Press

• March 24, 2026

  Release of the 2025 Bank of Canada FMI Oversight Activities Annual Report

  The Bank of Canada today published the Bank of Canada Oversight Activities for Financial Market Infrastructures 2025 Annual Report.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• 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

  Press Conference: Policy Rate Announcement – March 2026

  

  

  Interest Rate Announcement — Press conference by Governor Tiff Macklem and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers (10:30 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• 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 18, 2026

  Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement

  On Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 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.

  Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
• 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

  Fireside chat with Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada

  On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada, will participate in a fireside chat at an event hosted by the Global Risk Institute (GRI).

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

  Bank of Canada to join the Canadian Collateral Management Service for its repo operations

  The Bank of Canada announced today that it will join the Canadian Collateral Management Service (CCMS) tri-party platform for its domestic repo operations by early 2027.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• 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