May 26, 2020 Opening Statement before the Senate National Finance Committee Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz Senate National Finance Committee Ottawa, Ontario Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and committee members. Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins and I welcome the opportunity to appear before you to discuss the Bank of Canada’s actions in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Since the pandemic began, the Bank has had two goals in mind. In the short term, we have been working to help […] Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Research Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Financial stability, Monetary policy, Monetary policy transmission, Recent economic and financial developments
May 14, 2020 Release of the Financial System Review Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz Ottawa, Ontario Press conference following the release of the Financial System Review. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Research Topic(s): Credit and credit aggregates, Financial markets, Financial stability, Financial system regulation and policies, Recent economic and financial developments
May 1, 2020 Statement by Governor Poloz on Announcement of New Governor Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz Ottawa, Ontario Governor Stephen S. Poloz offers sincere best wishes to new Governor Tiff Macklem on a successful term Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
May 1, 2020 Statement by Claire Kennedy on Announcement of New Governor Opening statement Claire M. C. Kennedy Ottawa, Ontario Lead Director Claire Kennedy congratulates Tiff Macklem on being selected as the 10th Governor of the Bank of Canada and thanks Stephen Poloz for his service. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
May 1, 2020 Statement by Tiff Macklem on his announcement as New Governor Opening statement Tiff Macklem Ottawa, Ontario Governor-designate Tiff Macklem applauds Stephen Poloz’s leadership of the Bank and explains how much he looks forward to returning to the Bank as its next Governor. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
April 16, 2020 Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Ottawa, Ontario Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and committee members. Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins and I welcome the opportunity to appear before you to discuss the Bank’s policy actions in response to the coronavirus pandemic, as well as our Monetary Policy Report (MPR), which we published yesterday. The Canadian economy is experiencing a significant and rapid contraction. The […] Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Research Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Inflation and prices, Monetary policy, Monetary policy transmission, Recent economic and financial developments
April 15, 2020 Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz Ottawa, Ontario Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the policy rate decision and the MPR. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Research Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
March 27, 2020 Press Conference Opening Statement – March 27, 2020 Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz Ottawa, Ontario This unscheduled rate decision brings the policy rate to its effective lower bound, to provide support to the Canadian financial system and to the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Research Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
March 18, 2020 Press Conference Opening Statement – March 18, 2020 Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada has been working hard to ensure the financial system has sufficient liquidity so that credit continues to be available to businesses and households. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Research Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
March 13, 2020 Press Conference Opening Statement – March 13, 2020 Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada is contributing to the collective effort to support the Canadian economy and financial system, and to ensure credit channels remain open. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Research Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)