November 3, 2014
The Legacy of the Financial Crisis: What we know, and what we don’t
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses the legacy of the financial crisis, what we know and what we don’t.
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October 29, 2014
Opening Statement before the Senate Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and committee members. I am pleased to introduce you to Carolyn Wilkins, who assumed the post of Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada on 2 May of this year. Before we take your questions, let me give you some of the highlights of the economic outlook. I’ll draw mainly […] -
October 24, 2014
Notice: Senate Committee Appearance Rescheduled
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins will appear before the Senate Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce on Wednesday, 29 October 2014 at 16:15 (ET). -
October 22, 2014
Notice: Senate committee appearance cancelled
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins will not appear on Thursday before the Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce, as previously scheduled. -
October 22, 2014
Notice: Parliamentary Appearance Cancelled
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins will not appear today before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, as previously scheduled. -
October 22, 2014
Release of the Monetary Policy Report
Opening statement of Press conference that was to follow the release of the Monetary Policy Report. -
October 22, 2014
Notice: Press Conference Cancelled
In light of this morning’s incident in downtown Ottawa, the Bank of Canada is cancelling its press conference on the October Monetary Policy Report. The Governor’s Opening Statement will be published on the Bank’s website at 11:15 AM today. We will provide more details as soon as they become available. -
October 22, 2014
Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent. -
October 22, 2014
Monetary Policy Report – October 2014
Real GDP growth is projected to average around 2 1/2 per cent over the next year before slowing to around 2 per cent in 2016. -
October 10, 2014
Bank of Canada publishes a discussion paper authored by Governor Stephen S. Poloz
Stephen S. Poloz, Governor of the Bank of Canada, has authored a discussion paper entitled “Integrating Uncertainty and Monetary Policy-Making: A Practitioner’s Perspective.” The paper explains how central bankers are supplementing economic models and adopting a risk-management approach to integrate uncertainty in their policy decisions.