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

View data from the Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations (CSCE)—a quarterly survey aimed at measuring household views of inflation, the labour market and household finances.

Governor Tiff Macklem discusses how the trade conflict with the United States has affected the Canadian economy. He explains ...

This issue of the Financial System Review reflects the Bank’s judgment that the overall level of risk to Canada’s financial system remains largely unchanged from six months ago. The Bank continues to ...

Governor Tiff Macklem discusses the trade conflict with the United States and how it is has affected the Canadian economy. He ...

1. The Level of the Inflation Target. Canada targets 2 per cent inflation, the midpoint of a 1 to 3 per cent inflation-control target range. Since 2011, the experience of advanced economies with ...

What this means for us. While the use of cash for payments is on the decline, our survey found that Canadians still use cash for a big share of their purchases.

Trade protectionism makes everyone worse off. While freer trade—in both exports and imports—makes us better off, the opposite is also true. Barriers to free trade, such as tariffs, have a negative ...

Check out our educational resources and tools, along with our Museum and an annotated list of financial literacy sites.

We examine the potential impacts of a severe economic shock on the resilience of major banks in Canada. We find these banks would suffer significant financial losses but nevertheless remain resilient.

We estimate the share of variable-rate mortgages with fixed payments that reached the so-called trigger rate—the interest rate at which mortgage payments no longer cover the principal. Amid rising ...

Learn about the Bank’s role in overseeing financial market infrastructure (FMIs), its oversight responsibilities and powers under Canada’s Payment Clearing and Settlement Act, and which FMIs are ...