Media advisories

Governor Carney will participate in an on-stage interview with John Micklethwait, Editor-in-Chief, The Economist.

17:15 (Eastern Time)

National Museum of the American Indian
One Bowling Green
New York, NY

There will be no media lock-up for this event.

There will be no text for this event.

There will be no press conference for this event.

There will be no Bank of Canada webcast for this event. An online conference pass may be purchased from the host organization to access its webcast. For more details, see http://fora.tv/conference/buttonwood_2011.

For more information, please contact Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 or jharrison@bankofcanada.ca. For media wishing to attend on site, please contact Amy Jaick, Communications Manager, The Economist, at 212 641-9834 or by email at amyjaick@economist.com.

10:30 (Eastern Time)

At 07:30 (ET), journalists are invited to review the Report, under embargo, at the Bank’s head office in Ottawa and at the regional offices in Toronto (150 King Street West, Suite 2000) and Montréal (1501 McGill College Avenue, Suite 2030). Please be sure to have your press card with you. For security reasons, those wishing to attend must confirm by calling Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 before noon on Tuesday, 25 October.

At 09:00 (ET), Senior Bank officers will provide background information and respond to questions on the contents of the Report. Journalists in Toronto and Montréal will be linked to the briefing by video conference. Information gathered at the session may be used freely in news reports and commentaries, provided it is not attributed to the Bank or its officers. Electronic recording is not permitted.

At 10:30 (ET), the lock-up ends and the embargo is lifted.

The Monetary Policy Report will be available at 10:30 (ET) on the Bank's website.

At 11:15 (ET) Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of Canada, will hold a press conference to discuss the contents of the Report at the National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington Street, Ottawa. He will be accompanied by Senior Deputy Governor Tiff Macklem.

Audio and video webcasts of the press conference will be accessible from the Bank's website.

For more information, please contact Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 or jharrison@bankofcanada.ca.

09:00 (Eastern Time)

Lock-up: At 08:00 (Eastern Time), journalists are invited to review the press release, under embargo at the Bank’s head office in Ottawa. The embargo will be lifted at 09:00 (ET). (Please use the East Tower entrance at 245 Sparks Street and have your press card with you.)

For security reasons, those wishing to attend the lock-up must confirm by calling Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 before noon on Monday, 24 October.

There is no briefing session for this event.

The press release will be available:

• at 09:00 (ET) on the Bank's website
• between 09:00 and 10:00 (ET) via CNW Group

There is no press conference for this event.

There is no webcast for this event.

For more information, please contact Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 or jharrison@bankofcanada.ca.

10:30 (Eastern Time)

There will be no media lock-up for this event.

There will be no briefing session for this event.

The Business Outlook Survey and the Senior Loan Officer Survey will be available at 10:30 (ET) on the bank’s website.

For more information, please contact Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 or jharrison@bankofcanada.ca.