Speeches

• October 25, 2023

  Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement

  Opening statement Tiff Macklem Ottawa, Ontario

  Governor Tiff Macklem 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, 2023

  Press Conference: Monetary Policy Report – October 2023

  

  

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report — Press conference by Governor Tiff Macklem and Carolyn Rogers, Senior Deputy Governor (11:00 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• October 3, 2023

  Speech: The Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal

  

  

  Pricing practices and monetary policy — External Non-executive Deputy Governor Nicolas Vincent speaks before The Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal. (08:40 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• October 3, 2023

  How price setting influences inflation

  Speech summary Nicolas Vincent Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal Montréal, Quebec

  Deputy Governor Nicolas Vincent talks about how companies set their prices, how those practices changed during the pandemic and why this remains a risk for inflation.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Topic(s): Firm dynamics, Inflation and prices, Price stability
• October 3, 2023

  Understanding the unusual: How firms set prices during periods of high inflation

  Remarks Nicolas Vincent Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal Montréal, Quebec

  Deputy Governor Nicolas Vincent discusses how firms set their prices and how pricing behaviour changed in our recent environment of high inflation.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Firm dynamics, Inflation and prices, Price stability
• September 19, 2023

  Household differences and monetary policy

  Speech summary Sharon Kozicki University of Regina Regina, Saskatchewan

  Deputy Governor Sharon Kozicki talks about how differences in debt, income and savings across households shaped their experience through the COVID-19 pandemic and how this is affecting monetary policy now.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Topic(s): Housing, Inflation and prices, Interest rates, Monetary policy transmission, Price stability
• September 19, 2023

  Speech: University of Regina

  

  

  How household differences have affected monetary policy since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic — Deputy Governor Sharon Kozicki speaks at the University of Regina. (14:00 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• September 19, 2023

  Rebalancing the economy while managing risks

  Remarks Sharon Kozicki University of Regina Regina, Saskatchewan

  Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Sharon Kozicki talks about how household differences have affected the way that monetary policy is transmitted. She also discusses how the Bank is considering the role of mortgage interest costs in inflation.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Housing, Inflation and prices, Interest rates, Monetary policy transmission, Price stability
• September 7, 2023

  Staying the course

  Speech summary Tiff Macklem Calgary Chamber of Commerce Calgary, Alberta

  Speaking a day after we decided to maintain the policy interest rate at 5%, Governor Tiff Macklem explores some key factors behind the decision. He also explains why the 2% inflation target supports a stable economy and greater prosperity for households and businesses.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Topic(s): Credibility, Domestic demand and components, Expectations, Firm dynamics, Inflation and prices, Inflation targets, Inflation: costs and benefits, Labour markets, Monetary policy, Monetary policy framework, Monetary policy transmission, Price stability, Recent economic and financial developments
• September 7, 2023

  Media Availability: Calgary Chamber of Commerce

  

  

  Economic Progress Report — Governor Tiff Macklem takes questions from reporters following his remarks (15:30 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts