December 18, 2020
Access news on the Bank’s actions to support the economy and financial system during the COVID‑19 pandemic.
Support to key financial markets
December 11, 2020
As previously announced, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) launched on April 1, 2020 a program to purchase Government of Canada securities in the secondary market – the Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP).
Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (December 21-December 31)
Content Type(s):
Press,
Market notices
Source(s):
Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program
November 30, 2020
As previously announced, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) launched on April 1, 2020 a program to purchase Government of Canada securities in the secondary market – the Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP).
Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (December 7-17)
Content Type(s):
Press,
Market notices
Source(s):
Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program
Speeches and statements
June 16, 2020
Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance
Introduction Good afternoon, Chair and committee members. It is an honour for me to appear before you as the 10th Governor of the Bank of Canada. I look forward to working with parliamentarians over the next seven years through regular appearances before committees of the House and Senate. These are an important part of the […]
June 10, 2020
Our COVID-19 response: Keeping markets liquid
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Canada, the Bank of Canada acted quickly. We needed to make sure the financial system worked well enough that credit could continue to flow. That meant addressing shortages of liquidity in financial markets—the backbone for lending and borrowing in the economy.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
The Economy, Plain and Simple
Topic(s):
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
June 4, 2020
Economic progress report: keeping markets working
Deputy Governor Toni Gravelle discusses the Bank’s latest interest rate announcement and explains how efforts to keep financial markets functioning through the COVID-19 crisis will lay a solid foundation for economic recovery
Content Type(s):
Press,
Speeches and appearances,
Remarks
Topic(s):
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19),
Financial markets,
Financial stability,
Monetary policy,
Recent economic and financial developments