Press

• February 17, 2021

  Bank of Canada announces 2020-21 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, or person of colour.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Scholarship Awards
• February 16, 2021

  University of Alberta crowned National Champion of The Governor’s Challenge

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The University of Alberta has won the Bank of Canada’s sixth 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, Press releases Source(s): The Governor's Challenge
• February 11, 2021

  Canadian universities propose designs for a central bank digital currency

  The Bank of Canada is researching potential system designs and business models for a digital currency that, like a banknote, would be widely accessible, secure and denominated in Canadian dollars.

  Content Type(s): Press, Announcements Topic(s): Digital currencies and fintech
• February 10, 2021

  Bank of Canada Media Interview – Globe and Mail

  Deputy Governor Timothy Lane gave an interview to The Globe and Mail. It will be available online today and in the newspaper. For more information: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/.

  Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
• February 10, 2021

  Bank of Canada Media Interview – Radio-Canada

  Deputy Governor Timothy Lane gave an interview to Radio-Canada. The interview will air today on Zone économie at 18:00 (Eastern Time). Please check local listings or go to https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ for more information.

  Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
• February 10, 2021

  Changing how we pay

  Speech summary Timothy Lane Institute for Data Valorisation Montréal, Quebec

  Deputy Governor Timothy Lane discusses how the pandemic has accelerated the digitalization of the economy.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Topic(s): Bank notes, Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Cryptocurrencies, Digital currencies and fintech, Payment clearing and settlement systems

• February 10, 2021 Institute for Data Valorisation (IVADO) - Speech (Webcasts)

  

  

  Payments Innovation Beyond the Pandemic - Timothy Lane, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, speaks by videoconference to the Institute for Data Valorisation (IVADO). (11:30 (ET) approx.)

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• February 10, 2021

  Payments innovation beyond the pandemic

  Remarks (delivered virtually) Timothy Lane Institute for Data Valorisation Montréal, Quebec

  Deputy Governor Timothy Lane talks about how the Bank of Canada is contributing to the modernization of our payments ecosystem, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to make payments more convenient for all Canadians.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Bank notes, Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Cryptocurrencies, Digital currencies and fintech, Payment clearing and settlement systems
• February 10, 2021

  Speech by Timothy Lane, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada

  On Wednesday, February 10, 2021, Timothy Lane, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, will speak by videoconference to the Institute for Data Valorisation (IVADO). 

  Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
• February 9, 2021

  CARR welcomes issuance of first compounded in arrears CORRA floating rate note

  The Canadian Alternative Reference Rate working group (CARR) welcomes the Royal Bank of Canada’s issuance of the first floating rate note referencing CORRA compounded-in-arrears.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group