May 30, 2024
Learn more about our ongoing work on digital currencies. This includes research on a Canadian central bank digital currency (CBDC) and on financial technology (fintech).
Speeches, panels and presentations
May 30, 2024
Laying bare the evolution of payments in Canada
Ron Morrow, Executive Director of Payments, Supervision and Oversight, talks about the evolution of payments in Canada, as well as the Bank’s new supervisory role for payment service providers.
Content Type(s):
Press,
Speeches and appearances,
Remarks
Topic(s):
Bank notes,
Digital currencies and fintech,
Payment clearing and settlement systems,
Retail payments supervision
October 18, 2021
Harnessing Innovation For The Public Interest — Deputy Governor Timothy Lane participates in a panel discussion at DC Fintech Week 2021.
Panel: DC Fintech Week 2021
Content Type(s):
Press,
Speeches and appearances,
Webcasts
Topic(s):
Digital currencies and fintech
In the news
May 8, 2023
Bank of Canada launches public consultations on a digital dollar
The Bank of Canada is launching an online public consultation on the features that could be included in a digital Canadian dollar.
Content Type(s):
Press,
Press releases
Topic(s):
Digital currencies and fintech
March 16, 2022
Bank of Canada and Massachusetts Institute of Technology announce joint Central Bank Digital Currency collaboration
The Bank of Canada and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) today announced an agreement to collaborate on a twelve-month research project on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).
Content Type(s):
Press,
Press releases
Topic(s):
Digital currencies and fintech
February 11, 2021
The Bank of Canada is researching potential system designs and business models for a digital currency that, like a banknote, would be widely accessible, secure and denominated in Canadian dollars.
Canadian universities propose designs for a central bank digital currency
Content Type(s):
Press,
Announcements
Topic(s):
Digital currencies and fintech