Press

• March 8, 2018

  New $10 bank note featuring Viola Desmond unveiled on International Women’s Day

  Media Relations Halifax, Nova Scotia

  Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz today unveiled the new $10 bank note featuring Viola Desmond during a ceremony at the Halifax Central Library.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• March 8, 2018

  Unveiling of new $10 bank note - Speech (Webcasts)

  

  

  Minister of Finance Bill Morneau and Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz, along with some special guests, unveil the design of the new $10 bank note featuring Viola Desmond. (12:30 AT (11:30 ET) approx.)

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• March 8, 2018

  Unveiling of New $10 Note

  Remarks Stephen S. Poloz Halifax, Nova Scotia

  Governor Stephen S. Poloz joins Minister Morneau and Wanda Robson at the unveiling of Canada’s new $10 note.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Bank notes
• March 7, 2018

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 1/4 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at 1 1/4 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/2 per cent and the deposit rate is 1 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• March 5, 2018

  Inaugural recipients of Master’s Scholarship Award for Women in Economics and Finance announced

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada is pleased to announce the first ever recipients of its Master’s Scholarship Award for Women in Economics and Finance.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• March 1, 2018

  Central Bank of the Year Award

  Remarks Stephen S. Poloz Central Banking Awards 2018 London, United Kingdom

  Governor Stephen S. Poloz accepts the Central Bank of the Year award from Central Banking.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• February 27, 2018

  Summary of Comments – 2018–19 Debt Management Strategy Consultations

  Today, the 2018–19 Debt Management Strategy Consultations Summary is being published in conjunction with the release of the Government of Canada’s Debt Management Strategy for 2018–19.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• February 27, 2018

  Background information on the bank note legal tender initiative in Budget 2018

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today published additional information on the federal government’s 2018 budget initiative to seek the authority to remove legal tender status from Canadian bank notes.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• February 15, 2018

  Manitoba Association for Business Economics (MABE) - Speech (Webcasts)

  

  

  Canada’s approach to price stability - Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri speaks before the Manitoba Association for Business Economics (MABE). (13:45 (ET) approx.)

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• February 15, 2018

  Anchoring Expectations: Canada’s Approach to Price Stability

  Remarks Lawrence L. Schembri Manitoba Association for Business Economists Winnipeg, Manitoba

  Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri examines the success of the Bank’s monetary policy framework and explains the review being undertaken before its renewal in 2021.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Central bank research, Credibility, Fiscal policy, Inflation and prices, Inflation targets, Monetary policy framework