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Income Trusts - Understanding the Issues
An income trust is an investment vehicle that distributes cash generated by a set of operating assets in a tax-efficient manner. The market capitalization of income trusts has grown rapidly over the past two years, reaching $45 billion at year-end 2002. -
Essays on Financial Stability
The four essays published here provide a useful overview for anyone interested in understanding the issues and policy environment surrounding financial system stability. -
August 21, 2003
Summer 2003 Consultations Views Sought on Issues Relating to the Design and Operation of The Real Return Bond Program
A consultation document on issues relating to the design and operation of the Real Return Bond program, prepared jointly by the Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada, is being published today. -
August 21, 2003
Real Return Bond Funding Review
The Real Return Bond (RRB) program was created in line with the Government's fundamental objective of raising stable, low-cost funding. -
August 21, 2003
Summer 2003 Consultation Document
The purpose of these consultations is to obtain the views of market participants on issues relating to the design and operation of the government Real Return Bond (RRB) program. -
August 7, 2003
Economic Integration in North America
For more than 70 years now, the Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs has been bringing Canadians together with the purpose of asking some thought-provoking questions and encouraging lively, stimulating debates and action on a variety of key public policy issues. -
July 24, 2003
Bank of Canada releases 2004 schedule of dates for its policy interest rate announcements
The Bank of Canada today released its 2004 schedule of eight dates for announcing decisions on its key policy interest rate, and confirmed the announcement dates for the remainder of this year. -
July 17, 2003
Monetary Policy Report Update – July 2003
Since the April Monetary Policy Report, there have been a number of unanticipated developments that have changed the outlook for inflation and economic activity in Canada. -
July 17, 2003
Release of the Monetary Policy Report Update
Today, we released our Update to the April Monetary Policy Report. The Update reviews economic and financial trends in the context of Canada's inflation-control strategy.