Announcements

Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins will appear before the Senate Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce on Wednesday, 29 October 2014 at 16:15 (ET).

Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins will not appear on Thursday before the Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce, as previously scheduled.

Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins will not appear today before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, as previously scheduled.

In light of this morning’s incident in downtown Ottawa, the Bank of Canada is cancelling its press conference on the October Monetary Policy Report. The Governor’s Opening Statement will be published on the Bank’s website at 11:15 AM today. We will provide more details as soon as they become available.

Stephen S. Poloz, Governor of the Bank of Canada, has authored a discussion paper entitled “Integrating Uncertainty and Monetary Policy-Making: A Practitioner’s Perspective.” The paper explains how central bankers are supplementing economic models and adopting a risk-management approach to integrate uncertainty in their policy decisions.

This report reviews the Bank of Canada's oversight activities during 2013 and priorities for 2014 pursuant to the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act (PCSA). This annual report is intended to provide transparency and accountability regarding the Bank's activities in this area.

The Bank of Canada has revamped its public website to make the site easier to read and navigate on a wide variety of devices. As well, the site offers new ways of browsing and monitoring Bank research activities.

Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of Canada and Chair of the Financial Stability Board, contributed the article "Completing the G20 reform agenda for strengthening over-the-counter derivatives markets" to the Banque de France's Financial Stability Review.

Timothy Lane, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, contributed the article “Access to central counterparties: why it matters and how it is changing” to the Banque de France's Financial Stability Review.

Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of Canada contributed to an occasional paper entitled “Regulatory Reforms and Remaining Challenges” which was published by the Group of Thirty today.