Selected monetary aggregates and their components (formerly E1)

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Month-end, Millions of dollarsCANSIM2026‑032026‑042026‑052026‑062026‑07
M3 (gross)
M2 (gross)
Currency outside banks (Unadjusted)V37173120,315121,072122,195123,412 R123,930
Currency outside banks (Seasonally adjusted)V37148121,661 R121,812 R122,115 R122,810 R123,175 R
Personal deposits
Chequable (Unadjusted)1 V41552775_E1488,664492,669498,122494,102499,039
Chequable (Seasonally adjusted)V41552802492,686 R492,142 R493,590 R490,591 R497,609 R
Non-chequable (Unadjusted)V36818419,006417,394417,020413,902415,555
Fixed term (Unadjusted)V36823693,512692,904694,217692,479690,493
Non-personal demand and notice deposits
Chequable (Unadjusted)1 V41552777_E1969,039984,447998,2371,020,3151,018,106
Chequable (Seasonally adjusted)V41552803981,773 R993,405 R1,004,913 R1,019,148 R1,014,809 R
Non-chequable (Unadjusted)1 V36828_E1120,636122,506124,818125,078129,872
Adjustments to M2 (gross) (Unadjusted)V41552789-23,661-24,613-25,944-28,879-23,881
M2 (gross) (Unadjusted)V415527862,787,5112,806,3792,828,6652,840,409 R2,853,114
M2 (gross) (Seasonally adjusted)V415527962,798,320 R2,817,617 R2,831,790 R2,841,080 R2,851,926 R
Non-personal term deposits (Unadjusted)1 V36830_E1436,833437,672444,450453,120437,764
Foreign currency deposits of residents (Unadjusted)1 V36876_E1792,112780,910804,434829,647809,195
Adjustments to M3 (gross) (Unadjusted)V37250-16,649-15,051-17,862-23,763-19,157
M3 (gross) (Unadjusted)V415527853,999,8074,009,9104,059,6874,099,413 R4,080,916
M3 (gross) (Seasonally adjusted)V415527944,021,488 R4,025,547 R4,067,591 R4,103,112 R4,081,159 R
M2++ (gross)
M2+ (gross)
M2 (gross) (Unadjusted)1 V41552786_E12,787,5112,806,3792,828,6652,840,409 R2,853,114
M2 (gross) (Seasonally adjusted)1 V41552796_E12,798,320 R2,817,617 R2,831,790 R2,841,080 R2,851,926 R
Non-banks (Unadjusted)2 V122611003573,459 R572,282 R573,252 R581,905 R582,749
Non-banks (Seasonally adjusted)2 V122611008575,055 R571,447 R571,411 R579,939 R580,996 R
Money market mutual funds (Unadjusted)V3724560,55260,35260,46059,31259,228
Adjustments to M2+ (gross) (Unadjusted)V372511,9281,926 R1,924 R1,922 R1,918
M2+ (gross) (Unadjusted)V415527883,423,450 R3,440,939 R3,464,301 R3,483,548 R3,497,009
M2+ (gross) (Seasonally adjusted)V415527983,435,855 R3,451,342 R3,465,585 R3,482,253 R3,494,068 R
Canada Savings Bonds and other retail instruments (Unadjusted)V37255371368367363358
Canada Savings Bonds and other retail instruments (Seasonally adjusted)V37147375 R370367 R363 R358 R
Non-money market mutual funds (Unadjusted)V372561,797,9831,803,2321,808,4261,821,359 R1,830,571
Non-money market mutual funds (Seasonally adjusted)V371491,791,640 R1,799,981 R1,805,590 R1,818,722 R1,829,247 R
M2++ (gross) (Unadjusted)V415527905,221,804 R5,244,539 R5,273,094 R5,305,270 R5,327,938
M2++ (gross) (Seasonally adjusted)V415528015,227,870 R5,251,693 R5,271,542 R5,301,338 R5,323,673 R
M1+ (gross) (Unadjusted)V372581,742,940 R1,764,434 R1,785,677 R1,805,181 R1,813,158
M1+ (gross) (Seasonally adjusted)V371511,758,275 R1,770,439 R1,785,441 R1,800,198 R1,814,183 R
M1++ (gross) (Unadjusted)V372592,343,466 R2,364,679 R2,386,839 R2,405,889 R2,420,213
M1++ (gross) (Seasonally adjusted)V371522,356,182 R2,374,669 R2,389,796 R2,404,877 R2,424,596 R

Notes

Source: Bank of Canada, Globe Information Services, Investment Funds Institute of Canada, Investor Economics, Royal Canadian Mint, Statistics Canada

Federally-regulated credit unions and subsidiaries of non-bank financial institutions are excluded from the universe of chartered banks for the purposes of the Banking and Financial Statistics (BFS) tables. This treatment is consistent with the methodology used by Statistics Canada in their key economic and financial statistical programs (e.g., National Balance Sheet Accounts), which follows the NAICS framework.

Starting with the release of October 2020 data, calculations changed to month-end, from monthly average, due to the termination of the Monthly Average Return of Assets and Liabilities (L4).

Except where noted, the chartered bank data referenced in this table are published in Chartered bank selected assets: Month-end (formerly C1) and Chartered bank selected liabilities: Month-end (formerly C2) of the Bank of Canada Banking and Financial Statistics. The data relate to monthly average of Wednesdays until January 1994 and monthly average of days thereafter, except for data on non-bank financial institutions which are shown on an average of month-end basis.

Data for M2 (gross), M2+ (gross), M1++ (gross) and M2++ (gross) have been available since January 1968, and M3 (gross) since January 1970. Data for M1+ (gross) have been available since March 1975. Seasonally adjusted M2+ (gross) is the sum of seasonally adjusted M2 (gross) plus the seasonally adjusted sum of deposits at non-banks and money market mutual funds, plus adjustment items as described below. Non-banks include trust and mortgage loan companies, credit unions and caisses populaires, life insurance company individual annuities, and personal deposits at government-owned savings institutions. Seasonally adjusted M2++ (gross) is the sum of seasonally adjusted M2+ (gross) plus seasonally adjusted Canada Savings Bonds and other retail instruments plus seasonally adjusted non- money market mutual funds. Other aggregates are seasonally adjusted independently. In all cases, the seasonal adjustment is calculated by means of X-13 ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Program, which employs a ratio-to-moving-average technique on an observed data series, which may be augmented by one year of ARIMA forecasted and backcasted data. The seasonal adjustment is recalculated annually; thus, the series are subject to annual revisions.

The series outlining adjustments to the monetary aggregates include adjustments to historical data to take account of a number of discontinuities related to the changes associated with the 1980 Bank Act revision. The series outlining adjustments to the monetary and credit aggregates also include adjustments to take account of the discontinuities related to the incorporation over time of certain non-bank financial institutions as chartered banks and adjustment for the acquisition of certain non-bank financial institutions’ assets and liabilities by chartered banks. These discontinuities are documented in the notes to Chartered banks (formerly C1 to C10). With the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) beginning in January, 2011, chartered banks consolidated some previously off balance sheet entities which resulted in decreases in deposit liabilities. As a result, continuity adjustments were made to the monetary aggregates from February 1998 to October 2011.

Effective 1 January 2012 there was a reclassification of approximately $5 billion from chequable to non-chequable deposits for Local Credit Unions.

Currency includes Bank of Canada notes and coin in circulation. Holdings of notes are calculated by deducting the amount held by the chartered banks from the total amount of notes outstanding. The amount of coin in circulation outside banks is obtained by deducting coin held by the chartered banks and the Bank of Canada from the total amount outstanding as reported by the Royal Canadian Mint.

Adjustments to M2 (gross) include continuity adjustments as well as demand and notice deposits of other chartered banks.

Adjustments to M3 (gross) include continuity adjustments as well as term deposits of other chartered banks.

Non-banks include trust and mortgage loan companies, credit unions and caisses populaires, life insurance company individual annuities and personal deposits at government-owned savings institutions. Until January 2000, data for trust and mortgage loan companies for months between quarter-ends are estimated by a combination of interpolation of quarterly Statistics Canada data supplemented by some available monthly data. Since that time, data for the months between quarter-ends are derived using linear interpolation. Beginning December 2004, data includes Cooperative Retail Associations. Data for credit unions and caisses populaires for months between quarter-ends are estimated using monthly data obtained from the larger provincial centrals and federations. Data for life insurance company individual annuities are created from quarterly Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association data. Data for the months between quarter-ends are derived using linear interpolation. Personal deposits at government-owned savings institutions include personal deposits at ATB Financial. Prior to April 2003, it also included total deposits at Province of Ontario Savings Office, which was acquired by Desjardins Credit Union Inc. at that time. Data for money market mutual funds represent the assets of funds that primarily invest in Canadian or foreign short-term money market instruments. Prior to March 1990, data were obtained from Globe Information Services. Prior to January 2014, data was obtained from Investment Funds Institute of Canada. Since January 2014, the source for mutual fund data has changed to Investor Economics, resulting in some level shifts in mutual fund series and small revisions to monetary aggregates (M2+ and M2++).

Adjustments to M2+ (gross) include continuity adjustments as well as credit union and caisses populaires share capital, less the sum of Receiver General deposits at trust and mortgage loan companies, trust and mortgage loan company holdings of currency and demand and notice deposits with other deposit-taking institutions, and credit union and caisses populaires holdings of currency and demand and notice deposits with other deposit-taking institutions (other than provincial centrals and federations).

Data for non-money market mutual funds represent the assets of funds that invest in a wide range of Canadian or foreign financial instruments. The series is an estimate of cumulative net inflows into these funds. Prior to March 1990, data were obtained from Globe Information Services. Prior to January 2014, data was obtained from Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC). Since January 2014, the mutual fund data has been sourced in partnership with Investor Economics, resulting in some level shifts in mutual fund series and small revisions to monetary aggregates (M2+ and M2++). As of March 24, 2025, IFIC has rebranded to the Securities and Investment Management Association (SIMA).

M1+ (gross) consists of currency outside banks plus personal and non-personal chequable deposits held at chartered banks plus all chequable deposits at trust and mortgage loan companies, credit unions and caisses populaires (excluding deposits of these institutions) plus continuity adjustments.

M1++ (gross) consists of M1+ (gross) plus non-chequable notice deposits held at chartered banks plus all non-chequable deposits at trust and mortgage loan companies, credit unions and caisses populaires less interbank non-chequable notice deposits plus continuity adjustments.

  1. 1. The alphanumeric code following CANSIM vector numbers is for internal use only. To retrieve data from the CANSIM repository, use the vector number only.[]
  2. 2. Non-banks include trust and mortgage loan companies, credit unions and caisses populaires, life insurance company individual annuities and personal deposits at government-owned savings institutions.[]