Posts

• September 8, 2021

  Bank of Canada maintains policy rate, continues forward guidance and current pace of quantitative easing

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at the effective lower bound of ¼ percent, with the Bank Rate at ½ percent and the deposit rate at ¼ percent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• September 3, 2021

  Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (September 13–24)

  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
• September 1, 2021

  Bank of Canada designates Lynx as a systemically important payment system

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem has designated Lynx, which is owned and operated by Payments Canada, as a systemically important payment system under the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• September 1, 2021

  Statement of Policy Governing the Acquisition and Management of Financial Assets for the Bank of Canada’s Balance Sheet

  The Statement of Policy establishes the policy governing the acquisition and management of financial assets for the Bank’s balance sheet. It does not apply to the assets of the Bank’s pension trust fund or supplementary trust fund.
• September 1, 2021

  Bank of Canada launches the 2022 Fellowship Program awards

  The Bank of Canada is inviting Canadian universities to nominate exceptional academics for its 2022 Fellowship and Governor’s awards.

  Content Type(s): Press, Announcements Source(s): Fellowship Program