OTTAWA, Ontario, July 8, 2004 — The Bank of Canada today released its 2005 schedule of eight dates for announcing decisions on its key policy interest rate, and confirmed the announcement dates for the remainder of this year.
The announcement dates from July 2004 through December 2005 are:
| Tuesday, 20 July 2004 |
| Wednesday, 8 September 2004 |
| Tuesday, 19 October 2004 |
| Tuesday, 7 December 2004 |
| Tuesday, 25 January 2005 |
| Tuesday, 1 March 2005 |
| Tuesday, 12 April 2005 |
| Wednesday, 25 May 2005 |
| Tuesday, 12 July 2005 |
| Wednesday, 7 September 2005 |
| Tuesday, 18 October 2005 |
| Tuesday, 6 December 2005 |
All announcements will continue to be made at 9 a.m. (ET).
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