May 30, 2019 Economic progress depends on business investment Speech summary Carolyn A. Wilkins Calgary Chamber of Commerce Calgary, Alberta Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins talks about the importance of business investment to the Canadian economy and reviews the latest interest rate decision. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Topic(s): Interest rates, Monetary policy, Potential output, Productivity, Recent economic and financial developments
May 29, 2019 Quarterly Financial Report - First Quarter 2019 Quarterly Financial Report - First Quarter 2019 - For the period ended 31 March 2019 Content Type(s): Publications, Quarterly Financial Report
May 29, 2019 Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 ¾ per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at 1 ¾ per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 2 per cent and the deposit rate is 1 ½ per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
May 27, 2019 CARR Meeting (May 27, 2019) Content Type(s): Meetings Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
May 24, 2019 Policy on the Redemption of Contaminated or Mutilated Canadian Bank Notes This policy provides guidance on the Bank’s approach to the assessment of applications for reimbursement.
May 16, 2019 Release of the Financial System Review Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz Ottawa, Ontario Press conference following the release of the Financial System Review. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Topic(s): Climate change, Credit and credit aggregates, Financial stability, Financial system regulation and policies, Housing, Regional economic developments, Sectoral balance sheet
May 16, 2019 Financial System Review Summary—2019 Stephen S. Poloz, Carolyn A. Wilkins, Timothy Lane, Lawrence L. Schembri, Lynn Patterson, Paul Beaudry In our Financial System Review, we identify the main vulnerabilities and risks to financial stability in Canada and explain how they have evolved over the past year. This issue reflects the Bank’s judgment that the vulnerabilities associated with high household debt and imbalances in the housing market have declined modestly but remain significant. The Financial System Review is a product of the Governing Council of the Bank of Canada: Stephen S. Poloz, Carolyn A. Wilkins, Timothy Lane, Lawrence Schembri, Lynn Patterson and Paul Beaudry. Content Type(s): Publications, Financial Stability Report
May 16, 2019 Financial System Review—2019 In our Financial System Review, we identify the main vulnerabilities and risks to financial stability in Canada and explain how they have evolved over the past year. This issue reflects the Bank’s judgment that the vulnerabilities associated with high household debt and imbalances in the housing market have declined modestly but remain significant. The Financial System Review is a product of the Governing Council of the Bank of Canada: Stephen S. Poloz, Carolyn A. Wilkins, Timothy Lane, Lawrence Schembri, Lynn Patterson and Paul Beaudry. Content Type(s): Publications, Financial Stability Report
Assessing the Resilience of the Canadian Banking System Staff Analytical Note 2019-16 Charles Gaa, Xuezhi Liu, Cameron MacDonald, Xiangjin Shen The stability of the Canadian financial system, as well as its ability to support the Canadian economy, depends on the ability of financial institutions to absorb and manage major shocks. This is especially true for large banks, which perform services essential to the Canadian economy. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical notes Topic(s): Financial institutions, Financial stability JEL Code(s): C, C6, C63, E, E2, E27, E3, E37, E4, E44, G, G0, G01, G2, G21