News

• March 22, 2018

  Financial Stability: Taking Care of Unfinished Business

  Remarks Carolyn A. Wilkins Rotman School of Management conference Toronto, Ontario

  Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins discusses three areas in which work remains to be done to improve financial stability.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Credit and credit aggregates, Digital currencies and fintech, Financial stability, Financial system regulation and policies, Monetary policy framework, Recent economic and financial developments
• March 13, 2018

  Canadian economy carrying untapped potential, Bank of Canada Governor Poloz says

  Media Relations Kingston, Ontario

  The Canadian economy is carrying untapped potential that could prolong the expansion without causing inflation pressures, Governor Stephen S. Poloz said today. In a lecture at Queen’s University, Governor Poloz said that the Canadian economy is currently in the phase of the economic cycle where companies need to expand capacity to meet rising demand. “Growing […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• March 13, 2018

  Today’s Labour Market and the Future of Work

  Remarks Stephen S. Poloz Chancellor David Dodge Lecture in Public Finance 2018 Kingston, Ontario

  Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses the untapped potential in Canada’s labour market and how it extends into the workforce of tomorrow.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Domestic demand and components, Labour markets, Monetary policy, Monetary policy and uncertainty, Potential output
• March 8, 2018

  Canada’s Economic Expansion: A Progress Report

  Remarks Timothy Lane Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Vancouver, British Columbia

  Deputy Governor Tim Lane discusses the issues that led Governing Council to hold the policy interest rate at 1.25 per cent in their March 7 decision.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• March 8, 2018

  $10 Bank Note Unveil

  Due to poor weather and power outages in the Halifax area, today’s official unveiling event for the new $10 bank note may experience technical difficulties.

  Content Type(s): Press, Announcements
• March 8, 2018

  New $10 bank note featuring Viola Desmond unveiled on International Women’s Day

  Media Relations Halifax, Nova Scotia

  Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz today unveiled the new $10 bank note featuring Viola Desmond during a ceremony at the Halifax Central Library.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• March 8, 2018

  Unveiling of New $10 Note

  Remarks Stephen S. Poloz Halifax, Nova Scotia

  Governor Stephen S. Poloz joins Minister Morneau and Wanda Robson at the unveiling of Canada’s new $10 note.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Bank notes
• March 7, 2018

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 1/4 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at 1 1/4 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/2 per cent and the deposit rate is 1 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• March 5, 2018

  Inaugural recipients of Master’s Scholarship Award for Women in Economics and Finance announced

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada is pleased to announce the first ever recipients of its Master’s Scholarship Award for Women in Economics and Finance.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• March 1, 2018

  Central Bank of the Year Award

  Remarks Stephen S. Poloz Central Banking Awards 2018 London, United Kingdom

  Governor Stephen S. Poloz accepts the Central Bank of the Year award from Central Banking.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks