Media advisories are usually available two or three working days before the events. Times posted in 24-hour clock notation
OTTAWA – On Tuesday, 31 May 2011, the Bank of Canada will announce its decision on the target for the overnight rate. A press release will provide a brief explanation of the decision.
| Time | 9:00 (Eastern Time) |
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| Lock-up | At 8:00 (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 For security reasons, those wishing to attend the lock-up must confirm by calling Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 before noon on Monday, 30 May. |
| Media Briefing Session | There is no briefing session for this event. |
| Distribution | The press release will be available:
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| Press Conference | There is no press conference for this event. |
| Webcast | There is no webcast for this event |
| Note | For more information, please contact Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 or jharrison@bankofcanada.ca. |
OTTAWA – OnThursday, 19 May 2011, Deputy Governor Timothy Lane, of the Bank of Canada, will speak to the Canadian Pension & Benefits Institute FORUM 2011.
| Topic | The Changing Face of Risk in the Global Financial System |
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| Time | 13:20 (Pacific Time); 16:20 (Eastern Time) |
| Place | Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre 1088 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC |
| Lock-up | There will be no media lock-up for this event. |
| Distribution | The Deputy Governor’s text will be available at 13:05 (Pacific Time), 16:05 (Eastern Time) on the Bank's website. |
| Press Conference | There will be no press conference for this event. |
| Webcast | There will be no webcast for this event. |
| Note | For more information, please contact Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 or jharrison@bankofcanada.ca. |
OTTAWA – OnThursday, 19 May 2011, Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, will participate in a discussion at the 2011 Bretton Woods Committee Annual Meeting.
| Topic | Navigating Global Financial Risks |
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| Time | 10:35 (Eastern Time) |
| Place | International Monetary Fund, HQ2 1900 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC |
| Lock-up | There will be no media lock-up for this event. |
| Distribution | The Governor’s panel remarks will not be published. |
| Press Conference | There will be no press conference for this event. |
| Webcast | There will be no webcast for this event. |
| Note | For more information, please contact Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 or jharrison@bankofcanada.ca. |
OTTAWA – The Spring issue of the Bank of Canada Review, a quarterly publication featuring articles related to the Canadian economy and to central banking, will be released on Thursday, 19 May 2011.
| Description | This is a special issue of the Review on "Lessons from the Financial Crisis." The issue features the following articles:
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| Time | 10:30 (Eastern Time) |
| Lock-up | There will be no media lock-up for this event. |
| Media Briefing Session | There will be no briefing session for this event. |
| Distribution | The Review will be available at 10:30 (ET) on the Bank's website. |
| Note | For more information, please contact Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 or jharrison@bankofcanada.ca. |
OTTAWA – On Monday, 16 May 2011, Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, will speak before the Canadian Club of Ottawa.
| Topic | Canada in a Multi-Polar World |
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| Time | 13:00 (Eastern Time) |
| Place | Ottawa Convention Centre Trillium Room, 4th Floor 55 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, Ontario |
| Lock-up | At 11:15 (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 12:45 (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 Friday, 13 May 2011. |
| Distribution | The Governor’s text will be available at 12:45 (ET) on the Bank's website. |
| Press Conference | At approximately 14:05 (ET), the Governor will hold a press conference in Room 210. |
| Webcast | Audio webcasts of the speech and the press conference will be accessible. |
| Note | For more information, please contact Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 or jharrison@bankofcanada.ca. |
OTTAWA – On Friday, 6 May 2011, Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, will participate in an academic discussion at the Bank of Finland’s 200th Anniversary Conference, “Monetary Policy under Resource Mobility.”
| Topic | The Governor will be a discussant of a paper entitled “Monetary Policy and Resource Mobility” by Carl Walsh. |
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| Time | 09:00 (Eastern European Time); 02:00 (Eastern Time) |
| Place | Scandic Marina Congress Center Katajanokanlaituri 6 Helsinki, Finland |
| Lock-up | There will be no media lock-up for this event. |
| Distribution | The Governor’s panel remarks will not be published; however, a copy of the presentation slides will be available at 08:45 (EET), 01:45 (ET) on the Bank's website. |
| Press Conference | There will be no press conference for this event. |
| Webcast | There will be no webcast for this event. |
| Note | For more information, please contact Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 or jharrison@bankofcanada.ca. |
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