Speeches and appearances

• May 5, 2015

  Liquid Markets for a Solid Economy

  Remarks Carolyn A. Wilkins Chambre de commerce du Montréal métropolitain Montréal, Quebec

  Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins discusses funding and market liquidity, and announces consultations on the Bank’s market operations and emergency lending frameworks.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Asset pricing, Financial institutions, Financial markets, Financial stability, Financial system regulation and policies, Lender of last resort
• April 28, 2015

  Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

  Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Ottawa, Ontario

  Good morning, Mr. Chairman and committee members. Carolyn and I are happy to be here for one of our twice-yearly meetings on our Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Today we will outline for you the Bank’s latest economic outlook, published in our MPR on 15 April. In this volatile and uncertain environment, it is helpful to […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• April 15, 2015

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report

  Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz Ottawa, Ontario

  Press conference following the release of the Monetary Policy Report.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Research Topic(s): Inflation and prices, Interest rates, Labour markets, Monetary policy, Monetary policy implementation, Recent economic and financial developments
• March 26, 2015

  Central Bank Credibility and Policy Normalization

  Remarks Stephen S. Poloz Canada-United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce London, United Kingdom

  Governor Poloz discusses the recent rise in financial market volatility and low long-term borrowing costs, and what they both mean for central bank credibility.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Credibility, Financial stability, Inflation targets, Interest rates, Monetary policy, Monetary policy implementation
• March 25, 2015

  Promoting Canada’s economic and financial well-being

  Presentation Timothy Lane Kelowna Chamber of Commerce Kelowna, British Columbia

  Deputy Governor Timothy Lane discusses the core responsibilities of the Bank and the economic outlook.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Presentations
• March 12, 2015

  Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

  Opening statement Rhys R. Mendes House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Ottawa, Ontario

  Rhys Mendes discusses the impact of lower oil prices on the Canadian economy, in general, and on the manufacturing industry, in particular.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• February 24, 2015

  Lessons New and Old: Reinventing Central Banking

  Remarks Stephen S. Poloz Western University President's Lecture London, Ontario

  Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses the need to integrate financial stability concerns with inflation control in conducting monetary policy after the financial crisis.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Central bank research, Inflation and prices, Inflation targets, Monetary aggregates, Monetary policy, Monetary policy framework
• February 19, 2015

  Inflation, Expectations and Monetary Policy

  Remarks Agathe Côté Association québécoise des technologies Mont-Tremblant, Quebec

  Deputy Governor Agathe Côté discusses the importance of inflation expectations for monetary policy and a new survey the Bank of Canada created to monitor household expectations.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Central bank research, Credibility, Inflation and prices, Inflation targets, Monetary and financial indicators, Recent economic and financial developments
• February 17, 2015

  Opening Statement before the Standing Committee on Finance

  Opening statement Paul Chilcott Standing Committee on Finance

  Paul Chilcott discusses the Bank’s work to support the development of renminbi activity in Canada.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• February 10, 2015

  Minding the Labour Gap

  Remarks Carolyn A. Wilkins Ottawa Economics Association Ottawa, Ontario

  Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins discusses the state of the labour market, the impact of lower oil prices on Canada’s economic outlook and the importance of both for monetary policy.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Inflation and prices, Inflation targets, Labour markets, Monetary policy, Potential output, Productivity