Speeches

• April 16, 2025

  Press Conference: Monetary Policy Report – April 2025

  

  

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report – Press conference by Governor Tiff Macklem and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers (10:30 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• March 20, 2025

  Media Availability: Calgary Economic Development

  

  

  Tariff uncertainty and monetary policy — Governor Tiff Macklem takes questions from reporters following his remarks (14:10 (ET) approx.)

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• March 20, 2025

  Speech: Calgary Economic Development

  

  

  Tariff uncertainty and monetary policy — Governor Tiff Macklem speaks before Calgary Economic Development (13:05 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• March 20, 2025

  Navigating tariff uncertainty

  Remarks Tiff Macklem Calgary Economic Development Calgary, Alberta

  Governor Tiff Macklem discusses how the US trade conflict and uncertainty is hurting business and consumer confidence. He also outlines what the Bank is doing to ensure the trade conflict doesn’t cause widespread or persistent inflation.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances Research Topic(s): Inflation and prices, International topics, Monetary policy and uncertainty, Recent economic and financial developments, Regional economic developments, Trade integration
• March 20, 2025

  Tariffs and trade uncertainty are hurting the Canadian economy

  Speech summary Tiff Macklem Calgary Economic Development Calgary, Alberta

  Governor Tiff Macklem discusses how uncertainty about the trade war with the United States has shaken businesses and consumer confidence. He also reiterates that the Bank of Canada must ensure that high prices from tariffs do not lead to ongoing inflation.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Research Topic(s): Inflation and prices, International topics, Monetary policy and uncertainty, Recent economic and financial developments, Regional economic developments, Trade integration
• March 12, 2025

  Press Conference: Policy Rate Announcement – March 2025

  

  

  Interest Rate Announcement — Press conference by Governor Tiff Macklem and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers (10:30 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• March 12, 2025

  Monetary Policy Decision 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 monetary policy decision.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• February 21, 2025

  Media Availability: Mississauga Board of Trade-Oakville Chamber of Commerce

  

  

  Trade friction, structural change and monetary policy — Governor Tiff Macklem takes questions from reporters following his remarks (14:10 (ET) approx.)

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• February 21, 2025

  Speech: Mississauga Board of Trade-Oakville Chamber of Commerce

  

  

  Trade friction, structural change and monetary policy — Governor Tiff Macklem speaks before the Mississauga Board of Trade-Oakville Chamber of Commerce (12:45 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• February 21, 2025

  Trade conflict: What can the Bank of Canada do?

  Speech summary Tiff Macklem Mississauga Board of Trade-Oakville Chamber of Commerce Mississauga, Ontario

  Governor Tiff Macklem discusses how a trade conflict would affect the Canadian economy and monetary policy. He also outlines what the Bank of Canada is focusing on as it renews its monetary policy framework.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Research Topic(s): Economic models, Housing, Inflation targets, International topics, Monetary policy and uncertainty, Monetary policy framework, Potential output, Productivity, Recent economic and financial developments, Trade integration