March 12, 2003 Meeting Global Challenges: The Importance of Sound Economic Policies Remarks David Dodge Canada-UK Chamber of Commerce London, United Kingdom We are facing a time of great economic and political uncertainty. While economic activity is close to potential in Canada, most other countries are facing very weak demand and lacklustre economic prospects. And, of course, there is the overriding prospect of a war in Iraq. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
September 25, 2026 Financial stability indicators Get quarterly data for the indicators we use to track the evolution of the financial stability of the Canadian economy.
June 19, 2013 Reconstruction: Rebuilding Business Confidence in Canada Remarks Stephen S. Poloz Oakville Chamber of Commerce Burlington, Ontario Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses the structural damage to the Canadian economy caused by the crisis, and the need to rebuild Canada’s economic capacity and strengthen business confidence. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
October 2, 2026 Breaking down the costs of building new housing To make housing more affordable, Canada needs to build more homes. Monetary policy plays an indirect role in increasing housing supply, but it is only one piece of a much larger puzzle. Content Type(s): Explainers Subject(s): Monetary policy, Economy/Economic growth
June 21, 2007 Financial System Review - June 2007 The Financial System Review is one vehicle that the Bank of Canada uses to contribute to the strength of the Canadian financial system. The Developments and Trends section of the Review aims to provide analysis and discussion of current developments and trends in the Canadian financial sector. Content Type(s): Publications, Financial Stability Report
August 21, 2002 Monetary Policy and Uncertainty Bank of Canada Review - Summer 2002 Paul Jenkins, David Longworth Central banks must cope with considerable uncertainty about what will happen in the economy when formulating monetary policy. This article describes the different types of uncertainty that arise and looks at examples of uncertainty that the Bank has recently encountered. It then reviews the strategies employed by the Bank to deal with this problem. The other articles in this special issue focus on three of these major strategies. Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles
July 17, 2013 Monetary Policy Report – July 2013 Following growth of 1.7 per cent in 2012, the Canadian economy is expected to grow by 1.8 per cent in 2013 and 2.7 percent in 2014 and 2015, and to reach full capacity in mid-2015, as anticipated in the April Report. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
The Simple Economics of Global Fuel Consumption Staff working paper 2019-35 Doga Bilgin, Reinhard Ellwanger This paper presents a structural framework of the global oil market that relies on information on global fuel consumption to identify flow demand for oil. We show that under mild identifying assumptions, data on global fuel consumption help to provide comparatively sharp insights on elasticities and other key structural parameters of the global oil market. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers JEL Code(s): C, C5, C51, L, L7, L71, Q, Q4, Q41, Q43 Research Theme(s): Models and tools, Economic models, Monetary policy, Inflation dynamics and pressures, Real economy and forecasting
January 30, 2015 Research Update - January 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
Predicting Payment Migration in Canada Staff working paper 2020-37 Anneke Kosse, Zhentong Lu, Gabriel Xerri Developments are underway to replace Canada’s two core payment systems with three new systems. We use a discrete choice model to predict migration patterns of end-users and financial institutions for future systems and discuss their policy implications. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers JEL Code(s): C, C3, E, E4, E42, G, G1, G2, G28 Research Theme(s): Money and payments, Payment and financial market infrastructures, Retail payments