Bank of Canada reduces policy rate by 50 basis points to 3¼%

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Ottawa – The Bank of Canada today reduced its target for the overnight rate to 3¼%, with the Bank Rate at 3½% and the deposit rate at 3¼%. The Bank is continuing its policy of balance sheet normalization. The global economy is evolving largely as expected in the Bank’s October Monetary Policy Report (MPR). In the United States, the economy continues to …

ON Urges Bank of Canada to Lower Interest Rates to Support Job Creation

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TORONTO — Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, issued the following statement on today’s monthly employment release by Statistics Canada. “Ontario has added nearly 200,000 jobs this year, highlighting the resilience of our economy. However, last month’s job numbers remind us of the challenges that persist. These results, once again, underscore the need for the Bank …

Bank of Canada reduces policy rate by 50 basis points to 3¾%

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Ottawa – The Bank of Canada today reduced its target for the overnight rate to 3¾%, with the Bank Rate at 4% and the deposit rate at 3¾%. The Bank is continuing its policy of balance sheet normalization. The Bank continues to expect the global economy to expand at a rate of about 3% over the next two years. Growth …

Feds shed light on investment in public transit in Toronto

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Ottawa – Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, remarked on investments made in public transit in Toronto. She said: We are here with Team Scarborough, with three outstanding Scarborough MPs, Gary, John and Jean. I want to say to everyone here in Scarborough, they love this amazing community. And it’s really great to have two great Scarborough city councillors, Jamaal and …

Canadians can access lower monthly mortgage payments by Dec 15

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Ottawa – Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced mortgage reform details to ensure Canadians can access lower monthly mortgage payments by December 15. She said: I will talk about the Canadian economy and provide an update on the new mortgage rules announced last week. Then Minister Fraser will speak about the work being done on the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund, …

Bank of Canada reduces policy rate by 25 basis points to 4¼%

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Ottawa – The Bank of Canada today reduced its target for the overnight rate to 4¼%, with the Bank Rate at 4½% and the deposit rate at 4¼%. The Bank is continuing its policy of balance sheet normalization. The global economy expanded by about 2½% in the second quarter, consistent with projections in the Bank’s July Monetary Policy Report (MPR). In the …

Ontario’s Water Infrastructure Investments Helping Build Over 500,000 New Homes

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MISSISSAUGA — The Ontario government is helping enable the construction of more than 500,000 new homes across the province through the first round of investments from the province’s Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund. This first round will see the province invest $970 million in 54 projects across 60 municipalities to help municipalities develop, repair, rehabilitate and expand drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure. In response …

Bank of Canada reduces policy rate by 25 basis points to 4½%

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Ottawa – The Bank of Canada today reduced its target for the overnight rate to 4½%, with the Bank Rate at 4¾% and the deposit rate at 4½%. The Bank is continuing its policy of balance sheet normalization. The global economy is expected to continue expanding at an annual rate of about 3% through 2026. While inflation is still above …

Bank of Canada maintains policy rate

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The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at 5%, with the Bank Rate at 5¼% and the deposit rate at 5%. The Bank is continuing its policy of quantitative tightening. The Bank expects the global economy to continue growing at a rate of about 3%, with inflation in most advanced economies easing gradually. The US …

Bank of Canada maintains policy rate, continues quantitative tightening

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Ottawa – The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at 5%, with the Bank Rate at 5¼% and the deposit rate at 5%. The Bank is continuing its policy of quantitative tightening. Global economic growth continues to slow, with inflation easing gradually across most economies. While growth in the United States has been stronger than …