Our paper contributes to the discussion about the utility of stablecoins for retail payments through an objective, evidence-based approach that compares stablecoins with traditional retail payment ...

Central bankers argue that programmable digital currencies may compromise the uniformity of money. We explore this in a stylized model where programmable money arises endogenously, and differently ...

What we do The Canadian Fixed-Income Forum (Forum) is a senior level industry-wide committee established by the Bank of Canada to discuss developments in fixed-income market structure and functioning, ...

The situation is by no means unique to Canada—several other countries have observed similar trends. So, does this mean that Canadians are giving up on cash? The short answer is no. Canadians still ...

Since issuing its first series of bank notes in 1935, the Bank of Canada has issued four commemorative bank notes. Each commemorative note marks an important milestone for the reigning monarch or a ...

Trade makes the pie bigger For decades, as trade among countries has grown, so has the world’s wealth. Here in Canada, roughly 1 in 6 jobs is linked to exports. Economists estimate that incomes in ...

The Bank's responsibilities under the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act Since 1996, Canada’s Payment Clearing and Settlement Act (PCSA) has conferred on the Bank of Canada specific responsibilities ...

Taking action From the start of the global credit crisis in August of 2007, the Bank of Canada responded to the challenges facing the Canadian financial system. To promote liquidity in the markets, ...

This is a list of people who have served in the senior-most positions at the Bank of Canada since 1934. Canada’s central bank is led by a Governing Council – the Governor, the Senior Deputy Governor ...

Source: Bank of Canada, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) Federally-regulated credit unions and subsidiaries of non-bank financial institutions are excluded from the ...

We conduct a randomized information experiment leveraging the Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations. We provide causal evidence that respondents revise both their short- and medium-term ...

Source: Bank of Canada Federally-regulated credit unions and subsidiaries of non-bank financial institutions are excluded from the universe of chartered banks for the purposes of the Banking and ...