Ottawa, Ontario

• January 7, 2016

  Life After Liftoff: Divergence and U.S. Monetary Policy Normalization

  Remarks Stephen S. Poloz The Mayor’s Breakfast Series Ottawa, Ontario

  Governor Poloz talks about the global commodity price shock and how it is leading to economic and financial divergence.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Domestic demand and components, Exchange rates, Inflation targets, Interest rates, International financial markets, Monetary policy
• January 7, 2016

  Expect policy divergence as economies adjust to shocks, Governor Poloz says

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  Diverging monetary policies are the natural consequence of large declines in resource prices and should be expected, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz said in a speech today at the Mayor’s Breakfast Series in Ottawa. Last month’s interest rate increase by the U.S. Federal Reserve is the first step in a long process toward […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• December 15, 2015

  Financial System Review - Press Conference (Video) - December 2015

  

  Press conference by Governor Stephen S. Poloz and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins (11:45 (ET) approx.)

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• December 15, 2015

  Financial System Review - Press Conference (Audio) - December 2015

  

  Press conference by Governor Stephen S. Poloz and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins (11:45 (ET) approx.)

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• December 15, 2015

  Release of the Financial System Review

  Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz Ottawa, Ontario

  Press conference following the release of the Financial System Review.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Research Topic(s): Credit and credit aggregates, Financial stability, Financial system regulation and policies, Housing, Regional economic developments, Sectoral balance sheet
• December 15, 2015

  Bank of Canada says housing vulnerabilities have edged higher, but financial system remains resilient

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  Vulnerabilities in the housing sector have edged higher, the Bank of Canada said today in its Financial System Review (FSR), while the overall level of risk to Canada’s financial system has remained roughly unchanged since June. The Bank continues to identify two key vulnerabilities related to the Canadian household sector: the elevated level of household […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• December 4, 2015

  Bank of Canada introduces The Governor’s Challenge, a new student competition

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced a new student competition—The Governor’s Challenge—where teams simulate the role of monetary policy advisor to the Bank's Governing Council. Over 100 undergraduates from 22 universities across Canada are taking part in 2015–16, the competition’s inaugural year.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): The Governor's Challenge
• December 2, 2015

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1/2 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/4 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• October 26, 2015

  Deputy Governor Agathe Côté to retire from the Bank of Canada

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada announced today that Deputy Governor Agathe Côté will retire at the end of January 2016.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• October 21, 2015

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report

  Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz, Carolyn A. Wilkins 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, Monetary policy, Potential output, Recent economic and financial developments, Regional economic developments