Speeches

• October 31, 2018

  Opening Statement before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

  Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce Ottawa, Ontario

  Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and committee members. Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins and I are pleased to be with you today to discuss the Bank’s Monetary Policy Report. At the time of our last appearance in April, our message was about the considerable economic progress that we had seen. We explained that after a lacklustre start […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Topic(s): Inflation and prices, Monetary policy, Monetary policy transmission, Recent economic and financial developments
• October 30, 2018

  Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

  Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Ottawa, Ontario

  Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and committee members. Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins and I are pleased to be with you today to discuss the Bank’s Monetary Policy Report. At the time of our last appearance in April, our message was about the considerable economic progress that we had seen. We explained that after a lacklustre start […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Topic(s): Inflation and prices, Monetary policy, Monetary policy transmission, Recent economic and financial developments
• October 25, 2018

  Money for Nothing? A Central Banker’s Take on Cryptoassets

  Presentation Carolyn A. Wilkins Princeton University Princeton, New Jersey

  Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins discusses cryptoassets and the key questions they pose for central banks.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Presentations Topic(s): Digital currencies and fintech
• October 24, 2018

  Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement

  Opening statement Carolyn A. Wilkins

  Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins 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
• October 24, 2018

  Monetary Policy Report - Press Conference (Webcasts) - October 2018

  

  

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report - Press conference by Governor Stephen S. Poloz and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins. (11:15 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• October 1, 2018

  Haskayne School of Business - Speech (Webcasts)

  

  

  Decrypting “Crypto” - Deputy Governor Timothy Lane of the Bank of Canada speaks before the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary. (11:15 (Mountain Time), 13:15 (Eastern Time) approx.)

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• October 1, 2018

  Decrypting “Crypto”

  Remarks Timothy Lane Haskayne School of Business - University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta

  Deputy Governor Timothy Lane discusses the Bank of Canada’s research and responses to public interest in cryptocurrencies.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Cryptoassets, Cryptocurrencies, Digital currencies and fintech, Financial stability
• September 27, 2018

  Atlantic Provinces Economic Council and the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Moncton - Press Conference (Webcasts)

  

  

  Technological Disruption and Opportunity - Stephen S. Poloz, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, speaks before the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council (APEC) Annual General Meeting (AGM), hosted by APEC and the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Moncton. (20:00 (Atlantic Time), 19:00 (Eastern Time) approx.)

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• September 27, 2018

  Atlantic Provinces Economic Council and the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Moncton - Speech (Webcasts)

  

  

  Technological Disruption and Opportunity - Stephen S. Poloz, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, speaks before the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council (APEC) Annual General Meeting (AGM), hosted by APEC and the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Moncton. (19:00 (Atlantic Time), 18:00 (Eastern Time) approx.)

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• September 27, 2018

  Technological Disruption and Opportunity

  Remarks Stephen S. Poloz Atlantic Provinces Economics Council and Greater Moncton Chamber of Commerce Moncton, New Brunswick

  Governor Poloz talks about how new digital technologies create opportunities in the economy and affect how the Bank conducts monetary policy.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Domestic demand and components, Inflation and prices, Labour markets, Monetary policy, Potential output, Productivity