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• November 18, 2019

  CFEC Meeting Archive (2003–2019)

  Archive of minutes for CFEC meetings, and global meetings, from 2003 to 2019

  Content Type(s): Meetings Source(s): Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee
• November 18, 2019

  Financial System Survey Highlights—November 2019

  This article presents the key results from the autumn 2019 Bank of Canada Financial System Survey, conducted September 24 and October 11, 2019. This survey included special questions on climate change risk.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Survey

• Technological Progress and Monetary Policy: Managing the Fourth Industrial Revolution

  Staff Discussion Paper 2019-11 Stephen S. Poloz

  This paper looks at the implications for monetary policy of the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning, which is sometimes called the “fourth industrial revolution.”

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Research Topic(s): Economic models, Financial stability, Monetary policy and uncertainty, Monetary policy framework JEL Code(s): C, C5, E, E3, O, O1, O11, O3, O33
• November 13, 2019

  Bank of Canada’s Intention to Introduce a Standing Term Liquidity Facility

  The Bank of Canada (Bank) is announcing its intention to introduce a new liquidity facility, the Standing Term Liquidity Facility (STLF). The STLF will complement the Bank’s current tools for the provision of liquidity and will strengthen the Bank’s role as lender of last resort.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Standing Term Liquidity Facility
• November 13, 2019

  Quarterly Financial Report - Third Quarter 2019

  Quarterly Financial Report - Third Quarter 2019 - For the period ended September 30, 2019

  Content Type(s): Publications, Quarterly Financial Report
• November 13, 2019

  Information on the Standing Term Liquidity Facility

  The Bank of Canada regularly reviews its Framework for Market Operations and Liquidity Provision to ensure it remains in line with the evolution of the Canadian financial system.

  Content Type(s): Background materials Source(s): Standing Term Liquidity Facility
• November 12, 2019

  Cyber Security: Breaking Down Barriers

  Remarks Filipe Dinis Information Technology Association of Canada Toronto, Ontario

  Chief Operating Officer Filipe Dinis discusses the need for greater collaboration across sectors to enhance Canada’s cyber resiliency.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Cyber defenses, Cyber security, Financial stability
• November 7, 2019

  2019 Bank of Canada Annual Conference: Learning About The Digital Economy

  Conference held on November 7 and 8, 2019.

  Content Type(s): Conferences and workshops

• 2018 Bitcoin Omnibus Survey: Awareness and Usage

  Staff Discussion Paper 2019-10 Christopher Henry, Kim Huynh, Gradon Nicholls, Mitchell Nicholson

  The Bank of Canada continues to use the Bitcoin Omnibus Survey (BTCOS) to monitor trends in Canadians’ awareness, ownership and use of Bitcoin. The most recent iteration was conducted in late 2018, following an 85 percent decline in the price of Bitcoin throughout the year.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Research Topic(s): Bank notes, Digital currencies and fintech, Econometric and statistical methods JEL Code(s): C, C1, C12, E, E4, O, O5, O51

• Cashless Bank Branches in Canada

  Staff Analytical Note 2019-29 Walter Engert, Ben Fung

  Cashless or tellerless bank branches have proliferated in several countries in recent years. In a cashless bank branch, teller or counter services such as cash withdrawals, deposits and cheque-cashing are not available.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical notes Research Topic(s): Bank notes, Digital currencies and fintech, Financial services JEL Code(s): E, E4, E41, E42, E5, E51