July 30, 2025 Monetary Policy Report—July 2025—Canadian economy—Current conditions Canadian economic activity has slowed considerably because of the trade conflict but is showing signs of resilience. While inflation is close to 2%, underlying inflation has risen to about 2½%.
September 12, 2001 Bank of Canada update on financial markets Media Relations Canada's payments, clearing and settlement systems are functioning well, with the Bank of Canada providing ample liquidity. Equity and futures markets were closed today, but Canadian bond, money and foreign exchange markets were open, with very light trading volumes. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
May 13, 2003 Policies to Sustain Growth Domestically and Internationally Remarks David Dodge Foreign Bankers' Association in the Netherlands Amsterdam, The Netherlands I have been looking forward to coming to Amsterdam since Governor Wellink extended the invitation last year. I must say that when you consider what has been happening in the world economy, it is certainly an interesting time to be a Canadian at international meetings such as the BIS meeting I attended yesterday. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
Stressed but not Helpless: Strategic Behaviour of Banks Under Adverse Market Conditions Staff working paper 2021-35 Grzegorz Halaj, Sofia Priazhkina Our stress-testing tool considers banks under stress that can strategically manage their balance sheets. Using confidential Canadian supervisory data, we assess whether bank behaviour to maximize shareholder value can amplify a hypothetical stress scenario. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers JEL Code(s): C, C6, C63, C7, C72, G, G2, G21 Research Theme(s): Financial system, Financial institutions and intermediation, Financial stability and systemic risk, Models and tools, Economic models, Monetary policy, Monetary policy tools and implementation
June 25, 2026 Stakeholder views on the 2026 monetary policy framework renewal To help shape the renewal research agenda, the Bank engaged with private sector economists and academics in 2024. In 2025–26, the Bank consulted financial institutions and pension funds, business and employer associations, unions, think tanks, consumer groups and community organizations.
Distributional Effects of Payment Card Pricing and Merchant Cost Pass-through in Canada and the United States Staff working paper 2021-8 Marie-Hélène Felt, Fumiko Hayashi, Joanna Stavins, Angelika Welte Although credit cards are more expensive for merchants to accept than cash or debit cards, merchants typically pass through their costs evenly to all customers. Along with consumer card rewards and banking fees, this creates cross-subsidies between payment methods. Because higher-income individuals tend to use credit cards more than those with lower incomes, our results indicate that these cross-subsidies might lead to regressive distributional effects. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers JEL Code(s): D, D1, D12, D2, D23, D3, D31, E, E4, E42, G, G2, G21, L, L8, L81 Research Theme(s): Financial markets and funds management, Market structure, Money and payments, Retail payments
August 21, 2024 Case scenarios about e-commerce web building tools and payment gateways These fictional case scenarios provide examples of payment functions, namely the initiation of an electronic funds transfer (EFT) at the request of an end user, and the authorization of an EFT or the transmission, reception or facilitation of an instruction in relation to the EFT. They also provide examples of incidental activities under the Retail Payment Activities Act. Content Type(s): Retail payments materials, Case scenarios Subject(s): Retail payments, Registration
March 21, 2003 Market Consultations—December 2002: Summary of Comments Overall, market participants agreed that domestic borrowing programs are operating smoothly and participants have also reacted positively to potential program initiatives and adjustments that the Bank of Canada and the Department of Finance are considering for 2003/04.
Narrative-Driven Fluctuations in Sentiment: Evidence Linking Traditional and Social Media Staff working paper 2023-23 Alistair Macaulay, Wenting Song News media present competing interpretations of what breaking news implies for the macroeconomy. Recent examples include news reporting on high inflation and yield curve inversions. Do these narratives shape macroeconomic sentiment? In this paper, we highlight the importance of narratives using evidence linking traditional media and social media. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers JEL Code(s): D, D8, D84, E, E3, E32, E4, E43, E44, E5, G, G1 Research Theme(s): Financial markets and funds management, Market functioning, Models and tools, Economic models, Monetary policy, Inflation dynamics and pressures, Monetary policy framework and transmission
July 20, 2010 Bank notes We supply Canadians with bank notes that they can use with confidence and pride.