May 19, 2020 Reporting on Provincial Bond Purchase Program purchases The Bank of Canada has updated its reporting on assets purchased for the Provincial Bond Purchase Program (PBPP). The PBPP supports the liquidity and efficiency of provincial government funding markets. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Provincial Bond Purchase Program
May 19, 2020 Operational details for the Corporate Bond Purchase Program As announced on April 15, 2020, the Bank of Canada is launching its Corporate Bond Purchase Program (CBPP), effective May 26, 2020. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Corporate Bond Purchase Program
May 15, 2020 Release of the 2019 Bank of Canada FMI Oversight Activities Annual Report The Bank of Canada today published the Bank of Canada Oversight Activities for Financial Market Infrastructures 2019 Annual Report (the Report) on its oversight of payment clearing and settlement systems, which are also known as financial market infrastructures (FMIs). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
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 Topic(s): Credit and credit aggregates, Financial markets, Financial stability, Financial system regulation and policies, Recent economic and financial developments
May 11, 2020 The Bank of Canada launches application period for 2020 scholarship awards The application period is open until August 1. These awards are designed to assist students with disabilities, Indigenous students and those who identify as a member of a visible minority group in furthering their education. Content Type(s): Press, Announcements
May 6, 2020 The Bank of Canada Releases Its Annual Report for 2019 Media Relations The Bank of Canada’s Annual Report for 2019 was tabled in the House of Commons today. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
May 4, 2020 Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (May 11-May 22) As announced on March 27, 2020, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) launched on April 1, 2020 a program to purchase Government of Canada securities in the secondary market. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program
May 4, 2020 Bridge to Recovery: The Bank’s COVID-19 Pandemic Response Remarks (delivered virtually) Carolyn A. Wilkins C.D. Howe Institute Toronto, Ontario Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins discusses measures the Bank has taken to address the COVID-19 pandemic and set the stage for recovery. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Financial institutions, Financial markets, Monetary policy and uncertainty, Monetary policy transmission, Recent economic and financial developments
May 1, 2020 Tiff Macklem Appointed Governor of the Bank of Canada Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Directors of the Bank of Canada, appointed under Section 9 of the Bank of Canada Act, today announced that they have appointed Tiff Macklem as Governor of the Bank of Canada for a seven-year term, effective 3 June 2020. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases