Press Releases

• December 18, 2007

  Nominations Invited for the Bank of Canada's Law Enforcement Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  Beginning today, the Bank of Canada is inviting nominations for the fifth annual Law Enforcement Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence. This award recognizes police officers, employees, or volunteers of a Canadian law-enforcement agency who have demonstrated outstanding commitment and initiative in counterfeiting deterrence and prevention.

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• December 10, 2007

  Governor Dodge Says Transparency Essential for Financial Market Efficiency

  Media Relations Toronto, Ontario

  Recent market events have shown how important it is to have appropriate levels of transparency and disclosure of information for financial markets to function well, Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge said today.

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• December 4, 2007

  Bank of Canada lowers overnight rate target by 1/4 percentage point to 4 1/4 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 4 1/4 per cent.

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