Press

• April 10, 2008

  Credit Markets, Financial Stability, and Monetary Policy

  Remarks David Longworth Global Investment Conference Lake Louise, Alberta

  Today, I'd like to discuss some of the crucial issues that we have been dealing with during this period. I'll begin with a brief overview of some key events that have led to the turbulence that continues to upset financial markets and that greatly contributed to the remarkably wide credit spreads that we now witness.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• April 3, 2008

  Results of the 3 April 2008 Term PRA Transaction

  The results of today's term PRA operations are as follows:

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• April 2, 2008

  Trends and Challenges in the Global Economy and What They Mean for Canada and Ontario

  Remarks Paul Jenkins London Chamber of Commerce London, Ontario

  As is the case for so many cities and regions in Canada, London's economy and that of southwestern Ontario are directly affected by changes in the global economy. And, as with so many things in life, the better we understand the forces of change, the better equipped we are to deal with them.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• March 31, 2008

  Eligibility Criteria and Conditions for Accepting Asset-Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP) as Collateral for the Bank of Canada's Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF)

  On 5 March 2008, the Bank released for comment its proposed eligibility criteria for accepting ABCP and noted that two broad policy objectives guided the Bank's assessment. First, the eligibility criteria should mitigate any risks to the Bank that might be associated with accepting ABCP securities as collateral for the SLF.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• March 20, 2008

  Operational Changes to the Bond Buyback Program

  As announced in the Debt Management Strategy 2008-2009, minor operational changes will be made to the bond buyback program to broaden the eligible basket of securities available for buyback operations. The changes are as follows:

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• March 20, 2008

  Results of the 20 March 2008 Term PRA Transaction

  The results of today's term PRA operations are as follows:

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• March 18, 2008

  Bank of Canada Announces Recipients of Fellowship Award for 2008

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that Professor Michael Devereux of the University of British Columbia and Professor Shouyong Shi of the University of Toronto are the recipients of the Bank's Research Fellowship for 2008.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Fellowship Program
• March 18, 2008

  Bank of Canada Announces First Recipient of Governor's Award

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that Professor Henry Siu of the University of British Columbia is the first recipient of the Governor's Award.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Fellowship Program
• March 14, 2008

  The Bank of Canada Releases Its Annual Report for 2007

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada's Annual Report for 2007 was tabled in the House of Commons today.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• March 13, 2008

  Addressing Financial Market Turbulence

  Media Relations Toronto, Ontario

  More than seven months after financial market turbulence began, policy-makers and market participants are entering a new phase, where shortcomings in the current system are better understood and improvements are beginning to be made, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said today in a speech to the Toronto Board of Trade.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases