Media advisories

14:00 to 16:00 (Eastern Time)

Victoria Building, Room 9
140 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario

The Governor’s opening statement will be published on the Bank's website at 14:00 (ET).

Audio and video webcasts of the appearance will be accessible from the Parliament of Canada’s website.

There will be no media activity following the appearance.

For more information, please contact Jeremy Harrison, 613 782-8782.

15:30 to 16:30 (Eastern Time)

Parliament, Centre Block, Room 253-D
Ottawa, Ontario

The Governor’s opening statement will be accessible from the Bank's website at 15:30 (ET).

Audio and video webcasts of the appearance will be accessible from the Parliament of Canada’s website.

There will be no media activity following the appearance.

For more information, please contact Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 or jharrison@bankofcanada.ca.

Introduction of Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund

19:50 (Eastern Time)

The Ritz-Carlton
Ritz-Carlton Ballroom
181 Wellington Street West
Toronto, Ontario

There will be no media lock-up for this event.

The Governor’s remarks will not be published.

There will be no press conference for this event.

There will be no webcast for this event.

Media wishing to attend are asked to contact Laura Sunderland, 416 946-7071.

For more information, please contact Jeremy Harrison, 613 782-8782.

10:30 (Eastern Time)

At 07:30 (ET), journalists are invited to review the Report, under embargo, at the Bank’s head office in Ottawa and at the regional offices in Toronto (150 King Street West, Suite 2000) and Montréal (1501 McGill College Avenue, Suite 2030). Please be sure to have your press card with you. For security reasons, those wishing to attend must confirm by calling Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 before noon on Tuesday, 23 October.

At 09:00 (ET), senior Bank officers will provide background information and respond to questions on the content of the Report. Journalists in Toronto and Montréal will be linked to the briefing by video conference. Information gathered at the session may be used freely in news reports and commentaries, provided it is not attributed to the Bank or its officers. Electronic recording is not permitted.

At 10:30 (ET), the lock-up ends and the embargo is lifted.

The Monetary Policy Report will be available at 10:30 (ET) on the Bank's website.

At 11:15 (ET), Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of Canada, will hold a press conference to discuss the content of the Report at the National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington Street, Ottawa. He will be accompanied by Senior Deputy Governor Tiff Macklem.

Audio and video webcasts of the press conference will be accessible from the Bank's website.

For more information, please contact Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 or jharrison@bankofcanada.ca.

09:00 (Eastern Time)

At 08:00 (ET), journalists are invited to review the press release, under embargo at the Bank’s head office in Ottawa. The embargo will be lifted at 09:00 (ET). (Please use the East Tower entrance at 245 Sparks Street and have your press card with you.)

For security reasons, those wishing to attend the lock-up must confirm by calling Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 before noon on Monday, 22 October.

There is no briefing session for this event.

The press release will be available:

• at 09:00 (ET) on the Bank's website
• between 09:00 and 10:00 (ET) on CNW Group

There is no press conference for this event.

There is no webcast for this event.

For more information, please contact Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 or jharrison@bankofcanada.ca.

Global Economic Developments

12:20 (Pacific Time); 15:20 (Eastern Time)

Vancouver Island Conference Centre
Mount Benson Ballroom
101 Gordon Street
Nanaimo, British Columbia

At 13:35 (ET), copies of the speech will be made available to journalists, under embargo at the Bank’s head office in Ottawa. The embargo will be lifted at 15:05 (ET). (Please use the East Tower entrance at 245 Sparks Street and have your press card with you.)

For security reasons, those wishing to attend the lock-up must confirm by calling Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 before noon (ET) on Friday, 12 October 2012.

The Governor’s text will be available at 15:05 (ET):

• on site
• on the Bank's website

At approximately 13:10 (PT); 16:10 (ET), the Governor will hold a press conference in the Shaw Auditorium.

Audio and video webcasts of the speech and the press conference will be accessible.

For more information, please contact Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 or jharrison@bankofcanada.ca.

10:30 (Eastern Time)

There will be no media lock-up for this event.

There will be no briefing session for this event.

The Business Outlook Survey and the Senior Loan Officer Survey will be available at 10:30 (ET) on the Bank’s website.

For more information, please contact Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 or jharrison@bankofcanada.ca.

A Measure of Work

08:10 (Central Time); 09:10 (Eastern Time)

Radisson Hotel Winnipeg Downtown
Ambassador H Room (12th floor)
288 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba

There will be no media lock-up for this event.

The Senior Deputy Governor’s text will be available at 07:55 (CT), 08:55 (ET):

• on site
• on the Bank's website

There will be no press conference for this event.

There will be no webcast for this event.

For more information, please contact Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 or jharrison@bankofcanada.ca.