February 2026

Bank of Canada maintains policy rate at 2¼%

Posted on Feb 02, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Relations
Ottawa, Ontario
January 28, 2026

The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at 2.25%, with the Bank Rate at 2.5% and the deposit rate at 2.20%.

The outlook for the global and Canadian economies is little changed relative to the projection in the October Monetary Policy Report (MPR). However, the...

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