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Rate History

Bank of Canada policy interest rate (target for the overnight rate), end of month

The same policy rate, recorded at each month's end, which is the form that long comparisons and monthly charts usually want.

Source: Bank of Canada Valet API | Series code STATIC_ATABLE_V39079 | Captured 2026-11-14 | 370 points, 1996-01-01 to 2026-10-01. Values are printed exactly as the source publishes them.

The series as a chart

High 5.75Low 0.251996-01-01: 5.562026-10-01: 2.5

The chart is drawn from the same points printed in full in the record below it: no point is added, averaged or smoothed, and the record remains the table.

DateValue
1996-01-015.56
1996-02-015.19
1996-03-015.0
1996-04-014.75
1996-05-014.75
1996-06-014.75
1996-07-014.5
1996-08-014.0
1996-09-014.0
1996-10-013.25
1996-11-013.0
1996-12-013.0
1997-01-013.0
1997-02-013.0
1997-03-013.0
1997-04-013.0
1997-05-013.0
1997-06-013.25
1997-07-013.25
1997-08-013.25
1997-09-013.25
1997-10-013.5
1997-11-013.75
1997-12-014.25
1998-01-014.75
1998-02-014.75
1998-03-014.75
1998-04-014.75
1998-05-014.75
1998-06-014.75
1998-07-014.75
1998-08-015.75
1998-09-015.5
1998-10-015.25
1998-11-015.0
1998-12-015.0
1999-01-015.0
1999-02-015.0
1999-03-014.75
1999-04-014.75
1999-05-014.5
1999-06-014.5
1999-07-014.5
1999-08-014.5
1999-09-014.5
1999-10-014.5
1999-11-014.75
1999-12-014.75
2000-01-014.75
2000-02-015.0
2000-03-015.25
2000-04-015.25
2000-05-015.75
2000-06-015.75
2000-07-015.75
2000-08-015.75
2000-09-015.75
2000-10-015.75
2000-11-015.75
2000-12-015.75
2001-01-015.5
2001-02-015.5
2001-03-015.0
2001-04-014.75
2001-05-014.5
2001-06-014.5
2001-07-014.25
2001-08-014.0
2001-09-013.5
2001-10-012.75
2001-11-012.25
2001-12-012.25
2002-01-012.0
2002-02-012.0
2002-03-012.0
2002-04-012.25
2002-05-012.25
2002-06-012.5
2002-07-012.75
2002-08-012.75
2002-09-012.75
2002-10-012.75
2002-11-012.75
2002-12-012.75
2003-01-012.75
2003-02-012.75
2003-03-013.0
2003-04-013.25
2003-05-013.25
2003-06-013.25
2003-07-013.0
2003-08-013.0
2003-09-012.75
2003-10-012.75
2003-11-012.75
2003-12-012.75
2004-01-012.5
2004-02-012.5
2004-03-012.25
2004-04-012.0
2004-05-012.0
2004-06-012.0
2004-07-012.0
2004-08-012.0
2004-09-012.25
2004-10-012.5
2004-11-012.5
2004-12-012.5
2005-01-012.5
2005-02-012.5
2005-03-012.5
2005-04-012.5
2005-05-012.5
2005-06-012.5
2005-07-012.5
2005-08-012.5
2005-09-012.75
2005-10-013.0
2005-11-013.0
2005-12-013.25
2006-01-013.5
2006-02-013.5
2006-03-013.75
2006-04-014.0
2006-05-014.25
2006-06-014.25
2006-07-014.25
2006-08-014.25
2006-09-014.25
2006-10-014.25
2006-11-014.25
2006-12-014.25
2007-01-014.25
2007-02-014.25
2007-03-014.25
2007-04-014.25
2007-05-014.25
2007-06-014.25
2007-07-014.5
2007-08-014.5
2007-09-014.5
2007-10-014.5
2007-11-014.5
2007-12-014.25
2008-01-014.0
2008-02-014.0
2008-03-013.5
2008-04-013.0
2008-05-013.0
2008-06-013.0
2008-07-013.0
2008-08-013.0
2008-09-013.0
2008-10-012.25
2008-11-012.25
2008-12-011.5
2009-01-011.0
2009-02-011.0
2009-03-010.5
2009-04-010.25
