Speeches

• 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
• December 5, 2019

  Canadian economy resilient despite global uncertainty

  Timothy Lane Ottawa Board of Trade and Ottawa Business Journal Ottawa, Ontario

  Speaking a day after we decided to hold interest rates steady, Deputy Governor Timothy Lane explained that Canada’s economy remains resilient.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches Topic(s): Monetary Policy, Monetary policy framework, Recent economic and financial developments
• November 19, 2019

  Financial Stability in an Uncertain World (Full Remarks)

  Remarks Carolyn A. Wilkins International Finance Club of Montréal Montréal, Quebec

  Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins provides an update on the Canadian financial system and discusses measures in place that increase its resilience in a challenging global environment.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches Topic(s): Climate change, Financial Institutions, Financial stability, Financial system regulation and policies, Housing, Trade Integration
• November 19, 2019

  Financial Stability in an Uncertain World

  Carolyn A. Wilkins The International Finance Club of Montreal Montréal, Quebec

  Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins talks about the recent strengthening of Canada’s financial system.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches Topic(s): Climate change, Financial Institutions, Financial stability, Financial system regulation and policies, Trade Integration
• November 15, 2019

  Private Digital Currencies or Central Bank Digital Currencies?

  Remarks Timothy Lane Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  Archived panel discussion at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches Topic(s): Digital Currencies and Fintech