Bank of Canada Valet API — free, no key required; ~500,000 daily public requests across ~12,500 series and ~4.5M observations

Claim: The Bank of Canada Valet API requires no API key and no cost. The Bank reports it serves over 500,000 public requests daily across ~12,500 series and ~4.5 million observations.

Source: https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/docs ; https://www.bankofcanada.ca/publications/.../driving-decisions-with-data/

Confidence: Verified.

Caveat: Publication has a brief processing delay before new data appears in Valet (Bank-acknowledged).

Why this matters for Candid: The Canadian-context equivalent of FRED, with even lower friction (no key). For Ontario SMB clients quoting in CAD or referencing BoC rates, this is the free first input. Cross-links to FRED API (St. Louis Fed) — free with API key; covers GDP, inflation, employment, interest rates (US equivalent).