Bank of Canada Valet
www.bankofcanada.ca
Canadian exchange rates, policy rates and every other Valet series.
GET /v1/data/bankofcanada/group-detail1Request
A Valet group name in upper snake case. FX_RATES_DAILY holds the 27 daily exchange rate series; BOND_YIELDS_BENCHMARK holds the benchmark Government of Canada yields.
curl "https://api.fastcrw.com/v1/data/bankofcanada/group-detail?group_name=FX_RATES_DAILY" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FASTCRW_API_KEY"
2Response example
A sample shape. Press Run to see live data from Bank of Canada Valet.
{
"terms": {
"url": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/terms/"
},
"groupDetail": {
"name": "FX_RATES_DAILY",
"label": "Daily exchange rates",
"description": "Daily average exchange rates for various foreign currencies currently or historically published by the Bank of Canada, representing the value of one unit of foreign currency expressed in Canadian dollars. These rates are typically published once each business day by 16:30 (ET). All Bank of Canada exchange rates are indicative rates only, obtained from averages of aggregated price quotes from financial institutions.",
"link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/?p=190892",
"metadata": {
"frequency": "Business daily",
"unit": "Canadian dollars per foreign currency unit"
},
"groupSeries": {
"FXAUDCAD": {
"label": "AUD/CAD",
"description": "Daily average exchange rate of the Australian dollar in Canadian dollars.",
"dateFormat": "daily",
"link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/series/FXAUDCAD"
},
"FXBRLCAD": {
"label": "BRL/CAD",
"description": "Daily average exchange rate of the Brazilian real in Canadian dollars.",
"dateFormat": "daily",
"link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/series/FXBRLCAD"
},
"FXCNYCAD": {
"label": "CNY/CAD",
"description": "Daily average exchange rate of the Chinese renminbi in Canadian dollars.",
"dateFormat": "daily",
"link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/series/FXCNYCAD"
},
"FXEURCAD": {
"label": "EUR/CAD",
"description": "Daily average exchange rate of the euro in Canadian dollars.",
"dateFormat": "daily",
"link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/series/FXEURCAD"
},
"FXHKDCAD": {
"label": "HKD/CAD",
"description": "Daily average exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar in Canadian dollars.",
"dateFormat": "daily",
"link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/series/FXHKDCAD"
},
"FXINRCAD": {
"label": "INR/CAD",
"description": "Daily average exchange rate of the Indian rupee in Canadian dollars.",
"dateFormat": "daily",
"link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/series/FXINRCAD"
},
"FXIDRCAD": {
"label": "IDR/CAD",
"description": "Daily average exchange rate of the Indonesian rupiah in Canadian dollars.",
"dateFormat": "daily",
"link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/series/FXIDRCAD"
},
"FXJPYCAD": {
"label": "JPY/CAD",
"description": "Daily average exchange rate of the Japanese yen in Canadian dollars.",
"dateFormat": "daily",
"link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/series/FXJPYCAD"
},
"FXMYRCAD": {
"label": "MYR/CAD",
"description": "Daily average exchange rate of the Malaysian ringgit in Canadian dollars.",
"dateFormat": "daily",
"link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/series/FXMYRCAD"
},
"FXMXNCAD": {
"label": "MXN/CAD",
"description": "Daily average exchange rate of the Mexican peso in Canadian dollars.",
"dateFormat": "daily",
"link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/series/FXMXNCAD"
},
"FXNZDCAD": {
"label": "NZD/CAD",
"description": "Daily average exchange rate of the New Zealand dollar in Canadian dollars.",
"dateFormat": "daily",
"link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/series/FXNZDCAD"
},
"FXNOKCAD": {
"label": "NOK/CAD",
"description": "Daily average exchange rate of the Norwegian krone in Canadian dollars.",
"dateFormat": "daily",
"link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/series/FXNOKCAD"
},
"FXPENCAD": {
"label": "PEN/CAD",
"description": "Daily average exchange rate of the Peruvian new sol in Canadian dollars.",
"dateFormat": "daily",
"link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/series/FXPENCAD"
},
"FXRUBCAD": {
"label": "RUB/CAD",
"description": "Daily average exchange rate — historical series of the Russian ruble in Canadian dollars.",
"dateFormat": "daily",
"link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/series/FXRUBCAD"
},
"FXSARCAD": {
"label": "SAR/CAD",
"description": "Daily average exchange rate — historical series of the Saudi riyal in Canadian dollars.",
"dateFormat": "daily",
"link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/series/FXSARCAD"
},
"FXSGDCAD": {
"label": "SGD/CAD",
"description": "Daily average exchange rate of the Singapore dollar in Canadian dollars.",
"dateFormat": "daily",
"link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/series/FXSGDCAD"
},
"FXZARCAD": {
"label": "ZAR/CAD",
"description": "Daily average exchange rate of the South African rand in Canadian dollars.",
"dateFormat": "daily",
"link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/series/FXZARCAD"
},
"FXKRWCAD": {
"label": "KRW/CAD",
"description": "Daily average exchange rate of the South Korean won in Canadian dollars.",
"dateFormat": "daily",
"link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/series/FXKRWCAD"
},
"FXSEKCAD": {
"label": "SEK/CAD",
"description": "Daily average exchange rate of the Swedish krona in Canadian dollars.",
"dateFormat": "daily",
"link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/series/FXSEKCAD"
},
"FXCHFCAD": {
"label": "CHF/CAD",
"description": "Daily average exchange rate of the Swiss franc in Canadian dollars.",
"dateFormat": "daily",
"link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/series/FXCHFCAD"
},
"FXTWDCAD": {
"label": "TWD/CAD",
"description": "Daily average exchange rate of the Taiwanese dollar in Canadian dollars.",
"dateFormat": "daily",
"link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/series/FXTWDCAD"
},
"FXTHBCAD": {
"label": "THB/CAD",
"description": "Daily average exchange rate of the Thai baht in Canadian dollars.",
"dateFormat": "daily",
"link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/series/FXTHBCAD"
},
"FXTRYCAD": {
"label": "TRY/CAD",
"description": "Daily average exchange rate of the Turkish lira in Canadian dollars.",
"dateFormat": "daily",
"link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/series/FXTRYCAD"
},
"FXGBPCAD": {
"label": "GBP/CAD",
"description": "Daily average exchange rate of the UK pound sterling in Canadian dollars.",
"dateFormat": "daily",
"link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/series/FXGBPCAD"
},
"FXUSDCAD": {
"label": "USD/CAD",
"description": "Daily average exchange rate of the US dollar in Canadian dollars.",
"dateFormat": "daily",
"link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/series/FXUSDCAD"
},
"FXVNDCAD": {
"label": "VND/CAD",
"description": "Daily average exchange rate — historical series of the Vietnamese dong in Canadian dollars.",
"dateFormat": "daily",
"link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/series/FXVNDCAD"
},
"FXPLNCAD": {
"label": "PLN/CAD",
"description": "Daily average exchange rate of the Polish zloty in Canadian dollars.",
"dateFormat": "daily",
"link": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/series/FXPLNCAD"
}
}
}
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Group membership
Use Bank of Canada Valet (bankofcanada) from fastCRW Pergamon, capability "Group membership" (group-detail). You know a group name and want to see which individual series belong to it before pulling data. Example options: group_name=FX_RATES_DAILY. Use the crw MCP tools: crw_find_data to confirm the source and its options, then crw_get_data with provider "bankofcanada" and capability "group-detail". Tell me the credits used and cite the licence from the response. If the crw MCP tools are missing, install them with: npx -y crw-mcp install --api-key <your fastCRW API key>
Group observations
Use Bank of Canada Valet (bankofcanada) from fastCRW Pergamon, capability "Group observations" (group-observations). You want a whole panel at once - all daily exchange rates, or the full benchmark yield curve - rather than one series at a time. Example options: group_name=FX_RATES_DAILY, start_date=2026-09-01, end_date=2026-09-30. Use the crw MCP tools: crw_find_data to confirm the source and its options, then crw_get_data with provider "bankofcanada" and capability "group-observations". Tell me the credits used and cite the licence from the response. If the crw MCP tools are missing, install them with: npx -y crw-mcp install --api-key <your fastCRW API key>
Group catalogue
Use Bank of Canada Valet (bankofcanada) from fastCRW Pergamon, capability "Group catalogue" (groups). You want the complete list of Bank of Canada data groups to browse or filter offline rather than searching by keyword. Use the crw MCP tools: crw_find_data to confirm the source and its options, then crw_get_data with provider "bankofcanada" and capability "groups". Tell me the credits used and cite the licence from the response. If the crw MCP tools are missing, install them with: npx -y crw-mcp install --api-key <your fastCRW API key>
Group search
Use Bank of Canada Valet (bankofcanada) from fastCRW Pergamon, capability "Group search" (search-groups). You want a whole published table or dataset on a topic rather than a single series, and need to find its group name. Example options: search=exchange, page=2. Use the crw MCP tools: crw_find_data to confirm the source and its options, then crw_get_data with provider "bankofcanada" and capability "search-groups". Tell me the credits used and cite the licence from the response. If the crw MCP tools are missing, install them with: npx -y crw-mcp install --api-key <your fastCRW API key>