Press

• September 6, 2017

  Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 1 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada is raising its target for the overnight rate to 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
• September 1, 2017

  Bank of Canada scholarship encourages women to consider careers in economics and finance

  The Bank of Canada is now accepting applications for its inaugural Master’s Scholarship Award for Women in Economics and Finance.

  Content Type(s): Press, Announcements
• August 31, 2017

  Workshop on Monetary Policy Framework Issues

  

  

  Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins explains the motivation for the workshop.

  Content Type(s): Press
• August 17, 2017

  Government of Canada considering issuing more ultra-long bonds

  The Government of Canada announced today that it is considering issuing more ultra-long bonds in the near future, subject to favourable market conditions.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• 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 - Press Conference (Webcasts) - July 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
• 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