News

• July 26, 2017

  Bank of Canada publishes its 2018 schedule for policy interest rate announcements and the release of the Monetary Policy Report

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today published its 2018 schedule for policy interest rate announcements and the release of the quarterly Monetary Policy Report.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• July 19, 2017

  Bank of Canada recognizes RCMP’s Integrated Counterfeit Enforcement Team with Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence

  Media Relations Montréal, Quebec

  The Bank of Canada today presented the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Integrated Counterfeit Enforcement Team (ICET), C Division (Quebec), with the 2017 Law Enforcement Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• July 12, 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 Topic(s): Inflation and prices, Interest rates, Labour markets, Monetary policy, Monetary policy implementation, Recent economic and financial developments
• July 12, 2017

  Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 3/4 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada is raising its target for the overnight rate to 3/4 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/2 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• July 12, 2017

  Monetary Policy Report – July 2017

  

  Growth in the Canadian economy is projected to reach 2.8 per cent this year before slowing to 2.0 per cent next year and 1.6 per cent in 2019.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
• June 30, 2017

  Business Outlook Survey - Summer 2017

  Responses to the summer Business Outlook Survey suggest that business activity is continuing to gain momentum, buoyed by indications that domestic demand will improve further. Positive business prospects are increasingly widespread across regions and sectors.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
• June 30, 2017

  Senior Loan Officer Survey - Second Quarter of 2017

  Survey results for 2017Q2 suggest that overall business-lending conditions were essentially unchanged for the fourth consecutive quarter.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Senior Loan Officer Survey
• June 28, 2017

  Markets Calling: Intelligence Gathering at the Bank of Canada

  Remarks Lynn Patterson CFA Society Calgary Calgary, Alberta

  Deputy Governor Lynn Patterson discusses how the Bank gathers financial market intelligence and what it is learning.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Asset pricing, Credit and credit aggregates, Financial markets, Financial system regulation and policies, Monetary and financial indicators, Recent economic and financial developments
• June 20, 2017

  Governor Poloz unveils new Bank of Canada Museum ahead of public opening on July 1, 2017

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  Governor Stephen S. Poloz today welcomed special guests from the government, business and the tourism sectors for a preview of the Bank of Canada Museum, which is opening soon.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• June 12, 2017

  Canadian economy showing encouraging signs, says Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins

  Media Relations Winnipeg, Manitoba

  With the adjustment to lower oil prices largely behind us, there are encouraging signs that growth is broadening across regions and sectors, Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins told the Associates of the Asper School of Business in a speech today.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases