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• June 17, 2024

  Enforcement process

  This supervisory policy outlines the Bank of Canada’s enforcement process and what individuals, entities and payment service providers should expect if the Bank takes enforcement action against them.

  Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory policies Topic(s): Enforcement
• June 17, 2024

  Administrative monetary penalties

  This supervisory policy provides an overview of the Bank of Canada’s administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) regime and how the Bank determines administrative monetary penalty amounts.

  Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory policies Topic(s): Enforcement, Registration

• Demand for Canadian Banknotes from International Travel: Indirect Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Staff Working Paper 2024-23 Hongyu Xiao

  This study uses the COVID-19 travel restrictions to estimate foreign demand for Canadian banknotes. It reveals that international visitors accounted for about 10% of all $100 CAD notes in circulation pre-pandemic, with each visitor carrying an average of $165 in hundred-dollar bills.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Bank notes, Central bank research, Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Financial services, International topics JEL Code(s): E, E4, E41, E42, E5, E58, F, F2, F22

• The Role of Beliefs in Entering and Exiting the Bitcoin Market

  Staff Working Paper 2024-22 Daniela Balutel, Christopher Henry, Jorge Vásquez, Marcel Voia

  We develop a model that links investors’ decisions to enter or exit the Bitcoin market with their beliefs about the survival of Bitcoin. Empirical testing using Canadian data reveals that beliefs strongly influence both entries and exits, and this impact varies with time and ownership status.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Bank notes, Digital currencies and fintech, Econometric and statistical methods JEL Code(s): D, D8, D83, E, E4, E41, O, O3, O33
• June 13, 2024

  CBC Radio

  

  Sharon Kozicki, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada
  Interview with CBC’s radio show All in a Day

  Content Type(s): Press, Media activities
• June 13, 2024

  Fireside chat by Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada

  On Thursday, June 13, 2024, Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada, will participate in a fireside chat at the opening ceremony of the BIS Toronto Innovation Hub Centre.

  Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
• June 13, 2024

  Bank of Canada Media Interview – CBC Radio

  Sharon Kozicki, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, was interviewed on CBC’s radio show All in a Day.

  Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
• June 13, 2024

  Speech by Sharon Kozicki, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada

  On Thursday, June 13, 2024, Sharon Kozicki, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, will speak before the Canadian Association for Business Economics (CABE) hosted by the Ottawa Economics Association (OEA).

  Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
• June 13, 2024

  Reviewing our pandemic actions

  Speech summary Sharon Kozicki Canadian Association for Business Economics Ottawa, Ontario

  Deputy Governor Sharon Kozicki talks about the importance of central bank transparency and accountability. She looks at the exceptional monetary policy measures the Bank of Canada used during the COVID-19 pandemic and analyzes their effectiveness.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Topic(s): Central bank research, Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Credibility, Economic models, Financial stability, Inflation and prices, Inflation targets, Interest rates, Monetary policy, Monetary policy and uncertainty, Monetary policy communications, Recent economic and financial developments
• June 13, 2024

  Exceptional policies for an exceptional time: From quantitative easing to quantitative tightening

  Remarks Sharon Kozicki Canadian Association of Business Economics Ottawa, Ontario

  Deputy Governor Sharon Kozicki discusses the use of exceptional monetary policy tools during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the Bank’s commitment to transparency and accountability.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Central bank research, Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Credibility, Economic models, Financial stability, Inflation and prices, Inflation targets, Interest rates, Monetary policy, Monetary policy and uncertainty, Monetary policy communications, Recent economic and financial developments