March 11, 1999 Then and now: the change in views on the role of monetary policy since the Porter Commission Lecture Gordon Thiessen C.D. Howe Institute Toronto, Ontario Tony Hampson made a number of outstanding contributions to Canadian public life as well as having a successful business career. Many in this audience will be familiar with the fact that for a number of years he was Chairman of the C.D. Howe Institute's Policy Analysis Committee. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Lectures
September 23, 1998 Bank of Canada Governor Addresses St. John's Board of Trade Media Relations St. John's, Newfoundland Bank of Canada Governor Gordon Thiessen today reviewed international economic and financial developments and their implications for Canada. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
Searching for the Liquidity Effect in Canada Staff Working Paper 1994-12 Ben Fung, Rohit Gupta This paper examines the empirical evidence of the liquidity effect in Canada. In the presence of the liquidity effect, the initial impact of an unanticipated expansionary monetary policy is to lower nominal and real interest rates for a short period of time. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Monetary aggregates
The Causes of Unemployment in Canada: A Review of the Evidence Staff Working Paper 1994-11 Stephen S. Poloz This paper reviews various competing theories of structural unemployment and considers whether they may be used to explain any of the rise in unemployment experienced by Canada during the most recent economic cycle. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Labour markets
An Empirical Investigation into Government Spending and Private Sector Behaviour Staff Working Paper 1994-8 Robert Amano, Tony S. Wirjanto We examine whether there is a significant relationship between government and private consumption for Canada. We derive estimating equations between the two types of consumption under both cointegration and no-cointegration assumptions. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Recent economic and financial developments
April 14, 2010 Currency The Bank of Canada is the country’s sole authority for issuing bank notes and is responsible for the design, production and distribution of Canada’s bank notes.
March 24, 2009 Results of the 24 March 2009 Term PRA Transaction for Private Sector Instruments The results of today's term PRA operations are as follows. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
April 13, 2010 Annual Report and Quarterly Financial Report The Bank of Canada’s Annual Report, including disclosure of climate-related risks and audited financial statements, and the Bank of Canada's Quarterly Financial Report.
April 7, 2009 Results of the 7 April 2009 Term PRA Transaction for Private Sector Instruments The results of today's term PRA operations are as follows. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
February 17, 2009 Results of the 17 February 2009 Term PRA Transaction for Private Sector Money Market Instruments The results of today's term PRA operations. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices