November 11, 2009 Making Bank Notes Accessible for Canadians Living with Blindness or Low Vision Bank of Canada Review - Winter 2009-2010 Carolyn Samuel The ability to conduct financial transactions using bank notes is crucial to independent living. Yet this can pose significant challenges for individuals who are blind or partially sighted. This article discusses the Bank of Canada's efforts over the past 30 years to meet the accessibility needs of a specific subset of the population–Canadians living with blindness or vision loss. It also reports the findings of expert and user assessments of the suite of accessibility features on the current series of bank notes and shares plans for the next series. Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles
November 9, 2009 Results of the 9 November 2009 Term PRA Transaction The results of today's term PRA operations are as follows. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
November 6, 2009 Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Term PRA Operation In accordance with the schedule of term purchase and resale agreement (PRA) auctions announced on 20 October (see schedule), the Bank of Canada announced today that it will conduct a term PRA operation as follows. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
November 5, 2009 Changes to Policy Regarding the Non-Mortgage Loan Portfolio as Collateral for the Bank of Canada's Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF) Given improved conditions in funding markets, the Bank of Canada is announcing that, starting 2 February 2010, its temporary measure of allowing Large Value Transfer System (LVTS) participants to assign their non-mortgage loan portfolios as eligible collateral for LVTS and Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF) purposes will be gradually reduced from 100 per cent to 20 per cent of each participant's total pledged collateral. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
November 5, 2009 Debt Strategy Consultations - 2010-11 Views Sought on Issues Relating to the Government's Domestic Debt Program The Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada are seeking the views of government securities distributors, institutional investors, and other interested parties on issues relating to the design and operation of the domestic Government of Canada debt program for 2010-11 and beyond. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
November 4, 2009 Central Banking Revealed: How We Promote Canada’s Economic and Financial Well-Being Presentation John Murray Prince George Chamber of Commerce Prince George, British Columbia Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Presentations
October 29, 2009 Senior Deputy Governor Paul Jenkins will leave the Bank at the end of his term in April 2010 Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario Senior Deputy Governor Paul Jenkins has announced that he will not seek renewal of his term of office and will leave the Bank of Canada when his seven-year term expires in April 2010. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
October 29, 2009 Process for selecting a Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada Media Relations Mr. Paul Jenkins, the current Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, has advised the Bank that he will not seek renewal of his term of office and will leave the Bank of Canada when his current seven-year term expires in April 2010 Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
October 28, 2009 Opening Statement before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce Opening statement Mark Carney Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce Ottawa, Ontario While conditions in the Canadian economy have improved since we met with you in May, many of the basic challenges remain. Before Paul and I take your questions, allow me to outline some of the highlights from our latest Monetary Policy Report, which the Bank released last week. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
October 28, 2009 Results for the 28 October 2009 Term Loan Facility The results of today's TLF operation are as follows. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices