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• The Bank of Canada 2015 Retailer Survey on the Cost of Payment Methods: Sampling

  Technical Report No. 108 Angelika Welte

  In 2015, the Bank of Canada undertook the large-scale Retailer Survey on the Cost of Payment Methods.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Technical reports Research Topic(s): Central bank research, Econometric and statistical methods JEL Code(s): C, C8, C81, C83

• The Bank of Canada 2015 Retailer Survey on the Cost of Payment Methods: Nonresponse

  Technical Report No. 107 Stan Hatko

  Nonresponse is a considerable challenge in the Retailer Survey on the Cost of Payment Methods conducted by the Bank of Canada in 2015. There are two types of nonresponse in this survey: unit nonresponse, in which a business does not reply to the entire survey, and item nonresponse, in which a business does not respond to particular questions within the survey.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Technical reports Research Topic(s): Central bank research JEL Code(s): C, C8, C81, C83
• March 30, 2017

  Bank of Canada announces recipients of 2017 Fellowship and Governor’s awards

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada is pleased to announce that Professor Francisco Ruge-Murcia from McGill University is the 2017 recipient of the Bank’s Fellowship Award.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Fellowship Program
• March 30, 2017

  Banking and Financial Statistics - March 2017

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Banking and Financial Statistics

• The Costs of Point-of-Sale Payments in Canada

  Staff Discussion Paper 2017-4 Anneke Kosse, Heng Chen, Marie-Hélène Felt, Valéry Dongmo Jiongo, Kerry Nield, Angelika Welte

  Using data from our 2014 cost-of-payments survey, we calculate resource costs for cash, debit cards and credit cards. For each payment method, we examine the total cost incurred by consumers, retailers, financial institutions and infrastructures, the Royal Canadian Mint and the Bank of Canada.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Research Topic(s): Bank notes, Digital currencies and fintech, Financial institutions, Payment clearing and settlement systems JEL Code(s): D, D1, D12, D2, D23, D24, E, E4, E41, E42, G, G2, G21, L, L2
• March 28, 2017

  Progress and openness go hand in hand, Bank of Canada Governor Poloz says

  Media Relations Oshawa, Ontario

  Canada’s economic progress has been driven by its historical preference for openness to people, capital and trade, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz said today.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• March 28, 2017

  Canada at 150: It Takes a World to Raise a Nation

  Remarks Stephen S. Poloz 50th Anniversary of Durham College Oshawa, Ontario

  Governor Stephen S. Poloz shows how Canada’s economic progress has been driven by its historic preference for openness to immigration, investment and trade.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Exchange rate regimes, International financial markets, Productivity, Trade integration
• March 24, 2017

  Weekly Financial Statistics - 24 March 2017

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
• March 23, 2017

  Annual Report 2016

  

  The Annual Report outlines the Bank’s activities and achievements in 2016. It includes the financial statements and a message from Governor Stephen S. Poloz.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Annual Report
• March 23, 2017

  The Bank of Canada Releases Its Annual Report for 2016

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada’s Annual Report for 2016 was tabled in the House of Commons today.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases