December 6, 2018 Year-End Economic Progress Report: Financial Vulnerabilities in Focus Remarks Stephen S. Poloz CFA Toronto Toronto, Ontario Governor Poloz talks about how household debt levels and housing markets played a role in the latest interest-rate decision. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Financial stability, Housing, Monetary policy, Recent economic and financial developments
December 6, 2018 Governor Poloz speaks on financial vulnerabilities and risks to the economy Speech summary Stephen S. Poloz CFA - Toronto Toronto, Ontario In his final speech of 2018, Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses the vulnerabilities and risks in Canada’s financial system as well as Canadian and global economic developments. He explains how all this was taken into account in the December interest rate decision. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Research Topic(s): Financial stability, Housing, Monetary policy, Recent economic and financial developments
December 5, 2018 Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 ¾ per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at 1 ¾ per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 2 per cent and the deposit rate is 1 ½ per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
December 4, 2018 Bank of Canada Announces Deputy Governor Appointment Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada today announced the appointment of Paul Beaudry as Deputy Governor, effective February 18, 2019. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
November 29, 2018 Launch of the new exhibition A Noteworthy Woman Remarks Carolyn A. Wilkins Bank of Canada Museum Ottawa, Ontario Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins delivers remarks at the launch of the new Bank of Canada Museum exhibition A Noteworthy Woman, which depicts the life of Viola Desmond, the first Canadian woman to appear on a regular bank note. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
November 29, 2018 New exhibition on Viola Desmond opens at Bank of Canada Museum Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada Museum is inviting Canadians of all ages to visit the new exhibition A Noteworthy Woman, which depicts the life of Viola Desmond, an icon of the human rights and social justice movement in Canada and the first Canadian woman to appear on a regular bank note. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
November 26, 2018 Bank of Canada announces finalists for the fourth annual Governor’s Challenge Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced the five finalist teams in the 2018–19 edition of The Governor’s Challenge, a competition where university students simulate the role of advisor to the Bank’s Governing Council. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): The Governor's Challenge
November 23, 2018 Expansion of Assets the Bank of Canada will Acquire for Balance Sheet Management Purposes As part of the regular management of its balance sheet, the Bank of Canada acquires securities to offset its liabilities, which consist mainly of bank notes in circulation and Government of Canada deposits. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
November 22, 2018 Balancing Act: the Link between Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Presentation Carolyn A. Wilkins Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation National Housing Conference Ottawa, Ontario Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins discusses how monetary and macroprudential policies interact with each other and how they affect financial stability. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Presentations