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• April 3, 2026

  Good Friday

  National holiday

  Content Type(s): Upcoming events

• DeFi Lending: Returns, Leverage, and Liquidation Risk

  Staff analytical paper 2026-13 Jonathan Chiu, Furkan Danisman

  DeFi lending with proper governance is operationally viable, but it also faces constraints related to capital efficiency, liquidation risk, and systemic fragility within the crypto ecosystem.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical paper JEL Code(s): E, E5, E50, E58 Research Theme(s): Money and payments, Digital assets and fintech, Payment and financial market infrastructures
• April 1, 2026

  Publication: Summary of Deliberations

  13:30 (ET)
  A summary of monetary policy deliberations by the Governing Council for the policy decision that was announced two weeks earlier.

  Content Type(s): Upcoming events
• April 1, 2026

  Release of the Bank of Canada’s summary of deliberations  

  On Wednesday, April 1, 2026, the Bank of Canada will publish a summary of the deliberations that took place ahead of its interest rate decision on March 18, 2026.

  Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
• April 1, 2026

  Summary of Governing Council deliberations: Fixed announcement date of March 18, 2026

  This is an account of the deliberations of the Bank of Canada’s Governing Council leading to the monetary policy decision on March 18, 2026.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Summary of deliberations
• April 1, 2026

  Bank of Canada Media Interview – The Low Down

  Sharon Kozicki, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, gave an interview to The Low Down.

  Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories

• The rise in the Canadian term premium in a global context

  

  Sparks at Bank article Eugene Trostin, James Ketcheson, Antonio Diez de los Rios

  In Canada and abroad, yields on long-term government bonds have stayed high even as policy interest rates have fallen. This is due to rising term premiums―the extra compensation investors demand for holding these bonds. A key factor driving higher term premiums is global concerns about the ability of markets to absorb substantial amounts of government debt.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Sparks at Bank article Research Theme(s): Financial markets and funds management, International markets and currencies, Market functioning, Monetary policy, Monetary policy framework and transmission
• March 26, 2026

  Bank of Canada Media Interview – Brandon Sun

  Carolyn Rogers, Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, gave an interview to Abiola Odutola of the Brandon Sun.

  Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
• March 26, 2026

  Speech: Carolyn Rogers, Senior Deputy Governor 

  Brandon Chamber of Commerce
  Brandon, MB

  Content Type(s): Upcoming events
• March 26, 2026

  Speech by Carolyn Rogers, Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada

  On Thursday, March 26, 2026, Carolyn Rogers, Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, will speak before the Brandon Chamber of Commerce.

  Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories