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• April 4, 2019

  The Bank of Canada releases its Annual Report for 2018

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada’s Annual Report for 2018 was tabled in the House of Commons today.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• April 4, 2019

  Annual Report 2018

  

  The Annual Report outlines the Bank’s activities and achievements in 2018. It includes the financial statements and a message from Governor Stephen S. Poloz.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Annual Report

• Global Commodity Markets and Rebalancing in China: The Case of Copper

  Staff Discussion Paper 2019-3 Jeannine Bailliu, Doga Bilgin, Kun Mo, Kurt Niquidet, Benjamin Sawatzky

  Given that China accounts for about half of global copper consumption, it is reasonable to expect that any significant change in Chinese copper consumption will have an impact on the global market.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Topic(s): Econometric and statistical methods, International topics JEL Code(s): O, O1, O13, O14, Q, Q0, Q02
• April 2, 2019

  Sustainability Educational Pamphlet

  A case study on the Head Office Renewal Project and its pursuit of a LEED^® Certification.
• April 1, 2019

  Poloz talks trade: Canada’s services a bright spot

  Speech summary Stephen S. Poloz Baffin Regional Chamber of Commerce (BRCC) and the Nunavut Mining Symposium (NMS) Iqaluit, Nunavut

  Stephen S. Poloz, Governor of the Bank of Canada, will speak before the Baffin Regional Chamber of Commerce (BRCC) and the Nunavut Mining Symposium.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Topic(s): International topics, Labour markets, Service sector, Trade integration
• April 1, 2019

  Turbulent Times for Trade

  Remarks Stephen S. Poloz Baffin Regional Chamber of Commerce (BRCC) and the Nunavut Mining Symposium (NMS) Iqaluit, Nunavut

  Governor Poloz talks about slowing international trade and how Canada’s rapidly growing services industries can help drive exports and growth.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): International topics, Labour markets, Service sector, Trade integration
• April 1, 2019

  Canada’s export sector shows promise in a challenging environment, Governor Poloz says

  Media Relations Iqaluit, Nunavut

  Canada’s economy can build on its traditional strengths by taking advantage of export opportunities in rapidly growing service sectors to overcome the current challenging environment, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz said today.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• March 31, 2019

  Research Update - March 2019

  This monthly newsletter features the latest research publications by Bank of Canada economists including external publications and working papers published on the Bank of Canada’s website.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Research newsletters

• The Trend Unemployment Rate in Canada: Searching for the Unobservable

  Staff Working Paper 2019-13 Dany Brouillette, Marie-Noëlle Robitaille, Laurence Savoie-Chabot, Pierre St-Amant, Bassirou Gueye, Elise Nelson

  In this paper, we assess several methods that have been used to measure the Canadian trend unemployment rate (TUR). We also consider improvements and extensions to some existing methods.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Economic models, Inflation and prices, Labour markets JEL Code(s): C, C5, C52, C53, E, E2, E24, E27

• Local Labor Markets in Canada and the United States

  Staff Working Paper 2019-12 David Albouy, Alex Chernoff, Chandler Lutz, Casey Warman

  We examine local labor markets in the United States and Canada from 1990 to 2011 using comparable household and business data. Wage levels and inequality rise with city population in both countries, albeit less in Canada.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Labour markets JEL Code(s): J, J2, J21, J3, J31, J6, J61, N, N3, N32, R, R1, R12