Press

• February 17, 2015

  Opening Statement before the Standing Committee on Finance

  Opening statement Paul Chilcott Standing Committee on Finance

  Paul Chilcott discusses the Bank’s work to support the development of renminbi activity in Canada.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• February 10, 2015

  Economy Has Room to Grow, Says Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Canadian economy still has room to grow, and the sharp drop in oil prices is a setback, Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins said in Ottawa today, adding that monetary policy will support the needed adjustments. As the Bank assesses the underlying inflation pressures in the Canadian economy, it is critical that […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• February 10, 2015

  Minding the Labour Gap

  Remarks Carolyn A. Wilkins Ottawa Economics Association Ottawa, Ontario

  Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins discusses the state of the labour market, the impact of lower oil prices on Canada’s economic outlook and the importance of both for monetary policy.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• January 29, 2015

  Planned Changes to Assets Eligible as Collateral under the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF)

  Following a regular review of the Bank’s policy in relation to Assets Eligible as Collateral under the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF), the Bank is planning to add certain Canadian-dollar denominated term asset-backed securities (ABS), including those backed by residential mortgages, to the list of eligible collateral, effective 31 March 2015.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• January 21, 2015

  Monetary Policy Report - Press Conference (Video) - January 2015

  

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report - (Videocast) Press conference by Governor Stephen S. Poloz and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins. (11:15 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• January 21, 2015

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report

  Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz Ottawa, Ontario

  Press conference following the release of the Monetary Policy Report.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• January 21, 2015

  Monetary Policy Report - Press Conference (Audio) - January 2015

  

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report - (Audiocast) Press conference by Governor Stephen S. Poloz and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins. (11:15 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• January 21, 2015

  Bank of Canada lowers overnight rate target to 3/4 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 3/4 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/2 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• January 13, 2015

  Drilling Down - Understanding Oil Prices and Their Economic Impact

  Remarks Timothy Lane Madison International Trade Association (MITA) Madison, Wisconsin

  Deputy Governor Timothy Lane discusses the causes of the recent drop in oil prices and its effects on the global and Canadian economies.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• January 9, 2015

  Assets Eligible as Collateral under the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF) - Exceptional Temporary Access to Non-Mortgage Loan Portfolio

  The Bank of Canada will continue, in exceptional circumstances, to allow participants in the Large Value Transfer System (LVTS) to submit, on a same-day basis, requests to lift the 20 per cent limit of total collateral value pledged that can be the non-mortgage loan portfolio (NMLP).

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices