A day after the Bank of Canada said it would not deliver on a widely expected interest rate cut, Canadian banks have begun to raise fixed mortgage rates.

CIBC was the first to move. Late Wednesday, it announced across-the-board rate hikes for all of its fixed mortgage terms, effective Thursday.

TD Canada Trust soon followed, and the Royal Bank and Bank of Montreal announced Thursday that their rates would go up Friday.

The posted rate on a five-year closed mortgage jumps half a percentage point to 7.15 per cent at TD, Bank of Montreal and the Royal Bank. The increase at CIBC is 3/10ths of a percentage point to 6.95 per cent.

Two- and three-year mortgages jump 0.85 of a percentage point to 7 per cent at TD, while a one-year closed mortgage rises 8/10ths of a percentage point to 6.95 per cent.

These are posted rates. Banks will frequently discount those rates by more than a full percentage point. Virtual banks, like ING Direct and President's Choice Financial, usually offer rates that beat the traditional brick-and-mortar banks.

On Tuesday, the Bank of Canada surprised markets by leaving its key overnight lending rate unchanged, citing concern about inflation risks.

Many analysts said the central bank effectively signalled an end to its recent rate-cutting campaign. Some observers said the next rate move by the Bank of Canada would likely be a hike next year.

Right after the central bank's announcement, yields in the bond market jumped on the expectation of higher inflation down the road. Fixed-rate mortgage rates tend to move higher when long-term bond yields rise.