Upcoming events
• April 15, 2025

  Enforcement process

  This supervisory policy outlines the Bank of Canada’s enforcement process and what individuals, entities and payment service providers should expect if the Bank takes enforcement action against them.

  Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory policies Research Topic(s): Enforcement
• April 7, 2025

  Business Outlook Survey—First Quarter of 2025

  Business conditions have deteriorated due to the trade conflict with the United States, according to results from the Business Outlook Survey and the Business Leaders’ Pulse. Sales outlooks have softened, particularly for exporters. Firms reported having sufficient capacity, and many are delaying investment and hiring decisions amid uncertainty. Firms expect that widespread tariffs would raise costs and lead to higher selling prices. In this context, expectations for inflation are higher than they were last quarter.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
• April 7, 2025

  The Bank of Canada releases the first quarter issues of the Business Outlook Survey and the Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations

  On Monday, April 7, 2025, the Bank of Canada will release the first quarter issues of the Business Outlook Survey and the Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations.

  Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
• April 7, 2025

  Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations—First Quarter of 2025

  Overall, results of the first-quarter 2025 survey show that the escalating trade conflict with the United States is damaging consumer sentiment. Confidence in the labour market has weakened significantly, and consumers have become more pessimistic about their financial health. Although consumption plans had been improving over the past several quarters, consumers now intend to spend more cautiously given the uncertainty around the trade conflict. They expect the trade conflict to lead to a higher cost of living, and this has pushed up their inflation expectations.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations
• April 7, 2025

  Release: Business Outlook Survey and Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations

  10:30 (ET)
  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.

  Content Type(s): Upcoming events
• March 31, 2025

  Quarterly Research Update – 2025 Q1

  This newsletter features the latest research publications by Bank of Canada economists including external publications and working papers published on the Bank of Canada’s website.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Research newsletters