Special Advisor
The Bank of Canada created the position of Special Advisor in 1998 to bring additional perspectives to monetary policy discussions and to give university and private sector professionals in economics and finance first-hand knowledge of the institution.
Special Advisors are appointed for a specified term. Below is a list of individuals who have been appointed since the position was created in 1998.
Year | Special Advisor | Professional Association at Time of Appointment |
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2014 | Line Rivard | |
2013 | Lynn K. Patterson | Bank of America Merrill Lynch Canada |
2012 | Evan W. Siddall | Fort Reliance Co. / Irving Oil Ltd. |
2012 | David T. Beers | Standard & Poor's |
2011 | Timothy Hodgson | Goldman Sachs Canada |
2010-11 | Professor Prasanna Gai | Australian National University |
2009-10 | Jean Boivin | Chair in Monetary Policy and Financial Markets at the Institute of Applied Economics at HEC business school in Montréal |
2008-09 | Professor Angelo Melino | University of Toronto |
Professor Frank Milne | Queen's University | |
2007-08 | Professor Paul Masson | Rotman School of Management |
2006-07 | Professor Steve Ambler | Université du Québec à Montréal |
2005-06 | Bruce Little | Journalist (Retired from the Globe and Mail) |
2004-05 | Professor Christopher Ragan | McGill University |
2003-04 | Professor John Helliwell | University of British Columbia |
2002-03 | Andrew Spence | Global Head, Currency Markets and Credit Markets Research, TD Securities |
2001-02 | Professor John Chant | Simon Fraser University |
2000-01 | Professor Angela Redish | University of British Columbia |
1999-2000 | Professor Daniel Racette | École des Hautes Études Commerciales |
1998-99 | Professor David Laidler | University of Western Ontario |