December 31, 2015 Research Update - December 2015 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 26, 2010 Clearing and Settlement Systems Here are the agencies and initiatives that help ensure the integrity and stability of the financial system and allow market participants to comply with mandated clearing requirements.
June 6, 2011 Mitigating Systemic Risk and the Role of Central Banks Remarks Tiff Macklem Conférence de Montréal Montréal, Quebec In his address to the 17th Annual Economic Forum of the Americas, Senior Deputy Governor Tiff Macklem discusses the G-20 financial reform agenda and the role of central banks in mitigating systemic risk. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
Transmission of Cyber Risk Through the Canadian Wholesale Payment System Staff working paper 2022-23 Anneke Kosse, Zhentong Lu This paper studies how the impact of a cyber attack that paralyzes one or multiple banks' ability to send payments would transmit to other banks through the Canadian wholesale payment system. Based on historical payment data, we simulate a wide range of scenarios and evaluate the total payment disruption in the system. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers JEL Code(s): C, C4, C49, E, E4, E42, E47, G, G2, G21 Research Theme(s): Financial system, Financial stability and systemic risk, Money and payments, Payment and financial market infrastructures
Borrow Now, Pay Even Later: A Quantitative Analysis of Student Debt Payment Plans Staff working paper 2023-54 Michael Boutros, Nuno Clara, Francisco Gomes We investigate alternative student debt contracts that defer payments and ease the burden of student loans on US households by preserving disposable income early in borrowers’ lives. Our model shows substantial welfare gains from these contracts relative to existing plans and gains similar to the Biden administration's proposals but with a significantly lower cost. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers JEL Code(s): E, E2, G, G5, H, H3 Research Theme(s): Financial system, Financial stability and systemic risk, Household and business credit, Models and tools, Economic models, Monetary policy, Real economy and forecasting
September 30, 2023 ATIP - FAQ Find answers to questions about Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) at the Bank.
December 23, 2002 The Impact of Participant Outages on Canada’s Large Value Transfer System Financial System Review - December 2002 Kim McPhail, David Senger Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles
Estimating the Appropriate Quantity of Settlement Balances in a Floor System Staff discussion paper 2023-26 Narayan Bulusu, Matthew McNeely, Kaetlynd McRae, Jonathan Witmer This paper presents two complementary approaches to estimating the appropriate quantity of settlement balances needed to effectively operate monetary policy under a floor system in Canada. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers JEL Code(s): E, E4, E41, E42, E5, E52, E58, G, G2, G21, G28 Research Theme(s): Monetary policy, Monetary policy tools and implementation, Money and payments, Payment and financial market infrastructures
October 16, 2024 Incident notification This supervisory guideline explains the incident reporting requirements applicable to payment service providers subject to the Retail Payment Activities Act and provides clarity on how the Bank of Canada expects payment service providers to comply with them. Content Type(s): Retail payments materials, Supervisory guidelines Subject(s): Retail payments, Reporting, Supervision
September 30, 2015 Consultations on the Bank of Canada Emergency Lending Policies: Summary and Responses to Comments Received On 5 May 2015, the Bank of Canada published a consultation document entitled “Bank of Canada Emergency Lending Policies.” The consultation period ended on 4 July 2015. This page summarizes the comments received and the Bank of Canada’s responses to those comments.