Ottawa, Ontario

• March 23, 2017

  The Bank of Canada Releases Its Annual Report for 2016

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada’s Annual Report for 2016 was tabled in the House of Commons today.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• March 14, 2017

  Bank of Canada announces 2016-2017 scholarship recipients

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced the winners of its Scholarship and Work Placement Program, which is designed to assist Indigenous students and students with disabilities in furthering their education.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Scholarship awards
• March 1, 2017

  Bank of Canada begins publishing new foreign exchange rate data

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today began publishing new data on the foreign exchange (FX) rate for 26 currencies, intended for statistical, analytical and informational purposes only.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee
• March 1, 2017

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

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it 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
• February 21, 2017

  The Potential for FinTech to Transform the Financial System in Canada

  Remarks Carolyn A. Wilkins Ottawa, Ontario

  Comments to the Competition Bureau of Canada.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Digital currencies and fintech
• February 6, 2017

  Bank of Canada announces winners of the second edition of The Governor’s Challenge

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that the team from McGill University won the second annual Governor’s Challenge, a student competition in which teams simulate the role of advisor to the Bank’s policy-makers.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): The Governor's Challenge
• January 30, 2017

  Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

  Opening statement Sylvain Leduc House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Ottawa, Ontario

  Deputy Governor Sylvain Leduc discusses household debt and house prices, the risks they pose to financial stability and the role of the Bank of Canada.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• January 18, 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 Topic(s): Fiscal policy, Inflation and prices, Monetary policy, Monetary policy and uncertainty, Potential output, Recent economic and financial developments
• January 18, 2017

  Monetary Policy Report - Press Conference (Webcasts) - January 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
• January 18, 2017

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

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it 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