Media advisories

Global deleveraging and the implications for Canada

13:10 (Eastern Time)

Sheraton Centre Hotel
Grand Ballroom (Lower Concourse)
123 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario

At 11:25 (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 12:55 (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 (ET) on Friday, 9 December 2011.

The Governor’s text will be available at 12:55 (ET):

• on site
• on the Bank's website.

At approximately 14:10 (ET), the Governor will hold a press conference in Sheraton Hall A (Lower Concourse).

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.

The Financial System Review features the following sections:

Risk Assessment: Presents the collective judgment of the Bank of Canada’s Governing Council on the key risks and vulnerabilities—arising from both international and domestic sources—that would adversely affect the stability of the Canadian financial system.

Macrofinancial Environment: Discusses key financial and macroeconomic trends and developments over the past six months to support the assessment of the key risks for Canadian financial stability outlined in the Risk Assessment.

Reports: This issue features the following reports, which examine, in greater depth, selected issues of relevance to the financial system:

• A Fundamental Review of Capital Charges Associated with Trading Activities
• Strengthening Bank Management of Liquidity Risk: The Basel III Liquidity Standards

10:30 (Eastern Time)

At 09:00 (ET), journalists are invited to review the Financial System Review, under embargo, at the Bank’s head office in Ottawa. (Please use the East Tower entrance at 245 Sparks Street and have your press card with you.) The embargo will be lifted at 10:30 (ET).

For security reasons, those wishing to attend the lock-up must confirm their presence by calling Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 before noon on Wednesday, 7 December 2011.

There will be no briefing session for this event.

The Financial System Review 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.

09:00 (Eastern Time)

At 08:00 (ET), 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, 5 December.

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) on 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.