Ottawa, Ontario

• June 20, 2017

  Governor Poloz unveils new Bank of Canada Museum ahead of public opening on July 1, 2017

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  Governor Stephen S. Poloz today welcomed special guests from the government, business and the tourism sectors for a preview of the Bank of Canada Museum, which is opening soon.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• June 8, 2017

  Financial System Review - Press Conference (Webcasts) - June 2017

  

  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
• June 8, 2017

  Release of the Financial System Review

  Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz Ottawa, Ontario

  Press conference following the release of the Financial System Review.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Topic(s): Credit and credit aggregates, Financial stability, Financial system regulation and policies, Housing, Regional economic developments, Sectoral balance sheet
• June 8, 2017

  Household vulnerabilities have moved higher, but the financial system remains resilient

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  Household indebtedness and housing market imbalances—the most important vulnerabilities for the Canadian financial system—have moved higher over the past six months, the Bank of Canada said today in its Financial System Review (FSR).

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• June 1, 2017

  Bank of Canada issues commemorative $10 bank note to mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today began circulating the $10 commemorative bank note that celebrates the 150^th anniversary of Confederation. Canadians can now obtain this special note at financial institutions. Only 40 million notes are being issued—roughly one for every Canadian.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• May 24, 2017

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1/2 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/4 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• April 13, 2017

  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 morning, 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 yesterday. At the time of our last appearance in October, I spoke about the factors that caused us to downgrade our outlook for […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• April 12, 2017

  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 happy to be before you today to discuss the Bank’s Monetary Policy Report (MPR), which we published earlier today. When we were last here in October, I spoke about the factors that caused us to downgrade our outlook for the Canadian […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• April 12, 2017

  Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement

  Opening statement Carolyn A. Wilkins Ottawa, Ontario

  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 Topic(s): Domestic demand and components, Housing, Monetary policy, Monetary policy and uncertainty, Potential output, Recent economic and financial developments
• April 12, 2017

  Monetary Policy Report - Press Conference (Webcasts) - April 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