April 27, 2021 Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Opening statement Tiff Macklem House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Ottawa, Ontario Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Research Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Financial stability, Monetary policy, Recent economic and financial developments
April 27, 2021 Bank of Canada becomes inaugural member of new, international Central Bank Network for Indigenous Inclusion Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario Joint statement from the Bank of Canada, Te Pūtea Matua (Reserve Bank of New Zealand) and the Reserve Bank of Australia. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
April 21, 2021 Bank of Canada statement on Monetary Policy Report embargo breach Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada expects all media organizations to respect the embargo conditions for its key publications. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
April 21, 2021 Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement Opening statement Tiff Macklem Ottawa, Ontario Governor Tiff Macklem 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
April 21, 2021 Bank of Canada will hold current level of policy rate until inflation objective is sustainably achieved, adjusts quantitative easing program Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario 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. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
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). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): 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. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): 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). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program
March 31, 2021 Bank of Canada releases results from consultations on inflation and monetary policy Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario 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. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases