April 29, 2026 Interest Rate Announcement and Monetary Policy Report 09:45 (ET)On eight scheduled dates each year, the Bank of Canada announces the setting for the overnight rate target in a press release explaining the factors behind the decision. Four times a year, Governing Council presents the Monetary Policy Report: the Bank’s base-case projection for inflation and growth in the Canadian economy, and its assessment of risks. Content Type(s): Upcoming events
April 20, 2026 Release: Business Outlook Survey and Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations 11:30 (ET) The Business Outlook Survey is a summary of interviews conducted by the Bank's regional offices with business leaders from about 100 firms, selected in accordance with the composition of Canada's gross domestic product. The Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations is a quarterly survey aimed at measuring household views of inflation, the labour market and household finances, as well as topical issues of interest to the Bank of Canada. Content Type(s): Upcoming events
April 16, 2026 CORRA Advisory Group Meeting (April 16, 2026) Content Type(s): Meetings Source(s): CORRA Advisory Group
April 8, 2026 Spring 2026 Debt Management Strategy Consultations The Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada are seeking the views of government securities distributors, institutional investors, and other interested parties on the Government of Canada’s domestic debt program and relevant market developments. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
April 8, 2026 Bank of Canada announces 2025‑26 scholarship recipients The Bank of Canada is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of its scholarship awards for the Master Scholarship Award for Women in Economics and Finance. Content Type(s): Press, Announcements Source(s): Scholarship awards
Measuring how financial sector economists respond to the tone of Bank of Canada communications Sparks at Bank article Amanda Wang, Xu Zhang, Xinfen Han The words central banks use to explain policy decisions matter. They can, in some cases, affect financial markets just like changes in policy interest rates do. For this reason, we built a tool to track the tone of the Bank of Canada’s policy communications and assess how tone affects market perceptions. Content Type(s): Staff research, Sparks at Bank article Research Theme(s): Models and tools, Econometric, statistical and computational methods, Monetary policy, Monetary policy framework and transmission, Monetary policy tools and implementation
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