US trade protectionism is making the economic outlook increasingly uncertain. To assess how consumer prices may respond to ...

Monthly data, with graphs and definitions.1. The monetary aggregates were affected by conversion to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The most significant effect relates to the ...

US President Donald Trump has said his government would impose tariffs of 25% on goods from Canada and Mexico. He has also threatened tariffs on goods imported from other countries. This could lead to ...

About the Governor's Challenge The Governor’s Challenge is an annual university outreach program organized and sponsored by the Bank of Canada and designed to bring real-world economics into the ...

Members The Board of Directors provides general oversight of the management and administration of the Bank with respect to strategic planning, financial and accounting matters, risk management, human ...

Training seminars The Bank provides free training seminars through its offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa, Toronto, Montréal and Halifax. These presentations can be customized to suit your ...

We outline possible system architectures for an online retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) and identify one well-suited for basic payments. We analyze OpenCBDC 2PC, a representative system, ...

Search our statistical data tables —a compilation of banking and financial indicators, including the Bank of Canada’s assets and liabilities, credit and monetary aggregates, chartered banks data and ...

The Bank of Canada today lowered its target for the overnight rate by 50 basis points to ¾ percent, effective Monday, March 16, 2020. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 percent and the deposit rate is ...

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We expect that potential output in Canada will grow by 2.3% and 2.5% in 2023 and 2024, respectively, and average slightly below 1.7% by 2027 as population growth moderates. Relative to the April 2023 ...

An important feature of physical cash payments is their resilience—they do not require electrical power or network coverage. Many central banks are exploring issuing digital cash products with similar ...