Press

• April 13, 2017

  Opening Statement before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

  Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce Ottawa, Ontario

  Good morning, Mr. Chairman and committee members. Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins and I are pleased to be back before you today to discuss the Bank’s Monetary Policy Report (MPR), which we published yesterday. At the time of our last appearance in October, I spoke about the factors that caused us to downgrade our outlook for […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• April 12, 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 earlier today. When we were last here in October, I spoke about the factors that caused us to downgrade our outlook for the Canadian […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• April 12, 2017

  Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement

  Opening statement Carolyn A. Wilkins Ottawa, Ontario

  Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins 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): Domestic demand and components, Housing, Monetary policy, Monetary policy and uncertainty, Potential output, Recent economic and financial developments
• April 12, 2017

  Monetary Policy Report - Press Conference (Webcasts) - April 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
• April 12, 2017

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1/2 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/4 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• April 7, 2017

  Bank of Canada unveils commemorative bank note to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance Ginette Petitpas Taylor today unveiled a commemorative $10 bank note celebrating the 150th anniversary of Confederation.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Topic(s): Bank notes
• April 7, 2017

  Unveiling of Commemorative Bank Note Marking the 150th Anniversary of Canada

  Remarks Stephen S. Poloz Ottawa, Ontario

  Governor Stephen S. Poloz unveils a new commemorative $10 bank note marking the 150th anniversary of Canada.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Bank notes
• April 7, 2017

  Unveil of the Canada 150 commemorative bank note - Speech (Webcasts)

  

  Governor Stephen S. Poloz and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance Ginette Petitpas Taylor reveal a commemorative bank note that pays tribute to Canada’s 150th anniversary of confederation. (10:00 (ET) approx.)

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• April 4, 2017

  Release of the 2016 Bank of Canada FMI Oversight Activities Annual Report

  The Bank of Canada today published the 2016 annual report on its oversight of payment clearing and settlement systems, which are also known as financial market infrastructures or FMIs.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• March 30, 2017

  Bank of Canada announces recipients of 2017 Fellowship and Governor’s awards

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada is pleased to announce that Professor Francisco Ruge-Murcia from McGill University is the 2017 recipient of the Bank’s Fellowship Award.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Fellowship Program