News

• February 7, 2022

  Université de Sherbrooke crowned National Champion of The Governor’s Challenge

  The Bank of Canada is pleased to announce that Université de Sherbrooke has won the seventh 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, Announcements Source(s): The Governor's Challenge
• February 2, 2022

  Opening Statement before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

  Opening statement Tiff Macklem Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce Ottawa, Ontario

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• February 2, 2022

  A Canadian interest rate benchmark regime for the future

  Remarks (delivered virtually) Toni Gravelle International Swaps and Derivatives Association New York, New York

  Deputy Governor Toni Gravelle discusses some important changes that may be coming to Canada’s interest rate benchmarks.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Debt management, Financial markets, Financial system regulation and policies, Interest rates, Market structure and pricing
• January 26, 2022

  Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement

  Opening statement Tiff Macklem Ottawa, Ontario

  Governor Tiff Macklem discusses key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the policy rate decision and the MPR.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• January 26, 2022

  Bank of Canada maintains policy rate, removes exceptional forward guidance

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

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

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• January 26, 2022

  Monetary Policy Report – January 2022

  

  The Canadian economy entered 2022 in a strong position. The Bank is forecasting growth of 4% in 2022 and about 3½ % in 2023.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
• January 17, 2022

  Business Outlook Survey―Fourth Quarter of 2021

  In the fourth-quarter Business Outlook Survey, reports of supply chain bottlenecks and labour shortages remain elevated. Firms cited robust growth in demand, although those offering hard-to-distance services still had sales below pre-pandemic levels, even before the Omicron variant began spreading broadly. These factors are resulting in upward pressures on prices over the next year.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
• January 17, 2022

  Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations—Fourth Quarter of 2021

  This survey took place in November 2021 before the Omicron variant of COVID-19 began spreading broadly in Canada. In December, the number of COVID-19 cases rose dramatically and governments began to reimpose containment measures. Many Canadians think inflation will be high over the next two years because of supply disruptions caused by the pandemic. They are more concerned about inflation now than they were before the pandemic and believe it has become more difficult to control. However, near-term inflation expectations are not feeding into expectations for wage growth or longer-term inflation. Showing confidence in the labour market, workers are more likely than ever to want to change jobs.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations
• January 14, 2022

  Bank of Canada/OSFI pilot helps Canadian financial sector assess climate change risks

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada and Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions today released the results of a pilot project on climate scenario analysis.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Topic(s): Climate change