Ottawa, Ontario

• April 25, 2018

  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 afternoon, 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 last week. When we were last here at the beginning of November, we saw signs that the Canadian economy was moderating after an […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Topic(s): Inflation and prices, Monetary policy, Monetary policy transmission, Recent economic and financial developments
• April 23, 2018

  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 pleased to be with you today to discuss the Bank’s Monetary Policy Report (MPR), which we published last week. At the time of our last appearance in October, we saw signs that the Canadian economy was moderating after an exceptionally strong […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Topic(s): Inflation and prices, Monetary policy, Monetary policy transmission, Recent economic and financial developments
• April 18, 2018

  Monetary Policy Report - Press Conference (Webcasts) - April 2018

  

  

  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 18, 2018

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 ¼ per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at 1 ¼ per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 ½ per cent and the deposit rate is 1 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• March 26, 2018

  The Bank of Canada releases its Annual Report for 2017

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada’s Annual Report for 2017 was tabled in the House of Commons today.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• March 23, 2018

  Bank of Canada announces recipients of 2018 Fellowship and Governor’s awards

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada is pleased to announce that Stephen D. Williamson of Western University and Peter F. Christoffersen of the University of Toronto are the 2018 recipients of the Bank’s Fellowship Award.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Fellowship Program
• March 7, 2018

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 1/4 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

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

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• March 5, 2018

  Inaugural recipients of Master’s Scholarship Award for Women in Economics and Finance announced

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada is pleased to announce the first ever recipients of its Master’s Scholarship Award for Women in Economics and Finance.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• February 27, 2018

  Background information on the bank note legal tender initiative in Budget 2018

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today published additional information on the federal government’s 2018 budget initiative to seek the authority to remove legal tender status from Canadian bank notes.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• February 12, 2018

  Wilfrid Laurier University crowned National Champion of The Governor’s Challenge

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  Wilfrid Laurier University has won the Bank of Canada’s third annual Governor’s Challenge, a national student competition in which teams simulate the role of advisor to the Bank’s Governing Council.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): The Governor's Challenge