2009-05-010.25
2009-06-010.25
2009-07-010.25
2009-08-010.25
2009-09-010.25
2009-10-010.25
2009-11-010.25
2009-12-010.25
2010-01-010.25
2010-02-010.25
2010-03-010.25
2010-04-010.25
2010-05-010.25
2010-06-010.5
2010-07-010.75
2010-08-010.75
2010-09-011.0
2010-10-011.0
2010-11-011.0
2010-12-011.0
2011-01-011.0
2011-02-011.0
2011-03-011.0
2011-04-011.0
2011-05-011.0
2011-06-011.0
2011-07-011.0
2011-08-011.0
2011-09-011.0
2011-10-011.0
2011-11-011.0
2011-12-011.0
2012-01-011.0
2012-02-011.0
2012-03-011.0
2012-04-011.0
2012-05-011.0
2012-06-011.0
2012-07-011.0
2012-08-011.0
2012-09-011.0
2012-10-011.0
2012-11-011.0
2012-12-011.0
2013-01-011.0
2013-02-011.0
2013-03-011.0
2013-04-011.0
2013-05-011.0
2013-06-011.0
2013-07-011.0
2013-08-011.0
2013-09-011.0
2013-10-011.0
2013-11-011.0
2013-12-011.0
2014-01-011.0
2014-02-011.0
2014-03-011.0
2014-04-011.0
2014-05-011.0
2014-06-011.0
2014-07-011.0
2014-08-011.0
2014-09-011.0
2014-10-011.0
2014-11-011.0
2014-12-011.0
2015-01-010.75
2015-02-010.75
2015-03-010.75
2015-04-010.75
2015-05-010.75
2015-06-010.75
2015-07-010.5
2015-08-010.5
2015-09-010.5
2015-10-010.5
2015-11-010.5
2015-12-010.5
2016-01-010.5
2016-02-010.5
2016-03-010.5
2016-04-010.5
2016-05-010.5
2016-06-010.5
2016-07-010.5
2016-08-010.5
2016-09-010.5
2016-10-010.5
2016-11-010.5
2016-12-010.5
2017-01-010.5
2017-02-010.5
2017-03-010.5
2017-04-010.5
2017-05-010.5
2017-06-010.5
2017-07-010.75
2017-08-010.75
2017-09-011.0
2017-10-011.0
2017-11-011.0
2017-12-011.0
2018-01-011.25
2018-02-011.25
2018-03-011.25
2018-04-011.25
2018-05-011.25
2018-06-011.25
2018-07-011.5
2018-08-011.5
2018-09-011.5
2018-10-011.75
2018-11-011.75
2018-12-011.75
2019-01-011.75
2019-02-011.75
2019-03-011.75
2019-04-011.75
2019-05-011.75
2019-06-011.75
2019-07-011.75
2019-08-011.75
2019-09-011.75
2019-10-011.75
2019-11-011.75
2019-12-011.75
2020-01-011.75
2020-02-011.75
2020-03-010.25
2020-04-010.25
2020-05-010.25
2020-06-010.25
2020-07-010.25
2020-08-010.25
2020-09-010.25
2020-10-010.25
2020-11-010.25
2020-12-010.25
2021-01-010.25
2021-02-010.25
2021-03-010.25
2021-04-010.25
2021-05-010.25
2021-06-010.25
2021-07-010.25
2021-08-010.25
2021-09-010.25
2021-10-010.25
2021-11-010.25
2021-12-010.25
2022-01-010.25
2022-02-010.25
2022-03-010.5
2022-04-011.0
2022-05-011.0
2022-06-011.5
2022-07-012.5
2022-08-012.5
2022-09-013.25
2022-10-013.75
2022-11-013.75
2022-12-014.25
2023-01-014.5
2023-02-014.5
2023-03-014.5
2023-04-014.5
2023-05-014.5
2023-06-014.75
2023-07-015.0
2023-08-015.0
2023-09-015.0
2023-10-015.0
2023-11-015.0
2023-12-015.0
2024-01-015.0
2024-02-015.0
2024-03-015.0
2024-04-015.0
2024-05-015.0
2024-06-014.75
2024-07-014.5
2024-08-014.5
2024-09-014.25
2024-10-013.75
2024-11-013.75
2024-12-013.25
2025-01-013.0
2025-02-013.0
2025-03-012.75
2025-04-012.75
2025-05-012.75
2025-06-012.75
2025-07-012.75
2025-08-012.75
2025-09-012.5
2025-10-012.25
2025-11-012.25
2025-12-012.25
2026-01-012.25
2026-02-012.25
2026-03-012.25
2026-04-012.25
2026-05-012.25
2026-06-012.25
2026-07-012.25
2026-08-012.25
2026-09-012.25
2026-10-012.5