Press

• November 17, 2020

  Panel remarks

  Remarks (delivered virtually) Tiff Macklem Public Policy Forum Ottawa, Ontario

  Governor Tiff Macklem speaks by videoconference at the Public Policy Forum’s Sustainable Finance 2 Roundtable

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Climate change, Financial institutions, Financial stability, Monetary policy
• November 16, 2020

  Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (November 23 - December 4)

  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 16, 2020

  Bank of Canada and OSFI launch pilot project on climate risk scenarios

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) today announced plans for a pilot project to use climate-change scenarios to better understand the risks to the financial system related to a transition to a low-carbon economy.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• November 12, 2020

  Helping the economy after the COVID‑19 pandemic

  Speech summary Carolyn A. Wilkins Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy Toronto, Ontario

  The pandemic won’t last forever. Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins talks about what the economy will need once we’re past the COVID-19 crisis.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Central bank research, Climate change, Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Debt management, Digital currencies and fintech, Expectations, Financial institutions, Financial stability, Financial system regulation and policies, Firm dynamics, Fiscal policy, Inflation targets, Interest rates, Labour markets, Monetary policy communications, Monetary policy framework, Payment clearing and settlement systems, Potential output, Productivity, Recent economic and financial developments
• November 12, 2020

  Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy - Speech (Webcasts)

  

  

  Exploring Life Post-COVID - Carolyn A. Wilkins, Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, speaks virtually to the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. (13:30 (Eastern Time) approx.)

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• November 12, 2020

  Exploring life after COVID-19: the far side of the moon

  Remarks (delivered virtually) Carolyn A. Wilkins Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy Toronto, Ontario

  Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins discusses what the economy will need once we’re past the COVID-19 crisis.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Central bank research, Climate change, Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Debt management, Digital currencies and fintech, Expectations, Financial institutions, Financial stability, Financial system regulation and policies, Firm dynamics, Fiscal policy, Inflation targets, Interest rates, Labour markets, Monetary policy communications, Monetary policy framework, Payment clearing and settlement systems, Potential output, Productivity, Recent economic and financial developments
• November 9, 2020

  Return to the Government of Canada Treasury Bill Standard Terms for Auctions

  The Bank of Canada today announced a return to normal standard terms for auctions of Government of Canada Treasury Bills.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• November 9, 2020

  Bank of Canada announces amendments to targeted facilities and programs that support liquidity and short-term funding markets

  Reflecting the continued improvement in the functioning of short-term funding markets and financial markets more generally, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) is announcing amendments to the Provincial Money Market Purchase (PMMP) program and to the amount of Government of Canada treasury bills acquired at auction.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Provincial Money Market Purchase Program, Standing Term Liquidity Facility
• November 9, 2020

  Bank of Canada announces short list for next $5 bank note

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that the independent Advisory Council has selected a short list of eight iconic Canadians who could be featured on the next $5 bank note.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Topic(s): Bank notes
• November 6, 2020

  John Kuszczak Memorial Lecture - Webcast

  

  

  Digital Currencies and the Common Good: Models and Coopetition - Address by Jean Tirole, Toulouse School of Economics, with introductory remarks by Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada, and Lawrence Schembri, Deputy Governor.

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