March 30, 2011 Bank of Canada Announces Recipients of 2011 Fellowship and Governor’s Awards Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that Professors Randall K. Morck of the University of Alberta and Gregor W. Smith of Queen’s University are the recipients of the Bank’s Fellowship Award for 2011. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Fellowship Program
November 17, 1999 Bank Rate Raised by ¼ Percentage Point to 5 Per Cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today raised its Bank Rate by ¼ of one percentage point to 5 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
January 21, 2003 Bank of Canada keeps target for the overnight rate at 2 3/4 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 2 3/4 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
November 4, 2014 Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Ottawa, Ontario Good morning, Mr. Chairman and committee members. I am pleased to introduce you to Carolyn Wilkins, who assumed the post of Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada on 2 May of this year. Before we take your questions, let me give you some of the highlights of the economic outlook. I’ll draw mainly […] Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
September 29, 2025 Why we target 2% inflation Inflation measures the rate of growth in prices, and the Bank of Canada aims to keep it at 2%. When inflation is low, stable and predictable, the entire economy works better. Content Type(s): Explainers Subject(s): Monetary policy, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation, Inflation targeting framework
April 1, 2005 Issues in Inflation Targeting Proceedings of a conference held by the Bank of Canada, April 2005 (proceedings volume, available in electronic format only) Content Type(s): Conferences and workshops
July 29, 2016 Research Update - July 2016 This monthly newsletter features the latest research publications by Bank of Canada economists including external publications and working papers published on the Bank of Canada’s website. Content Type(s): Staff research, Research newsletters
May 4, 2007 The Importance of Appropriate Exchange Rate Regimes Remarks David Dodge ACI - The Financial Markets Association Montréal, Quebec Why do I think that such an order is so important? Well, in part it's because history has helped to demonstrate its virtues. But it's also extremely important to bear in mind the context, that is, the world in which we live today. This is a world in which adjustment is perpetual, where change is driven by the development of new technologies, where sectors and nations continually attempt to secure some new advantage. And in this world, price signals from markets help us to understand what adjustments are needed. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
December 18, 2006 A Summary of the Bank of Canada Conference on Fixed-Income Markets, 3–4 May 2006 Bank of Canada Review - Winter 2006-2007 Gregory Bauer, Scott Hendry The Bank of Canada's interest in fixed-income markets spans several of its functional areas of responsibility, including monetary policy, funds management, and financial system stability and efficiency. For that reason, the 2006 conference brought together top academics and central bankers from around the world to discuss leading-edge work in the field of fixed-income research. The papers and discussions cover such topics as the efficiency of fixed-income markets, price formation, the determinants of the yield curve, and volatility modelling. This article provides a short summary of each conference paper and the ensuing discussion. Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles