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• The Bank of Canada’s 2009 Methods-of-Payment Survey: Methodology and Key Results

  Staff Discussion Paper 2012-6 Carlos Arango, Angelika Welte

  The authors present the methodology and main findings of the Bank of Canada’s 2009 Methods-of-Payment survey, a detailed investigation of consumer payment behaviour in Canada. The survey targeted the 18- to 75-year-old Canadian resident population.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Topic(s): Bank notes, Financial services, Payment clearing and settlement systems JEL Code(s): E, E4

• What Drags and Drives Mobility: Explaining Canada’s Aggregate Migration Patterns

  Staff Working Paper 2012-28 David Amirault, Daniel de Munnik, Sarah Miller

  Using census data at the economic region level from 1991 to 2006 and a gravity model framework, this paper examines the factors that influence migration within Canada.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Econometric and statistical methods, Labour markets, Regional economic developments JEL Code(s): J, J6, J61, R, R2, R23
• September 7, 2012

  Dutch Disease

  Remarks Mark Carney Spruce Meadows Round Table Calgary, Alberta

  Governor Mark Carney discusses the impact of high commodity prices for the Canadian economy.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• September 7, 2012

  Elevated Commodity Prices “Unambiguously Good” for Canada, Says Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney

  Media Relations Calgary, Alberta

  The global commodities boom drives enormous benefits for Canada, including higher incomes and greater economic security, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said today in a speech to the 2012 Spruce Meadows Changing Fortunes: Global Economies Round Table. “Most fundamentally, higher commodity prices are unambiguously good for Canada,” Governor Carney told delegates. “The strength of […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• September 5, 2012

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases