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 Research Topic(s): Productivity
December 24, 2021 Understanding productivity High productivity helps raise our standard of living and keep our economy competitive. Content Type(s): Explainers Research Topic(s): Productivity
October 13, 2021 Climate change and the Bank of Canada We’re taking steps to better understand the impacts of climate change on the economy and to reduce our environmental footprint. Content Type(s): Background materials Research Topic(s): Climate change
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).
April 26, 2021 Your role in the Bank’s business surveys Views from Canadian firms on past, current and future business conditions provide timely input into the Bank’s monetary policy decision-making process.
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.
November 19, 2020 Reminder: Changes to legal tender status will take effect in 2021 Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario In accordance with amendments to the Bank of Canada Act and the Currency Act approved by Parliament in 2018, the federal government will remove legal tender status from some older bank notes as of January 1, 2021. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
October 7, 2020 The payoffs of higher education Youngmin Park, Gabriela Galassi, Natalia Kyui More education typically leads to higher pay, but as more people become educated, wages can decrease. Your education choices significantly affect your future earning potential. Content Type(s): Publications, The Economy, Plain and Simple Research Topic(s): Labour markets, Potential output, Productivity
October 1, 2020 Background information on foreign exchange rates Learn about the publication of, and calculation methodology for, the foreign exchange (FX) rate data on the Bank of Canada’s website.
October 1, 2020 Background information on foreign exchange rates Learn about the publication of, and calculation methodology for, the foreign exchange (FX) rate data on the Bank of Canada’s website. Content Type(s): Background materials Research Topic(s): Exchange rates