Speech by Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada

OTTAWA – On Thursday, March 20, 2025, Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada, will speak before Calgary Economic Development.   

Topic

Tariff uncertainty and monetary policy

Time

13:05 (Eastern Time)

Place

Calgary, AB

Lock-Up

At 11:20 (ET), journalists are invited to review copies of the speech, under embargo, at the Bank’s head office in Ottawa. Please use the Bank of Canada Museum entrance, located at 30 Bank Street (corner of Bank and Wellington), and bring photo ID.

For security reasons, journalists wishing to attend must confirm their presence by contacting Media Relations before noon (ET) on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. Those who have not registered will not be admitted to the lock-up.

The embargo will be lifted at 12:50 (ET).

Distribution

The Governor’s text will be available on the Bank’s website at 12:50 (ET).

Media Availability

At approximately 14:10 (ET), the Governor will hold a press conference.

Accredited journalists who wish to participate remotely must contact Media Relations for connection information before noon (ET) on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.

Audience Q&A

There will be an audience Q&A period.

Webcast

Audio and video webcasts of the speech and press conference will be available.

Note

Media wishing to attend need to email to register.

For more information, please contact Media Relations

Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories

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