September 21, 2020
Press, Market notices, Press releases
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September 17, 2020
Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins will not seek second term
The Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada announced today that Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins informed them that she will not seek a second term. -
September 15, 2020
Bank of Canada announces changes to the amount of Government of Canada Treasury Bills acquired at auction
The Bank’s short-term liquidity programs announced since March to improve market functioning are continuing to have their intended effect. -
September 15, 2020
Bank of Canada announces changes to the Provincial Money Market Purchase (PMMP) program
The Bank’s short-term liquidity programs announced since March to improve market functioning are continuing to have their intended effect. -
September 14, 2020
Debt Management Strategy Consultations – 2021-22
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 related to the design and operation of the Government of Canada’s domestic debt program for 2021-22 and beyond. -
September 10, 2020
Supporting growth and greater opportunity
Governor Tiff Macklem outlines how the COVID-19 recession has had an uneven impact on Canadians and discusses the Bank’s decision yesterday to leave the policy rate unchanged. -
September 10, 2020
Economic progress report: a very uneven recovery
Governor Tiff Macklem discusses the Bank’s latest interest rate announcement and explains the uneven impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on different sectors and people. -
September 9, 2020
Bank of Canada maintains commitment to current level of policy rate, continues program of quantitative easing
The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at the effective lower bound of ¼ percent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly ½ percent and the deposit rate is ¼ percent. The Bank is also continuing its quantitative easing (QE) program, with large-scale asset purchases of at least $5 billion per week of Government of Canada bonds. -
September 8, 2020
Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (September 14-25)
As previously announced, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) launched on April 1, 2020 a program to purchase Government of Canada securities in the secondary market – the Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP). -
September 8, 2020
Bank of Canada announces the launch of the 2021 Fellowship Program awards
The Bank of Canada is inviting Canadian universities to nominate exceptional academics for its 2021 Fellowship and Governor’s awards.