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
December 9, 2026 Interest Rate Announcement 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. Content Type(s): Upcoming events
December 10, 2025 Interest Rate Announcement 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. Content Type(s): Upcoming events
November 18, 2010 Financial Stress, Monetary Policy, and Economic Activity Bank of Canada Review - Autumn 2010 Fuchun Li, Pierre St-Amant The recent global crisis was characterized by a remarkable intensity in the negative feedback process between financial sector developments and the real economy. Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles
June 5, 2024 Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement On Wednesday, June 5, 2024, 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
December 6, 2023 Bank of Canada maintains policy rate, continues quantitative tightening Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at 5%, with the Bank Rate at 5¼% and the deposit rate at 5%. The Bank is continuing its policy of quantitative tightening. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
September 30, 2015 Overnight repos The Bank conducts overnight repo (OR) operations to ensure the effective implementation of our monetary policy framework. These operations inject liquidity intraday, reinforcing the Bank’s target for the overnight rate.
Repo Market Functioning when the Interest Rate Is Low or Negative Staff discussion paper 2017-3 Jean-Sébastien Fontaine, James Hately, Adrian Walton This paper investigates how a low or negative overnight interest rate might affect the Canadian repo markets. The main conclusion is that the repo market for general collateral will continue to function effectively. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers JEL Code(s): D, D4, G, G1, G10, G12 Research Theme(s): Financial markets and funds management, Market functioning, Market structure
July 12, 2023 Bank of Canada raises policy rate 25 basis points, continues quantitative tightening Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today increased its target for the overnight rate to 5%, with the Bank Rate at 5¼% and the deposit rate at 5%. The Bank is also continuing its policy of quantitative tightening. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
November 25, 1997 Bank Rate Raised in Response to Persistent Weakness in the Canadian Dollar Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today raised the Bank Rate by 1/4 of one percentage point to 4 per cent. The Bank's operating band for the overnight rate was similarly adjusted. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases