Our call for nominations has ended, and an independent Advisory Council has developed a short list of candidates for the next ...

On the first anniversary of the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III, the Bank of Canada issued a progress update on ...

Release of the Monetary Policy Report – Press conference by Governor Tiff Macklem and Carolyn Rogers, Senior Deputy Governor (10:30 (ET) approx.). These forecasts are provided to Governing Council in ...

Foreign demand for Government of Canada (GoC) bonds has increased rapidly since the financial crisis. This sudden interest by foreigners in the GoC market is associated with external events, such as ...

Since the 2007–09 global financial crisis, the total value of Canadian provincial bonds outstanding has more than doubled (Chart 1). At the end of the second quarter of 2018, provincial bonds made up ...

The Bank of Canada (the “Bank”), as issuer of Canadian bank notes, offers a service for the redemption, in appropriate cases, of claims for Canadian bank notes that have become contaminated or ...

At the end of a hockey game, spectators face a dilemma. Should they follow the crowd rushing out of the arena and risk getting stuck in traffic? Or should they wait until the traffic clears and have a ...

Learn about how we’re exploring the possibility of issuing a digital form of the Canadian dollar, also known as a central bank digital currency (CBDC). We’re taking steps to better understand the ...

How often does the cashier just hand over the debit machine when you pay for your morning coffee? Some even seem surprised if you give them cash. Last year in Canada, people used cash for only 1 in 3 ...

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 2014, the Bank of Canada reviewed the process it used to select, develop and design the visual content for the Frontiers series bank notes. This work resulted in the development of set of ...

A financial market infrastructure (FMI) is a system that facilitates the clearing, settling or recording of payments, securities, derivatives or other financial transactions among participating ...