Media advisories

With a Little Help from Your Friends: The Virtues of Global Economic Coordination

19:30 (Eastern Time)

Warren Ballroom B
Angell College Center
101 Broad Street
Plattsburgh, New York

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

The Deputy Governor’s text will be available at 19:15 (ET)

• on site
• on the Bank's website

There will be no press conference for this event.

There will be no webcast for this event.

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

Renewing Canada’s Monetary Policy Framework

12:40 (Eastern Time)

Le Centre Sheraton
Ballroom (4th floor)
1201 Boulevard René-Lévesque West
Montréal, Quebec

At 10:55 (ET), copies of the speech will be made available to journalists, under embargo at the Bank’s head office in Ottawa. The embargo will be lifted at 12:25 (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 Tuesday, 22 November.

The Governor’s text will be available at 12:25 (ET):

• on site
• on the Bank's website

At approximately 14:15 (ET), the Governor will hold a press conference in Salon Drummond East (3rd floor).

Audio webcasts of the speech and the press conference will be accessible.

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

Promoting Canada’s Economic and Financial Well-Being in an Uncertain World

20:15 (Central Time); 21:15 (Eastern Time)

Juniper Centre
108 Nelson Road
Thompson, Manitoba

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

The Deputy Governor’s text will be available at 21:00 (ET):

• on site
• on the Bank's website

There will be no press conference for this event.

There will be no webcast for this event.

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

This issue of the Review features the following articles:

• The International Monetary System: An Assessment and Avenue for Reform
• Liquidity Provision and Collateral Haircuts in Payments Systems
• Extracting Information from the Business Outlook Survey: A Principal-Component Approach
• Modelling the Counterfeiting of Bank Notes: A Literature Review

10:30 (Eastern Time)

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

There will be no briefing session for this event.

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

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

At 13:00 (ET), journalists, press photographers and TV crews are invited to attend the issue event in the MaRS Centre Atrium, located at 101 College Street, Toronto, Ontario. Please be sure to have your press accreditation with you.

Note: This event is a photo opportunity only; no Q&A period with Governor Carney is scheduled.

A press release and additional background information will be available at 13:00 (ET) on the Bank's website.

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

Photo Op: At 13:20 p.m. (ET), a photo opportunity with the Governor and Dr. Treurnicht signing a presentation $100 polymer bank note will take place at the desk of Sir Frederick Banting, who is recognized as a co-discoverer of insulin as a treatment for diabetes.

Information Kiosks: At 13:30 (ET), kiosks will be open for journalists to visit and ask questions.

Tour: At 14:00 (ET), journalists will be invited to take a guided tour of the MaRS Centre.

Note Exchange: The new $100 note will be available on-site for purchase by members of the media. Only cash purchases will be accepted. There will be no provisions for debit or credit transactions.

Note to Editors: Journalists will be provided with a media kit that will include high-resolution images, an official press release and other relevant information. Video B-roll will also be available.

Regional Events: In addition to the national issue ceremony, a series of regional media events will take place on Monday, 14 November. Bank of Canada Senior Regional Representatives across the country will have examples of the new $100 note and will be available to answer questions.

BC/Yukon Region: At 10:15 (Pacific Time), media are invited to attend an event at the University of British Columbia’s Life Sciences Institute, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Prairies Region: At 12:30 (Central Standard Time), media are invited to attend an event at the University of Saskatchewan’s International Vaccine Centre, 120 Veterinary Road, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Quebec Region: At 13:15 (Eastern Time), media are invited to attend an event at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, 110 avenue des Pins Ouest, Montréal, Quebec.

Atlantic Region: At 14:15 (Atlantic Time), media are invited to attend an event at the Dalhousie University Life Sciences Research Institute, 1344 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Background:

On the issue date
Since 1991, 14 November has been designated World Diabetes Day by the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization − a fitting date on which to issue a new Canadian bank note celebrating medical innovation, given that Canadians played a key role in the discovery of insulin as a treatment for diabetes.

On the venue
MaRS is an urban innovation hub that enables collaboration between the technology, social purpose, scientific and business communities to accelerate the innovation process and amplify the economic and social impact of new ideas and discoveries – an ideal venue for the issue of a note celebrating Canadian medical innovation.

On the Polymer series
On 20 June 2011, the Bank of Canada announced that it would be putting the new $100 note into circulation in November 2011 and the new $50 bill in March of 2012.

The period between the June unveiling and the actual issue date provides the Bank of Canada with a further opportunity to work with its partners in the financial and retail sectors and law enforcement to prepare Canadians for the new polymer notes.

The remaining denominations − the $20 note, followed by the $10 and $5 notes − will be unveiled and issued by the end of 2013. Further details regarding timelines for the unveiling and issuance of these notes will be made available in the coming months.

10:30 (Eastern Time)

At 08:00 (ET), journalists are invited to review the document, 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 Dale Alexander at 613 782-8782 by 21:00 ET on Tuesday, 8 November.

At 09:15 (ET), Senior Bank officers will provide background information and respond to questions on the contents of the inflation renewal document. 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 Renewal of the Inflation-Control Target: Background Information document will be available at 10:30 (ET) on the Bank’s website.

The 2011 Joint Statement of the Government of Canada and the Bank of Canada on the Renewal of the Inflation-Control Target is already available on the Bank’s website.

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

Global Liquidity

13:05 (Greenwich Mean Time); 08:05 (Eastern Time)

Drapers’ Hall
Throgmorton Avenue
The City
London, United Kingdom

At 06:20 (ET), copies of the speech will be made available to journalists, under embargo at the Bank’s head office in Ottawa. The embargo will be lifted at 07:50 (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, 7 November 2011.

The Governor’s text will be available at 07:50 (ET):

• on site
• on the Bank's website.

At approximately 14:15 (GMT), 09:15 (ET), the Governor will hold a press conference in the Court Dining Room.

There will be no webcast for this event.

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

Study on the Potential Reasons for Price Discrepancies Between Canada and the United States

18:30 to 19:15 (Eastern Time)

Victoria Building, Room 9
140 Wellington Street

The Governor’s opening statement will be published on the Bank's website.

An audio webcast of the appearance will be accessible from the Bank's website.

There will be no media activity following this event.
For more information, please contact Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 or jharrison@bankofcanada.ca.

The Governor’s opening statement will be published on the Bank's website at 16:15 ET.

An audio webcast of the appearance will be accessible from the Bank's website.

There will be no media activity following the appearance.
For more information, please contact Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 or jharrison@bankofcanada.ca.

10:00 (Eastern Time)

1 Wellington Street, Room C-120

The Governor’s opening statement will be published on the Bank's website at 10:00 ET.

An audio webcast of the appearance will be accessible from the Bank's website.

There will be no media activity following the appearance.
For more information, please contact Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 or jharrison@bankofcanada.ca.