September 21, 2020 Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (September 28-October 9) As previously announced, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) launched on April 1, 2020 a program to purchase Government of Canada securities in the secondary market – the Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program
September 17, 2020 Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins will not seek second term Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada announced today that Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins informed them that she will not seek a second term. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
September 15, 2020 Bank of Canada announces changes to the amount of Government of Canada Treasury Bills acquired at auction The Bank’s short-term liquidity programs announced since March to improve market functioning are continuing to have their intended effect. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
September 15, 2020 Bank of Canada announces changes to the Provincial Money Market Purchase (PMMP) program The Bank’s short-term liquidity programs announced since March to improve market functioning are continuing to have their intended effect. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Provincial Money Market Purchase Program
September 14, 2020 Debt Management Strategy Consultations – 2021-22 The Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada are seeking the views of government securities distributors, institutional investors, and other interested parties on issues related to the design and operation of the Government of Canada’s domestic debt program for 2021-22 and beyond. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
September 10, 2020 Supporting growth and greater opportunity Speech summary Tiff Macklem Canadian Chamber of Commerce Ottawa, Ontario Governor Tiff Macklem outlines how the COVID-19 recession has had an uneven impact on Canadians and discusses the Bank’s decision yesterday to leave the policy rate unchanged. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Interest rates, Labour markets, Monetary policy, Recent economic and financial developments
September 10, 2020 Economic progress report: a very uneven recovery Remarks (delivered virtually) Tiff Macklem The Canadian Chamber of Commerce Ottawa, Ontario Governor Tiff Macklem discusses the Bank’s latest interest rate announcement and explains the uneven impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on different sectors and people. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Interest rates, Labour markets, Monetary policy, Recent economic and financial developments
September 9, 2020 Bank of Canada maintains commitment to current level of policy rate, continues program of quantitative easing Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at the effective lower bound of ¼ percent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly ½ percent and the deposit rate is ¼ percent. The Bank is also continuing its quantitative easing (QE) program, with large-scale asset purchases of at least $5 billion per week of Government of Canada bonds. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases