July 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
December 5, 2000 Bank of Canada keeps Bank Rate at 6 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining the Bank Rate at 6 per cent. The operating band for the overnight rate is unchanged, and the Bank’s target for the overnight rate remains at 5 3/4 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
December 13, 2013 Historical Assets Eligible as Collateral under the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility – December 13, 2013 to January 8, 2015 The Bank of Canada, through its Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF), provides access to liquidity to those institutions that participate directly in the Large Value Transfer System (LVTS). Content Type(s): Collateral Policy Source(s): Standing Liquidity Facility
The Heterogeneous Impacts of Job Displacement: Evidence from Canadian Job Separation Records Staff working paper 2023-55 Serdar Birinci, Youngmin Park, Kurt See When estimating earnings losses upon job separations, existing strategies focus on separations in mass layoffs to distinguish involuntary separations from voluntary separations. We revisit the measurement of the sources and consequences of involuntary job separations using Canadian job separation records. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers JEL Code(s): E, E2, E24, E3, E32, J, J3, J31, J6, J63, J65 Research Theme(s): Monetary policy, Real economy and forecasting, Structural challenges, Demographics and labour supply
June 9, 2011 Annual Report 2010 In 2010, the economic recovery became firmly entrenched. The Bank’s Annual Report provides a Message from the Governor, highlights key achievements over the year, describes the Bank’s corporate governance, presents its financial statements, and discusses financial results. Content Type(s): Publications, Annual Report
March 12, 2003 Sound Economic Policies Help Meet Global Challenges, Governor Says Media Relations London, United Kingdom The best way to promote sustained economic growth is to stick to an economic policy framework that has proven its worth, Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge said today. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
June 8, 2017 Canada’s International Investment Position: Benefits and Potential Vulnerabilities Financial System Review - June 2017 Gabriel Bruneau, Maxime Leboeuf, Guillaume Nolin While greater global financial integration is beneficial, the authors discuss how foreign capital inflows can also facilitate the buildup of domestic vulnerabilities and potentially lead to destabilizing reversals. Canada’s current international investment position is typical of advanced economies and will likely continue to act as an economic stabilizer. However, the growth and composition of Canada’s international investment position warrant continued monitoring. Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles JEL Code(s): F, F2, F21, F3, F32, F34, F36, F4, F6
November 1, 2016 25 Years of Inflation Targets: Certainty for Uncertain Times Remarks Stephen S. Poloz Business Council of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses the renewal of Canada’s inflation-targeting agreement and how it continues to help the economy. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Subject(s): Financial system, Financial stability, Monetary policy, Economic models, Inflation, Inflation targeting framework
March 13, 2008 Addressing Financial Market Turbulence Media Relations Toronto, Ontario More than seven months after financial market turbulence began, policy-makers and market participants are entering a new phase, where shortcomings in the current system are better understood and improvements are beginning to be made, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said today in a speech to the Toronto Board of Trade. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
October 24, 2018 Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement Opening statement Carolyn A. Wilkins Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins 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