News

• April 17, 2013

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  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.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• April 17, 2013

  Monetary Policy Report – April 2013

  

  Following growth of 1.8 per cent in 2012, the Canadian economy is expected to grow by 1.5 per cent in 2013, 2.8 percent in 2014 and 2.7 in 2015, and to reach full capacity in mid-2015, later than anticipated in the January Report.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
• April 8, 2013

  Business Outlook Survey - Spring 2013

  Taken together, responses to the spring survey indicate that, following a recent slowing in economic activity, firms expect business conditions to remain challenging over the next 12 months.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
• April 8, 2013

  Senior Loan Officer Survey - First-Quarter 2013

  The survey results point to a slight easing in overall business-lending conditions during the first quarter of 2013.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Senior Loan Officer Survey
• April 2, 2013

  Rebalancing the International Economic Order

  Presentation John Murray Peterson Institute for International Economics Washington, D.C.

  Deputy Governor John Murray discusses the urgent need to rotate global demand.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Presentations
• March 26, 2013

  Toward a Stronger Financial Market Infrastructure for Canada: Taking Stock

  Remarks Agathe Côté Association for Financial Professionals of Canada (Montreal Chapter) Montréal, Quebec

  Deputy Governor Agathe Côté discusses accomplishments and work still to do by public and private sector stakeholders to make financial market infrastructure more resilient.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• March 26, 2013

  Bank of Canada designates SwapClear under the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Governor of the Bank of Canada has designated SwapClear as subject to ongoing regulatory oversight by the Bank under the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act (PCSA), effective 2 April 2013.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• March 25, 2013

  Bank of Canada Announces Recipients of 2013 Fellowship and Governor’s Awards

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced the recipient of the Bank’s Fellowship Award and Governor's Award for 2013.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Fellowship Program
• March 6, 2013

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  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.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• February 25, 2013

  Rebuilding Trust in Global Banking

  Remarks Mark Carney 7th Annual Thomas d’Aquino Lecture on Leadership - Lawrence National Centre for Policy and Management - Richard Ivey School of Business - Western University London, Ontario

  Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney discusses the breakdown in trust in global banking and what is required to rebuild it.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks