Press

• February 21, 2013

  Bank of Canada announces Deputy Governor Appointment

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada today announced the appointment of Lawrence L. Schembri as Deputy Governor effective 25 February 2013.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• February 13, 2013

  Publishing CORRA on the Family Day holiday

  The Bank’s Head Office will now be closed each year for the provincial Family Day holiday. The Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (CORRA) will not be published on that day.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• February 12, 2013

  Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

  Opening statement Mark Carney House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Ottawa, Ontario

  Good morning. Tiff and I are pleased to be here with you today to discuss the January Monetary Policy Report, which the Bank recently published. While the global economic outlook is slightly weaker than the Bank had projected in October MPR, global tail risks have also diminished. The economic expansion in the United States is […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• February 12, 2013

  Statement by G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors

  Media Relations

  We, the G7 Ministers and Governors, reaffirm our longstanding commitment to market determined exchange rates and to consult closely in regard to actions in foreign exchange markets. We reaffirm that our fiscal and monetary policies have been and will remain oriented towards meeting our respective domestic objectives using domestic instruments, and that we will not […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• February 11, 2013

  Financial Stability in One Country?

  Remarks Timothy Lane Weatherhead Center for International Affairs - Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts

  Deputy Governor Tim Lane discusses the cross-border implications of financial instability and financial reform.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• January 26, 2013

  World Economic Forum Annual Meeting (Video)

  

  Panel session given by Mark Carney, Governor, Davos, Switzerland

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• January 23, 2013

  Monetary Policy Report - Press Conference (Video) - January 2013

  

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report - (Videocast) Press conference by Governor Mark Carney and Senior Deputy Governor Tiff Macklem.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• January 23, 2013

  Monetary Policy Report - Press Conference (Audio) - January 2013

  

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report - (Audiocast) Press conference by Governor Mark Carney and Senior Deputy Governor Tiff Macklem.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• January 23, 2013

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report

  Opening statement Mark Carney Ottawa, Ontario

  Press conference following the release of the Monetary Policy Report.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• January 23, 2013

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases