Lynn Patterson

Lynn Patterson

Former Deputy Governor (2014 – 2019)

Bio

Lynn Patterson served as Deputy Governor from May 2014 until her retirement from the Bank in July 2019. In this capacity, she was one of two deputy governors responsible for overseeing the Bank’s analysis and activities promoting a stable and efficient financial system. As a member of the Bank’s Governing Council, she shared responsibility for decisions with respect to monetary policy and financial system stability, and for setting the strategic direction of the Bank.

Before her appointment, Ms. Patterson served as Special Adviser to the Governor and Senior Representative (Financial Markets) at the Bank’s Toronto Regional Office, a position she was appointed to in June 2013.

Ms. Patterson received an honours degree in Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario and a designation as a Chartered Financial Analyst. Ms. Patterson joined the Bank with more than 25 years’ experience in capital markets, risk oversight and senior management roles, including as President and Country Head for Bank of America Merrill Lynch Canada. Before her appointment as President and Country Head, she held a variety of positions at the firm within the fixed income and equity sales and trading platforms.

Ms. Patterson has served on the Government of Ontario’s Economic Advisory Panel and is a recipient of the Diamond Jubilee Medal as a builder and innovator in Canada’s investment industry.

Speeches

June 18, 2018

Rebooting Reference Rates

Remarks Lynn Patterson Investment Industry Association of Canada and Institute of International Finance Toronto, Ontario
Deputy Governor Lynn Patterson discusses the efforts in multiple jurisdictions to strengthen LIBOR and similar benchmarks and work underway in Canada to consider a new risk-free benchmark for the Canadian dollar market.
Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Financial institutions, Financial markets, Financial system regulation and policies, Market structure and pricing
June 28, 2017

Markets Calling: Intelligence Gathering at the Bank of Canada

Remarks Lynn Patterson CFA Society Calgary Calgary, Alberta
Deputy Governor Lynn Patterson discusses how the Bank gathers financial market intelligence and what it is learning.
Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Asset pricing, Credit and credit aggregates, Financial markets, Financial system regulation and policies, Monetary and financial indicators, Recent economic and financial developments
March 30, 2016

Adjusting to the Fall in Commodity Prices: One Step at a Time

Remarks Lynn Patterson Edmonton Chamber of Commerce Edmonton, Alberta
Deputy Governor Lynn Patterson discusses how the Canadian economy is adjusting to the fall in commodity prices.
Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Domestic demand and components, Labour markets, Monetary policy, Recent economic and financial developments, Regional economic developments

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