March 6, 2024 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%. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
June 4, 2014 Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
September 6, 2017 Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 1 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada is raising its target for the overnight rate to 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
August 31, 2017 Renewing Canada’s Inflation-Control Agreement: 2011–2016 Research Priorities In 2016, the Bank and the Government of Canada renewed their Inflation-Control Target agreement. Learn about our research priorities that led up to the renewal.
May 6, 2025 CFIF Meeting (May 6, 2025) Content Type(s): Meetings Source(s): Canadian Fixed-Income Forum
February 21, 2025 Renewing Canada’s monetary policy framework Every five years, the Bank of Canada and the Government of Canada review and renew the agreement on Canada’s monetary policy framework. Our review is underway, and the framework will be renewed in 2026 for a five-year period.
January 20, 2004 Bank of Canada lowers target for the overnight rate by 1/4 percentage point to 2 1/2 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 2 1/2 per cent. The operating band for the overnight rate is correspondingly lowered, and the Bank Rate is now 2 3/4 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
February 17, 2005 Governor Dodge Discusses the Implications of Currency Movements for Monetary Policy Media Relations Vancouver, British Columbia Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge said today, that in conducting monetary policy, the Bank analyzes movements in the Canadian dollar in the context of economic and financial data and events. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases