Speeches

• April 21, 2021

  Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement

  Opening statement Tiff Macklem Ottawa, Ontario

  Governor Tiff Macklem discusses key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the policy rate decision and the MPR.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• April 21, 2021

  Press Conference: Monetary Policy Report – April 2021

  

  

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report — Press conference by Governor Tiff Macklem (11:00 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• March 23, 2021

  Supporting markets in tough times

  Speech summary Toni Gravelle CFA Society Toronto Toronto, Ontario

  Deputy Governor Toni Gravelle talks about actions the Bank of Canada took to make sure financial markets could work smoothly during the COVID-19 pandemic. He also discusses the Bank’s plans to discontinue some programs.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Research Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Financial institutions, Financial markets, Financial system regulation and policies, Lender of last resort, Monetary policy
• March 23, 2021

  Speech: CFA Society Toronto

  

  

  The role of the Bank of Canada in responding to market-wide stress — Deputy Governor Toni Gravelle speaks by videoconference (13:15 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• March 23, 2021

  Market stress relief: The role of the Bank of Canada’s balance sheet

  Remarks (delivered virtually) Toni Gravelle CFA Society Toronto Toronto, Ontario

  Deputy Governor Toni Gravelle discusses actions taken by the Bank of Canada to respond to market-wide stresses during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Bank’s role as lender of last resort in the financial system.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Financial institutions, Financial markets, Financial system regulation and policies, Lender of last resort, Monetary policy
• March 11, 2021

  Media Availability: Restaurants Canada

  

  

  Savings in the time of COVID-19, and the outlook for household spending — Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri takes questions from reporters by videoconference following his remarks (14:45 (ET) approx.). 

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• March 11, 2021

  Speech: Restaurants Canada

  

  

  Savings in the time of COVID-19, and the outlook for household spending — Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri speaks by videoconference to Restaurants Canada (13:30 (ET) approx.). 

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• March 11, 2021

  COVID-19, savings and household spending

  Remarks (delivered virtually) Lawrence L. Schembri Restaurants Canada Toronto, Ontario

  Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri talks about the Bank’s latest interest rate announcement and discusses how COVID-19 has affected savings and the outlook household spending.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Domestic demand and components, Monetary policy, Recent economic and financial developments, Service sector
• March 11, 2021

  Household consumption in a pandemic

  Speech summary Lawrence L. Schembri Restaurants Canada Toronto, Ontario

  Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri talks about how COVID-19 has affected household saving and spending patterns and discusses the Bank’s decision yesterday to leave the policy rate unchanged.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Research Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Domestic demand and components, Monetary policy, Recent economic and financial developments, Service sector
• February 23, 2021

  Media Availability: Edmonton Chamber of Commerce and the Calgary Chamber of Commerce

  

  

  Labour market impacts of COVID and sectoral implications — Governor Tiff Macklem speaks by videoconference before the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce and the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. (13:50 (ET) approx.)

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts