Trade is dominating the news these days. With the barrage of headlines and the talk about protectionism and tariffs, it’s easy to forget that much of our economic growth and prosperity comes from ...

Governor Tiff Macklem discusses how a trade conflict would affect the Canadian economy and monetary policy. He also outlines ...

We aim to build confidence in the safety and reliability of payment service providers’ services while protecting end users from specific risks. We’re taking steps to better understand the impacts of ...

We aim to build confidence in the safety and reliability of payment service providers’ services while protecting end users from specific risks. We’re taking steps to better understand the impacts of ...

Do you ever wonder why some things are way more expensive than they were when you were a kid? It’s a sign of something important in our economy—inflation. Inflation is a measure of how much prices for ...

As the central bank and sole issuer of bank notes in Canada, the Bank of Canada needs to stay on top of payment trends. Every four years, we reach out to Canadians to ask them how they pay for things.

In June 2019, Facebook and its partners announced a plan to launch Libra, a private digital currency backed by financial assets. Their goal is to enable domestic and cross-border money transfer in a ...

Evan W. Siddall 2011 – 2013 Fort Reliance Co. / Irving Oil Ltd.

The Governor’s Challenge is an annual university outreach program organized and sponsored by the Bank of Canada and designed to bring real-world economics into the undergraduate classroom. The ...

Statement by Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of Canada to the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce Mr. Chairman, the sharp movement and wide swings in interest rate spreads that ...

We’re taking steps to better understand the impacts of climate change on the economy and to reduce our environmental footprint. We’ve started the design process for the new $20 bank note featuring His ...

A Government of Canada (GoC) security can be borrowed in exchange for a cash loan. To understand what influences borrowing costs for GoC securities, let’s consider the apartment rental market for ...