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The Market Participants Survey results are based on questionnaire responses from about 30 financial market participants.
We present a dynamic debt strategy model framework designed to assist sovereign debt portfolio managers in choosing an optimal debt issuance strategy. The main innovation of this framework is the ...
On September 8, 2025, the Bank of Canada will begin to publish a list of Payment Service Providers (PSPs) that have been registered under the Retail Payment Activities Act, as well as the names of ...
Weekly Wednesday statement of assets and liabilities as required by the Bank of Canada Act. The figures for the last reference period are preliminary and are subject to revision.
This is a list of people who have served in the senior-most positions at the Bank of Canada since 1934. Canada’s central bank is led by a Governing Council —the Governor, the Senior Deputy Governor ...
This past year, we have had to deal with the implications for our economy and our currency of increased global uncertainty and pressures arising from the problems that originated in Southeast Asia. I ...
This paper studies the rapid increase since 2019 of Government of Canada (GoC) debt issuance alongside greater hedge fund participation at GoC bond auctions. We find a systematic relationship between ...
As the central bank and sole issuer of bank notes in Canada, the Bank of Canada needs to stay on top of payment trends. Every four years, we reach out to Canadians to ask them how they pay for things.
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.
Freer trade lowers prices and boosts economies, yet not everyone benefits equally. Fair policies are essential for balanced growth and widespread prosperity.
View the chronological list of crisis response measures the Bank of Canada took between December 12, 2007 and November 30, 2011.
Recent policy changes are having a clear impact on the mortgage market. The number of new, highly indebted borrowers has fallen, and overall mortgage activity has slowed significantly.