The benchmark interest rate in Canada was last recorded at 2.75 percent. This dataset provides - Canada Interest Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Graph and download economic data for Interest Rates: Immediate Rates (< 24 Hours): Central Bank Rates: Total for Canada (IRSTCB01CAQ156N) from Q1 1960 to Q4 2023 about overnight, Canada, interest rate, banks, interest, depository institutions, and rate.

Key information about Canada Policy Rate

• Canada cash rate (Policy Rate: Month End: Overnight Target Rate) was set at 3.00 % pa in Feb 2025, compared with 3.00 % pa in the previous Jan 2025.
• Canada Policy Rate averaged 2.50 % pa and is updated monthly, available from Dec 1992 to Feb 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 8.13 % pa in Feb 1995 and a record low of 0.25 % pa in Feb 2022.

• In the latest reports, Canada Short Term Interest Rate: Month End: Treasury Bills Yield: 3 Months was reported at 2.85 % pa in Jan 2025.
• Its Long Term Interest Rate (Government Benchmark Bonds Yield: Month End: 10 Years) was reported at 3.07 % pa in Jan 2025.
• Canada Exchange Rate against USD averaged 1.33 (USD/CAD) in Jun 2023.
• Its Real Effective Exchange Rate was 88.39 in Dec 2024.

This table contains 39 series, with data for starting from 1991 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada); Financial market statistics (39 items: Government of Canada Treasury Bills, 1-month (composite rates); Government of Canada Treasury Bills, 2-month (composite rates); Government of Canada Treasury Bills, 3-month (composite rates);Government of Canada Treasury Bills, 6-month (composite rates); ...).

Canada's inflation rate experienced significant fluctuations from 2018 to 2025. Inflation peaked at *** percent in June 2022 before steadily declining to *** percent by December 2024. In early 2025, inflation began to increase again, rising to *** percent in February, and dropping to *** percent in March. In response to rising inflation between 2020 and 2022, the Bank of Canada implemented aggressive interest rate hikes. The bank rate reached a maximum of **** percent in July 2023 and remained stable until June 2024. As inflationary pressures eased in the second half of 2024, the central bank reduced interest rates to *** percent in December 2024. In 2025, the bank rate witnessed two cuts, standing at ***** percent in May 2025. This pattern reflected broader global economic trends, with most advanced and emerging economies experiencing similar inflationary challenges and monetary policy adjustments. Global context of inflation and interest rates The Canadian experience aligns with the broader international trend of central banks raising policy rates to combat inflation. Between 2021 and 2023, nearly all advanced and emerging economies increased their central bank rates. However, a shift occurred in the latter half of 2024, with many countries, including Canada, beginning to lower rates. This change suggests a new phase in the global economic cycle and monetary policy approach. Notably, among surveyed countries, Russia maintained the highest interest rate in early 2025, while Japan had the lowest rate. Comparison with the United States The United States experienced a similar trajectory in inflation and interest rates. U.S. inflation peaked at *** percent in June 2022, slightly higher than Canada's peak. The Federal Reserve responded with a series of rate hikes, reaching **** percent in August 2023. This rate remained unchanged until September 2024, when the first cut since September 2021 was implemented. In contrast, Canada's bank rate peaked at **** percent and began decreasing earlier, with cuts in June and July 2024. These differences highlight the nuanced approaches of central banks in managing their respective economies amid global inflationary pressures.

Key information about Canada Long Term Interest Rate

• Canada Government Benchmark Bonds Yield: Month End: 10 Years was reported at 2.90 % pa in Feb 2025, compared with 3.07 % pa in the previous month.
• Canada Long Term Interest Rate data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1993 to Feb 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 9.28 % pa in Jun 1994 and a record low of 0.46 % pa in Jul 2020.
• Long Term Interest Rate is reported by reported by Bank of Canada.

• In the latest reports, Canada Short Term Interest Rate: Month End: Treasury Bills Yield: 3 Months was reported at 2.82 % pa in Feb 2025.
• The cash rate (Policy Rate: Month End: Overnight Target Rate) was set at 3.00 % pa in Feb 2025.
• Canada Exchange Rate against USD averaged 1.33 (USD/CAD) in Jun 2023.

This table contains 38 series, with data starting from 1957 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada), Rates (38 items: Bank rate; Chartered bank administered interest rates - prime business; Chartered bank - consumer loan rate; Forward premium or discount (-), United States dollars in Canada: 1 month; ...).

Central bank policy rates, Canada

Key information about Canada Short Term Interest Rate

• Canada Short Term Interest Rate: Month End: Treasury Bills Yield: 3 Months was reported at 2.82 % pa in Feb 2025, compared with 2.85 % pa in the previous month.
• Canada Short Term Interest Rate data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1993 to Feb 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 8.30 % pa in Mar 1995 and a record low of 0.06 % pa in Nov 2021.
• Short Term Interest Rate is reported by reported by Bank of Canada.

