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
December 23, 2026 Publication: Summary of Deliberations 13:30 (ET) A summary of monetary policy deliberations by the Governing Council for the policy decision that was announced two weeks earlier. Content Type(s): Upcoming events
April 1, 2026 Publication: Summary of Deliberations 13:30 (ET) A summary of monetary policy deliberations by the Governing Council for the policy decision that was announced two weeks earlier. Content Type(s): Upcoming events
June 22, 2007 Advertisement for position of Governor of the Bank of Canada The principal mission of the Bank of Canada is the formulation and implementation of Canada's national monetary policy to promote the economic and financial welfare of the country. Content Type(s): Press, Announcements
October 27, 2015 Inflation Targeting—A Matter of Time Remarks Timothy Lane CFA Society Atlantic Canada Halifax, Nova Scotia Deputy Governor Tim Lane discusses monetary policy decision making and how the Bank assesses the underlying trend in inflation. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
August 24, 2020 Bank of Canada launches public consultation on inflation targeting Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today launched an online public consultation to gather Canadians’ views on the Bank’s approach to monetary policy. The “Let’s Talk Inflation” campaign is part of an effort to reach out to all Canadians before the Bank renews its agreement with the federal government on the monetary policy framework in 2021. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
August 19, 2010 Bank of Canada Review - Summer 2010 Examination of how, when the policy interest rate is at or near zero, different monetary policy frameworks might help to lower the risk and economic cost of such a scenario; review of the findings of recent Bank of Canada research on the relative merits of inflation targeting and price-level targeting (PLT) for a small open economy; examination of monetary policy being used to counteract financial imbalances; conference summary: new frontiers in monetary policy design. Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review
June 27, 2008 Flexibility versus Credibility in Inflation-Targeting Frameworks Remarks Mark Carney 7th BIS Annual Conference Lucerne, Switzerland There are two broad classes of arguments for greater flexibility in the design and application of monetary policy frameworks. The BIS has done a great deal of useful work on asset-price targeting in particular and on the complicated interplay between monetary policy and financial stability in general. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
May 13, 2026 Summary of Governing Council deliberations: Fixed announcement date of April 29, 2026 This is an account of the deliberations of the Bank of Canada’s Governing Council leading to the monetary policy decision on April 29, 2026. Content Type(s): Publications, Summary of deliberations