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• June 22, 2022

  Deputy Governor Timothy Lane to Retire from the Bank of Canada

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada announced today that Deputy Governor Timothy Lane will retire on September 16, 2022.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• June 21, 2022

  CFIF Meeting (June 21, 2022)

  Content Type(s): Meetings Source(s): Canadian Fixed-Income Forum

• Analyzing the house price boom in the suburbs of Canada’s major cities during the pandemic

  Staff Analytical Note 2022-7 Louis Morel

  We assess how location affects house prices in Canada. The gap in prices between suburbs and downtown was closing gradually before the pandemic. The gap has been closing faster since spring 2020. This finding reflects a shift in preferences toward more living space.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical notes Research Topic(s): Asset pricing, Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Financial stability, Housing JEL Code(s): R, R2, R21, R23, R3, R32

• Endogenous Liquidity and Capital Reallocation

  Staff Working Paper 2022-27 Wei Cui, Randall Wright, Yu Zhu

  We study economies where firms acquire capital in primary markets then retrade it in secondary markets after information on idiosyncratic productivity arrives. Our secondary markets incorporate bilateral trade with search, bargaining and liquidity frictions.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Monetary policy JEL Code(s): E, E2, E22, E4, E44
• June 17, 2022

  Submit a bank note image reproduction request

  Use this form to submit a request to reproduce bank note images.
• June 17, 2022

  Use of bank note images

  Find out how to get permission to use bank note images.
• June 16, 2022

  RPAC Meeting (June 16, 2022)

  Topics: Demonstration of self-assessment questionnaire and web portal

  Content Type(s): Meetings Source(s): Retail Payments Advisory Committee

• Cash in the Pocket, Cash in the Cloud: Cash Holdings of Bitcoin Owners

  Staff Working Paper 2022-26 Daniela Balutel, Christopher Henry, Kim Huynh, Marcel Voia

  We estimate the effect that owning Bitcoin has on the amount of cash held by Canadian consumers. Our results question the view that adopting certain new technologies, such as Bitcoin, leads to a decline in cash holdings.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Bank notes, Digital currencies and fintech, Econometric and statistical methods JEL Code(s): C, C1, C12, E, E4, O, O3, O33, O5, O51
• June 14, 2022

  CFEC Meeting (June 14, 2022)

  Conference Call

  Content Type(s): Meetings Source(s): Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee
• June 14, 2022

  CARR extends Term CORRA consultation deadline to 30 June

  Reflecting a number of requests for additional time to respond to CARR’s Term CORRA consultation, CARR will now accept comments until June 30, 2022.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group