Upcoming events, Press

• April 29, 2022

  The Bank of Canada Museum is reopening

  The Bank of Canada Museum will reopen on May 12, 2022, after being closed for the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Content Type(s): Press, Announcements
• April 27, 2022

  Opening Statement before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

  Opening statement Tiff Macklem Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce Ottawa, Ontario

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• April 26, 2022

  The Bank of Canada Releases Its Annual Report for 2021

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada’s Annual Report for 2021 was tabled in the House of Commons today. The Report is now available on the Bank’s website.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• April 25, 2022

  Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

  Opening statement Tiff Macklem House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Ottawa, Ontario

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• April 22, 2022

  Bank of Canada announces increases to the limit for Securities Repo and Overnight Reverse Repo operations

  Effective April 25, 2022, the maximum total bidding amount across all securities in the Securities Repo Operation (SRO) will increase to $5,000 million for each counterparty.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Overnight reverse repo operations, Securities Repo Operations
• April 13, 2022

  Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement

  Opening statement Tiff Macklem Ottawa, Ontario

  Governor Tiff Macklem discusses key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the policy rate decision and the MPR.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• April 13, 2022

  Bank of Canada provides operational details for quantitative tightening and announces that it will continue to implement monetary policy using a floor system

  As announced on April 13, 2022, the Bank of Canada is ending the reinvestment phase of its asset purchase program and beginning quantitative tightening (QT).

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program
• April 13, 2022

  Bank of Canada increases policy interest rate by 50 basis points, begins quantitative tightening

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today increased its target for the overnight rate to 1%, with the Bank Rate at 1¼% and the deposit rate at 1%.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• April 4, 2022

  Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (April 11-22)

  As previously announced, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) launched on April 1, 2020 a program to purchase Government of Canada securities in the secondary market – the Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP).

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program