Bank of Canada
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Available as: PDF The Bank of Canada is pleased to announce the 2019-2020 recipients of its scholarship awards for women, Indigenous students and students with disabilities. The Bank recognizes that a diverse...
Read More »Bank of Canada to begin publishing Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average in June
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Available as: PDF The Bank of Canada will take over the responsibility for publishing the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (CORRA), effective Monday, June 15, 2020. Beginning on this date, the Bank will...
Read More »Law Enforcement Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence
The Bank of Canada, in collaboration with the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP), established an award of excellence for bank note counterfeiting deterrence in 2004. This award recognizes the efforts of individuals in the fields of counterfeit enforcement, crime prevention, and education. paper-edit The 2020 call for nominations is open until April 16, 2020. Objectives The award recognizes...
Read More »University of British Columbia crowned National Champion of The Governor’s Challenge
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Available as: PDF The University of British Columbia has won the Bank of Canada’s fifth annual Governor’s Challenge, a national student competition in which teams simulate the role of advisor to the Bank’s...
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Economic Club of Canada
Read More »Securing long-term prosperity is up to all of us, Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins says
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Available as: PDF In remarks to the Economic Club of Canada, Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins said aging populations and weak productivity gains are holding back prospects in many advanced economies,...
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Laval University
Read More »Bank of Canada launches public consultation for new $5 bank note
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Available as: PDF Minister of Finance Bill Morneau and Governor Stephen S. Poloz today announced that the Bank of Canada is launching public consultations to select an iconic Canadian to appear on the next $5...
Read More »Monetary Policy Report – January 2020
Available as: PDF The Bank projects that growth in the Canadian economy will accelerate from 1.6 percent this year to 2 percent in 2021.
Read More »Central bank group to assess potential cases for central bank digital currencies
The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank, the Sveriges Riksbank and the Swiss National Bank, together with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), have created a group to share experiences as they assess the potential cases for central bank digital currency (CBDC) in their home jurisdictions. The...
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