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• March 27, 2019

  Bank of Canada joins Central Banks’ and Supervisors’ Network for Greening the Financial System

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it has joined the Central Banks’ and Supervisors’ Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS).

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Topic(s): Climate change
• March 14, 2019

  Global leverage makes financial system vulnerable, Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins says

  Media Relations Vancouver, British Columbia

  Global debt is now US$100 trillion higher than just before the financial crisis and more than three times global gross domestic product (GDP), presenting a headwind to growth and making the financial system vulnerable, Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins said today.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• March 8, 2019

  Bank of Canada names winners of women’s scholarship award

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada marked International Women’s Day by announcing the 2018-2019 recipients of its Master’s Scholarship Award for Women in Economics and Finance.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• March 6, 2019

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 ¾ per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at 1 ¾ per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 2 per cent and the deposit rate is 1 ½ per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• February 21, 2019

  History demonstrates the power and limitations of monetary policy, Governor Poloz says

  Media Relations Montréal, Quebec

  Monetary policy has proven to be a powerful instrument to control inflation and promote Canada’s economic welfare, subject to a number of limitations, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz said today.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• February 19, 2019

  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 fourth 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
• January 31, 2019

  Canada’s job market is solid, but some key questions remain, Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins says

  Media Relations Toronto, Ontario

  While the labour market in Canada is in good shape overall, answers to some key questions will help provide insight into slower-than-expected wage growth, Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins said today.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• January 9, 2019

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 ¾ per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at 1 ¾ per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 2 per cent and the deposit rate is 1 ½ per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases