Press

• October 31, 2017

  Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

  Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Ottawa, Ontario

  Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and committee members. Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins and I are happy to be before you today to discuss the Bank’s Monetary Policy Report (MPR), which we published last week. When we were last here in April, we were celebrating the fact that we had upgraded our economic forecast following a long […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• October 25, 2017

  Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement

  Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz, Carolyn A. Wilkins Ottawa, Ontario

  Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the policy rate decision and the MPR.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• October 25, 2017

  Monetary Policy Report - Press Conference (Webcasts) - October 2017

  

  

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report - Press conference by Governor Stephen S. Poloz and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins. (11:15 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• October 25, 2017

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today maintained 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
• October 17, 2017

  Payments Canada, Bank of Canada and TMX Group announce integrated securities and payment platform as next phase of Project Jasper

  This joint press release announces a new collaboration between Payments Canada, the Bank of Canada and TMX Group as part of the third phase of the Project Jasper research initiative.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Topic(s): Digital currencies and fintech
• October 3, 2017

  Chambre de commerce de Sherbrooke - Speech (Webcasts)

  

  

  Firm creation and productivity in the Canadian economy - Deputy Governor Sylvain Leduc speaks at the Chambre de commerce de Sherbrooke. (12:45 (ET) approx.)

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• October 3, 2017

  Seeking Gazelles in Polar Bear Country

  Remarks Sylvain Leduc Sherbrooke Chamber of Commerce Sherbrooke, Quebec

  Deputy Governor Sylvain Leduc discusses the decline in firm creation and productivity in the Canadian economy.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Firm dynamics, International topics, Market structure and pricing, Potential output, Productivity