December 9, 2020 Bank of Canada will maintain current level of policy rate until inflation objective is achieved, continues its quantitative easing program Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at the effective lower bound of ¼ percent, with the Bank Rate at ½ percent and the deposit rate at ¼ percent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
November 26, 2020 Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Opening statement Tiff Macklem House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Ottawa, Ontario Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Financial stability, Monetary policy, Recent economic and financial developments
November 24, 2020 Bank of Canada announces finalists for the sixth annual Governor’s Challenge Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada has announced the five finalist teams in the 2020-21 edition of The Governor’s Challenge, a competition where university students simulate the role of advisor to the Bank’s Governing Council. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): The Governor's Challenge
November 19, 2020 Reminder: Changes to legal tender status will take effect in 2021 Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario In accordance with amendments to the Bank of Canada Act and the Currency Act approved by Parliament in 2018, the federal government will remove legal tender status from some older bank notes as of January 1, 2021. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
November 17, 2020 Panel remarks Remarks (delivered virtually) Tiff Macklem Public Policy Forum Ottawa, Ontario Governor Tiff Macklem speaks by videoconference at the Public Policy Forum’s Sustainable Finance 2 Roundtable Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Climate change, Financial institutions, Financial stability, Monetary policy
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
November 9, 2020 Bank of Canada announces short list for next $5 bank note Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that the independent Advisory Council has selected a short list of eight iconic Canadians who could be featured on the next $5 bank note. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Topic(s): Bank notes
November 5, 2020 Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins to leave the Bank in December Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins has informed the Bank’s Board of Directors that her last day at the Bank will be December 9, 2020. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases