Speeches

October 25, 2017
Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement

Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz, Carolyn A. Wilkins 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
October 25, 2017
Monetary Policy Report - Press Conference (Webcasts) - October 2017

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 3, 2017
Chambre de commerce de Sherbrooke - Speech (Webcasts)

Firm creation and productivity in the Canadian economy - Deputy Governor Sylvain Leduc speaks at the Chambre de commerce de Sherbrooke. (12:45 (ET) approx.)

Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
October 3, 2017
Seeking Gazelles in Polar Bear Country

Remarks Sylvain Leduc Sherbrooke Chamber of Commerce Sherbrooke, Quebec

Deputy Governor Sylvain Leduc discusses the decline in firm creation and productivity in the Canadian economy.

Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Firm dynamics, International topics, Market structure and pricing, Potential output, Productivity
September 27, 2017
St. John’s Board of Trade - Speech (Webcasts)

The Meaning of “Data Dependence”: An Economic Progress Report - Stephen S. Poloz, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, speaks before the St. John’s Board of Trade (12:00 (ET) approx.)
Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
September 27, 2017
St. John’s Board of Trade - Press Conference (Webcasts)

The Meaning of “Data Dependence”: An Economic Progress Report - Stephen S. Poloz, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, speaks before the St. John’s Board of Trade (12:55 (ET) approx.)

Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
September 27, 2017
The Meaning of “Data Dependence”: An Economic Progress Report

Remarks Stephen S. Poloz St. John’s Board of Trade St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses how unknowns in Canada’s inflation outlook have made the Bank’s monetary policy particularly data dependent.

Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Inflation and prices, Monetary policy, Monetary policy and uncertainty, Recent economic and financial developments, Regional economic developments
September 18, 2017
Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority (SREDA) - Speech (Webcasts)

How Canada’s International Trade Is Changing with the Times - Deputy Governor Timothy Lane speaks before the Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority (SREDA) (14:15 (ET) approx.)

Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
September 18, 2017
How Canada’s International Trade is Changing with the Times

Remarks Timothy Lane Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Deputy Governor Timothy Lane discusses the changing nature of international trade and the factors that are propelling it.

Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, International topics, Productivity, Recent economic and financial developments, Trade integration
September 14, 2017
Workshop on Monetary Policy Framework Issues - Webcasts

This day-long workshop explores issues related to monetary policy frameworks – the role and objectives of monetary policy, the specification and effectiveness of monetary policy tools, transparency and communications, and lessons learned from other central banks – to help shape the Bank’s broader research agenda, including issues that may be relevant for the 2021 renewal of the inflation-control agreement with the Government of Canada.
Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts