May 26, 2010 Payment systems the Bank of Canada oversees Learn what a payment system is, how payments are processed and how the payment system is being modernized.
April 1, 1998 Bank of Canada Announces Appointment of Special Adviser Media Relations Professor David Laidler of the University of Western Ontario has been chosen to fill the newly-created visiting economist position of Special Adviser in the Bank of Canada for a one-year term beginning in August 1998. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
December 12, 1997 Bank Rate Raised to 4 1/2 Per Cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today raised its Bank rate by ½ of one percentage point to 4 ½ per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
November 27, 1997 Final report on wartime gold transactions released Media Relations The Bank of Canada today released a report by Professor Duncan McDowall of Carleton University entitled Due Diligence: A report on the Bank of Canada's handling of foreign gold during World War II. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
November 2, 1999 Bank of Canada Governor speaks to the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce Media Relations Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island The Bank of Canada expects a positive economic picture going into next year, Bank of Canada Governor Gordon Thiessen told the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce today. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
December 6, 1999 Bank of Canada Governor speaks to The Fraser Institute Media Relations Vancouver, British Columbia There is increasing international consensus that monetary policy can contribute to productivity growth and rising standards of living by establishing a stable, low-inflation environment, Bank of Canada Governor Gordon Thiessen told The Fraser Institute in a speech today. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
March 30, 1995 Uncertainty and the Transmission of Monetary Policy in Canada Lecture Gordon Thiessen York University, Glendon College Toronto, Ontario Just over seven years ago, my predecessor, John Crow, delivered the Hanson Memorial Lecture at the University of Alberta. In it, he discussed a number of issues relating to the conduct of Canadian monetary policy, including the goal of monetary policy, the transmission mechanism, the use of monetary aggregates as policy guides, financial market uncertainty, and the role of the exchange rate Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Lectures
April 8, 1998 Second Discussion Paper Released on Government of Canada - Debt Auction Process Donna Howard A second discussion paper outlining proposed changes in the rules for, and the surveillance of, auctions of Government of Canada securities was released for public comment today by the Bank of Canada. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
March 27, 2009 Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Term PRA for Private Sector Instruments Operation In accordance with the schedule of term purchase and resale agreement (PRA) auctions for private sector instruments announced on 6 March, the Bank of Canada announced today that it will conduct a 28-day term PRA operation for private sector instruments as follows. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
March 30, 2009 Results of the 30 March 2009 Term PRA Transaction The results of today's term PRA operations are as follows. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices