2020年3月27日，加拿大央行宣布把基准利率下调0.5个百分点，从0.75％降至 0.25％。这是加拿大在一个月内的第三次降息。The Bank of Canada today lowered its target for the overnight rate by 50 basis points to ¼ percent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly ½ percent and the deposit rate is ¼ percent. This unscheduled rate decision brings the policy rate to its effective lower bound and is intended to provide support to the Canadian financial system and the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic.