August 13, 2025 Canada Border Services Agency and Royal Canadian Mounted Police win Bank of Canada counterfeit deterrence award The Bank of Canada is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2025 Law Enforcement Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence. Content Type(s): Press, Announcements
April 16, 2020 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 afternoon, Mr. Chairman and committee members. Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins and I welcome the opportunity to appear before you to discuss the Bank’s policy actions in response to the coronavirus pandemic, as well as our Monetary Policy Report (MPR), which we published yesterday. The Canadian economy is experiencing a significant and rapid contraction. The […] Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Subject(s): Financial system, Financial markets, Monetary policy, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation targeting framework
March 28, 2017 Progress and openness go hand in hand, Bank of Canada Governor Poloz says Media Relations Oshawa, Ontario Canada’s economic progress has been driven by its historical preference for openness to people, capital and trade, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz said today. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
February 24, 2012 Flexible Inflation Targeting Appropriate Framework for All Seasons, Says Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney Media Relations New York, New York In a speech today to the U.S. Monetary Policy Forum, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney reviewed the advantages of Canada’s flexible inflation-targeting regime. Citing a “complex and continuously evolving world that no one can predict with certainty,” Governor Carney said that flexible inflation targeting “provides a robust framework for all seasons.” A flexible inflation-targeting […] Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
April 1, 2009 Sound Policy Measures will Rebuild Confidence, Guide Economies Through Challenging Times, says Governor Carney Media Relations Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Although the global and Canadian economies are in recessions triggered by the most severe financial meltdown since the 1930s, Canadians can have confidence that unprecedented policy measures will restore growth, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said today. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
The impact of the Bank of Canada’s Government Bond Purchase Program Staff analytical note 2021-23 Rohan Arora, Sermin Gungor, Joe Nesrallah, Guillaume Ouellet Leblanc, Jonathan Witmer We assess the response of Government of Canada bond yields to the Bank of Canada’s initial announcement of the Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP) as well as to the Bank’s later GBPP purchase operations. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical notes JEL Code(s): E, E5, E52, E58, E6, E63 Research Theme(s): Financial markets and funds management, Market functioning, Monetary policy, Monetary policy tools and implementation
March 29, 2001 Changes to certain Bank of Canada operational procedures relating to the Large Value Transfer System and the use of purchases and sales of bankers' acceptances in managing the Bank of Canada's balance sheet The Bank of Canada is changing two of its operational procedures relating to the Large Value Transfer System (LVTS), effective 2 April 2001. Content Type(s): Press, Announcements
May 22, 2008 Bank of Canada Governor Outlines Principles for Liquid Markets Media Relations New York, New York Central banks have been more active in providing liquidity support for key markets throughout the recent financial market turbulence because well-functioning markets are important for the conduct of monetary policy and the efficient operation of the economy, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said today in a speech to the New York Association for Business Economics. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
September 28, 2009 Initial Success Should Not Give Way to Complacency, Governor Carney Says Media Relations Victoria, British Columbia While there are renewed signs of economic growth in Canada and around the world, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney urged today that this initial success should not give way to complacency. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
February 7, 2014 Symmetrical, Flexible Inflation Target Continues to Serve Canadians Well, Says Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Tiff Macklem Media Relations Montréal, Quebec The Bank of Canada’s flexible inflation target has served Canada well in both tranquil and turbulent times and remains the right policy framework to address the current economic environment of persistently weak inflation, Senior Deputy Governor Tiff Macklem said today in a lecture at Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business in Montréal. “Inflation targeting […] Content Type(s): Press, Press releases