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Canada — Monetary base

millions of CAD · Monthly · Mar 1935–Aug 2026 · 1,098 observations

About this series

Monetary base, also called reserve money or base money: currency in circulation plus the reserves banks hold at the central bank.

500.00M2.00B10.00B50.00B200.00B193520102015Aug 2026CADSubscribe to view

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Latest observations

May 2008–Aug 2026

PeriodValue
Aug 2026239.35B CAD
Jul 2026241.16B CAD
Jun 2026238.89B CAD
May 2026237.98B CAD
Apr 2026240.84B CAD
15 earlier values
Mar 2026236.53B CAD
Feb 2026244.16B CAD
Jan 2026246.27B CAD
Dec 2025248.76B CAD
Nov 2025246.86B CAD
Oct 2025244.97B CAD
Sep 2025245.46B CAD
Aug 2025255.76B CAD
Jul 2025254.52B CAD
Jun 2025254.46B CAD
May 2025262.07B CAD
Apr 2025259.76B CAD
Mar 2025258.75B CAD
Feb 2025266.76B CAD
Jan 2025288.32B CAD

Values before Jan 2025, back to May 2008, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.