Press Releases

• April 24, 2014

  Economic Adjustments Will Bring Benefits to All, Says Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz

  Media Relations Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

  Some Canadian sectors and regions are hot and some are not, but all will ultimately reap the benefits of the country’s rich resource endowment, even as some difficult adjustments take place, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz said today in Saskatoon. Canada has been adjusting to two major economic shocks in recent years, Governor […]

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• April 16, 2014

  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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• April 11, 2014

  Bank of Canada announces appointment of Carolyn Wilkins as Senior Deputy Governor

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada today announced that Carolyn Wilkins has been appointed Senior Deputy Governor for a term of seven years beginning 2 May 2014.

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• April 7, 2014

  Bank of Canada announces appointment of Filipe Dinis as Chief Operating Officer

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that Filipe Dinis has been appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective 5 May 2014.

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• March 28, 2014

  Bank of Canada Announces Recipients of 2014 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 2014.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Fellowship Program
• March 28, 2014

  The Bank of Canada Releases Its Annual Report for 2013

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada’s Annual Report for 2013 was tabled in the House of Commons.

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• March 18, 2014

  Demographics, Crisis Aftermath Pose Limits to Growth, Says Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz

  Media Relations Halifax, Nova Scotia

  Demographic forces and the hangover from the global financial crisis together are putting limits on economic growth, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz said today in Halifax. “A period of subdued growth after a financial crisis can still be regarded as cyclical, in the sense that it will eventually prove to be temporary,” Governor […]

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• March 5, 2014

  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.

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• February 7, 2014

  Symmetrical, Flexible Inflation Target Continues to Serve Canadians Well, Says Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Tiff Macklem

  Media Relations Montréal, Quebec

  The Bank of Canada’s flexible inflation target has served Canada well in both tranquil and turbulent times and remains the right policy framework to address the current economic environment of persistently weak inflation, Senior Deputy Governor Tiff Macklem said today in a lecture at Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business in Montréal. “Inflation targeting […]

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• February 4, 2014

  Bank of Canada Announces Appointment of Special Adviser

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced the appointment of Line Rivard as Special Adviser to the Governor on Financial System.

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