April 29, 2026
Bank of Canada Media Interview – Le Devoir
Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada, gave an interview to Éric Desrosiers of Le Devoir.
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April 29, 2026
Bank of Canada Media Interview – The Canadian Press
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem gave an interview to Craig Lord of the Canadian Press.
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April 29, 2026
Bank of Canada maintains policy rate at 2¼%
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%.
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April 29, 2026
Monetary Policy Report—April 2026
The Canadian economy is expected to grow at a moderate pace as it continues to adjust to US tariffs. Inflation has moved up due to higher oil prices linked to the war in the Middle East. It is projected to then ease back to the 2% target in 2027.
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April 29, 2026
Interest Rate Announcement and Monetary Policy Report
May 11, 2026
Release: Market Participants Survey
May 13, 2026
Publication: Summary of Deliberations
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February 5, 2026
Financial Post
Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada.
Interview with The Financial Post.
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January 28, 2026
Reuters
Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada.
Interview with Reuters.
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April 29, 2026
Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement
Governor Tiff Macklem discusses the Monetary Policy Report and the key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the monetary policy decision.
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April 29, 2026
Press Conference: Monetary Policy Report – April 2026
Release of the Monetary Policy Report – Press conference by Governor Tiff Macklem and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers (10:30 (ET) approx.).
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