07:38 AM EST, 02/05/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem speaks in Toronto at around 12:40 p.m. ET Thursday on "Forces Reshaping Canada's Economy in 2026," with the text of the speech published on the Bank's website at 12:25 p.m., said Bank of Montreal (BMO).

A press conference is at around 2 p.m., noted the bank.

The BoC is pretty comfortable with the current stance of policy, but is prepared to react to unexpected developments in a highly uncertain environment, stated BMO.

The bank sees the BoC holding to the sidelines well into next year.