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.

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 ...

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 ...

Indigenous-owned businesses can play a strong role in the economy. Indigenous people in Canada have historically been excluded from many economic opportunities. Colonialism and discrimination have ...

Recent policy changes are having a clear impact on the mortgage market. The number of new highly indebted borrowers has fallen, and overall mortgage activity has slowed significantly. Tighter policies ...

Readability refers to how easy it is to read and understand a piece of text. In this note, I examine the readability of Bank of Canada publications for the years 2015–17, using a common metric for ...

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

Canada’s commercial banking system consists of privately owned banks that have been chartered by Parliament or have received letters patent by order-in-council as provided for in the 1991 Bank Act.

We are all better off if the financial system can weather a storm or two. And every one of us plays a role in keeping it that way. We rely on our financial system whenever we take out a loan for a ...

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 ...