April 21, 2021
Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement
Governor Tiff Macklem discusses key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the policy rate decision and the MPR.
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April 21, 2021
Release of the Monetary Policy Report — Press conference by Governor Tiff Macklem (11:00 (ET) approx.).
Press Conference: Monetary Policy Report – April 2021
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April 21, 2021
Bank of Canada will hold current level of policy rate until inflation objective is sustainably achieved, adjusts quantitative easing program
The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at the effective lower bound of ¼ percent, with the Bank Rate at ½ percent and the deposit rate at ¼ percent.
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April 19, 2021
Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (April 26-May 7)
As previously announced, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) launched on April 1, 2020 a program to purchase Government of Canada securities in the secondary market – the Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP).
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Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program
April 6, 2021
Bank of Canada to begin publishing CORRA Compounded Index
As administrator of the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (CORRA), the Bank of Canada (Bank) will begin publishing the CORRA Compounded Index effective April 6, 2021.
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Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
April 5, 2021
Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (April 12-23)
As previously announced, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) launched on April 1, 2020 a program to purchase Government of Canada securities in the secondary market – the Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP).
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Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program
March 31, 2021
Bank of Canada releases results from consultations on inflation and monetary policy
Over the past two years, we spoke with thousands of Canadians about their views on the economy, inflation and what the Bank does. Here’s what they told us.
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March 23, 2021
Bank of Canada announces the discontinuation of market functioning programs introduced during COVID-19
As overall financial market conditions continue to improve in Canada, use of the Bank of Canada’s programs that were introduced in 2020 in response to the shock from COVID-19 to support the functioning of key Canadian financial markets, has declined significantly.
March 23, 2021
Supporting markets in tough times
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.
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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19),
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Lender of last resort,
Monetary policy
March 23, 2021
The role of the Bank of Canada in responding to market-wide stress — Deputy Governor Toni Gravelle speaks by videoconference (13:15 (ET) approx.).
Speech: CFA Society Toronto
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