November 7, 2013 $5 and $10 Bank Note Issue Remarks Stephen S. Poloz Canadian Space Agency Saint Hubert, Québec Governor Stephen S. Poloz announces the entry into circulation of the new $5 and $10 polymer bank notes. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Bank notes
December 17, 2018 CARR Meeting (December 17, 2018) Content Type(s): Meetings Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
August 25, 2004 Bank of Canada Unveils New $20 Bank Note Media Relations Vancouver, British Columbia The Bank of Canada today unveiled Canada's new $20 bank note, the theme of which is Arts and Culture. The new note was unveiled at a ceremony in Vancouver by the Honourable John McCallum, Minister of National Revenue (by videotape), and Paul Jenkins, Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
November 14, 2011 Bank of Canada Issues $100 Bill – First Canadian Polymer Bank Note Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today began circulating the new $100 bill – Canada’s first polymer bank note. This new note will be available at financial institutions from coast to coast to coast over the next few weeks. The $100 note features a portrait of Sir Robert Borden, Prime Minister of Canada between 1911 and 1920, […] Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Topic(s): Bank notes
October 13, 2021 Climate change and the Bank of Canada We’re taking steps to better understand the impacts of climate change on the economy and to reduce our environmental footprint. Content Type(s): Background materials Topic(s): Climate change
Assessing the Implementation of the IMF's 2007 Surveillance Decision Staff Discussion Paper 2009-6 Robert Lavigne, Garima Vasishtha The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently adopted the "2007 Decision on Bilateral Surveillance Over Members' Policies," a landmark reform that modernizes the general principles of IMF surveillance. However, support for the reform was not unanimous, and doubts have been expressed about how the Decision would be applied in practice. The authors assess the first year […] Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Topic(s): International topics JEL Code(s): F, F3, F33
Greater Transparency in Monetary Policy: Impact on Financial Markets Technical Report No. 86 Philippe Muller, Mark Zelmer Measures have been taken by the Bank of Canada to increase the transparency of Canadian monetary policy. This paper examines whether the greater transparency has improved financial markets' understanding of the conduct of monetary policy. Content Type(s): Staff research, Technical reports Topic(s): Financial markets, Monetary policy implementation JEL Code(s): E, E5, E52, E58, G, G1, G14
January 23, 2002 Monetary Policy Report Update – January 2002 In the November Monetary Policy Report, the timing and extent of the recovery in economic activity in Canada this year was seen as depending crucially on geopolitical developments and on how quickly consumer and business confidence would return to normal. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
Readability and the Bank of Canada Staff Analytical Note 2018-20 Alexandre Deslongchamps In this note, I assess the readability of Bank of Canada publications using a formula commonly used for this type of evaluation. I find that Bank publications are more difficult to read than the media articles and other content our target audiences likely consume. This suggests that more simple writing can help the Bank better meet its communication objectives. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical notes Topic(s): Credibility, Monetary policy communications JEL Code(s): D, D8, D83
Canadian Repo Market Ecology Staff Discussion Paper 2016-8 Corey Garriott, Kyle Gray This is the first of the Financial Markets Department’s descriptions of Canadian financial industrial organization. The document discusses the organization of the repurchase-agreement (repo) market in Canada. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Topic(s): Financial institutions, Financial markets, Financial system regulation and policies, Market structure and pricing JEL Code(s): G, G1, G18, G2, G21, G23