Press Releases

• 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 […]

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• 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.

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• August 22, 2012

  Global financial reform essential for sustainable jobs, says Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney

  Media Relations Toronto, Ontario

  Globalisation is changing the nature of production and driving up the demand for skilled workers in advanced economies, including Canada, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said today in a speech at a Canadian Auto Workers convention. “We all need to recognize that the durable, high-paying manufacturing jobs of the future will be located in […]

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• August 21, 2012

  Bank of Canada Announces the Recipient of its 2012 Law Enforcement Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada is pleased to announce the recipient of its 2012 Law Enforcement Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence. The RCMP Integrated Counterfeit Enforcement Team, based in Surrey, British Columbia, was honoured for the second consecutive year during the annual conference of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police in Sydney, Nova Scotia. […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Topic(s): Bank notes
• August 20, 2012

  Statement by Governor Mark Carney on the $100 Bank Note

  Media Relations

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Topic(s): Bank notes
• August 3, 2012

  Bank of Canada Publishes 2013 Schedule for Policy Interest Rate Announcements and Monetary Policy Report Releases

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada released its 2013 schedule of key policy interest rate announcements and quarterly Monetary Policy Reports (MPR), and announced that in 2013, it will begin concurrent publication of the MPR with its January, April, July, and October rate announcements.

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• July 17, 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.

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• June 21, 2012

  Sustained World Growth Requires a Resilient Financial System, Says Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney

  Media Relations Halifax, Nova Scotia

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• June 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
• May 2, 2012

  Bank of Canada Unveils New $20 Note Design

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty and Governor Mark Carney today unveiled the new and more secure $20 polymer bank note at the Bank of Canada’s head office, on Wellington Street in Ottawa.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Topic(s): Bank notes