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Schedule of upcoming Bank of Canada rate announcements in 2012:

March 8, 2012

April 17, 2012

June 5, 2012

July 17, 2012

September 5, 2012

October 23, 2012

December 4, 2012

Recent Bank of Canada actions:
Date	Action	Overnight rate (after announcement)
January 17, 2012	No change	1.00%
December 6, 2011	No change	1.00%
October 25, 2011	No change	1.00%
September 7, 2011	No change	1.00%
July 19, 2011	No change	1.00%
May 31, 2011	No change	1.00%
April 12, 2011	No change	1.00%
March 1, 2011	No change	1.00%
January 18, 2011	No change	1.00%
December 7, 2010	No change	1.00%
October 19, 2010	No change	1.00%
September 8, 2010	+ 0.25%	1.00%
July 20, 2010	+ 0.25%	0.75%
June 1, 2010	+ 0.25%	0.50%
April 20, 2010	No change	0.25%
March 2, 2010	No change	0.25%
January 19, 2010	No change	0.25%
December 8, 2009	No change	0.25%
October 20, 2009	No change	0.25%
September 10, 2009	No change	0.25%
July 21, 2009	No change	0.25%
June 4, 2009	No change	0.25%
April 21, 2009	- 0.25%	0.25%
March 3, 2009	- 0.50%	0.50%
January 20, 2009	- 0.50%	1.00%

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