October 22, 2014 Notice: Senate committee appearance cancelled 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. Content Type(s): Press, Announcements
October 22, 2014 Notice: Parliamentary Appearance Cancelled 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. Content Type(s): Press, Announcements
October 22, 2014 Release of the Monetary Policy Report Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz Ottawa, Ontario Opening statement of Press conference that was to follow the release of the Monetary Policy Report. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
October 22, 2014 Notice: Press Conference Cancelled 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. Content Type(s): Press, Announcements
October 22, 2014 Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
October 21, 2014 Operational Test of Standing Central Bank Swap Arrangements As part of an exercise to test the operational readiness of existing standing swap arrangements with other central banks, the Bank of Canada will conduct a small-value Canadian-dollar operation with the European Central Bank, drawing euros against Canadian dollars. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
October 10, 2014 Bank of Canada publishes a discussion paper authored by Governor Stephen S. Poloz 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. Content Type(s): Press, Announcements
October 8, 2014 Bank of Canada invites Canadians to comment on bank note design principles Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada announced that it is inviting Canadians to comment on the principles that guide the design of the country’s bank notes. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Research Topic(s): Bank notes
September 30, 2014 Promoting Canada’s economic and financial well-being Presentation Agathe Côté Chambre de commerce et de l’industrie de Saguenay Saguenay, Québec Deputy Governor Agathe Côté will discuss the four main responsibilities of the Bank and its economic outlook. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Presentations
September 24, 2014 Are We There Yet? The United States and Canada After the Global Financial Crisis Remarks Timothy Lane Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario Deputy Governor Timothy Lane discusses how the economic ties between Canada and the United States are evolving as the recovery from the 2008-09 financial crisis continues. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks