March 19, 2025 Bank of Canada to publish additional metrics to enhance CORRA transparency Beginning on March 19, 2025, the Bank of Canada will publish the weighted average mean and mode of the daily Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (CORRA) distribution alongside the existing CORRA benchmark rate, which is based on the median. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
September 7, 2023 Staying the course Speech summary Tiff Macklem Calgary Chamber of Commerce Calgary, Alberta Speaking a day after we decided to maintain the policy interest rate at 5%, Governor Tiff Macklem explores some key factors behind the decision. He also explains why the 2% inflation target supports a stable economy and greater prosperity for households and businesses. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Subject(s): Monetary policy, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation, Inflation targeting framework
January 1, 2025 Governance documents Legislation, reports, plans, policies and other documents relating to the governance of the Bank.
March 9, 2023 Understanding the reasons for high inflation Speech summary Carolyn Rogers Manitoba Chambers of Commerce Winnipeg, Manitoba Speaking a day after we decided to hold the policy rate, Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers talks about the factors behind high inflation and how we know inflation is falling. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Subject(s): Monetary policy, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation, Inflation targeting framework
July 21, 2010 Fact sheet: Bank of Canada Celebrates 75 years Born in the worst years of the Great Depression, and guiding Canada's economy ever since, the Bank of Canada celebrates its 75th year starting on 11 March 2010. The Bank of Canada was created by an Act of Parliament to foster the economic and financial well-being of all Canadians and is considered the country's pre-eminent […]
July 17, 2003 Bank of Canada releases Monetary Policy Report Update Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today released its Update to the April Monetary Policy Report. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
January 30, 1998 Bank Rate Raised to 5 Per Cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today raised its Bank Rate by ½ of one percentage point to 5 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
October 21, 2004 Release of the Monetary Policy Report Opening statement David Dodge The Canadian economy has grown faster than was projected in last April's Monetary Policy Report and the July Update, largely because of a surge in exports. It is now operating near its production capacity and continues to adjust to global economic developments. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
July 12, 2007 Bank of Canada releases Monetary Policy Report Update Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario Economic growth and inflation in Canada in the first half of this year have been stronger than was expected in the April Monetary Policy Report. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
June 11, 2009 Collateral Management in the LVTS by Canadian Financial Institutions Bank of Canada Review - Summer 2009 Chris D'Souza This article examines the incentives for banks to hold various assets on their balance sheets for use as collateral when the opportunity cost of doing so can be high. Focusing on the five-year period (2002-07) that preceded the financial crisis, it examines the choices made by financial institutions among the assets that are pledged as collateral in Canada's Large Value Transfer System. This serves as a baseline for collateral-management practices during relatively normal times. The results of this study are important for policy-makers, especially the Bank of Canada, which is concerned both about the efficient functioning of fixed-income markets and about the credit risk it ultimately bears in insuring LVTS settlement. The results suggest that relative market liquidity and market-making capacity are important factors in the choice of securities pledged as collateral in the LVTS. Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles