Monetary policy rate (percentage points) - Canada - BIS - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Monetary policy rates around the globe (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Canada, the monetary policy rate stood at 2.25 percent on 18 December 2025, as on 17 December.
Sample. There are 17,002 observations overall in the daily time series displayed in the graph above. The series covers the time span going from July 1960 to December 2025.
History. Take a look at a few simple statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the rate was equal on average to 5.48 percent; it hit a maximum of 21.24 on 6 August 1981; it recorded a bottom of 0.25 on 21 April 2009.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | 2.25 |
| 2025-12-17 | 2.25 |
| 2025-12-18 | 2.25 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Central bank policy rate |
| Country | Canada |
| Economic concept | Interest rate |
| Data type | Interest rate |
| Deflation method | Nominal |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Daily |
| Unit | Percentage points |
| Source | Bank for International Settlements |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Unrestricted use subject to certain conditions |
| Measure type | Level |
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