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• March 2, 2022

  Bank of Canada increases policy interest rate

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today increased its target for the overnight rate to ½ %, with the Bank Rate at ¾ % and the deposit rate at ½ %.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• February 22, 2022

  Bank of Canada announces 2021-2022 scholarship recipients

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of its scholarship awards  for students with disabilities, Indigenous students and students who identify as a woman or as a member of a visible minority or racialized group.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Scholarship awards
• February 18, 2022

  Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (February 28-March 11)

  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
• February 18, 2022

  Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri to Retire from the Bank of Canada

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada announced today that Deputy Governor Lawrence L. Schembri will retire on June 17, 2022.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• February 16, 2022

  Expecting the unexpected: Central bank decision making in turbulent times

  Remarks (delivered virtually) Timothy Lane School of Public Policy, University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta

  Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Tim Lane discusses how the Bank responds to uncertainty in turbulent times.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Subject(s): Monetary policy, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation, Inflation targeting framework
• February 16, 2022

  Navigating uncharted territory

  Speech summary Timothy Lane School of Public Policy, University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta

  Deputy Governor Tim Lane discusses how the Bank of Canada approached decision making during the unprecedented upheaval brought on by the COVID‑19 pandemic.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Subject(s): Monetary policy, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation, Inflation targeting framework
• February 9, 2022

  The role of Canadian business in fostering non-inflationary growth

  Remarks (delivered virtually) Tiff Macklem Canadian Chamber of Commerce Ottawa, Ontario

  Governor Tiff Macklem discusses how business investment and stronger productivity are vital to sustaining non-inflationary economic growth.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Subject(s): Financial system, Financial stability, Monetary policy, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation, Inflation targeting framework
• February 9, 2022

  Producing growth with less inflation

  Speech summary Tiff Macklem Canadian Chamber of Commerce Canada 360 Summit Ottawa, Ontario

  Governor Tiff Macklem discusses how—by investing in technology and people—businesses can help the economy grow more with less inflation.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Subject(s): Monetary policy, Economic models, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation, Inflation targeting framework
• February 7, 2022

  Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (February 14-25)

  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
• February 7, 2022

  Université de Sherbrooke crowned National Champion of The Governor’s Challenge

  The Bank of Canada is pleased to announce that Université de Sherbrooke has won the seventh annual Governor’s Challenge, a national student competition in which teams simulate the role of advisor to the Bank’s Governing Council.

  Content Type(s): Press, Announcements Source(s): The Governor's Challenge