Canada's official period-average FX rate versus the USD fell to 1.3904 in August, from 1.4096 in July. The August level was above the 1.3802 recorded a year earlier and above the 1.3651 recorded in February. It remains far below the all-time high of 1.6003 in January 2002 and far above the all-time low of 0.9477 from October 1959, according to the International Monetary Fund.

Canada FX vs USD Falls in August

Canada's policy interest rate held at 2.25% in August 2026, unchanged from July. The rate has been at this level since October 2025, marking 11 consecutive months of stability. The current rate is well below the all-time high of 21.07% recorded in August 1981 and above the record low of 0.25% set in February 2022. A year earlier, the rate stood at 2.75%, according to the Bank for International Settlements.

Canada Policy Interest Rate Holds at 2.25%

Canada's foreign-exchange reserves rose to USD 127.4 billion in August from USD 127.0 billion in July, the highest since February 2026. The August figure remained below the all-time high of USD 128.8 billion set in October 2025 and was also lower than the year-earlier reading of USD 127.9 billion. The increase reversed a decline from the June low of USD 126.4 billion and marked the second consecutive monthly rise. Over the past 12 months, reserves have ranged between USD 126.4 billion and USD 128.8 billion, according to the International Monetary Fund.

Canada FX Reserves Rise to 6-Month High

Canada's gold reserves held at 0 USD Millions in August 2026, unchanged from the previous month and from the same month a year earlier. The reading matched the all-time low for the series, which began in April 2000 and reached a record high of 387,000,000 USD Millions in that same month. The level has been zero for all available observations since at least August 2025, marking a prolonged period of no gold reserves valuation, according to data from the International Monetary Fund.

Canada Gold Reserves Hold at Zero

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