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Business investment plays a pivotal role in economic growth.

This is an account of the deliberations of the Bank of Canada’s Governing Council leading to the monetary policy decision on June 4, 2025.

Quarterly Financial Report - First Quarter 2025 - For the period ended March 31, 2025

The Annual Report outlines the Bank’s activities and achievements in 2024. It includes the financial statements and a message from Governor Tiff Macklem.

This report lays out elements of the Bank’s strategy related to climate change and details how the issue will be managed holistically across the organization, following the recommendations of the Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures.

Canada’s financial system is resilient. Overall, households, businesses, banks and non-bank financial intermediaries successfully weathered the pandemic, a period of elevated inflation, and sharp increases in interest rates. But the trade war currently threatens the Canadian economy and poses risks to financial stability.

This article presents the key results from the 2025 Bank of Canada Financial System Survey, conducted between February 10 and 28. The survey included a special section on scenarios that could lead to a severe repricing in financial markets in the near term.

This is an account of the deliberations of the Bank of Canada’s Governing Council leading to the  monetary policy decision on April 16, 2025.

The Market Participants Survey results are based on questionnaire responses from about 30 financial market participants.

The Canadian economy ended 2024 in a strong position. However, the trade conflict and tariffs are expected to slow growth and add to price pressures. The outlook is very uncertain because of the unpredictability of US trade policy and the magnitude of its impact on the Canadian economy.