August 15, 2018 RCMP’s E Division wins Bank of Canada counterfeit prevention award The Bank of Canada congratulates the Integrated Counterfeit Enforcement Team from British Columbia’s Federal Serious and Organized Crime branch, E Division—Financial Integrity. They are the winners of the 2018 Law Enforcement Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence. Content Type(s): Press, Announcements
July 31, 2018 Bank of Canada publishes its 2019 schedule for policy interest rate announcements, the release of the Monetary Policy Report, the Business Outlook Survey and the Senior Loan Officer Survey Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today published its 2019 schedule for policy interest rate announcements and the release of the quarterly Monetary Policy Report, and reconfirmed the scheduled interest rate announcement dates for the remainder of this year. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
July 23, 2018 Changes to Assets Eligible as Collateral under the Bank of Canada’s (the Bank) Standing Liquidity Facility As part of an ongoing review of the Bank’s collateral policy related to the Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF), the Bank is announcing several changes to the assets accepted as collateral under its SLF. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
July 13, 2018 Process for selecting a Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada Further to the announcement that Deputy Governor Sylvain Leduc will leave the Bank at the end of July, the process to appoint his successor has been initiated. Content Type(s): Press, Announcements
July 11, 2018 Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz, Carolyn A. Wilkins Ottawa, Ontario Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the policy rate decision and the MPR. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
July 11, 2018 Bank of Canada raises overnight rate target to 1 ½ per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today increased its target for the overnight rate to 1 ½ per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 ¾ per cent and the deposit rate is 1 ¼ per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
June 27, 2018 Transparency strengthens public trust and makes monetary policy more effective, Governor Poloz says Media Relations Victoria, British Columbia Transparency in monetary policy can help build trust with the public and financial markets and promote a more resilient economy, Governor Stephen S. Poloz said in a speech today. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases