September 29, 2004 Bank of Canada Issues New $20 Bank Notes Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario "The $20 bank note is the most widely used note," said Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge. "It accounts for almost half of all bank notes in circulation, which is why we encourage Canadians to become familiar with its design and security features. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
January 16, 2004 Bank of Canada Announces Adviser Appointment Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced the appointment of Pierre Godin to the position of adviser. The appointment is for an 18-month period; Mr. Godin will be joining the Bank in mid-March. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
January 15, 2004 Canada's new $100 bank note to be unveiled on 28 January 2004 Ginette Crew Ottawa, Ontario Canada’s new $100 bank note will be unveiled on Wednesday, 28 January 2004, in Halifax. The first high denomination note in the Canadian Journey series will be unveiled by the Honourable John Efford, Minister of Natural Resources Canada, and David Dodge, Governor of the Bank of Canada. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
January 13, 2003 Senior Deputy Governor Malcolm Knight appointed new General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), based in Switzerland, announced today the appointment of Malcolm Knight as the new General Manager of the BIS, beginning in April 2003. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
November 18, 2002 Governor Explains How the Bank of Canada Promotes Canada's Economic and Financial Welfare Media Relations Calgary, Alberta In a speech to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge today outlined some of the ways in which the central bank contributes to Canada's economic and financial welfare. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
October 23, 2002 Bank of Canada releases its October Monetary Policy Report Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario Today, the Bank of Canada released its October Monetary Policy Report, in which it discusses economic and financial trends in the context of Canada's inflation-control strategy. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
April 24, 2002 Bank of Canada releases its April Monetary Policy Report Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario Canada's economic outlook has improved significantly since the November Monetary Policy Report. Indeed, information on the fourth quarter of last year and the first quarter of 2002 indicates that the recovery in the Canadian economy began sooner and has been considerably stronger than anticipated. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
January 28, 2002 Bank of Canada Governor reviews key developments of last year Media Relations Winnipeg, Manitoba The Governor highlighted the global slowdown as the major economic challenge of the past year. But he said that there were also key changes within the Bank of Canada related to the implementation of monetary policy. In particular, he spoke of the success of the Bank's new system of eight fixed dates per year for announcing interest rate decisions. He also set out in detail the process that leads to those decisions. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
November 27, 2001 Bank of Canada lowers key policy interest rate by 1/2 percentage point to 2 1/4 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate* by one-half of one percentage point to 2 1/4 per cent. The operating band for the overnight rate is correspondingly lowered, and the Bank Rate is now 2 1/2 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
September 17, 2001 Bank of Canada lowers key policy interest rate by 1/2 percentage point to 3 1/2 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-half of one percentage point to 3 1/2 per cent. The operating band for the overnight rate is correspondingly lowered, and the Bank Rate is now 3 3/4 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases