May 1, 2013 Financial Crisis Taught Important Lessons About Monetary Policy, says Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney Media Relations Edmonton, Alberta While countries around the world continue to cope with the painful aftermath of the global financial crisis, the scope and fury of events have left policy-makers with important lessons about the functioning of monetary policy and its frameworks, instruments and tactics, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said today in a wide-ranging lecture about monetary […] Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
April 30, 2013 Bank Note Unveiling Remarks Mark Carney Ottawa, Ontario Governor Mark Carney with Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty, Mr. Paul G. Smith, Chairman of the Board at VIA Rail Canada and Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Chris Hadfield, Commander of the International Space Station (by satellite), unveil the final two notes of the new Polymer bank note series. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Bank notes
April 25, 2013 Banking and Financial Statistics - April 2013 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Banking and Financial Statistics
April 22, 2013 The Bank of Canada Releases Its Annual Report for 2012 Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada’s Annual Report for 2012 was tabled in the House of Commons today. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
April 17, 2013 Release of the Monetary Policy Report Opening statement Mark Carney Ottawa, Ontario Press conference following the release of the Monetary Policy Report. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
August 16, 2012 An Analysis of Indicators of Balance-Sheet Risks at Canadian Financial Institutions Bank of Canada Review - Summer 2012 David Xiao Chen, H. Evren Damar, Hani Soubra, Yaz Terajima This article examines four indicators of balance-sheet risks—leverage, capital, asset liquidity and funding—among different types of financial institutions in Canada over the past three decades. It also discusses relevant developments in the banking sector that could have contributed to the observed dynamics. The authors find that the various risk indicators decreased during the period for most of the non-Big Six financial institutions, but remained relatively unchanged for the Big Six banks. In addition, the balance-sheet risk indicators became more heterogeneous across financial institutions. The observed overall decline and increased heterogeneity follow certain regulatory changes, such as the introduction of the liquidity guidelines on funding in 1995 and the implementation of bank-specific leverage requirements in 2000. Given that these regulations required more balance-sheet risk management, they have likely contributed to the increased resilience of the banking sector. Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles Topic(s): Financial institutions, Financial stability, Financial system regulation and policies JEL Code(s): G, G2, G21, G28
August 10, 2012 Weekly Financial Statistics - 10 August 2012 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
April 8, 2013 Senior Loan Officer Survey - First-Quarter 2013 The survey results point to a slight easing in overall business-lending conditions during the first quarter of 2013. Content Type(s): Publications, Senior Loan Officer Survey
April 8, 2013 Business Outlook Survey - Spring 2013 Taken together, responses to the spring survey indicate that, following a recent slowing in economic activity, firms expect business conditions to remain challenging over the next 12 months. Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
March 28, 2013 Banking and Financial Statistics - March 2013 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Banking and Financial Statistics