News

• March 26, 2026

  An anchor of stability in uncertain times

  Remarks Carolyn Rogers Brandon Chamber of Commerce Brandon, Manitoba

  Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers discusses the big economic forces reshaping the economy, the Bank’s monetary policy framework renewal and affordability.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Subject(s): Monetary policy, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation, Inflation targeting framework
• March 23, 2026

  Changes to Bank of Canada Governing Council

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada announced today the departure of Deputy Governor Rhys Mendes on April 10, and the retirement of Deputy Governor Sharon Kozicki on July 15.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• March 18, 2026

  Bank of Canada maintains policy rate at 2¼%

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at 2.25%, with the Bank Rate at 2.5% and the deposit rate at 2.20%.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• March 18, 2026

  Monetary Policy Decision Press Conference Opening Statement

  Opening statement Tiff Macklem Ottawa, Ontario

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

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• March 5, 2026

  Bank of Canada, Export Development Canada, RBC and TD successfully complete bond issuance experiment using distributed ledger technology

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada (BoC), RBC Capital Markets, RBC Investor Services, TD Bank Group (TD), and Export Development Canada (EDC) successfully completed Project Samara, a collaborative initiative to evaluate how tokenization and distributed ledger technology (DLT) can improve bond issuance and settlement in a real-world setting.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• March 4, 2026

  New players, old risks: Financial stability in a changing landscape

  Remarks Tiff Macklem Global Risk Institute (GRI) Toronto, Ontario

  Governor Tiff Macklem discusses how risks to financial stability are shifting as hedge funds and private credit play a growing role in global debt markets.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Subject(s): Financial system, Financial stability
• March 2, 2026

  Canada’s monetary policy framework in a world of supply-driven trade-offs

  Remarks Sharon Kozicki Norges Bank Monetary Policy Mandate Conference Oslo, Norway

  Deputy Governor Sharon Kozicki discusses the challenges of setting monetary policy in a world where supply-side developments are important drivers of inflation.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Subject(s): Monetary policy, Economic models, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation, Inflation targeting framework