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Canada Central Bank Policy Rate 2026-08-03 10:45 America/Toronto: data, chart, and analysis

Canada Central Bank Policy Rate came in at 2.25 on Aug 3, 2026, compared with 2.25 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Canada context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
2.25
Previous
2.25
Forecast
--
Reference period
2026-08-01

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Canada Central Bank Policy Rate release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Canada Central Bank Policy Rate chart through 2026-08-01
CAD Central Bank Policy Rate readings through 2026-08-01. Latest: 2.25.

Central Bank Policy Rate release read

Canada Central Bank Policy Rate came in at 2.25 on Aug 3, 2026, compared with 2.25 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Canada context, and API access for this series.

The parent Central Bank Policy Rate page shows the full time series for Canada. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For CAD event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID cad_policy_rate_2026-08-03
API announcement ID cad_policy_rate_2026-08-01
Release time
2026-08-03 14:45 UTC
Reference period date 2026-08-01
Actual value 2.25
Previous value 2.25
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1785768300

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Canada Central Bank Policy Rate history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Newer release

2026-09-02 09:45 America/Toronto · 2.25

Older release

2026-07-15 05:47 America/Toronto · 2.25

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Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for Canada Central Bank Policy Rate.

What did Canada Central Bank Policy Rate come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

Canada Central Bank Policy Rate was 2.25% on Aug 1, 2026. The previous reading was 2.25%.

When was this Canada Central Bank Policy Rate release published?

This release was published on Aug 3, 2026 at 10:45 America/Toronto. The publication time is derived from the lag measured on this series' confirmed releases and the record carries the release_time_assumed flag.

When is the next Canada Central Bank Policy Rate release?

The next Canada Central Bank Policy Rate release is scheduled for Oct 28, 2026 at 09:45 America/Toronto.

What is the official source for Canada Central Bank Policy Rate?

Bank of Canada publishes the official Central Bank Policy Rate series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1785768300,
  "announcement_id": "cad_policy_rate_2026-08-01",
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-09-02T04:37:55.586240Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1788323875586240398,
  "date": "2026-08-01",
  "previous_value": 2.25,
  "release_time_assumed": true,
  "val": 2.25
}