• In the latest reports, Canada Government Benchmark Bonds Yield: Month End: 10 Years was reported at 2.90 % pa in Feb 2025.
• The cash rate (Policy Rate: Month End: Overnight Target Rate) was set at 3.00 % pa in Feb 2025.
• Canada Exchange Rate against USD averaged 1.33 (USD/CAD) in Jun 2023.

Canada CA: Central Bank Policy Rate: End of Period data was reported at 3.250 % pa in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5.000 % pa for 2023. Canada CA: Central Bank Policy Rate: End of Period data is updated yearly, averaging 2.625 % pa from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2024, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.780 % pa in 1995 and a record low of 0.250 % pa in 2021. Canada CA: Central Bank Policy Rate: End of Period data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.IMF.IFS: Money Market and Policy Rates: Annual.

Rates have been trending downward in Canada for the last five years. The ebbs and flows are caused by changes in Canada’s bond yields (driven by Canadians economic developments and international rate movements, particularly U.S. rate fluctuations) and the overnight rate (which is set by the Bank of Canada). As of August 2022, there has been a 225 bps increase in the prime rate, since beginning of year 2022, from 2.45% to 4.70% as of Aug 24th 2022. The following are the historical conventional mortgage rates offered by the 6 major chartered banks in Canada in the past 20 years.

Policy Overnight Rate data was reported at 2.738 % pa in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.739 % pa for Mar 2025. Policy Overnight Rate data is updated monthly, averaging 2.249 % pa from Jan 1996 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 352 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.800 % pa in Dec 2000 and a record low of 0.127 % pa in Dec 2021. Policy Overnight Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.M001: Policy Overnight Rate.

Policy rate, percent in Canada, mai, 2025 Pour cet indicateur, Bank for International Settlements (BIS) fournit des données pour la Canada de janvier 2000 à mai 2025. La valeur moyenne pour Canada pendant cette période était de 2.15 pour cent avec un minimum de 0.25 pour cent en avril 2009 et un maximum de 5.75 pour cent en mai 2000. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

Interbank Rate in Canada remained unchanged at 4.97 percent on Wednesday June 26. This dataset provides - Canada Overnight Interbank Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

We present a new, publicly available database of real-time data and forecasts from the Bank of Canada's staff economic projections, which will be updated on an annual basis. We describe the data construct, its variables, coverage, and frequency. We then provide a forecast evaluation for gross domestic product (GDP) growth, consumer price index (CPI) inflation and the policy rate since 1982: We compare the staff's forecasts with those from commonly used time series models estimated with the real-time data, and with forecasts from other professional forecasters, and provide standard bias tests. Finally, we study changes in predictability of the Canadian economy following the announcement of the inflation-targeting regime in 1991. Our data set is unprecedented outside the USA, and our evidence is particularly interesting, as it covers over 30 years of staff forecasts, two severe recessions, and different monetary policy regimes.

Dataset - Bank of Canada in the news

Suku Bunga Acuan Kanada dilaporkan sebesar 3.00 % pa pada 2025-02. Angka ini tetap dibanding sebelumnya yaitu 3.00 % pa untuk 2025-01. Data Suku Bunga Acuan Kanada diperbarui bulanan, dengan rata-rata 2.50 % pa dari 1992-12 sampai 2025-02, dengan 387 observasi. Data ini mencapai angka tertinggi sebesar 8.13 % pa pada 1995-02 dan rekor terendah sebesar 0.25 % pa pada 2022-02. Data Suku Bunga Acuan Kanada tetap berstatus aktif di CEIC dan dilaporkan oleh Bank of Canada. Data dikategorikan dalam Kanada Global Database – Table CA.M001: Policy Overnight Rate.

Evolution, trends - Bank of Canada in the news

Key information about Canada Real Effective Exchange Rate

• Canada Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER: 2005=100: Month Avg: Canada) was 88.4 in Dec 2024, compared with the number of 90.0 in the previous month.
• Canada Real Effective Exchange Rate data is updated monthly and averaged 116.5 from Jan 1999 to Dec 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 116.5 in Oct 2007 and a record low of 80.5 in Nov 2001.

• In the latest reports, Canada Short Term Interest Rate: Month End: Treasury Bills Yield: 3 Months was reported at 2.9 % pa in Jan 2025.
• The cash rate (Policy Rate: Month End: Overnight Target Rate) was set at 3.0 % pa in Jan 2025.
• Canada Exchange Rate against USD averaged 1.3 (USD/CAD) in Jun 2023.