Press

• November 30, 2020

  Summary of Comments – Fall 2020 Debt Management Strategy Consultations

  Today, the Fall 2020 Debt Management Strategy Consultations Summary is being published in conjunction with the release of the Government of Canada’s Fall Economic Statement 2020.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• November 30, 2020

  Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (December 7-17)

  As previously announced, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) launched on April 1, 2020 a program to purchase Government of Canada securities in the secondary market – the Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP).

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program
• November 26, 2020

  Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

  Opening statement Tiff Macklem House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Ottawa, Ontario

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Financial stability, Monetary policy, Recent economic and financial developments
• November 24, 2020

  Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group Launches Consultation

  The Canadian Alternative Reference Rate working group (CARR) published a consultation paper today on a proposed methodology for calculating CORRA-in-arrears as well as draft fallback language for floating rate notes (FRNs) that reference CDOR.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
• November 24, 2020

  Bank of Canada announces finalists for the sixth annual Governor’s Challenge

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada has announced the five finalist teams in the 2020-21 edition of The Governor’s Challenge, a competition where university students simulate the role of advisor to the Bank’s Governing Council.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): The Governor's Challenge
• November 23, 2020

  Taking the pulse of Canada’s financial system

  Speech summary Toni Gravelle Autorité des marchés financiers Montréal, Quebec

  Deputy Governor Toni Gravelle discusses how the Bank of Canada is carefully monitoring our financial system as the economy recovers from the COVID‑19 pandemic.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Financial institutions, Financial markets, Financial stability, Recent economic and financial developments
• November 23, 2020

  Autorité des marchés financiers - Speech (Webcasts)

  

  

  Assessment of risks to the stability of the Canadian financial system, including risks stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic — Deputy Governor Toni Gravelle of the Bank of Canada speaks before the Autorité des marchés financiers. (14:00 (ET) approx.)

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• November 23, 2020

  Financial stability and the COVID-19 pandemic

  Remarks (delivered virtually) Toni Gravelle Autorité des marchés financiers Montréal, Quebec

  Deputy Governor Toni Gravelle provides an assessment of risks to the stability of the Canadian financial system, including risks stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Financial institutions, Financial markets, Financial stability, Recent economic and financial developments
• November 19, 2020

  Reminder: Changes to legal tender status will take effect in 2021

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  In accordance with amendments to the Bank of Canada Act and the Currency Act approved by Parliament in 2018, the federal government will remove legal tender status from some older bank notes as of January 1, 2021.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• November 17, 2020

  Public Policy Forum – Panel participation

  

  

  Sustainable Finance and the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy – Tiff Macklem, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, participates in a panel discussion at the Public Policy Forum. (14:00 ET)

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts