Speeches

• February 5, 2020

  Securing prosperity is up to all of us

  Carolyn A. Wilkins Economic Club of Canada Toronto, Ontario

  Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins explains that Canada is well-positioned to secure prosperity and avoid a long period of slow growth if we take the right steps.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Fiscal Policy, Interest rates, International topics, Monetary policy framework, Potential output, Productivity
• February 5, 2020

  Our Economic Destiny: Written in R-stars?

  Remarks Carolyn A. Wilkins Economic Club of Canada Toronto, Ontario

  Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins talks about how to navigate slow growth and discusses the types of policies that would help secure long-term prosperity.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Fiscal Policy, Interest rates, International topics, Monetary policy framework, Potential output, Productivity
• January 30, 2020

  How vulnerabilities like debt can affect interest rates

  Paul Beaudry Laval University Québec, Québec

  Deputy Governor Paul Beaudry explains to students at Laval University why financial vulnerabilities—such as household debt—are important for the Bank of Canada when it sets interest rates.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches Topic(s): Central bank research, Credit risk management, Financial stability, Inflation targets, Interest rates, Monetary Policy, Monetary policy framework, Monetary policy implementation
• January 30, 2020

  Monetary Policy and Financial Vulnerabilities

  Remarks Paul Beaudry Université Laval Québec, Québec

  Deputy Governor Paul Beaudry discusses how financial vulnerabilities present a challenge for monetary policy.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches Topic(s): Central bank research, Credit risk management, Financial stability, Inflation targets, Interest rates, Monetary Policy, Monetary policy framework, Monetary policy implementation
• January 22, 2020

  Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement

  Opening Statement Stephen S. Poloz Ottawa, Ontario

  Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the policy rate decision and the MPR.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches
• January 9, 2020

  Fireside Chat – Stephen S. Poloz, Governor

  Remarks Stephen S. Poloz Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Vancouver, British Columbia

  Governor Stephen S. Poloz talks about key issues for the Bank at the beginning of 2020.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches
• January 5, 2020

  Monetary Policy Frameworks in a World of Low Interest Rates

  Remarks Carolyn A. Wilkins American Economic Association San Diego

  Archived panel discussion hosted by the Bank for International Settlements at the American Economic Association’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Allied Social Science Associations.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches Topic(s): Inflation targets, Monetary policy framework
• December 12, 2019

  The Bank of Canada’s plans for 2020

  Stephen S. Poloz Empire Club of Canada Toronto, Ontario

  In his traditional year-end speech, Governor Stephen S. Poloz described some of the long-term forces affecting the global and Canadian economies that will shape the Bank’s work in 2020.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches Topic(s): Digital Currencies and Fintech, Economic models, Inflation targets, International topics, Monetary policy framework, Productivity
• December 12, 2019

  Big Issues Ahead: The Bank’s 2020 Vision

  Remarks Stephen S. Poloz Empire Club of Canada Toronto, Ontario

  Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses how long-term global economic forces will drive the Bank of Canada’s work agenda in 2020 and beyond.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches Topic(s): Digital Currencies and Fintech, Economic models, Inflation targets, International topics, Monetary policy framework, Productivity
• December 5, 2019

  Economic Progress Report: Charting Our Own Course

  Remarks Timothy Lane Ottawa Board of Trade Ottawa, Ontario

  Deputy Governor Timothy Lane talks about the different monetary policy paths taken by Canada and the United States over the last decade and reviews the Bank of Canada’s latest interest rate decision.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches Topic(s): Monetary Policy, Monetary policy framework, Recent economic and financial developments