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Bank of Canada Valet API

16,372 series in 2,614 groups (Nov 4, 2026). FX: daily average rates for 24 currencies in Canadian dollars (plus monthly and annual averages), published by 16:30 ET each business day, from Jan 3, 2017; legacy noon rates May 2007 to Apr 2017 under the old method. Rates: CORRA from 1997, the 10-year Government of Canada benchmark yield from 2001, the overnight-rate target from 2009, the Bank rate (monthly) from 1935. JSON, CSV or XML.

Open bankofcanada.ca
Signal Scoredraft model
88
Access
No key · none
20
Licence clarity
Custom · terms linked
13
Evidence
4 source links checked
18
Freshness
verified 2026-11-04
20
Documentation
docs · limits · coverage · attribution
17

// Terms and limits

Access
none
Free tier
Free, no key or registration. No published numeric rate limit; the Bank asks users to back off on errors and cache daily data.
Rate limits
Not stated (terms bar circumventing the Bank's request limits)
Licence
Customterms
Licence note
Free to use, copy and distribute; attribute the Bank of Canada and indicate changes; paid products must tell buyers the data is free on the Bank's site; no logo use
Attribution
Required: attribute the Bank of Canada as the source and indicate if changes were made, without suggesting endorsement.

// Evidence · verified 2026-11-04

  1. 01www.bankofcanada.ca/valet-api-how-to/
  2. 02www.bankofcanada.ca/terms/
  3. 03www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/exchange/background-information-on-foreign-exchange-rates/
  4. 04www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/exchange/daily-exchange-rates/

// Good for

macroeconomic-datahistorical-data

// The same record, for agents

Request · get_entry
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_entry",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "bank-of-canada-valet"
    }
  }
}
Reply · selected fields
{
  "name": "Bank of Canada Valet API",
  "slug": "bank-of-canada-valet",
  "domain": "Global Macro",
  "type": "Dataset",
  "badge": "Free",
  "auth": "none",
  "rateLimits": "Not stated (terms bar circumventing the Bank's request limits)",
  "license": "Custom",
  "licenseUrl": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/terms/",
  "lastVerified": "2026-11-04",
  "evidenceUrls": [
    "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet-api-how-to/",
    "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/terms/",
    "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/exchange/background-information-on-foreign-exchange-rates/",
    "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/exchange/daily-exchange-rates/"
  ],
  "tasks": [
    "macro",
    "economic-data",
    "historical-data"
  ],
  "providerUrl": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/docs"
}

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