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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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
April 4, 2025
Statement of Policy Governing the Acquisition and Management of Financial Assets for the Bank of Canada’s Balance Sheet
The Statement of Policy establishes the policy governing the acquisition and management of financial assets for the Bank’s balance sheet. It does not apply to the assets of the Bank’s pension trust fund or supplementary trust fund. -
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. -
March 26, 2025
Summary of Governing Council deliberations: Fixed announcement date of March 12, 2025
This is an account of the deliberations of the Bank of Canada’s Governing Council leading to the monetary policy decision on March 12, 2025. -
March 26, 2025
Release of the Bank of Canada’s summary of deliberations
On Wednesday, March 26, 2025, the Bank of Canada will publish a summary of the deliberations that took place ahead of its interest rate decision on March 12, 2025. -
Canadians’ access to cash in 2023
This study updates our measure of Canadians' access to cash through automated banking machines and financial institution branches. We find that in 2023 overall access to cash remains stable, while rural Canadians continue having less access.