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Banks and federally chartered trust and loan companies are required to transfer to the Bank of Canada all unclaimed bank balances maintained in Canada in Canadian currency that have been inactive for a period of 10 years.

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Canada’s Vertical $10 Note

Explore and share the $10 polymer bank note featuring Viola Desmond, which begins circulating in late 2018.

Upcoming changes to legal tender status for older bank notes

Find out what removing legal tender status means and which bank notes are affected.

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Financial System Review - June 2018

This issue of the Financial System Review reflects the Bank’s judgment that high household indebtedness and housing market imbalances remain the most important vulnerabilities. While these vulnerabilities remain elevated, policy measures continue to improve the resilience of the financial system. A third vulnerability highlighted in the FSR concerns cyber threats to an interconnected financial system.

Digital Currencies and Fintech

Understanding digital currencies and related financial technologies is an important part of our research agenda.

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Investment Industry Association of Canada and the Institute of International Finance - Speech (Webcasts)

Interest-rate benchmarks — Deputy Governor Lynn Patterson of the Bank of Canada speaks before the Investment Industry Association of Canada and the Institute of International Finance. (13:00 (ET) approx.)

Banking and Financial Statistics

A compilation of banking and financial indicators, including the Bank of Canada’s assets and liabilities, credit and monetary aggregates, chartered banks data and selected financial market statistics.

Christopher Henry

Survey Methodologist

Christopher (Chris) is a Survey Methodologist. He joined the Bank in 2012. In his role, Christopher contributes to the design, implementation, and analysis of a range of surveys that measure the use of cash and alternative methods of payment. He holds an MA in Economics from Western University and an MSc in Mathematics from McMaster University.

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Bitcoin Awareness and Usage in Canada

Staff Working Paper 2017-56 Christopher Henry, Kim Huynh, Gradon Nicholls

There has been tremendous discussion of Bitcoin, digital currencies and FinTech. However, there is limited empirical evidence of Bitcoin’s adoption and usage. We propose a methodology to collect a nationally representative sample using the Bitcoin Omnibus Survey (BTCOS) to track the ubiquity and usage of Bitcoin in Canada.

Content Type(s): Staff Research, Staff Working Papers Topic(s): Bank notes, Digital Currencies, Econometric and statistical methods JEL Code(s): C, C1, C12, E, E4

2013 Methods-of-Payment Survey Results

Staff Discussion Paper 2015-4 Christopher Henry, Kim Huynh, Rallye Shen

As the sole issuer of bank notes, the Bank of Canada conducts methods-of-payment (MOP) surveys to obtain a detailed and representative snapshot of Canadian payment choices, with a focus on cash usage.

Content Type(s): Staff Research, Staff Discussion Papers Topic(s): Bank notes, Digital Currencies JEL Code(s): E, E4

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