Event Location: Online

Press conference will be held with Canadian experts, EU and US elected officials, and faith leaders to discuss the Canadian government’s promotion of tar sands and efforts to block climate action. Discussions will also focus on international responses calling on Canada to reverse policy and return to its former position as a moral leader among … Read more

The bank will release its Monetary Policy Report. More information is available online.

The bank will publish its Business Outlook Survey and its Senior Loan Officer Survey on the Bank of Canada website.

The Bank of Canada will announce its decision on the target for the overnight rate. More information is available online.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page will release a new report entitled “The Fiscal Impact of Changes to Eligibility of Conditional Sentences of Imprisonment in Canada” on the Parliament of Canada website. The report addresses but one element of C-10, Safe Streets and Communities Act, that deals with changes to the eligibility for conditional sentences … Read more

An audio webcast of a speech by Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of Canada, will be available on the Bank of Canada's website. The topic of the speech is entitled "Topic: A Monetary Policy Framework for All Seasons." 

The Winter 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 the Bank of Canada's website. 

Office of the Veterans Ombudsman will release a report entitled "Veterans' Right to Know Reasons for Decisions: A Matter of Procedural Fairness." This report will examine the adequacy of information provided by Veterans Affairs Canada in their decision letters to Veterans who apply for disability pensions or disability awards. The report will be available on … Read more

Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page will post a briefing note entitled “Federal Fiscal Sustainability and Elderly Benefits” on the House of Commons website. Call 613-992-8026. 

The deadline to submit nominations for the Award of Excellence for Comptrollership in the Public Sector is Feb. 17, 2012. The award is presented to an individual or a team that has made a significant contribution to financial management or comptrollership within the Government of Canada. The annual program, presented by Certified Management Accountants of … Read more