Introduction. In response to recent tariffs imposed on Canada by the United States, the Canadian government has introduced counter-tariffs on certain goods imported from the United States.1 A key ...

Our paper employs smartphone data to construct an improved cash access metric by accounting for both spatial agglomeration and households’ travel patterns. We find that incorporating trip-chaining ...

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Surveys. Ipsos Reid carried out nationally-representative surveys on behalf of the Bank in two waves: The first survey (Wave 1) – an online survey among 1,707 Ipsos Reid Canadian Household Panelists, ...

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.

Source: Bank of Canada, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) Federally-regulated credit unions and subsidiaries of non-bank financial institutions are excluded from the ...

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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 ...

CBDC and the effectiveness of monetary policy Issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) could potentially counter the use of Libra. A CDBC could offer a new digital payment rail and an asset for ...

Metadata and background information. Bank Rate. Source: Bank of Canada, Data and Statistics Office. From November 1, 1956 to June 24, 1962 the Bank Rate was 1/4 of 1% above the weekly average tender ...

Source: Bank of Canada, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) Canada’s commercial banking system consists of privately owned banks that have been chartered by Parliament or ...

Find information on our key publications and other resources for understanding Canada's monetary policy framework. Learn about possible economic data sources you can use and view last year's winning ...