September 30, 2026 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation National holiday Content Type(s): Upcoming events
September 16, 2026 Publication: Summary of Deliberations 13:30 (ET) A summary of monetary policy deliberations by the Governing Council for the policy decision that was announced two weeks earlier. Content Type(s): Upcoming events
September 2, 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
August 21, 2026 Release: Senior Loan Officer Survey The Senior Loan Officer Survey collects information on the business-lending practices of Canadian financial institutions. Content Type(s): Upcoming events
August 3, 2026 Civic Holiday Provincial holiday: Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Ontario Content Type(s): Upcoming events
July 29, 2026 Publication: Summary of Deliberations 13:30 (ET) A summary of monetary policy deliberations by the Governing Council for the policy decision that was announced two weeks earlier. Content Type(s): Upcoming events
July 29, 2026 Release of the Bank of Canada’s summary of deliberations On Wednesday, July 29, 2026, the Bank of Canada will publish a summary of the deliberations that took place ahead of its interest rate decision on July 15, 2026. Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
July 27, 2026 Release: Market Participants Survey 10:30 (ET) The Market Participants Survey is conducted quarterly. Bank of Canada staff reach out to a diverse set of participants in financial markets to gather their views on key macroeconomic and financial variables as well as on monetary policy. Content Type(s): Upcoming events
From Stress to Strategy: How Banks Balance the Scales Staff working paper 2026-26 Ruben Hipp, Javier Ojea Ferreiro This paper develops a stress-testing framework in which banks strategically adjust their balance sheets in response to regulatory constraints and market conditions. Applied to Canada’s largest banks, it quantifies the effects of macroprudential policies on lending and identifies systemic vulnerabilities through reverse stress testing. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers JEL Code(s): C, C6, C63, C7, C73, G, G2, G21, G3, G32, H, H1, H12 Research Theme(s): Financial system, Financial institutions and intermediation, Financial stability and systemic risk, Models and tools, Economic models