Press Releases
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April 18, 2018 Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 ¼ per cent
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. -
March 26, 2018 The Bank of Canada releases its Annual Report for 2017
The Bank of Canada’s Annual Report for 2017 was tabled in the House of Commons today. -
March 23, 2018 Bank of Canada announces recipients of 2018 Fellowship and Governor’s awards
The Bank of Canada is pleased to announce that Stephen D. Williamson of Western University and Peter F. Christoffersen of the University of Toronto are the 2018 recipients of the Bank’s Fellowship Award. -
March 8, 2018 New $10 bank note featuring Viola Desmond unveiled on International Women’s Day
Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz today unveiled the new $10 bank note featuring Viola Desmond during a ceremony at the Halifax Central Library. -
March 7, 2018 Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 1/4 per cent
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. -
March 5, 2018 Inaugural recipients of Master’s Scholarship Award for Women in Economics and Finance announced
The Bank of Canada is pleased to announce the first ever recipients of its Master’s Scholarship Award for Women in Economics and Finance. -
February 27, 2018 Background information on the bank note legal tender initiative in Budget 2018
The Bank of Canada today published additional information on the federal government’s 2018 budget initiative to seek the authority to remove legal tender status from Canadian bank notes.