September 24, 2023 Contact us The head office in Ottawa and the regional offices serve as contact points for Canadians requiring assistance to access services offered by the Bank.
December 19, 2022 Overnight Repo Operations: Terms and conditions Terms and Conditions Operation details Overnight Repo and Overnight Reverse Repo operations are offered to eligible participants at the Bank of Canada’s discretion to reinforce the target for the overnight rate.
July 28, 2022 Understanding seigniorage At the Bank of Canada, we cover the cost of day-to-day business with “seigniorage,” which means earning money from issuing bank notes. Content Type(s): Explainers Subject(s): Currency, Bank notes, Funds management, Monetary policy, Economy/Economic growth
December 24, 2021 Understanding the output gap The output gap is the difference between what an economy actually produces and what it would produce in an ideal world. Content Type(s): Explainers Subject(s): Monetary policy, Economic models, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation
December 24, 2021 Understanding productivity High productivity helps raise our standard of living and keep our economy competitive. Content Type(s): Explainers Subject(s): Monetary policy, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation
September 1, 2021 Lynx Lynx provides the setting in which the Bank of Canada conducts its monetary policy. Effective September 2021, it replaced the Large Value Transfer System (LVTS).
March 15, 2021 Fellowship Program Learn more about a program to foster excellence in research in Canada and develop partnerships with experts outside the Bank of Canada in areas important to the Bank’s mandate.
March 27, 2020 Rules Governing Advances to Financial Institutions These Rules serve as policy guidelines and administrative procedures for financial institutions and financial market infrastructures seeking to obtain loans (advances) from the Bank of Canada.
March 18, 2020 Bank of Canada Policy for Buying and Selling Securities Under Subsection 18.1(1) of the Bank of Canada Act This policy sets out the range of securities and instruments that the Bank will use for certain types of transactions.