September 18, 2025 Making change—Accelerating payments innovation Remarks Ron Morrow CPA The One conference Ottawa, Ontario Ron Morrow, Executive Director of Payments, Supervision and Oversight, talks about innovations in the payments ecosystem. He also highlights the Bank’s new role as supervisor of payment service providers. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Cryptocurrencies, Digital currencies and fintech, Financial system regulation and policies, Payment clearing and settlement systems, Retail payments supervision
September 18, 2025 Cashing in on payments innovation Speech summary Ron Morrow CPA The One conference Ottawa, Ontario Executive Director of Payments, Supervision and Oversight Ron Morrow discusses advancements in how Canadians pay for things, and why Canada needs to do more to get ahead. He also explains the Bank of Canada’s new role as the regulator for payment service providers. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Research Topic(s): Cryptocurrencies, Digital currencies and fintech, Financial system regulation and policies, Payment clearing and settlement systems, Retail payments supervision
September 17, 2025 Bank of Canada Media Interview – WONK podcast Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada, spoke to Amanda Lang on the WONK podcast. Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
September 17, 2025 Bank of Canada Media Interview – Nikkei Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada, gave an interview to Daichi Mishima of Nikkei America. Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
September 17, 2025 Bank of Canada lowers policy rate to 2½% Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today reduced its target for the overnight rate by 25 basis points to 2.5%, with the Bank Rate at 2.75% and the deposit rate at 2.45%. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
September 17, 2025 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
September 17, 2025 Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement On Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 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
September 8, 2025 Letter to Industry on Trust Tax Issue As of September 8, 2025, the Bank of Canada’s mandate to supervise Payment Service Providers (PSPs) under the Retail Payments Activities Act (RPAA) is in effect, including regulatory obligations related to operational risk and end-user funds safeguarding. The Bank and the Department of Finance have been made aware of possible unintended tax consequences for PSPs seeking to comply with the safeguarding requirements of the RPAA using the “in trust in a trust account” method. Content Type(s): Press, Announcements Research Topic(s): Retail payments supervision
September 8, 2025 Payment Service Providers are now under Supervision – Registry to follow Today the Bank of Canada’s mandate to supervise Payment Service Providers under the Retail Payment Activities Act came into effect. Content Type(s): Press, Announcements Research Topic(s): Retail payments supervision