October 1, 1997 Bank Rate Raised by ¼ Percentage Point Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today raised the Bank Rate and its operating band for the overnight rate by 1/4 of one percentage point. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
November 25, 2016 Bank of Canada announces finalists for the second annual Governor’s Challenge Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario NOTE TO EDITORS: This press release has been revised to reflect the new date of the final round of The Governor’s Challenge, 4 February 2017. The Bank of Canada announced the finalists for the 2016–17 edition of The Governor’s Challenge, a student competition in which teams simulate the role of advisor to the Bank’s Governing Council. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): The Governor's Challenge
February 3, 2009 Bank of Canada Announces Extension of Expanded Swap Facility with U.S. Federal Reserve To address continued pressures in global U.S. dollar funding markets, the temporary reciprocal currency arrangements (swap lines) between the Federal Reserve and other central banks have been extended to 30 October 2009. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
January 29, 2025 Monetary Policy Report—January 2025—Canadian economy—Current conditions Inflation remains close to 2%, and past cuts in interest rates are boosting economic growth in Canada. At the same time, the threat of wide-ranging tariffs by the new US administration has increased uncertainty.
July 18, 2001 Sheryl Kennedy Named Deputy Governor, Financial Markets Media Relations Sheryl Kennedy, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, has been asked by the Bank's Board of Directors to serve as Deputy Governor, Financial Markets. She takes over the responsibilities formerly carried out by Tim Noël, who passed away last week. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
July 27, 2010 Planning an Evolution: The Story of the Canadian Payments Association, 1980-2002 by James F. Dingle. Outlines the history of the Association and its role in moving Canada's payments system from paper to electronic media. Content Type(s): Publications, Books and monographs
July 19, 2010 Economic Research at the Bank of Canada, 1935-65 A retrospective of economic research at the Bank of Canada from 1935 to 1965. Content Type(s): Publications, Books and monographs
November 6, 2023 Market Participants Survey—Third Quarter of 2023 The Market Participants Survey results are based on questionnaire responses from about 30 financial market participants. Content Type(s): Publications, Market Participants Survey
February 7, 2022 Université de Sherbrooke crowned National Champion of The Governor’s Challenge The Bank of Canada is pleased to announce that Université de Sherbrooke has won the seventh annual Governor’s Challenge, a national student competition in which teams simulate the role of advisor to the Bank’s Governing Council. Content Type(s): Press, Announcements Source(s): The Governor's Challenge