May 17, 2000
News
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May 16, 2000
Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance
Last week, we released our eleventh Monetary Policy Report. Since our November Report, the Canadian economy has outperformed expectations. Bolstered by vigorous external and domestic demand, Canada's economic expansion strengthened in the second half of 1999 and into early 2000. -
May 11, 2000
Release of the Monetary Policy Report
This morning we released our latest Monetary Policy Report. The outlook that we see for Canadian economic growth and inflation is very positive. The economy has outperformed expectations since our November Report and the underlying trend of inflation has been lower than expected. With the global economy gaining momentum and greater demand at home, we […] -
May 11, 2000
Bank of Canada releases its semi-annual Monetary Policy Report
The Bank of Canada today released its eleventh Monetary Policy Report in which it discusses economic and financial trends in the context of Canada's inflation-control strategy. The Monetary Policy Report is published every May and November.
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May 8, 2000
Bank of Canada to Stop Issuing $1000 Note
The Bank of Canada announced today that, effective May 12, it will stop issuing $1000 bank notes and will begin to withdraw them from circulation. The announcement follows the federal government's approval of an amendment to the Bank of Canada Notes Regulations to eliminate the $1000 note as part of the fight against money laundering […] -
May 4, 2000
Bank of Canada Governor Gordon Thiessen plans to retire on 31 January 2001
Bank of Canada Governor Gordon Thiessen has officially informed the Bank’s Board of Directors and staff that he will retire at the end of his term, effective 31 January 2001.