Press Releases

• January 16, 2007

  Bank of Canada keeps target for the overnight rate at 4 1/4 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 4 1/4 per cent.

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• December 12, 2006

  Nominations Invited for the Bank of Canada's Law Enforcement Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  Beginning today, the Bank of Canada is inviting nominations for the fourth annual Law Enforcement Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence.

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• December 11, 2006

  Dodge Urges Action on Improving Financial System Efficiency

  Media Relations Toronto, Ontario

  Canada's macroeconomic policies are second to none in supporting financial system efficiency, but work is needed to bring the country's structural policies up to that level, Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge said today.

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• December 5, 2006

  Bank of Canada keeps target for the overnight rate at 4 1/4 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 4 1/4 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• November 27, 2006

  Bank of Canada Releases Background Information on Renewal of the Inflation-Control Target

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today released the document Renewal of the Inflation-Control Target: Background Information, which describes Canada's experience with inflation targeting, reports on some key issues bearing on the framework for conducting monetary policy, and identifies issues warranting further research.

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• November 23, 2006

  Joint Statement of the Government of Canada and the Bank of Canada on the Renewal of the Inflation-Control Target

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The primary objective of Canada's monetary policy is to enhance the well-being of Canadians by contributing to sustained economic growth, rising levels of employment and improved living standards.

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• November 15, 2006

  Bank of Canada Issues Upgraded $5 Bank Note

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today put into circulation a $5 note with upgraded security features in order to improve the security of Canadian bank notes.

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• October 25, 2006

  Governor Dodge Looks at the Global Economy and the Implications for Ontario

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  In a speech by video conference to the Ontario Economic Leadership Summit in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Governor Dodge reviewed the Bank's projections contained in the Monetary Policy Report, published last week.

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• October 19, 2006

  Bank of Canada releases Monetary Policy Report

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today released the October Monetary Policy Report, which discusses current economic and financial trends in the context of Canada's inflation-control strategy.

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• October 17, 2006

  Bank of Canada keeps target for the overnight rate at 4 1/4 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 4 1/4 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases