Economic calendar / Bank of Canada rate decision
Next Bank of Canada rate decision
The Bank of Canada's interest rate announcement at 9:45 am ET.
9:45 a.m. ET, 13:45 UTC. Your time zone: shown in US Eastern time. With the Monetary Policy Report.
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Who watches it
CAD pairs (USD/CAD), oil-linked trades.
Official schedule
Dates and times come from the Bank of Canada. See the source.
Prop firm news rules for this release
- FTMO: on FTMO's restricted list (Overnight Rate / BOC Rate Statement). On a funded Standard account, no opening or closing on forex pairs with CAD from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after; stop loss and take profit fills count. Challenge, Verification and Swing accounts: no restriction.
- FundingPips (2-Step Standard, funded): listed in its CAD announcements reference. When its dashboard calendar tags the release Restricted, profits of CAD trades opened or closed from 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after are deducted, unless opened 5 hours or more before.
- FundedNext (funded): if it is a listed high-impact release, only 40% of the profit from CAD-correlated trades executed 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after counts.
- The5ers (High Stakes): if it is high-impact (red folder) on Forex Factory, no order in the related currency or index may execute from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after.
The four firms' news rules, quoted from their own pages (read October 9, 2026).
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Every scheduled date
| Date | Time (ET) | Your time | Covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jun 10, 2026 | 9:45 a.m. | ||
| Wed, Jul 15, 2026 | 9:45 a.m. | with the Monetary Policy Report | |
| Wed, Sep 2, 2026 | 9:45 a.m. | ||
| Wed, Oct 28, 2026 | 9:45 a.m. | with the Monetary Policy Report | |
| Wed, Dec 9, 2026 | 9:45 a.m. | ||
| Wed, Jan 27, 2027 | 9:45 a.m. | with the Monetary Policy Report | |
| Wed, Mar 3, 2027 | 9:45 a.m. | ||
| Wed, Apr 28, 2027 | 9:45 a.m. | with the Monetary Policy Report | |
| Wed, Jun 2, 2027 | 9:45 a.m. | ||
| Wed, Jul 21, 2027 | 9:45 a.m. | with the Monetary Policy Report | |
| Wed, Sep 8, 2027 | 9:45 a.m. | ||
| Wed, Oct 27, 2027 | 9:45 a.m. | with the Monetary Policy Report | |
| Wed, Dec 8, 2027 | 9:45 a.m. |
Greyed rows have been released.
Questions
When is the next Bank of Canada rate decision?
The next Bank of Canada rate decision is on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 9:45 a.m. ET (13:45 UTC), according to the official schedule published by the Bank of Canada.
What time is the BoC released?
9:45 a.m. ET, which is 13:45 UTC.
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