June 9, 2016 Large Canadian Public Pension Funds: A Financial System Perspective Financial System Review - June 2016 Guillaume Bédard-Pagé, Annick Demers, Eric Tuer, Miville Tremblay The authors review the eight largest public pension funds in Canada. These funds are an important source of retirement income for Canadians. They are also significant investors, with net assets under management of over $1 trillion. The authors outline the investment strategies of the funds and how they interact with financial institutions and participate in financial markets. They also discuss the ways in which the funds’ risk-management frameworks could contribute to financial system stability and how they minimize potential vulnerabilities. Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles Research Topic(s): Financial institutions, Financial stability, International financial markets JEL Code(s): G, G1, G11, G2, G23
October 16, 2023 CFIF recommends path for winding down BA market Bankers’ Acceptances (BAs) will no longer be issued by the major Canadian banks after the cessation of the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate’s (CDOR) publication in June 2024. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Fixed-Income Forum
Variations in Pass-Through from Global Agricultural Commodity Prices to Domestic Food Inflation Staff Discussion Paper 2023-24 Daniel Hyun, Jacky Lee This paper examines factors that affect the transmission of fluctuations in global agricultural commodity prices to domestic food inflation. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Research Topic(s): Inflation and prices, International topics JEL Code(s): E, E3, E31, Q, Q0, Q02, Q1, Q11, Q17, Q18
September 14, 2017 Monetary Policy Framework Issues: Toward the 2021 Inflation-Target Renewal Remarks Carolyn A. Wilkins Ottawa, Ontario Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins reviews key themes discussed by participants at the workshop “Monetary Policy Framework Issues: Toward the 2021 Inflation-Target Renewal”. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Central bank research, Financial system regulation and policies, Fiscal policy, Inflation and prices, Inflation targets, Monetary policy framework
January 14, 2022 Using Scenario Analysis to Assess Climate Transition Risk Final Report of the BoC-OSFI Climate Scenario Analysis Pilot
January 18, 2017 Monetary Policy Report – January 2017 The Canadian economy is expected to expand by 2.1 per cent this year and in 2018. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
December 6, 2012 The Canadian Approach to Central Clearing for Over-the-Counter Derivatives Financial System Review - December 2012 Nikil Chande, Jean-Philippe Dion, Darcey McVanel, Joshua Slive Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles
October 30, 2025 Frequently asked questions about retail payments supervision Find answers to common questions about retail payments supervision.
September 2, 1999 Year 2000 and Contingency Arrangements for the Provision of Liquidity by the Bank of Canada Media Relations The financial sector is a crucial part of the Canadian economy and is well prepared for the year 2000. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
Tail Risk in a Retail Payment System: An Extreme-Value Approach Staff Discussion Paper 2018-2 Héctor Pérez Saiz, Blair Williams, Gabriel Xerri The increasing importance of risk management in payment systems has led to the development of an array of sophisticated tools designed to mitigate tail risk in these systems. In this paper, we use extreme value theory methods to quantify the level of tail risk in the Canadian retail payment system (ACSS) for the period from 2002 to 2015. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Research Topic(s): Econometric and statistical methods, Financial stability, Payment clearing and settlement systems JEL Code(s): C, C5, C58, G, G2, G21, G23