Bank of Canada Market Participants Survey
A quarterly survey asking professional market participants what they expect for the Canadian economy, interest rates and financial markets.
Full explanation
A quarterly Bank of Canada survey collecting professional expectations for macroeconomic conditions, monetary policy and financial assets in Canada and the United States.
Why traders watch it
It provides information about professional expectations for Bank of Canada policy, inflation, growth and financial markets.
Stronger vs weaker outcomes
Review changes in expectations across the survey rather than treating it as one simple higher-or-lower result.
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