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    How do Canadians perceive access to cash?
    October 28, 2024
    The Consumer Value Proposition for a Hypothetical Digital Canadian Dollar
    October 4, 2024
    Digital Payments: A Framework for Inclusive Design

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    Our next $20 bank note

    We’ve started the design process for the new $20 bank note featuring His Majesty King Charles III. See more about the new note and our design process.

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    Monetary Policy Report—October 2024

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    Canada’s mortgage market—A question of balance
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    Canada’s mortgage market — Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers speaks before the Economic Club of Canada. (12:40 (ET) approx.).

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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
November 4, 2009
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