Key Interest Rate

• October 24, 2018

  Monetary Policy Report – October 2018

  

  The Bank projects that the Canadian economy will continue to grow in line with its potential through 2020.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
• September 5, 2018

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 ½ per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at 1 ½ per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 ¾ per cent and the deposit rate is 1 ¼ per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• July 11, 2018

  Bank of Canada raises overnight rate target to 1 ½ per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today increased its target for the overnight rate to 1 ½ per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 ¾ per cent and the deposit rate is 1 ¼ per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• July 11, 2018

  Monetary Policy Report – July 2018

  

  Real GDP in Canada is expected to grow by 2.0 per cent in 2018, 2.2 per cent in 2019 and 1.9 per cent in 2020.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
• May 30, 2018

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1¼ per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at 1¼ per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1½ per cent and the deposit rate is 1 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• April 18, 2018

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 ¼ per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at 1 ¼ per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 ½ per cent and the deposit rate is 1 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• April 18, 2018

  Monetary Policy Report – April 2018

  

  The Bank’s new forecast calls for economic growth of 2.0 percent this year, 2.1 per cent in 2019 and 1.8 per cent in 2020.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
• March 7, 2018

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 1/4 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at 1 1/4 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/2 per cent and the deposit rate is 1 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• January 17, 2018

  Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 1 1/4 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today increased its target for the overnight rate to 1 1/4 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/2 per cent and the deposit rate is 1 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• January 17, 2018

  Monetary Policy Report – January 2018

  

  Growth in the Canadian economy is projected to slow from 3 per cent in 2017 to 2.2 per cent this year and 1.6 per cent in 2019.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report