The Business Leaders’ Pulse—An Online Business Survey Staff discussion paper 2022-14 Tony Chernis, Chris D'Souza, Kevin MacLean, Tasha Reader, Joshua Slive, Farrukh Suvankulov This paper introduces the Business Leaders’ Pulse, a new online survey conducted each month. It is designed to provide timely and flexible input into the Bank of Canada’s monetary policy decision making by asking firms about their sales and employment growth expectations, the risks to their business outlook, and topical questions that address specific information needs of the Bank. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers JEL Code(s): C, C8, C83, D, D2, D22, E, E3, E32 Research Theme(s): Monetary policy, Monetary policy framework and transmission, Real economy and forecasting
March 23, 2021 Market stress relief: The role of the Bank of Canada’s balance sheet Remarks (delivered virtually) Toni Gravelle CFA Society Toronto Toronto, Ontario Deputy Governor Toni Gravelle discusses actions taken by the Bank of Canada to respond to market-wide stresses during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Bank’s role as lender of last resort in the financial system. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Subject(s): Financial system, Financial markets, Financial stability, Monetary policy, Economic models
April 24, 2023 Bank of Canada Disclosure of Climate-Related Risks 2022 This report lays out elements of the Bank’s strategy related to climate change and details how the issue will be managed holistically across the organization, following the recommendations of the Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures. Content Type(s): Publications, Disclosure of Climate-Related Risks
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
May 16, 2022 CARR welcomes RBSL’s decision to cease the publication of CDOR after June 28, 2024 Today, Refinitiv Benchmark Services (UK) Limited (RBSL), CDOR’s regulated administrator, announced the cessation of the publication of CDOR after June 28, 2024. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
April 22, 2013 Annual Report 2012 2012 was a year of tentative recovery for the world economy, but considerable accomplishment for the Bank of Canada as it worked to promote the economic and financial well-being of Canadians. The 2012 Annual Report provides a Message from the Governor, highlights key achievements over the year, describes the Bank’s corporate governance, and presents financial statements in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis. Content Type(s): Publications, Annual Report
The Shift in Canadian Immigration Composition and its Effect on Wages Staff discussion paper 2025-8 Julien Champagne, Antoine Poulin-Moore, Mallory Long We document recent changes in Canadian immigration, marked by an increasing prevalence of temporary residency. Using microdata from Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey, we show that temporary workers' characteristics and nominal wages have diverged from those of Canadian-born workers. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers JEL Code(s): J, J2, J20, J24, J6, J61 Research Theme(s): Monetary policy, Real economy and forecasting, Structural challenges, Demographics and labour supply
February 26, 2003 Bank of Canada Announces First Research Fellowship Awards Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced the first two fellowship awards for 2003 under its Fellowship Program launched late last year. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Fellowship Program
November 16, 2020 Bank of Canada and OSFI launch pilot project on climate risk scenarios Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) today announced plans for a pilot project to use climate-change scenarios to better understand the risks to the financial system related to a transition to a low-carbon economy. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
March 21, 2018 Bank of Canada announces creation of working group to develop new term risk-free interest rate benchmark The Bank of Canada today announced the creation of the Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group (CARR), sponsored by the Canadian Fixed-Income Forum (CFIF), to identify and seek to develop a new term risk-free Canadian dollar interest rate benchmark. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices