Press Releases

• April 27, 2012

  Bank of Canada designates Canadian Derivatives Clearing Service under the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Governor of the Bank of Canada today designated the Canadian Derivatives Clearing Service (CDCS) as subject to ongoing regulatory oversight by the Bank under the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act (PCSA), effective 30 April 2012.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• April 17, 2012

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• April 13, 2012

  Bank of Canada Announces Recipients of 2012 Fellowship and Governor’s Awards

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced the recipients of the Bank’s Fellowship Award and Governor’s Award for 2012.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Fellowship Program
• April 5, 2012

  The Bank of Canada Releases Its Annual Report for 2011

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada’s Annual Report for 2011 was tabled in the House of Commons today.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• April 2, 2012

  Canada’s Exports Need to Be Reoriented to the New Global Economy, Says Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney

  Media Relations Waterloo, Ontario

  In response to the global financial crisis, Canada’s broad economic strategy has been to grow domestic demand and to encourage Canadian businesses to retool and reorient to the new global economy, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said in a speech today. “On the former, we have been successful,” he noted. On the second, he […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• March 26, 2012

  Bank of Canada Issues $50 Polymer Bank Note

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney today officially announced the new $50 polymer bank note’s entry into circulation, during an event at the Canadian Coast Guard’s Québec port facility. These new notes will be available at financial institutions from coast to coast to coast starting today. Governor Carney was joined at the event by Shelly […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Topic(s): Bank notes
• March 8, 2012

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• February 24, 2012

  Flexible Inflation Targeting Appropriate Framework for All Seasons, Says Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney

  Media Relations New York, New York

  In a speech today to the U.S. Monetary Policy Forum, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney reviewed the advantages of Canada’s flexible inflation-targeting regime. Citing a “complex and continuously evolving world that no one can predict with certainty,” Governor Carney said that flexible inflation targeting “provides a robust framework for all seasons.” A flexible inflation-targeting […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• January 17, 2012

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases