January 17, 2018
Speeches and appearances
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December 14, 2017
Three Things Keeping Me Awake at Night
Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses his long-term economic preoccupations now that the Canadian economy has nearly completed its journey home. -
November 28, 2017
Release of the Financial System Review
Press conference following the release of the Financial System Review. -
November 15, 2017
Embracing Uncertainty in the Conduct of Monetary Policy
Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins explains how uncertainty is factored into monetary policy decisions. -
November 7, 2017
Understanding Inflation: Getting Back to Basics
Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses how recent weak inflation in Canada and other economies can be explained by fundamental factors. -
November 1, 2017
Opening Statement before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and committee members. Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins and I are pleased to be back before you today to discuss the Bank’s Monetary Policy Report (MPR), which we published last week. When we were last here in April, we were celebrating the fact that we had upgraded our economic forecast following a […] -
October 31, 2017
Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance
Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and committee members. Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins and I are happy to be before you today to discuss the Bank’s Monetary Policy Report (MPR), which we published last week. When we were last here in April, we were celebrating the fact that we had upgraded our economic forecast following a long […] -
October 25, 2017
Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement
Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the policy rate decision and the MPR. -
October 3, 2017
Seeking Gazelles in Polar Bear Country
Deputy Governor Sylvain Leduc discusses the decline in firm creation and productivity in the Canadian economy. -
September 27, 2017
The Meaning of “Data Dependence”: An Economic Progress Report
Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses how unknowns in Canada’s inflation outlook have made the Bank’s monetary policy particularly data dependent.