Press

• February 1, 2016

  Completion of Public Consultations: Bank of Canada’s Criteria and Risk-Management Standards for Prominent Payment Systems

  Today, the Bank of Canada published criteria and risk-management standards for prominent payment systems.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• January 29, 2016

  Bank of Canada Announces Higher Target for Settlement Balances to Reinforce the Target for the Overnight Rate

  Effective Friday, 29 January 2016, the Bank is increasing the target for the minimum daily level of settlement balances to $500 million, from its current level of $150 million. This measure will remain in effect until further notice.

  Content Type(s): Market notices
• January 28, 2016

  Change to the Standard Terms for Auctions of Government of Canada Marketable Bonds and Terms and Conditions Governing the Morning Auction of Receiver General Cash Balances

  The Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada have updated the rule for determining the coupon rates of Government of Canada nominal bonds.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• January 21, 2016

  Results of the 27-day and 84-day 21 January 2016 Term Repo Operation

  Results of today's term repo operation.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• January 21, 2016

  Bank of Canada Announces the Minimum Bid Rate for Today's Term Repo Operation

  Bank of Canada Announces the Minimum Bid Rate for Today's Term Repo Operation.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• January 20, 2016

  Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Term Repo Operations

  The Bank of Canada announced today that it will conduct term repo operations.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• January 20, 2016

  Monetary Policy Report - Press Conference (Audio) - January 2016

  

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report - (Audiocast) Press conference by Governor Stephen S. Poloz. (11:15 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• January 20, 2016

  Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement

  Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz Ottawa, Ontario

  Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the policy rate decision and the MPR.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Research Topic(s): Inflation and prices, Interest rates, Monetary policy, Monetary policy implementation, Recent economic and financial developments, Regional economic developments
• January 20, 2016

  Monetary Policy Report - Press Conference (Video) - January 2016

  

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report - (Videocast) Press conference by Governor Stephen S. Poloz. (11:15 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• January 20, 2016

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1/2 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/4 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases