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• April 13, 2012

  Bank of Canada Announces Recipients of 2012 Fellowship and Governor’s Awards

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced the recipients of the Bank’s Fellowship Award and Governor’s Award for 2012.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Fellowship Program
• April 5, 2012

  Annual Report 2011

  

  2011 was a challenging year for the global economy. Amid global turbulence, Canada’s macroeconomic policy framework has stood us well. The 2011 Annual Report provides a Message from the Governor, highlights key achievements over the year, describes the Bank’s corporate governance, and presents financial statements in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Annual Report
• April 5, 2012

  The Bank of Canada Releases Its Annual Report for 2011

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada’s Annual Report for 2011 was tabled in the House of Commons today.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• April 4, 2012

  Aging Gracefully: Canada’s Inevitable Demographic Shift

  Remarks Jean Boivin Economic Club of Canada Toronto, Ontario

  Deputy Governor Jean Boivin discusses aging in Canada and its impact on our economy.

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

• Risk Premium, Variance Premium and the Maturity Structure of Uncertainty

  Staff Working Paper 2012-11 Bruno Feunou, Jean-Sébastien Fontaine, Abderrahim Taamouti, Roméo Tedongap

  Expected returns vary when investors face time-varying investment opportunities. Long-run risk models (Bansal and Yaron 2004) and no-arbitrage affine models (Duffie, Pan, and Singleton 2000) emphasize sources of risk that are not observable to the econometrician.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Asset pricing, Financial services JEL Code(s): G, G1, G12, G13
• April 2, 2012

  Exporting in a Post-Crisis World

  Remarks Mark Carney Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce Waterloo, Ontario

  Governor Mark Carney discusses why Canada’s exports are lagging and what can be done to respond to the underlying challenges.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• March 29, 2012

  Summary of Comments - 2012-13 Debt Management Strategy Consultations and Operational Changes to the Cash-Management Bond Buyback Program

  Today, the Summary of Comments – 2012–13 Debt Management Strategy Consultations is being published on the Bank of Canada’s website in conjunction with the release of the government’s Debt Management Strategy for 2012–13 on the Department of Finance’s website.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• March 26, 2012

  Bank Note Launch

  Remarks Mark Carney Québec, Québec

  Governor Mark Carney announces the launch of the new $50 bank note.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• March 26, 2012

  Bank of Canada Issues $50 Polymer Bank Note

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney today officially announced the new $50 polymer bank note’s entry into circulation, during an event at the Canadian Coast Guard’s Québec port facility. These new notes will be available at financial institutions from coast to coast to coast starting today. Governor Carney was joined at the event by Shelly […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Topic(s): Bank notes
• March 12, 2012

  Promoting Growth, Mitigating Cycles and Inequality: The Role of Price and Financial Stability

  Remarks Tiff Macklem Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce São Paulo, Brazil

  Senior Deputy Governor Tiff Macklem discusses how price and financial stability help promote growth and mitigate economic cycles and inequality.

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