June 9, 2016 Overall risks to financial stability are largely unchanged, but household vulnerabilities have moved higher Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Financial System Review (FSR) concludes that the overall level of risk to Canada’s financial system is largely unchanged from six months ago. While household vulnerabilities have moved higher, the ongoing economic recovery in Canada means that the overall risk remains the same. The Bank highlights three vulnerabilities in the financial system: the elevated level of household indebtedness, imbalances in some regional housing markets and the fragility of liquidity in fixed-income markets. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
June 4, 2016 Monetary/fiscal policy mix has implications for debt and financial stability, Governor Poloz says Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario In the Doug Purvis Memorial Lecture, Governor Stephen S. Poloz shows how changing the mix of monetary and fiscal policies can yield the same outcomes for growth and inflation, but lead to different results for public sector and private sector debt levels, which can impact financial stability. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
May 26, 2016 Bank of Canada announces appointment of Advisor in New York Office Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced the appointment of Sheryl King as Advisor to the Governor, effective 5 July 2016. Ms. King will represent the Bank in its New York Office. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
May 25, 2016 Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1/2 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/4 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
May 2, 2016 Bank of Canada designates Automated Clearing Settlement System under the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Governor of the Bank of Canada has designated, effective 2 May 2016, the Automated Clearing Settlement System (ACSS) for oversight under the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act (PCSA) as a clearing and settlement system that has the potential to pose payments system risk. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
April 29, 2016 Independent Advisory Council announces candidates for the 2018 bank note featuring an iconic Canadian woman Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that the 2018 bank note independent Advisory Council has narrowed to 12 names the list of iconic Canadian women who could be featured on the first bank note of the next series. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
April 26, 2016 Slowing global trade growth signals new balance point, Governor Poloz says Media Relations New York, New York The slowdown in international trade growth seen over the past few years suggests that global exports have reached a new balance point and this weakness is not a sign of impending trouble, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz said today. In a speech to a meeting of Canadian and US securities industry associations in […] Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
April 15, 2016 Bank of Canada announces recipients of 2016 Fellowship and Governor’s awards Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada is pleased to announce Professor Daniel Trefler from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and Professor Francesco Trebbi from the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver School of Economics as the 2016 recipients of the Bank’s Fellowship Award. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Fellowship Program
April 13, 2016 Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1/2 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/4 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
April 5, 2016 Bank of Canada watching China’s economic transition closely, says Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins Media Relations Vancouver, British Columbia Canada faces opportunities and risks as China undergoes a complex transition to a more sustainable pace of economic growth, Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins said today. China has grown remarkably since undertaking market reforms in the 1980s and joining the World Trade Organization in 2001. Its transformation has been felt around the […] Content Type(s): Press, Press releases