Press Releases

• April 30, 2013

  Bank of Canada Unveils New $5 and $10 Polymer Bank Notes

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  Canada’s new and more secure $5 and $10 polymer bank notes were unveiled today at the Bank of Canada’s Ottawa head office, and from aboard the International Space Station.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Topic(s): Bank notes
• April 22, 2013

  The Bank of Canada Releases Its Annual Report for 2012

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada’s Annual Report for 2012 was tabled in the House of Commons today.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• April 17, 2013

  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
• March 26, 2013

  Bank of Canada designates SwapClear under the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Governor of the Bank of Canada has designated SwapClear as subject to ongoing regulatory oversight by the Bank under the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act (PCSA), effective 2 April 2013.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• March 25, 2013

  Bank of Canada Announces Recipients of 2013 Fellowship and Governor’s Awards

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced the recipient of the Bank’s Fellowship Award and Governor's Award for 2013.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Fellowship Program
• March 6, 2013

  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
• February 25, 2013

  Rebuilding trust in banking is vital to improving the pace of global economic recovery, says Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney

  Media Relations London, Ontario

  While much progress has been made reforming the global financial system, to restore fully trust in banking there remains a fundamental need for financial institutions to rediscover their core values, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said today in a speech at Western University in London, Ontario. The real economy relies on the financial system, […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• February 21, 2013

  Bank of Canada announces Deputy Governor Appointment

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada today announced the appointment of Lawrence L. Schembri as Deputy Governor effective 25 February 2013.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• February 12, 2013

  Statement by G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors

  Media Relations

  We, the G7 Ministers and Governors, reaffirm our longstanding commitment to market determined exchange rates and to consult closely in regard to actions in foreign exchange markets. We reaffirm that our fiscal and monetary policies have been and will remain oriented towards meeting our respective domestic objectives using domestic instruments, and that we will not […]

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• January 23, 2013

  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