Speeches

• June 10, 2026

  Press Conference: Policy Rate Announcement – June 2026

  

  

  Interest Rate Announcement — Press conference by Governor Tiff Macklem and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers (10:30 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• June 10, 2026

  Monetary Policy Decision 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 monetary policy decision.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• May 28, 2026

  Press Conference: Financial Stability Report—2026

  

  

  Release of the Financial Stability Report — Press conference by Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers and Deputy Governor Toni Gravelle (11:00 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• May 28, 2026

  Release of the Financial Stability Report

  Opening statement Carolyn Rogers, Toni Gravelle Ottawa, Ontario

  Press conference following the release of the Financial Stability Report.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Subject(s): Financial system, Financial markets, Financial stability
• May 26, 2026

  Speech: Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en analyse des organisations (CIRANO)

  

  

  The labour market and structural change in the Canadian economy. — External Deputy Governor Nicolas Vincent speaks before the Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en analyse des organisations (CIRANO) (8:35 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• May 26, 2026

  Canada’s labour market: between cycles and structural change

  Remarks Nicolas Vincent Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en analyse des organisations (CIRANO) Montréal, Quebec

  External Deputy Governor Nicolas Vincent explores the factors driving recent shifts in Canada’s labour market and the implications for monetary policy.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Subject(s): Monetary policy, Economic models, Economy/Economic growth
• May 26, 2026

  Diagnosing change in the labour market

  Speech summary Nicolas Vincent Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en analyse des organisations (CIRANO) Ottawa, Ontario

  External Deputy Governor Nicolas Vincent discusses three trends signaling weakness in Canada’s labour market, exploring whether they reflect temporary factors or deeper structural change.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Subject(s): Monetary policy, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation
• May 13, 2026

  Speech: Ottawa Economics Association (OEA) and the Canadian Association for Business Economics (CABE)

  

  

  AI adoption, productivity and economic potential in Canada — External Deputy Governor Michelle Alexopoulos speaks at the Ottawa Economics Association (OEA) and the Canadian Association for Business Economics (CABE) 2026 Spring Policy Conference (11:20 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• May 13, 2026

  AI is knocking: Canada’s next productivity story

  Remarks Michelle Alexopoulos Ottawa Economics Association—Canadian Association for Business Economics Spring Policy Conference Ottawa, Ontario

  External Deputy Governor Michelle Alexopoulos discusses what we know so far about AI adoption, and what it could mean for productivity and labour markets in Canada.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Subject(s): Monetary policy, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation
• May 13, 2026

  Productivity in the age of AI

  Speech summary Michelle Alexopoulos Ottawa Economics Association—Canadian Association for Business Economics Spring Policy Conference Ottawa, Ontario

  External Deputy Governor Michelle Alexopoulos discusses the evolution of artificial intelligence and its potential effects on jobs, productivity and economic growth—now, and in the future.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Subject(s): Monetary policy, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation