Speech by Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada

OTTAWA – On Wednesday, June 18, 2025, Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada, will speak before the St. John’s Board of Trade. 

Topic

Tariffs, trade, employment and inflation

Time

11:30 (Eastern Time)

Place

JAG Hotel
115 George Street West
St. John’s, NL A1C 0B7

Lock-Up

At 9:45 (ET), journalists are invited to review copies of the speech, under embargo, at the Bank’s head office in Ottawa. Please use the Bank of Canada Museum entrance, located at 30 Bank Street (corner of Bank and Wellington), and bring photo ID.

For security reasons, journalists wishing to attend must confirm their presence by contacting Media Relations before noon (ET) Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Those who have not registered will not be admitted to the lock-up.

The embargo will be lifted at 11:15 (ET).

Distribution

The Governor’s text will be available on the Bank’s website at 11:15 (ET).

Media Availability

At approximately 12:40 (ET), the Governor will hold a press conference in Studio C, 2nd Floor.

Accredited journalists who wish to participate remotely must contact  Media Relations  for connection information before noon (ET) on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

Audience Q&A

There will be an audience Q&A period.

Webcast

Audio and video webcasts of the speech and press conference will be available.

Note

Those wishing to attend are asked to contact .

For more information, please contact Media Relations

Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories

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