September 30, 2015 Consultations on the Bank of Canada Emergency Lending Policies: Summary and Responses to Comments Received On 5 May 2015, the Bank of Canada published a consultation document entitled “Bank of Canada Emergency Lending Policies.” The consultation period ended on 4 July 2015. This page summarizes the comments received and the Bank of Canada’s responses to those comments.
September 18, 2013 Returning to Natural Economic Growth Remarks Stephen S. Poloz Vancouver Board of Trade Vancouver, British Columbia Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses the preconditions for a return to natural economic growth for Canada. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
Assessing Labour Market Slack for Monetary Policy Staff Discussion Paper 2021-15 Erik Ens, Laurence Savoie-Chabot, Kurt See, Shu Lin Wee Measuring labour market slack is essential for central banks: without full employment in the economy, inflation will not stay close to target. We propose a comprehensive approach to assessing labour market slack that reflects the complexity and diversity of the labour market. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Research Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Econometric and statistical methods, Labour markets, Monetary policy JEL Code(s): E, E2, E24, J, J2, J21, J6
August 26, 2020 Opening remarks Remarks (delivered virtually) Carolyn A. Wilkins Bank of Canada Workshop: “Toward the 2021 Renewal of the Monetary Policy Framework” Ottawa, Ontario Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins discusses the challenges the Bank of Canada is facing as it seeks to renew its inflation-control target in 2021. Kicking off a day-long workshop on the renewal of the monetary policy framework, she explains how the Bank’s research on alternative frameworks is shaping up and invites discussion of how the COVID-19 crisis has changed what is known about alternative policy tools in action. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Central bank research, Inflation targets, Monetary policy, Monetary policy and uncertainty, Monetary policy framework
April 12, 2023 Monetary Policy Report – April 2023 Inflation in Canada remains high but should come down quickly to around 3% in the middle of this year because of lower energy prices, improved supply chains and restrictive monetary policy. The Bank projects that inflation will reach the 2% target by the end of 2024. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
June 22, 2020 Monetary policy in the context of COVID-19 Remarks (delivered virtually) Tiff Macklem Canadian clubs and cercles canadiens Ottawa, Ontario Governor Tiff Macklem talks about the conduct of monetary policy in the context of COVID-19. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Inflation targets, Monetary policy, Monetary policy framework, Monetary policy implementation
January 25, 2012 Reforming the Credit-Rating Process Financial System Review - December 2007 Mark Zelmer Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles
Assessing Climate-Related Financial Risk: Guide to Implementation of Methods Technical Report No. 120 Hossein Hosseini Jebeli, Craig Johnston, Craig Logan, Miguel Molico, Xiangjin Shen, Marie-Christine Tremblay A pilot project on climate transition scenarios by the Bank of Canada and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions assessed climate-related credit and market risks. This report describes the project’s methodologies and provides guidance on implementing them. Content Type(s): Staff research, Technical reports Research Topic(s): Climate change, Credit and credit aggregates, Econometric and statistical methods, Financial stability JEL Code(s): C, C5, C53, C8, C83, G, G1, G3, G32
Alternative Scenario to the October 2017 MPR Base-Case Projection: Higher Potential Growth Staff Analytical Note 2017-18 Jing Yang, Ben Tomlin, Olivier Gervais We construct an alternative scenario in which trend labour input and business investment are stronger than that expected in the Bank of Canada’s base-case projection in the October 2017 Monetary Policy Report. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical notes Research Topic(s): Inflation and prices, Monetary policy, Potential output JEL Code(s): E, E2, E22, E24, E27, E5
The Canadian Banking System Technical Report No. 81 Charles Freedman This paper examines the major changes in the Canadian banking system since the Second World War, with special attention paid to the differences between Canadian and U.S. developments over this period. Content Type(s): Staff research, Technical reports Research Topic(s): Financial institutions JEL Code(s): G, G2