The Bank of Canada announces its next rate decision on October 28.
The policy rate has stayed at 2.25% since October 2025.
Nineteen of 34 economists polled by Reuters expect a hike to 2.50%.
In the prior poll, 80% expected the rate to stay put through 2026.
September inflation sits just above the Bank's 1% to 3% target range.
Gas prices rose 27.8% in a year, while inflation without gas slowed to 2.2%.
Prime now sits at 4.45%. A quarter-point hike would lift it to 4.70%.
A hike adds about $71 a month to a $500,000 variable mortgage.
Canada lost 68,000 jobs in September, and unemployment rose to 6.5%.
The Bank also publishes its Monetary Policy Report on Wednesday.
The last decision of 2026 comes on December 9, whatever happens Wednesday.
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