Press

• December 6, 2018

  CFA Society Toronto - Press Conference (Webcasts)

  

  

  Economic Progress Report and financial stability - Stephen S. Poloz, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, speaks before the CFA Society Toronto (09:55 (Eastern Time) approx.)

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• December 6, 2018

  CFA Society Toronto - Speech (Webcasts)

  

  

  Economic Progress Report and financial stability - Stephen S. Poloz, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, speaks before the CFA Society Toronto (08:50 (Eastern Time) approx.)

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• December 6, 2018

  Year-End Economic Progress Report: Financial Vulnerabilities in Focus

  Remarks Stephen S. Poloz CFA Toronto Toronto, Ontario

  Governor Poloz talks about how household debt levels and housing markets played a role in the latest interest-rate decision.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Financial stability, Housing, Monetary policy, Recent economic and financial developments
• December 6, 2018

  Governor Poloz speaks on financial vulnerabilities and risks to the economy

  Speech summary Stephen S. Poloz CFA - Toronto Toronto, Ontario

  In his final speech of 2018, Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses the vulnerabilities and risks in Canada’s financial system as well as Canadian and global economic developments. He explains how all this was taken into account in the December interest rate decision.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Topic(s): Financial stability, Housing, Monetary policy, Recent economic and financial developments
• December 5, 2018

  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
• December 4, 2018

  Bank of Canada Announces Deputy Governor Appointment

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada today announced the appointment of Paul Beaudry as Deputy Governor, effective February 18, 2019.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• November 29, 2018

  Launch of the new exhibition A Noteworthy Woman

  Remarks Carolyn A. Wilkins Bank of Canada Museum Ottawa, Ontario

  Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins delivers remarks at the launch of the new Bank of Canada Museum exhibition A Noteworthy Woman, which depicts the life of Viola Desmond, the first Canadian woman to appear on a regular bank note.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• November 29, 2018

  New exhibition on Viola Desmond opens at Bank of Canada Museum

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada Museum is inviting Canadians of all ages to visit the new exhibition A Noteworthy Woman, which depicts the life of Viola Desmond, an icon of the human rights and social justice movement in Canada and the first Canadian woman to appear on a regular bank note.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• November 26, 2018

  Bank of Canada announces finalists for the fourth annual Governor’s Challenge

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced the five finalist teams in the 2018–19 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 23, 2018

  Expansion of Assets the Bank of Canada will Acquire for Balance Sheet Management Purposes

  As part of the regular management of its balance sheet, the Bank of Canada acquires securities to offset its liabilities, which consist mainly of bank notes in circulation and Government of Canada deposits.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices