March 23, 2018 Bank of Canada announces recipients of 2018 Fellowship and Governor’s awards Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada is pleased to announce that Stephen D. Williamson of Western University and Peter F. Christoffersen of the University of Toronto are the 2018 recipients of the Bank’s Fellowship Award. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Fellowship Program
March 22, 2018 Financial system safer, but job not done, says Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins Media Relations Toronto, Ontario While much has been accomplished to make the financial system more resilient, the job is not done, Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins told the audience today at a conference on lessons from the crisis at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. “We have accomplished much over the past decade, and we are […] Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
March 13, 2018 Canadian economy carrying untapped potential, Bank of Canada Governor Poloz says Media Relations Kingston, Ontario The Canadian economy is carrying untapped potential that could prolong the expansion without causing inflation pressures, Governor Stephen S. Poloz said today. In a lecture at Queen’s University, Governor Poloz said that the Canadian economy is currently in the phase of the economic cycle where companies need to expand capacity to meet rising demand. “Growing […] Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
March 8, 2018 New $10 bank note featuring Viola Desmond unveiled on International Women’s Day Media Relations Halifax, Nova Scotia Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz today unveiled the new $10 bank note featuring Viola Desmond during a ceremony at the Halifax Central Library. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
March 7, 2018 Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 1/4 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at 1 1/4 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/2 per cent and the deposit rate is 1 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
March 5, 2018 Inaugural recipients of Master’s Scholarship Award for Women in Economics and Finance announced Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada is pleased to announce the first ever recipients of its Master’s Scholarship Award for Women in Economics and Finance. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
February 27, 2018 Background information on the bank note legal tender initiative in Budget 2018 Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today published additional information on the federal government’s 2018 budget initiative to seek the authority to remove legal tender status from Canadian bank notes. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
February 12, 2018 Wilfrid Laurier University crowned National Champion of The Governor’s Challenge Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario Wilfrid Laurier University has won the Bank of Canada’s third annual Governor’s Challenge, a national student competition in which teams simulate the role of advisor to the Bank’s Governing Council. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): The Governor's Challenge
February 8, 2018 Inclusive growth can come through innovation, says Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins Media Relations Montebello, Quebec The digital economy holds promise for higher overall living standards in the future, but it could leave some behind, Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins told an audience of G7 deputies today. “Technological progress will raise economic growth, although the channels through which it contributed to rising inequality in the past are still forces to […] Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
January 17, 2018 Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 1 1/4 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today increased its target for the overnight rate to 1 1/4 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/2 per cent and the deposit rate is 1 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases