Inventories, Stockouts, and ToTEM Staff Discussion Paper 2010-8 Oleksiy Kryvtsov, Yang Zhang Inventory investment is an important component of the Canadian business cycle. Despite its small average size – less than 1 per cent of output – it exhibits volatile procyclical fluctuations, accounting for almost one-third of output variance. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Monetary policy transmission JEL Code(s): E, E3, E31, E32
An Assessment of the Bank of Canada's Term PRA Facility Staff Working Paper 2010-20 Emanuella Enenajor, Alex Sebastian, Jonathan Witmer This paper empirically assesses the effectiveness of the Bank of Canada's term Purchase and Resale Agreement (PRA) facility in reducing short-term bank funding pressures, as measured by the CDOR-OIS spread. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Financial markets, Financial stability JEL Code(s): E, E5, E58, G, G1, G12, G18
August 3, 2010 Bank of Canada holiday schedule Access a list of national and provincial holidays for the Bank of Canada.
August 3, 2010 Summary of Government of Canada Direct Securities and Loans Published annually by the Bank of Canada from 2000 to 2018.
July 29, 2010 Bank of Canada Releases 2011 Schedule of Dates for Its Policy Interest Rate Announcements Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today released its 2011 schedule of eight dates for announcing decisions on its key policy interest rate and confirmed the announcement dates for the remainder of this year. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
July 28, 2010 Due Diligence: A Report on the Bank of Canada's Handling of Foreign Gold during World War II Report commissioned by the Bank, written by Professor Duncan McDowall of Carleton University and released in November 1997. The Bank also released a search aid for related files in its archives and for Department of Finance documents. Content Type(s): Publications, Books and monographs
July 28, 2010 Due Diligence: A Report on the Bank of Canada's Handling of Foreign Gold during World War II Report commissioned by the Bank, written by Professor Duncan McDowall of Carleton University and released in November 1997.
July 27, 2010 Planning an Evolution: The Story of the Canadian Payments Association, 1980-2002 by James F. Dingle. Outlines the history of the Association and its role in moving Canada's payments system from paper to electronic media. Content Type(s): Publications, Books and monographs
July 27, 2010 Bank of Canada souvenir books Access the Bank of Canada souvenir books, which examine various aspects of the Bank’s history.
July 27, 2010 The Bank’s Medium‐term Research Plan, 2016‐2018 A summary of the Bank’s medium-term research plans and priorities.