We aim to build confidence in the safety and reliability of payment service providers’ services while protecting end users from specific risks. We’re taking steps to better understand the impacts of ...

Results from the CSCE show that consumer sentiment improved this quarter, mainly due to recent interest rate cuts and the ...

Results from the Business Outlook Survey and the Business Leaders’ Pulse show that overall business conditions remain subdued ...

A summary of monetary policy deliberations by the Governing Council for the policy decision that was announced two weeks ...

We find that individuals who require help performing banking tasks or who are reluctant to adopt technology avoid digital ...

The COVID-19 pandemic kickstarted a series of unprecedented events. The measures necessary to contain the spread of the virus disrupted entire industries. Anticipating the impact on their jobs and ...

We’re taking steps to better understand the impacts of climate change on the economy and to reduce our environmental footprint.

We’re taking steps to better understand the impacts of climate change on the economy and to reduce our environmental footprint. We’ve started the design process for the new $20 bank note featuring His ...

The Bank of Canada’s exceptional policy actions during the COVID-19 pandemic provided important support for the economy during the unprecedented shock, says a review published today.

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. Tighter policies ...

The stability of the Canadian financial system, as well as its ability to support the Canadian economy, depends on the ability of financial institutions to absorb and manage major shocks. This is ...

Readability refers to how easy it is to read and understand a piece of text. In this note, I examine the readability of Bank of Canada publications for the years 2015–17, using a common metric for ...